UN: Exmortem have been on quite a few labels, going from Hammerheart to Osmose and now on to Wicked World. How did the deal with Wicked World come about? Do you think that this deal will finally get the band exposed to many more people in North America?

Martin: We got the deal as I had been in contact with Dan Tobin from Earache for some time, so when our situation with Osmose all of a certain changed, I contacted Dan, send him some raw mix of the new songs and since he thought it was very interesting, it didn't take long before we had a new contract. I really hope that this will finally get our name spread in the US and we are ready to tour and do our best to promote this new album in North America for sure!

UN: You guys play a style of death metal that is incredibly barbaric. You aren't concerned with having the most guttural vocals ever, or the fastest blasts. Is it important for you guys to create death metal that goes against what would be considered the usual sound right now?

Martin: Yeah I think so; because it's something we talked about before we started making the material for this album. We wanted to get some more variation in the songs and we wanted to make everything a bit less monotonous. I honestly get bored with bands that just blast away and got these low-growls all the way.

UN: I was wondering if you could possibly expand upon the title of the new record. Would you say that the title reflects the bands attitude towards music?

Martin: It's more like the title reflects the bands attitude towards this world we live in and the people on this planet. The world situation is fucked up and it's a great inspiration to very negative and pessimistic lyrics hehe.

UN: Was it at all a conscious decision to try and keep the cover art for the new album simple? It reminds me of military insignia which I think really fits the overall feel of Exmortem.

Martin: Yeah again, that was something I did and I really wanted something a bit different. I have nothing against a Dan Seagrave cover or whatever, but one day I just looked at my album collection and thought it all looked too mush alike. At the same time, as you said, we wanted a kind of militaristic feel to it and I wanted to make this kind of symbol of the nihilist so to speak, so that was the main ideas behind it.

UN: Tue Madsen is really becoming a very popular producer. Exmortem is definitely much different then the bands that he usually produces though. Did you go into the album with the mindset that you wanted a cleaner production? It still has a lot of energy and isn't as clean as his other albums, but it's a very strong sounding album none the less.

Martin: We wanted everything to come through clearly, but we wanted the rawness and power at the same time and for this Tue is the right guy! He is one of the best producers out there in my opinion, so it's great that we can work with him, he is really cool and I've known him for a long time now.

UN: Being on Wicked World obviously opens up more possibilities for the band. Was it a weird experience to make a video for Bitter Disciplin? It seems like it is becoming much more common for metal bands to have music videos right now. Do you think the video is a good way to expose the band to new people?

Martin: I think the video has got its place in metal again, simply because of the Internet, the DVD media and other applications that we can use nowadays. Plus the fact that there are a few TV stations that are showing them again now. But the fact that we can easily get it out to everyone interested has made it a good promotion tool in today's scene. I think the video is a good way for a band to show some more visual aspects of the band as well. About the making of it, that was surely a new experience for us, but a great one indeed! I look forward to work more with this in the future!

UN: You guys are as we speak on a UK tour with Behemoth. How has the tour been going so far? I know you guys have toured the UK before. Are the crowds receptive to Exmortem's brand of death metal?

Martin: The tour went fucking great actually! The crowds were really great and Ireland just went nuts haha!! This time were a lot better than last time for sure and now there are a lot of talk about Exmortem in the UK for sure!! I've got like tons of e-mails from people that saw us, so that's extremely great! Behemoth is a great band and they work really hard and professional, so that was actually rather inspiring I think.

UN: Do you guys have any tours lined up for after the Behemoth tour? Any chances at the band coming across to the US for a tour, or do you think you'll wait until the album has more of a chance to spread around and the name becomes a bit more known?

Martin: We have a few shows lined up, but other than that I know that we are working on a full European tour right now. Playing the US would be a dream come through! I really really fucking hope it will happen soon, but there are so many factors that can influence something like that, so right now we will just have to wait and see.

UN: Do you think that Reno being back in the band has added to the ferocity of the new album? Do you think that people might expect something different from Exmortem because he used to be in Dimmu Borgir? I could see the album scaring off many Dimmu Borgir fans, not that that is a bad thing.

Martin: Well, I know this is all very confusing, but Reno didn't play on the album that was the old drummer and as a matter of fact he is not even back in the band. He had a lot of stuff he needed to take care of. Instead we have got a new great permanent drummer called Morten and it works out really great!

UN: Would you say that there is a big scene for death metal in Denmark? I'm familiar with a few bands but haven't heard of a great deal. Do you guys do well in your home country or would you say you are better known outside of it?

Martin: The scene is getting stronger right now I think and a lot of great initiatives are seeing the light of day all the time, so things are getting better. Anyway, we could use more extreme bands for sure! We do pretty well here actually and right now we got a hell lot of media exposure, even in the big Medias here, so that's pretty wicked. But I would say that our main audience is outside Denmark for sure!