Yeah, true.

maybe once I have finished the DE cd. it is going to be a scorcher! Sent the final track order to Allan last night. We are not far away from the final art either-as well as shirt stuff.

I hope you all like it really fast, really dynamic and really brutal!

I'm not a fan of metalcore, so I can't see that influence. I can hear the Obituary influence a little, though, and would suggest that the band is heading in a death metal direction (what I'm hearing is an intense thrash/borderline death sound, a little like Mortification's debut), but is not there yet.


I will say that I'm really enjoying the album, no matter what style you call it!


Aaaand... looking forward to hearing that DE, too, merc. I'm sure it's worth the wait!

Oh it ill be! Allan and Drew are already writing a follow up. I have been penning an outline for the next DE album-its going to put a cat amongst the pidgeons in the christian deathmetal scene for sure (and I think it will do very well in the secular).

Rose of Sha'aron is in progress. I'll give a little bit of info. Blackmetal meets death metal (Emperor meets Nile). Very fast (280), very atmospheric-but not necessarily in a Dimmu Borgir way. And it will be tuned to 'A' which is very unusual for a blackmetal sound (traditionally more a deathmetal thing).

Allan Butt is a freak! And his brother Drew is a drumming freak. Plus Phil Bloomfield who is a bass freak. Its just all freak. There will be a special guest or two hehe-but not in a tacky way.

I'm pouring my soul into this-I am writing my best lyrics and going to really push the vox to the max.

Silly debate, of course, but I'm going to jump in on this and say the first 2 songs on myspace sound a lot more like modern metalcore or deathcore to me as well. Very groove-based and simplistic, and total metalcore vocals with that drawn-out phlegm gurgle. Carcass may have invented such vocals, but bands like Zao and others appropriated them for metalcore and they have since become the standard.

Third track on myspace, Chains of Slavery, leans more to death & thrash metal, though, with its rhythms. The vocals are still 2nd wave metalcore, though.

The older tracks on myspace are clearly all death metal & thrash, though, in vocals and music.

The problem with defining metal genres is that they're always evolving! We have fusions and transitional forms all over the place these days, and the best bands don't stick to tradition. It's a good thing.

Ah, gotcha.

Dave, I am greatly saddened by your post. I know you have been going through a difficult time of late and that can affect how one sees and responds to things. I don't take it personally mate, feel free to give me a call and we can chat.

In the meantime, i would like to respond to some of your statement which I find somewhat confusing.

1. I do not 'regularly discredit bands or their reviews, all I have done here is questioned the understanding of the reviewer, the more albums you do the more you see how unusual and varied reviewers can be. Don't believe everything you read or what everyone tells you. The measuring stick for me has always be the hardest judges, the metal heads with years and years of experience-and those who hate me for what i believe. When you win them over, then you can begin to believe that what you are doing is half decent. I would love to see you have that same experience and success to!

2.I have never discredited Scourged Flesh either-refer to my above posts and you will see that I actually praised you and in no way attacked you. I'm putting your sensitivity here down to other things and you must know that I, along with many others in the Aus christian scene are hopeful that your new album will do well. It all adds up and builds upon the work that we all do in this scene.

3. When it comes to referencing bands as influences, my preference has always been, especially in validating reviewers, an interpretation based on the whole sound of a band, not just part of their sound. Not everyone compares bands like that. Perhaps I should have clarified that earlier to avoid any misinterpretation. The scene that i play references band comparisons like that-so that is what I am used to. If that has upset you then i am saddened.

5. On the topic of metalcore. There is no judgement from me here, it is simply an observation. Some 'purists' may see metalcore as a negative, I don't and there are quite a few 'metalcore' bands that I enjoy. My point is that there will be those hardline reviewers who measure your sound based on defined genres. Once again, that is what I am used to and so are many mainstream metal reviewers in Europe and the U.S and east coast Aus. If SF sits somewhere in between then great-do your best at it and know you have friends and supporters on the East Coast who want to see you do well.

6. My comparison with InExordium and Bolthrower is only an illustration of how varied sounds can be and how varied reviewers can be-and make similar conclusions. My point is-don't believe everything you read, the variations can be unusual.

7. I won't argue about Ego. I guess when you play with Sherlocks, Bloomfields, Willmotts and co you have to be confident enough to make room on stage-a front man is supposed to be supremely confident and have a dominant presence-especially in a blackmetal band. Can this be a negative-sure, however I am fortunate enough to be playing with some of the very best who are not afraid to let me know if the 'wings' need to be clipped. Having a great wife also has that effect

Once again mate, feel free to call me or pm me. We don't need the devil to get in, especially after the excellent happening during Blackstump and the wonderful things that some bands are planning in order to promote christian metal in Australia. Your part of that mate and I want to see you do well.

Regards, Mercury

Cheers Scott.

Another review is in, this time receiving a score of 16/20 from Musik An Sich (Germany). The review can be found at the following link: http://musikansich.de/review.php?id=7482

Cool-love the Germans!

Do a translation of it using babelfish... leads to a few amusing names...

For those who are digitally inclined, SCOURGED FLESH "Welcome to the End of the World" is now available on iTunes.

Well, SCOURGED FLESH "Welcome to the End of the World" has officially been released as of yesterday (30 October 2009).

If you haven't already been tempted to buy it, here is another interesting review from The Power of Metal (Denmark) who have given it a score of 77/100. Read the review at the following link:

http://www.powerofmetal.dk/reviews09/scourged_flesh_review.htm

Another good review can also be found at Skullcrusher (Germany) at this link:

http://www.skullcrusher.net/review_detail.php4?Nr=988

Another positive review has come in from Lords of Metal (The Netherlands) who gave it a score of 78/100. Read the review at the following link:

http://www.lordsofmetal.nl/showreview.php?id=15142〈=en

We've also just added 1 more new song to the Scourged Flesh MySpace player, so head over to www.myspace.com/scourgedflesh and check out "War Machine".

Death metal is serious business!?!


I mean....



I think he misunderstands the Aussie sense of humour somewhat. Funny stuff!