VOID OF TOLERANCE - So, how long have you been out on
the road?
OPPRESSOR - This is our second show so far. CANNIBAL
has been at it for a while now and we just got on last night in New Orleans.
We have like five weeks to go. Last nights show there wasn’t a shit load
of people but it was a decent show.
VOT - Tell me about getting in contact with Martti and
MIA Records.
OPRRESSOR - We knew Martti from a long time ago, he use to be
from Elgin, which is right close to us in Chicago. We knew him when he
was putting out records on Olympic Records like AFTERLIFE, MORGUE, and
all that shit. We were already on a record label at that time and on another
one later, but we stayed in contact with him. This time around we had the
record already finished and Martti wanted to do it and he had the best
deal, so we went with him.
VOT - So how has response been to this latest album,
“ .”?
OPPRESSOR - It’s been really good actually. I like the
album a lot. Publicity seems to like it a lot also. I’m not gonna go and
say it’s the best shit ever, but I do like it a lot.
VOT - So how would you say this release differs from previous
releases?
OPPRESSOR - It’s just a more mature album. We’re coming
off the technicality binge or trying blow every body away and just get
down to writing basically more heavy brutal ass music.
VOT - Ok, you guys put out a live CD that you recorded
on your European tour last Summer, how did that turn out?
OPPRESSOR - The tour was kick ass, it was with MALEVOLENT
CREATION and VADER. It was the first time we ever went to Europe, so it
was really good. The crowds were good and we got a good response over there.
We didn’t really have good label support at the time but now we do with
Die Hard overseas.
VOT - After this tour and all that what plans do you have?
OPPRESSOR - Hopefully we’ll be going back to Europe back
in Spring, then the Summer doing the U.S. again, and hopefully in late
Summer be going back to Europe. Then in the Winter we’ll start blasting
out another album.
VOT - So what are some future plans for OPPRESSOR?
OPPRESSOR - Just to fucking stomp some balls!
VOT - I guess that will be it, just something quick for
a future issue, anything else.
OPPRESSOR - Just stay brutal and fucking have fun.
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