{"id":33,"date":"2011-12-22T04:59:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-22T12:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/blog\/?p=33"},"modified":"2011-12-22T05:01:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T13:01:59","slug":"kreator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/concerts-interviews\/interviews\/33\/kreator\/","title":{"rendered":"Miland \u201cMille\u201d Petrozza, Kreator vocalist, guitarist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [https:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.moussavianlaw.com%2Fconcerts-interviews%2Finterviews%2F33%2Fkreator%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p>Interview with <span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Miland \u201cMille\u201d Petrozza (Kreator vocalist, guitarist) (03-21-10)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Mille Petrozza and Will Carroll\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator1.jpg\" alt=\"Mille Petrozza and Will Carroll\" width=\"414\" height=\"311\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Q (Will Carroll \u201cWC\u201d of Death Angel)<\/span>: The new record [Hordes of Chaos (2009)] has a fantastic sound, very warm and natural. The sound is quite different than the last two albums [Violent Revolution (2001) and Enemy of God (2005)] that were slick and mechanical, similar to Extreme Aggression (1989) and Coma of Souls (1990). Do you plan to continue with the new approach?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mille Petrozza<\/span>: We are talking about it. It is like learning. We recorded Hordes of Chaos (2009) in a live situation, which is not very common for bands. There are more comfortable ways of working. On the other hand, if you work the way we did on Hordes of Chaos (2009) you get a different form of energy, which is more pure than what you can achieve in a studio. The studio is more for laying down the perfect track, laying down the best possible performance. When you record [live] as a band you also try to get the perfect track and possible performance but as a band rather than each individual member. It is a different way of doing things. We feel comfortable with it. We might do it again, but with even more perfection. We want to go into more details for perfectionism. The songwriting on the last album [Enemy of God (2005)] was done for a different recording. If we do this again, we want to attach the songwriting to the recording style. We sometimes had a hard time recording complicated riffs [in a] tight [fashion]. It was a lot of hard work. So me might come up with some less complicated riffs on the next record, which will still be complicated enough (laughter). On this record we tried to do weird harmonies [and] fast stuff.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: How long did it take to record the basic tracks on Hordes of Chaos (2009)?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: 10 days. We did some overdubs, melody guitars and vocals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Hordes of Chaos\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator2.jpg\" alt=\"Hordes of Chaos\" align=\"left\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: So the drums, bass, and rhythm guitars were done in 10 days?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: That is pretty impressive considering the length of the songs and live recording?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: When was the last time you recorded live?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: We never really recorded that way. But Pleasure to Kill (1986) came very close because we recorded the basic tracks as a band, but we then replaced the rhythm guitars. We didn\u2019t replace the rhythm guitars on Hordes of Chaos (2009). We worked with a producer named Moses Schneider in Germane who is very famous for that [recording live] in Germany. I know a lot of producers in the [United] States also work that way. But it is more work. It is more rehearsals, listening to the songs over and over gain, rearranging the songs, and being very, very prepared in the studio.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: It means a s**tload of preproduction.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Exactly. When you do it the other way around, going into the studio nowadays with technology like Pro Tools the actual recording is a lot easier. You can go into the studio less prepared and still work on stuff while you go.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Whose idea was it to record live on Hordes of Chaos (2009)?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Moses [Schneider], our producer.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: How did you hook up with him [Moses Schneider]?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: We liked some of the stuff he did for German bands. He recorded some punk rock and avant-garde bands we really liked. His productions have something to them. He is different. But on the other hand, if you listen to the production it sounds 100 percent like Kreator. This is probably something more for nerds like us who listen to production. A lot of people don\u2019t [listen to production]. It\u2019s whatever comes across, whatever the record makes you feel. It doesn\u2019t necessarily have to do with the way you produce it. It can help, but it doesn\u2019t have to. It can make a different [but] it can also be the same.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Pleasure to Kill\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator3.jpg\" alt=\"Pleasure to Kill\" align=\"right\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: If you look at Kreator\u2019s back catalog, you seem to do things in twos. Extreme Aggression (1989) and Coma of Souls (1990) are sister albums. Violent Revolution (2001) and Enemy of God (2005) are sister albums. So maybe your next album will be the sister to Hordes of Chaos (2009) ?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah, yeah.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: What is your favorite Kreator album cover?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Pleasure to Kill (1986). It is the trademark album cover, like the Misfits\u2019 Chrimson Ghost [Figure that became the Misfits\u2019 mascot and logo and first appeared on the Horror Business single (1979)]. Every year we go out we still have it [Pleasure to Kill (1986)] in the merchandise and it is the second best selling shirt every time. It is amazing. I really like the way it looks. It has this weird vibe to it that is to me one of a kind. You cannot reproduce it. We are very luck to get that cover.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Whose concept was the cover artwork for Pleasure to Kill (1986)?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Phil Lawvere. It was not even supposed to be our album cover. It was just one of his paintings.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: How about the album artwork for Terrible Certainty (1987)?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: He [Phil Lawvere] made that specifically for us. I like that as well. The bridge you see [on the album artwork] is a bridge in Prague [Czech Republic]. It really exists.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Endless Pain\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator5.jpg\" alt=\"Endless Pain\" align=\"left\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Another cool thing about Terrible Certainty (1987) is there is a back cover artwork as well. That is really cool. A lot of bands don\u2019t do that any more?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. That is true.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Is there a name for your mascot?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: No, it is just a Kreator demon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: I think he is the coolest mascot, better than Eddie of Iron Maiden.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: (laughter)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: That was a creation by Phil [Lawvere]?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. It just happened to be our guy. On Endless Pain (1985) he [the Kreator demon] was not really there, [other than] maybe the [caped, helmeted] guy that kills the other guy. But as we went he became the mascot.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Is the Kreator demon supposed to be on the cover of Renewal (1992) with the praying mantis?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yes, in a way. But he is very hard to recognize. The artist who did the cover artwork for Renewal (1992) has very much his own style. I could not talk him into making an exact copy of the Kreator demon on the Coma of Souls (1990).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Renewal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator6.jpg\" alt=\"Renewal\" align=\"right\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Renewal (1992) is my favorite Kreator album.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Most people would say Pleasure to Kill (1986), Extreme Aggression (2001), or Violent Revolution (2001)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: How do you feel about Renewal (1992)?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: I like the songwriting on it. But every time I hear that album I am going back into the mind frame that I was in at the time. We were smoking so much weed while we were writing it. The whole album is about smoking, getting high, and doing drugs. Basically we were smoking and doing mushrooms. From today\u2019s point of view, I would be interested in how it would have sounded if we would not smoked so much weed. But then again, maybe it [smoking weed] was a good thing. I know a lot of people who love it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: It has a weird vibe to it.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. It is definitely a getting high \u201ctrippy\u201d album.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Renewal (1992) was the first adventurous thing Kreator has ever done.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. True.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Scenarios of Violence\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator7.jpg\" alt=\"Scenarios of Violence\" align=\"left\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: The compilation Scenarios of Violence (1996) has remixes. Was it that you were not happy with the original drum sound or original mix?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: I cannot be 100 percent supportive of Scenarios of Violence (1996). To me those albums don\u2019t even exist. There is another compilation, Voices of Transgression (1999). I do not think those [compilations] are necessary. Then they asked us to give some bonus tracks. We tried to do something different. We knew the original tracks are already there. I think it\u2019s f**kin\u2019 lame for thrash metal bands to record a \u201cbest of\u201d album. So we said, \u201cF**k this.\u201d The label then asked up to participate and be creative. We tried to do re mixes. To me those records are not really a part of our history.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: So those remixes [on Scenarios of Violence (1996)] were done by you?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah, but still . . . . One thing I like about the remixes is the remix of Karmic Wheel.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: The sample is louder, more effective.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. When we were originally recording Karmic Wheel [for Renewal (1992)] we wanted the samples that loud as well. But the producer, Tom Morris, was saying we could get in trouble by offending the family of the politician in the samples that kills himself on live TV. We also wanted to have the samples be more of a background thing so people don\u2019t really know what is going on and do some research. On the re mix you can hear it right there. That is how I would have wanted to originally be.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Q (Arash Moussavian \u201cAM\u201d)<\/span>: The second compilation is Voices of Transgression (1999) is just the 90\u2019s Kreator catalog?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: It is just s**t. The record companies put those out when we split. I always think of those as lame because we never felt like we need them. We always wanted to make a live album, even back in the day. But the labels said, \u201cNo, you don\u2019t need to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Past Life Trauma\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator9.jpg\" alt=\"Past Life Trauma\" align=\"right\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Is the Past Life Trauma (2000) compilation approved by Kreator?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: That is the one compilation I can live with. It is okay.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AM<\/span>: Do you think Renewal (1992) would have sounded more aggressive if you had not been smoking so much weed at the time?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: I think the riffs would have been more complex, more like Coma of Souls (1990). You have to understand when we recorded Coma of Souls (1990) I just turned 23. All our musical career was based on thrash metal. [After Coma of Souls (1990)] we wanted to do something different. We said, \u201cThis can\u2019t be all. We know how to do this. Let\u2019s try something else.\u201d Of course some people don\u2019t want their bands to change, which is why we got a lot of criticism from people who said, \u201cHow can you betray the band\u2019s legacy.\u201d But we were so young and wanted to try something else. Other bands during that era would split up. We continued and recorded.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Kreator is one of the only bands from the 80\u2019s thrash scene that did not split up.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: When recording Renewal (1992) were you getting pressure from the record label to do a death metal album because it was popular at the time.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: No. The producer for Coma of Souls (1990) Randy Burns did not want to produce records any more. He went out of business and moved onto computer programming. So we were looking for a new producer. We had many people in mind and tried so many people out. Working at Morrissound Studios [Tom Morris\u2019 studio in Tampa, Florida] wasn\u2019t the record company\u2019s idea. It was basically our idea because there is a great studio there, and we like to record in the US. Every band that used Randy Burns got that death metal sound. We wanted to use Tom Morris because we knew he was doing different stuff, more hard rock. When Tom Morris mixed the album, we didn\u2019t like the first mix because it was not heavy enough. So we kind of mixed the album.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Do you consider Pleasure to Kill (1986) a death metal or thrash metal album?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Mixture. When we recorded Pleasure to Kill we were kids. Pleasure to Kill was influenced by three albums, Venom\u2019s Black Metal (1982), Possessed\u2019s Seven Churches (1985), and Slayer\u2019s Hell Awaits (1985). We combined these sounds on Pleasure to Kill. If you listen to Pleasure to Kill you hear a lot of Possessed influences. The first song, Rippin Corpse, is very much based on Possessed\u2019s riff to The Exorcist [off Seven Churches (1985)]. I was very much influenced by the album [Seven Churches (1985)]. At the time it was my favorite album. Of course we wanted to make it heavier.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Voices of Transgression\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator8.jpg\" alt=\"Voices of Transgression\" align=\"left\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: What are your currently feelings about Noise Records [to which Kreator was signed from 1985-1992].<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: I have made my peace with the past. It is not like I look back and think they ripped me off. Of course they did. Back in the day everybody got ripped off by record companies. On the other hand they made it possible that we were recognized. Maybe we should have signed a different record deal. But in 1985 there were not many labels interested in this type of music. If we would have come out in 1987 it would have been too late. We were in the right place at the right time. We were way too young when we recorded Endless Pain (1985). We were not ready yet. The album is all over the place, not very tight. On the other hand it was necessary to put it out at that time to be one of the firsts. If we would have put it [Endless Pain (1985)] out in 1987 there would have been tons of thrash metal bands. It would not have gotten the recognition. We are happy with the way things went. Everything happens for a reason. I do not say, \u201cNoise Records ripped us off. If it would have been a different label, the band would not have been ripped off.\u201d No. This is how it is. We achieved a lot. We still keep touring. At the moment the band\u2019s doing great.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: When you were on Noise Records, Kreator was one of their biggest bands.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Exactly. At the time the biggest band on Noise Records was Celtic Frost. But Tom [G. Warrior, Celtic Frost\u2019s vocalist\/guitarist] did not realize Celtic Frost was the biggest band. The head of Noise Records was a big fan of Celtic Frost. He said, \u201cCeltic Frost was the most professional band he ever worked with because they have a vision and have their s**t together.\u201d [In comparison] we were a bunch of kids. Celtic Frost was five years older than us. They had their s**t together. They were artists. We were thrash kids. We still have our leather and denim jackets with patches. That was us. Celtic Frost was already there. But they were at least five years older than us. They also had a different background. We came from working class [German] families, and they lived Switzerland where they were surrounded by art.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Over the years you have gotten more politically aware in your lyrics because you have matured. What do you think of Barrack Obama\u2019s recent health care reform bill [extending health care to millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses]?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: I think Obama did the right thing. I talked to some of my friends in Portland yesterday. I was not aware of how much it can ruin you financially if you hurt yourself [and receive medical care]. If you break your arm you get a bill for thousands of dollars. Then you are in debt because you have to pay it back. I think Obama is still a politician. He has to play the game because the country, any country, is run by the corporations. As far as I can judge it from my point in Germany Obama seems to have some good ideas. He is definitely better than the one before.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AM<\/span>: Who shall remain nameless.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah! (laughter).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: There is a birth of young thrash bands. Do you have any favorites?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Evile [United Kingdom] is not bad. Warbringer [United States]. Violator from Brazil is really good. Legion of the Damned from Holland. A Greek band called Suicide Angels. I like a lot of little bands that are really good. I am still waiting for one of those bands with the writing skills to get together and come out with a classic thrash album that blows everyone away.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Is there a good thrash scene in Germany?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. It has gotten bigger and bigger in the last couple of years. There are definitely a couple of bands that could come up with something. But they need to take the time and do their homework.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: And they can\u2019t completely live off the past.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yes. Sometimes when I listen to those bands I say, \u201cOkay. They took [ripped off] the riffs, sound, and the image. Now write the f**kin\u2019 songs.\u201d You know what I mean?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AM<\/span>: How about your thoughts on bands from the past that have revived their career? I know you toured with Exodus in 2009. What did you think of Exodus\u2019 Tempo of the Damned (2004).<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: That is really good. I was really surprised. It is one of the best comeback albums by a thrash band. I really like it when bands do it for the right reason. There are a couple of bands when I say, \u201cWhy are you coming back right now at this point?\u201d But if they come out with great albums it is fine. Like Heathen, to be honest I was not expecting much. But when I heard the new album it is f**kin\u2019 great man. The riffs are good.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AM<\/span>: How about Celtic Frost\u2019s Monotheist (2006)?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Tom\u2019s new Tryptikon material sounds better. I was a little bit disappointed with Monotheist. The songs were too slow and long.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AM<\/span>: How about the production on Monotheist (2006)?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: The production was good. But the production on Tryptikon sounds better.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 10px;\" title=\"Cause for Conflict\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator10.jpg\" alt=\"Cause for Conflict \" align=\"right\" \/> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: What has been your favorite US tour?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: I like them all. I like this one [with Kataklysm, Evile and Lightning Swords of Death]. I like touring in general. The last time we toured it was with Exodus. It was great that Exodus was on the bill. When the vibe on tour is great it is what I like. On this tour it seems like I don\u2019t really speak with the other bands too much. Exodus are great. We also played with Exodus in South America as part of a world tour.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: The first time I saw Kreator was on the Extreme Aggression tour (1989) with Coroner [Switzerland]. Do you like Coroner.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: I like Tommy [Vetterli, Coroner guitarist, ex-Kreator guitarist] a lot. Ron [Broder, Coroner bassist\/vocalist] was too shy as a frontman. But Coroner was still a great band.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Let\u2019s talk about Cause for Conflict (1995). After Renewal (1992) did you feel it\u2019s time to . . .<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: When I think back to the period from Renewal (1992) to Cause for Conflict (1995), it was weird. The new drummer in the band [Joe Cangelosi, Kreator drummer 1994\u20131996] didn\u2019t know much and was too involved in the songwriting. Cause for Conflict (1995) is definitely my least favorite of our Kreator albums.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Cause for Conflict (1995) is a hardcore record. Did you plan to make it a hardcore record?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. This was definitely the album where we did not know what we were doing. On the one hand we didn\u2019t want to go too experimental. On the other hand we didn\u2019t want to go too much into thrash metal but [we] also [wanted to] have something else. There was just too much thinking involved. The album came from the heart and there definitely some good songs on that record. But something about the album doesn\u2019t feel right.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AM<\/span>: Maybe you lost the momentum along the way?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Maybe. Maybe we should have made a break at that point and got the record out.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: On Hordes of Chaos (2009) did you intentionally record 10 songs?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: Yeah. Short and sweet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WC<\/span>: Did you record any extra tracks?<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MP<\/span>: We recorded one track without vocals. I still cannot think of any words for that song. We recorded two more cover songs, a Bad Religion song and a song by a German band.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" title=\"Mille Petrozza and Arash Moussavian\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moussavianlaw.com\/images\/interviewkreator11.jpg\" alt=\"Mille Petrozza and Arash Moussavian\" width=\"409\" height=\"307\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arash Moussavian, Entertainment Law Attorney<br \/>\n<a href=\"maito:arashmoussavian@cal.berkeley.edu\">arashmoussavian@cal.berkeley.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arashmoussavian\" target=\"blank\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arashmoussavian<\/a><br \/>\nAll photos taken by Arash Moussavian. This article and all photos are protected by copyright. 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