1.FIRST OF ALL POINT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENTS OF THE BAND'S HISTORY AND INTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO THE READERS...

• Johny (vocals) and Chris (guitar) started the band in 1999 with some old friends, at first it was just for fun, playing covers. But later on, it got more serious, we decided to play our own songs and due to this the line up changed and some more motivated people joined the band. Ibanez our drummer joined the band in 2000, a highly motivated youngster with some good quality’s. Bert joined the band in 2001, first as a bass player, later on as second guitarist, he is the one with the most experience, playing in several bands like Bobby Peru & Aggressive Culture . Last one to join is Tom on bass, since 2002. I think that during the last year where getting along very well. 

• We  released a demo in 2OO1, it is a five track demo, made in a cheap studio in a very short period of time, so obviously it's not really up to standard but that's what makes it a demo, we also have 2 songs on a compilation CD called “ Belgian metal revolution part 1. This summer we went to the CCR studio’s in Zulte ( Belgium) to record our 10 track debut CD. Production is done by ourselves and Chris from the studio. We’re quite satisfied with the CD, considering we had only 10 days of studio time.

• Most of all it’s a mixture of several styles not really thrash, but like we say Belgian thrash. Some people call it thrash, hardcore, others call it thrash with a hardcore edge, maybe because of influences  from our favourite bands like Slayer, Slipknot , Hatebreed, Pro-pain, Pantera etc. To put it simple: we play thrash metal and we're from Belgium so that makes it Belgian thrash metal. Incidently, you can listen to some mp3 samples on www.scarredmind.tk

• I think we had the same problems like any other starting band. Getting along wasn’t the problem, guy’s quitting the band due to lack of time, motivation etc. Not everybody can put the same amount of time in a band. To get a band complete is already difficult, to get five people together who are equally motivated is even harder and to find 5 people who also get along well is a matter of pure luck so I guess you can say we're quite a lucky band.

• Most of the lyrics have a story of it’s own, but in the end ,if you put them all together , you’ll see that it’s the story of someone who’s struggling  to keep alive, due to all bad influences staying in one piece and not to kill anybody.

• It was very cool to play with bands like Tankard, Reign of terror etc.They were all a good experience for us. All kinds of different crowds, but it seems that most of them appreciated our music.We try to make every show worth while, for us and for the audience. Playing with other bands is always more fun, you get to learn new people, get to know some new bands and often we can help each other out on gigs, recordings etc... I don't really care if it's a famous band or an obscure underground band we play with, as long as it's fun. The worst experience so far was playing a gig at 2.00 am which should have started at 11.30 pm; by that time most people already left the venue. To make things even worse the police showed up and shut us down at 2.45pm. Talk about lousy organisation! However the few people that remained were very enthousiastic, so it was'nt all bad...

• Shows for next year are being planned, and there is a small chance that we’re going on a short European tour.

• I think our music isn’t to difficult to understand, Its very listenable music. But our strongest element is our live performance, we make sure that there is not only the music to listen to, but that there is visual aspect as well. Not that whe use gimmicks on stage, its pure energy.

• I guess it wouldn't be a very nice emotion since most of the lyrics are about death, murder, psychiatric wards and so on. If it were a painting it would be really ugly with all the nutcases and serial killers in it, for me a Jeroen Bosch painting probably would fit best to our music. Never the less, we think a live band should be fun to watch so we try not to take ourselves to seriously. 

• I think the band always is in need for improvement, but we’re still learning, and I think we will keep on learning until we stop. The best parts for me are the catchy riffs and the pounding effect created by bass & drums. We could do with some improvement with the playing itself though; sometimes we can really fuck up a song but hey, that's what rehearsing is for, isn't it?

• We’re still growing, and it will take some time, but we’re patient , and the reviews we’re getting are very promising We get good reactions from our gigs, on our guestbook as well as from people who come to us after the show telling us they really liked our stuff. For me that's the biggest satisfaction.

• We have a label who  is interested in us, but we’re still working on the deal. The most important for us is that the album gets distributed, so everybody can find it in his record store. 

• I don’t know, fishing maybe? start making music

• Braveheart. I know its classic music, and our music does not  fit to that movie, but the soundtrack is really great.

• Everyone in the band has his own history, good and bad memories. What I mean is, everything we’ve been through in our lives so far has left some scars  in our minds . I think that counts for everybody in life, that’s why the band is called Scarred Mind.