The Peruvian underground Metal scene has always been a referent of South American Metal, specially in the unholy territories of Black Metal, well know are Peruvian bands such Black Angel, Levifer, Goatsemen, etc… Now there are rising names likes Penetrator Hammer and, of course, Crown Of Worms, a band totally devoted to the good old school sound, mixing influences that ranges for Thrash, Death to Black Metal… We talk with Bloodless (guitars) who kindly accepts to answer our questions… including some of his other projects Penetrator Hammer and Bloodless (R.I.P.)

BB: Hails!!! First I would like to thank you for giving us this interview… Can you tell us about Crown Of Worms beginnings?

Hello, Bloodless here! Crown of Worms started back in mid 2002 when Hades (ex-member, now in Death Invoker) told me about starting a band. We started to play covers and six months later (I think) we got Inhuman as the band singer and start making songs. I asked this drummer I knew to join for recording the demo and he did. That’s how our “Glamripper” demo was born. That was pretty much the beginning of the band.

BB: Why do you decided to call your band Crown Of Worms? It’s quite a strange name… Has it some special meaning?

No comments.

BB: Although the band was formed in 2002, you have only two (as far as I know) demos… Why you decide to remain silent for so long?

I think we are quite active indeed. We formed in mid 2002 and recorded the demo early 2004. that’s a year and a half for creating songs and rehearsing them. The promo rehearsal 2005 is more limited and was only a promotional tape for showing our sound with new members as well as new songs.

BB: Let’s talk about “Glamripper”… How was the reception of this demo?

I think “Glamripper” is excellent and that’s the way people reacted to this demo. Of course we only give them to people interested in metal and not to everyone we knew. We’ve never cared for being well known, we just want to share our art with the right people.

BB: I think an interesting detail that reflexes the variety of Crown Of Worms style is the addition of a Mussorgsky piece and a Sepultura cover as well… How emerge the idea of adding these two so different pieces?

I guess I’m a very tolerant person but when I talk about music, I’m a real son of a bitch. If it doesn’t kick ass, it’s gay. As simple as that. I hate talking about “death metal” or “black metal” because for me only Metal exists and it has NOTHING to do with having dyed hair, wearing shorts, and being an homosexual hippie . To show that, we covered a song that was recorded twenty years before our demo. That’s dedication! About the Mussorgsky piece, I listen to several types of music so… I guess it’s the “Calm Before the Storm” (great Venom record by the way).

BB: How was the composition process of “Glamripper”? What the lyrics talk about?

“Glamripper” have six tracks. One done by Mussorgsky, one done by Sepultura and four done by Crown of Worms. I did three songs, Hades did one and each composer did the lyrics for their songs except Glamripper which was done by me and Inhuman. The lyrics are about morbid tales.

BB: What your main influences, musically and lyrically, are?

We like Metal. What can I say? This kind of question are boring for the readers. I tell you what, I’ll tell you which bands we will keep alive when they are long gone. Those will be: Deströyer 666 (The Eternal Glory of War), Aura Noir (fucking Mirage, come on Agressor), Desaster (Medi-evil Rites), Absu (Highland Tyrants Attack), Zemial (Nocturnal Witch), Scepter, Usurper (Two Chicago Kings),Anal Vomit (Temptation and Pleasure), Carpathian Forest (Some things never changes), Sabbat (Angel of Destruction), Nifelheim (The evil twins), Gospel of the Horns (Power from Darkness), Pentacle (The fifth Moon)…

BB: In my opinion your demo ’05 is better than “Glamripper”… It shows a more original and personal approach… What do you think about it?

I think the demo is more dark and monotonous and the promo tape is more energetic and represents our actual musical direction better. Anyway, we’ll try to do some tracks in the vein of “Glamripper” ‘cause we think that demo kick fucking ass.

BB: Talking about your “Demo Reh. 2005”… How has been the reception of this work in comparison with “Glamripper”?

You know what? The people who liked our demo told us they like the promo even more. Some say the demo was really good so it’s difficult to win that and some people say the demo is more dark and raw.

Personally, I thing they show different steps in our musical career and we will be able to talk about a “band sound” when we release our second album.

BB: Why did you decide to release this work in cassette format? I understand is a little expensive in comparison with the Cd.r format… Do you think the tape format gives a special feeling to the records?

I think that if you release a record in a Pepsi bottle, and it is good, I wouldn’t care. The formats were decided at the moment for so many different things. “Glamripper” is supposed to be re-released in tape format by the guy who will release the album. It will contain an exclusive rehearsal side and stuff  like band picture and lyrics/ credits and the music will STILL be as good as the cd-r release. I hope this will answer the question.

BB: Can you tell us about your forthcoming debut? All songs of your Demo’05 will appear in this brand new work, right?

Yes, that’s why it’s not a demo but a promo. It served to show what was to come. Ten tracks are already done for the album as well as the design for it. It will be beautiful.

BB: How are your live shows? How has been your “live” experience?

We have never played live. We have had lots of invitations but I think we will only play in concerts arranged by serious people who are in for the music and not the money. Playing with top metal bands is also a must. What will happen in our live shows? Pure Fucking Armageddon. At least we have Goat Semen and Anal Vomit alive to do this for us until our time come.

BB: Let’s talk about your other band Penetrator Hammer… How emerge the idea of this project?

It all started when Mutilation Hammer asked me to join his band (New year 2004). There were only the two of us until we found Goulfist. I have a couple of tracks left from my Bloodless days plus two brand new ones. Eventually we released the rehearsal tape. We are very happy with it and we are going to record a demo soon. That is going to be one hell of a demo, believe me.  

BB: The style of Penetrator Hammer is very different from Crown Of Worms… I think is much darker and dense… How you define the sound of Penetrator Hammer?

Of course it have to be different. I like a lot of music styles so why have two equal bands? Darker and dense fits the music perfectly. Great words. I want to do this really heavy thing with some variations. Judas Iscariot would be a great reference. We aren’t as good as them but it gives an idea. Gorgoroth, Isengard and lots of bands we like can be a reference. Originality is not important for me. I will never copy a riff but I don’t want to do this experimental shit, which is by the way, an excuse to make some money. We don’t want to be a copy, we don’t want to be inventors, we just want to release excellent metal. That’s why we even have our own label. This shit is just for us and for people interested in good music.

BB: When can we expect a new work of Penetrator Hammer?

This first months will be for rehearsing and recording Crown of Worms first album. Penetrator Hammer demo will come after. I want a very long, dark kind of demo. Maybe the end of this year or very early next one will be a possible release date for new Penetrator Hammer material.

BB: Can you tell us what happened with your solo project Bloodless?

Bloodless second demo was ready but the drummer never showed up. I ended the project as I was unable to play drums. Anyway, I used the music for my other projects (Crown of Worms/ Penetrator Hammer). Too bad since it would have been a great demo.

BB: The first time I listened to “Dead Stars”, I remembered Nargaroth and its “Orke” demo, with its instrumental Black Metal songs… and I remembered the vocals were not added due economical problems… Why you don’t include vocals in “Dead Stars”? Was Bloodless an instrumental-only band?

“Orke” is great like “Fuck off Nowadays Black Metal”. I can tell you that a limited Bloodless tape exists (10 copies, but I have the master) and it contains Unleash the Blades of Death with vocals, a Venom cover and a morbid instrumental outro. It is called “The Worst of Bloodless”. Maybe one day someone wants to release “Dead Stars” with this bonus songs. The singer in the tape was Bloodless second singer (me being the first) called King Mephistopheles. He was great but he went crazy. I could sing but the instrumental thing was very interesting for me. It is a very special demo. I only singed in the two advance cds I made (2002 and 2003). Those were also limited to 10.

BB: In “Dead Stars” we can find many keyboard driven atmospheric-classical pieces… Have you ever considered using this kind of passages in Crown Of Worms or Penetrator Hammer?

Penetrator Hammer demo will be full of keyboard effects, guitar effects, sex, booze, terror and nightmares.

Crown of Worms don’t need any keyboards. We just keep it simple. If we need them one day maybe I will play them or maybe not because I’m not good at keyboards. For me keyboards are ok if the music gets better. Just for some parts not for all the fucking tracks and that is if you really need them. In Bloodless I did metal tracks and atmospheric tracks. I never mixed them. Nargaroth’s Orke would be a fine reference (although I listen to that demo after releasing “Dead Stars”).

BB: Can you tell us about your time with the Death Metal band Disinter? It seems that you leave Death Metal to become a full-time Black Metal devotee… is that correct? Have you ever considered participating in other Death Metal project/band in the future?

You are wrong. “Black Metal” and “Death metal” doesn’t exists for me. I wrote about that before. I joined Disinter because they needed a guitarist. I thought their music was hard to learn so I didn’t accept at first but eventually they showed me the riffs and I learned them quickly. That was April 2003 and I stayed in the band one year. I quit because I think metal bands should be in a way they thought was wrong. I was/ am close to the guys. I have my first live experience with them and I learn about touring, and all that from them. That year in Disinter was great but I also kept my projects alive. I played in three bands that year. And as soon as I leaved Disinter, I released Bloodless demo and Crown of Worms demo.

I never was into Disinter music. I played because the shows were very powerful. When we took the stage it was great. I did some lyrics and arrangements but that was it. I knew It wasn’t really my band but I was there to learn. I enjoyed working hard in that band, and hanging out with them but I just had to do my own thing. Which I did of course. 

BB: How emerge the idea of making your own label Morbidhell Productions? What are the bands currently labelled under Morbidhell Productions?

Morbidhell productions was born with the release of the Crown of Worms/ Boodless split. I really can’t tell you why we started the label since we were able to release the split with no label at all… I can only tell you that it is good to have a name associating all these great band.

We have Bloodless, Crown of Worms, Penetrator Hammer and The Dead and the Rotten in Morbidhell right now. If we find a good band and we want to work with them, we will give them a call. 

BB: The Peruvian Black Metal scene always has been a good reference of the South American Metal scene… Have you got contact with other Peruvian hordes such the legendary Black Angel, Levifer, Belzec or Goatsemen? Is there any new underground Peruvian Black Metal band you can recommend us?

I have the first three Black Angel demos and they are great. Levifer demo and EP are really good, one of my favourites. Belzec promo is excellent (I would like to see their promo in 7”) their album is one of my favourite Peruvian albums. Goat Semen is total war! Their album will be legendary… but I think it will be hard to beat the demo.

We are in contact with lots of bands but that’s not important.

Real Peruvian destroyers are Saram!!! Anal Vomit since their cult EP are one of my favourites. Old bands like Mortem and Hadez are also important. New bands like Grave Desecration are also worth to check. There are some bands which are really good but they haven’t release anything yet.    

BB: Thanks again for your time and words… These last lines are all yours…

Expect nothing but total mayhem! Crown of Worms’ Impalers March album will show no mercy.