Crown ov Horns interview

JANUARY 15 THIS YEAR WILL BE DAY OF WRATH. THIS IS WHEN MALAYSIAN CROWN OV HORNS LAUNCHES THEIR NEW EP. HAVING IN MIND THEIR DEBUT EFFORT FROM 2009, YOU CAN EXPECT QUITE A PIECE OF HELL! THESE ARE TUNES THAT WILL MAKE YOU WANT GO OUT AND START EXTERMINATING HUMANITY, THEN PERSECUTING ALL LIGHT TIL ITS END!
IMPIETY, WATCH YOUR BACK, CROWN OV HORNS IS CONQUERIN` THE SKULLTHRONE OF THE EAST!!!

CAN YOU IN THE BEGINNING INTRODUCE YOUR BAND HISTORY AND MEMBERS.

Infernal Goathails! This is K. Helvete and I will be answering this interview. Crown ov Horns is from Sabah, Malaysia, diabolically forged in 2008 with K. Helvete on Guitars and Shaun on Drums. Shaun and I have known each other for several years, both being worshippers of Death Metal, there were a lot of talks of forming a Death Metal band, and until the year 2008 it came into existence. Ever since the beginning there were only the 2 of us and knowing the difficulty of finding band members we waste no time in doing so, and proceed to rehearse and compose songs. Rajj is a close comrade of ours and also the vocalist for Death Metal band Akagrish, we know his vocals would be suitable for Crown ov Horns` music so when we have about 3-4 songs in hand, I asked if Rajj was interested in doing session vocals for us. I invited him over during one of our rehearsal session and after that he agreed to do it, soon after that we recorded our first EP ‘Ungodly Supremacy’.
Our first EP ‘Ungodly Supremacy’ was released in November 2009 by Evil Dead Production. Intended to be sort of a promotional release, it was pressed in Pro CDr format and released in a very limited quantity. This release has already sold out by now, and to my knowledge there are still demands out there for this release. `Glorification ov War, Death & Destruction` is a split release we did with Singapore`s Soul Devour, it was released on May 2010 in Cassette Tape format through Ars Funebris Records, limited to only 200 copies.
Our upcoming MCD, entitled `Infernvs Dominatvs` features 4 new anthems, and due to high demands for the sought after `Ungodly Supremacy` EP, we have included all 4 songs from that release as bonus tracks in this upcoming MCD.
`Infernvs Dominatvs` is scheduled to be unleashed in 15/01/2011.

YOU AND SHAUN ARE CONSTANT MEMBERS OF CROWN OV HORNS AND YOU USE SESSION AND LIVE MEMBERS. IS IT HARD TO FIND FULL TIME FOR A EXTREME METAL BAND IN MALAYSIA?

We have yet to discover any suitable candidates in order to complete this band. To be honest, we have never really been searching much, the Metal scene here in Sabah is rather small, almost everyone knows each other, and every guy that you know is already in a band, or two. There are a few guys we know that are capable of handling `Crown ov Horns` music but like I mentioned, they`re already in different bands, and in fact all the session members that we take are from other bands as well.
On the contrary, I personally felt more comfortable working as a duo, especially when it comes to songwriting and such. Session members will still be evoked for recording and live desecrations, nonetheless.

DO YOU STILL SPREAD YOUR DEMO BY YOUR SELVES? OR GAVE IT UP TO EVIL DEAD AND ARS FUNEBRIS? WHAT OTHER MERCHANDISE DO YOU HAVE?

All distribution and sales are handled by the labels.
We have T-Shirt released by Mayat Wear exclusively during the `Beastfest 2010` show in 04/04/2010, Kuala Lumpur.

WHICH PART OF THE WORLD YOU GAIN MOST INTEREST FROM FANS?

Positive feedback do come in from time to time, from people all over the world and to my knowledge, so far most of the responses come from people from our own country. We have just started not so long ago, and we are still unknown to Metal heads from other countries.

YOU CANNOT SAY, THAT CROWN OV HORNS IS PURE DEATH METAL BAND, AS YOU TAKE SOME PARTS OF OTHER EXTREME METAL GENRES INTO YOUR MUSIC. CAN YOU SAY, WHICH BANDS HAS BIGGEST IMPACT ON YOU AND YOUR TUNES?

Here are a few bands that have very much inspired and influenced us, Angelcorpse, Infernal War, Vader, Behemoth and Cryptopsy.

GOT ANY SERIOUS PROPOSALS ON A FULL LENGTH RELEASE YET? DO YOU HAVE STUFF FOR DEBUT ALBUM? MORE GENERALLY - WHAT WILL BE NEXT RELEASE BY CROWN OV HORNS?

We have started composing new hymns for a full length album, it will be nothing less than what we have released so far, expect punishing war anthems that will crush ears.

CAN YOU SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT METAL SCENE IN YOUR COUNTRY? ARE THERE MANY METAL HEADS? DO YOU HAVE MANY SHOWS?

Yes, there are a lot of Metal heads in Malaysia and the number of shows varies, there are definitely more shows in Kuala Lumpur compared to the other states in Malaysia, due to the fact that Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia, the place where most people congregate.

FROM WHAT I NOTICED, METAL HEADS IN YOUR REGION OF THE WORLD ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT IT. IT IS MUCH MORE JUST WEEKEND ACTIVITY. WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS SO? AND WHAT PART OF YOUR LIFE METAL TAKES?

I beg to differ, just like anywhere else, some bands here take it seriously and some do not. My life is very much occupied by my day job, I work 9-10 hours a day, sometimes more. As for after-work hours, band related matters have the highest priority than anything else.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CONTACT WITH METAL SCENE, HOW LONG ARE YOU INTO METAL?

My first ever visit to a gig was probably about 7 years ago, I cannot recall much about it. I got into Metal music not so long ago, when I started to get serious with my guitar playing I was listening to a lot of heavy music, particularly Metal. In the earlier days I was always in seek of heavier music with brutal vocals and fast drumming, until I got into Death Metal, the first ever Death Metal band that I came upon was Cannibal Corpse, then I got into Death, Deicide and a few other Floridian Death Metal bands, later I discovered the rest of Metal’s subgenres, Black Metal, Thrash Metal, and so on.

DO YOU HAVE A FEELING BEING OUTSIDE OF SOCIETY AS METAL HEAD IN YOUR COUNTRY?

Definitely, the conservative society here has little knowledge of what Metal music is all about, yet again, it is how one perceives it. As for me, I am not much of a social person anyway, most of the time I only sit down with likeminded people and I rarely mix around with others, unless when I am at work and such.

HOW DOES LIVE SHOWS LOOK LIKE IN MALAYSIA? ARE YOU ALLOWED TO DRINK BEER? DO YOU HAVE MANY SHOWS FORM OTHER COUNTRIES BANDS?

Just like any other Metal shows we all know. Alcohol is of course still being consumed, despite being prohibited by laws and such. Yes, once in awhile bands from other countries do come and perform here, not as much as it supposed to be, and as far as I remember bands like Impiety, Surrender of Divinity, Lacerate, Defiled, GxSxD, etc, have played here before, and a few major bands as well, Napalm Death, Kreator, Dying Fetus, to name a few.
FYI, Infernal Curse from Argentina is currently on tour and they are stopping by to perform in Sabah on 15/01/2011.

ARE METAL CDS, CASSETTES AND SHIRTS AVAILABLE IN MALAYSIA? DO YOU HAVE LABELS AND DISTROS?

Yes, Metal CDs and such can be obtained from Metal shops, labels, distributors, etc. We have quite a number of labels here, to name a few (in no particular order), Evil Dead Production, Apocalypse Venomous Productions, Gempita Rekords, Morbid Invasion Records, Nebiula Production, etc.

YOU HAVE SPLIT TAPE WITH SOUL DEVOUR FROM SINGAPORE. DO YOU HAVE CONTACT WITH BANDS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES?

Yes, the split was released in Tape format by Ars Funebris Records. We do keep in contact with several bands from foreign countries, in fact we keep in touch with quite a number of people, not only the bands but with Metal heads, labels, distributors, basically anyone that is a part of the underground scene.

DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR COUNTRY EXOTIC TO THE METAL SCENE? DO YOU THINK SCENE, FANS AND METAL CULTURE IN YOUR COUNTRY IS DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD?

I believe it will always be different from country to country, there will be some similarities as well as differences, but the spirit will always be the same.

LAST WORD FROM YOU AND CHEER FOR THE READERS.

Highest gratitude to you, Bartuus for this interview, keep up the good work. Our upcoming MCD `Infernvs Dominatvs` will be unleashed in 15/01/2011, contact directly with our label Evil Dead Production, distributors do ask for wholesale price and trades are welcomed but write in first.

PRAISE ETERNAL DAMNATION, FUCK ALL EXISTENCE!

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