Dead
Human Factory
DEAD HUMAN FACTORY :what
do they play? Definetely not power metal. This band explores the extreme
branch of our music and combine Death Metal with some Hardcore elements.
Can you imagine a mixture of SIX FEET UNDER and SEPULTURA, then you got
a very clear image of the band's sound. John, the guitarist and vocalist
of the band replied with sincerity to our questions...
1.Hello,how are you?since you are a new
band,can you give us a few info on the band's history and pressent the
line up?
The band was formed by me in December '99
and in 2001 we released our first demo work "The First Shout". In 2003
we participated with the song "Pain Domain" in the "Dead Spot" compilation
originally compiled by Apostolis "Humanfly" and this year we prepared our
second demo "1000 Years Cranium Collector". We have changed some line up
members, but at this moment we consist of: John Provatos - guitar/vocals,
Anna Temberkidi - bass and John Diakakis - drums.
2.Is ''1000 years...'' your first demo? why
did you include only 2 compositions and an intro? do you have any other
songs ready and if yes,when do you plan to release them?
Like I said right above, "1000 Years..." is
our second demo and it only contains these 2 compositions and the intro,
because those are the only songs that we've managed to complete and rehearse
properly. We have some more songs and we think of releasing a debut mini
cd in 2005.
3.The cover artwork is very good,who is the
painter of it?how is it connected with your music and songs?the guy that
painted it, did he listen your music before drawing the cover?
Responsible for the artwork is a friend of
ours, who used to be a band member in the past, so as you can understand
he was the most ideal person for this job.
4.You didn't include any lyrics in the booklet.So,
can you tell us the story behind each song?
There are no lyrics contained, because what
interests me is the music. The lyrics do nothing more than complement the
songs. Now, regarding the songs' topics, well they mainly deal with typical
death themes likes butcherings, death, pain, blood, etc.
5.Can you tell us whitch are your most favorite
bands and in whitch way they have influenced you?
Some of my favorite bands are Motorhead, Slayer,
Machine Head, Nile, Nightfall, Deicide, Sarcofago, Ancient Rites, Hate
Plow, Six Feet Under. I'd say here that among these bands, Six Feet Under
is our basic influence.
6.The name of the band is quite pessimistic.How
did you choose it? what does it mean?
I think that depending on each bands style,
they should have the proper moniker. Dead Human Factory could be no exception.
The name doesn't indicate or mean anything that we don't already understand.
7.The intro of your demo is very good and atmospheric.Do
you have plans in the future to create more atmospheric songs or just classic
death metal?
Dead Human Factory is a deathcore band, sometimes
more death, other times more core and this is how we're gonna stay. If
I ever want to play something different, I'll create a project, like for
example 2 years ago that I wanted to play doom/death and I formed the project
It is getting dark, with whom we released the demo "Gods Die When The Believers
Ceased To Believe Them".
8.A characteristic of your music is that you
don't have any fast moments. The 2 songs included in the demo are doomy
and mid tempo,why is that?
I like the mid tempo heavy tracks with edges
and groovy rhythms, but this doesn't mean that we won't include any faster
parts in our music in the future. We have some things on the "schedule".
9.What do you want to achieve by releasing
this demo? Spread your name amongst the fans or did you release it just
for your own pleasure?
We really like what we do or else we wouldn't
do it in the first place. If we are able to make one person at least headbang
with our music, then we follow the right path. Is there a band that doesn't
want the support of the metallers?
10.Have you send the demo to other fanzines
and magazines? What kind of feedback did you receive? Was it mainly positive
or negative?
First of all, the demo has some "weaknesses",
so based upon that the the reviews we received from magazines, fanzines,
webzines, etc are very good!
11.Have you played any live shows this far?how
did you feel the first time you got on stage?
We've played live 3 times this far, 2 in Athens
and one in our hometown, Lavrio. All 3 times the feeling I had was unbelievable,
unique and special. It's amazing what I felt being on stage.
12.Why do you believe people and especially
the young ones like to play or listen to a macabre music like death metal
is it perhaps that this involvement with death helps us to accept it more
easily? tell us your opinion on that issue?
For me death metal and generally the extreme
branch is the music that has won my dedication and attention. It's the
music that I like the most, nothing more, nothing less. For the rest of
the people (and mainly for the young ones) I can't possibly know.
13.Now a few words about the title of your
demo ''1000 years cranium collector''.What inspired you to name your demo
like this?
When Andreas brought me the cover artwork,
I thought I had to find a title that would express it and not anything
irrelevant. So, I came up with this.
14.Since you like reading books,answer for
me this question,whitch book do you like the most and you'd like to write
music about and why?
My favorite books are Salem's Lot (Stephen
King) and Hellraiser (Clive Barker). Hellraiser has influenced me very
much and if I've ever had the chance to write music for a book, this would
be the one I'd choose!
15.There is also a hidden track on your demo,can
you give us more info about it?
We wanted to put a cover song as a hidden
track, something from SEPULTURA (of Max era). So, "Slave..." is a famous
song and easy to cover. So we adapted it and made it ours and that's all!
16.These last lines belong to you,inform
the fans here how they can contact you and order your demo.
First of all, Nick I'd like to thank you and
Behind The Veil webzine for giving me the chance to talk for my band. I'd
also like to thank all those people that helped and supported us all these
(almost) 5 years and of course a big thank you goes to the band's former
members, Nia Pappa, Andrea "Whiteulver" Kollaro and Ari Chatzidaki for
their valuable contribution. Whoever's interested in obtaining this demo
(it costs 5 euros), he/she can get in touch with me at the following address:
JOHN PROVATOS, NIKIOY 18, NEAPOLI, 19 500 LAVRIO, GREECE.
Nick “William_Kidd”
Parastatidis
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