Yeah, I got to say I love your latest offering 'The Coming Bloodbath' how was the writing and recording of this gorefest masterpiece? Matt: Having a blind drummer with such a broad musical taste and ability, we knew we could come up with something different. As opposed to trying to push the bar, we decided to broaden it instead while still staying true to everything we love about metal. Sean: We all learned how to really work off of each other by the time we started writing material for "Bloodbath." We kept writing duties even between the four of us. We each focused doing our part to make ZDS bigger than ourselves. Writing came down to constructive criticism and productive arguments. As for recording, I actually took care of that in our own playpen ZombieFog Studios. Jason: I was really just concerned with making my solos top notch for this album. I ended up writing some killer riffs for this album. Mark: Writing and recording is actually my favourite part of the process of being in ZDS. I enjoy bringing an unorthodox approach to extreme metal drumming.
Mark: We have a formula and we're trying to stay true to it. Jason: I'm always pushing for aspects of the band to evolve and explore different things while keeping the soul of it the same. Your relationship with Turkey Vulture records, how has it been? Sean: It's been great. I couldn't ask for a better label to be on. They're very passionate about their bands and the rock and metal genre in general. Ever since we signed with them they've done nothing but support us and get our name out there. Matt: They've always been adamant about our creative freedom because they have faith in what we do. We've built a good relationship with them and I couldn't ask for more. Mark: I'm very thankful that they gave us the opportunity to sign with them. Jason: They've treated us really good so far. They're a very efficient and hard working label.
Final question dudes, you guys roll up at a venue to find that the audience How's it different waiting outside are from your previous all blood thirsty album? zombies. Your bus Matt: We had a full driver receives a bite line up this time for through his open the entirety of the window which only creative process. Mark actually halfway through on leaves you four as the remaining non infected, how the last album. We also had more time on stage in does the rest of the story play out? It can only end between both albums to see what people wanted with one member surviving who then in turn has to from us. We honed our act and knew what we could find a way to repopulate the entire planet. do and what we were and how to bring it to the The first thing that would happen is Sean and Matt masses. noticing all the undead zombie girls biting each Sean: 'The Redeadening' album wasn't as focused as other. We wouldn't outright know they were infected The Coming Bloodbath. I had a much easier time and, on our way over to them, we'd get attacked writing for this one. whilst enjoying their awesome zombie boobage and teeth ripping into our flesh. We would die happy. So is there a kind of evolution playing itself out Mark would be wandering around wondering where with the bands sound? we are and he'd end up tripping over bodies and Sean: I'd say we're trying to evolve our sound while think we're just drunk. He'd probably end up plowing at the same time not straying from what makes one of the zombie babes and dying months later of zombie sound the way it does. We're trying new zomb-AIDS. It would turn out that Jason caused the things but keeping the feel of the music consistent. mass infection with his rip roid solos from Hell. He Matt: Yes, and like all evolutions, only the strong sur- would then take his rightful place as lord of the dead. vive. What works procreates, what doesn't perishes. There's aliens too, don't know why. There just are.
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