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First of all, identify
your band to the world.
Dr. Mike (guitars, programming): Scorngrain hails
from Finland and we kick your ass with electronic
industrial elements, hard thrashing guitar riffs and
insane vocals.
When I first heard the name Scorngrain, I thought it
was a new kind of Nintendo game haha. How was the name
chosen, and does it have a meaning?
Dr. Mike: Hahhah, this game is for retards only!!!
If I remember correctly our drummer Eniac came up with
this name and we thought Scorngrain fitted us and our
music very well. Scorngrain is like a bad seed on
farmers shop, you sow it and when it starts growing it
turns out something really strange that you canīt handle
anymore.
What are your main influences? I think I hear some
...And Oceans influences from time to time...
Dr. Mike: And I think that I hear some voices...
All songs are made by me and Eniac, we both listen to
lots of different kind of music from the industrial
genre also. But I think that our main influences come
from more thrash and death metal oriented bands. So we
are pure metalheads, we just like to spice up our music
with industrial elements.
The band was born in 2001, and the first demo was
released very quickly. How did you manage to make such a
quality demo in such a short time?
Dr. Mike: We had lots of ideas and some
backgrounds ready when we hit our heads together with
Eniac. So we both had this idea to work with machines
before we even got together. It didnīt take long ītill
we had some tracks finished and we were ready to go to a
studio.
How did the people in Finland react on the demo?
Dr. Mike: We got exellent feedback from Finnish
metalheads! Now they worship us, hahhahh!
Very soon after the demo you got a record deal with
Dynamic Arts Records. How did they found out about
Scorngrain? How did you get in contact?
Dr. Mike: Yeah, after releasing the demo things
started developing pretty fast. Finnish webzine called
Imperiumi had a demo competition which we took part in.
It was through this competition that Dynamic Arts got
interested in us. Soon after this they contacted me and
offered a deal. This was the only noteworthy offer so we
caught the hook. So far we have been very pleased with
DAR.
The debut album Cyberwarmachine got various good
critics. What do you think of it yourself?
Dr. Mike: The feedback has been surprisingly good
especially abroad. Some people seem to be timidited by
the combination of metal and industrial. Especially the
rap part in the opening track made the puritanist frown
their brows. However it is important to raise some
reaction in people, thatīs what music is all about. But
mainly response has been good.
We know that you are going to do some shows in Russia
and your videoclip just has been finished. What else can
we expect in the (near) future?
Dr. Mike: Yes, we went to check out the Russian
scene and it was pretty wild. The gig was also filmed on
video and you will see clips of it in the future. At the
moment we are making new material for our next release
and we go to play live whenever we get a chance. We have
plans for some weird stuff but you will hear about it
later...
Again a very big thanks for your time. Like always on
this site, the final words are yours.
Dr. Mike: No problem! Check out our web-hospice
at www.scorngrain.com. Stay mental!
Interview by: Gerardo (March 2005) |
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