1. I think Maniac Butcher is
already busy for a while, not? Can you give me a little history
and mention your releases?
We tried to make extreme Metal since 1987-'88, but the real
horde of Maniac Butcher was formed in 1992. During the years we
released 4 albums ("Cern Krev"-98,
"Krvestreb"-97, "Lucan-antikrist"-96 and
"Barbarians"-95), 2 demo's ("The Incapable
Carrion"-94 and "Immortal Death"-93), a spilt EP
with Dark Storm: "Black Horns of Saaz"-95 and finally a
live tape: "Ilve in Annaberg" 23/03/97.
2. I believe that you more
like the older Black Metal bands, not? What are your favourite
ones?
Yes, we like hordes playing old-fashioned Black Metal like
The True (old) Mayhem, Darkthrone,...etc. Some newer hordes like
Moonblood, Judas Iscariot, Arkona, Baltak,...etc. play great
music too. And we love also old 80-ies bands like Venom, C.F. /
H.H., Bathory,... We hate today's sweet weak shit based on
keyboards and female vocals. Keyboards are good for disco music.
There's no place for this shit in true Metal music!!!
3. When I see pictures of
you, you guys always have axes, swords,... are the Middle-Ages an
important thing to you? Are there maybe remarkable things from in
the Czech (or Chechoslovacian) history?
Well, we are inspired by the war spirit of our paganic
ancestors - the Lucans. They were famous as bloodthirsty warriors
and eternal adversaries of Christianity. The castle in our town
Zatec was the center of their empire in the 8 - 12 century. Well,
I know now it's a pretty trend to sing about paganic traditions
etc. But I wrote about this topic already in 1993 (for example
some songs on our 2nd demo) and in that time it was not a trend
for sure! And also we don't care about any fucking pagan god or
mythology... We warship the war spirit of our fathers and their
bloody war against Christianity. But it's not the main reason for
our warlike image... This image is an essential part of Maniac
Butcher! It's close with our lyrics, philosophy, and also our
music... All is very aggressive, extreme,... See, I think there
are two ways how to live your life: to wait for what will happen,
to be part of millions of weak and passive victims - or - to be a
ruler. Life is war! Everybody is responsible for his own life -
to be a warrior or a warrior's slave. It is a part of my
individual philosophy. What is good for me, is good... but it's
hard to explain this in a few words, it's a topic for a book...
And by the way, we were he first Czech band using war paint,
spikes, weapons...etc. I will remember our first
'war-painted'-gigs. Most of the people were totally shocked. Some
people even compared us to KISS...hahaha!
4. You claim to make raw War
Black Metal...what do you think about War and what's the meaning
of it? What would you do if World War III started and would you
mind?
I don't care much about some World War III or some other wars
between two states... My personal war against my personal enemies
is important for me. War and hate are two of the main parts of my
personal philosophy... I spoke about this earlier, so...
5. What do you think of
older bands such as Kreator, Sodom, Destruction, Possessed,
Venom, Celtic Frost,... Did you grow up with these bands or did
you listen to other things when you were a teenager?
Yes, that was just music of our 'childhood'. But we also
listened a lot to old Heavy Metal bands like Running Wild,
Manowar, Helloween, Accept,...
6. Right now you also play
in Nhaavah, but it's the same line-up as the one from the latest
Maniac Butcher CD... What's for you the difference between the
two bands?
Nhaavah is only a special studio-project. The MCD "Kings
of Czech Black Metal" is out now. We recorded it all in my
house, and all was mixed in my computer, also the drums were made
there. we experimented with speed. It's totally the ultimate
massacre! Very extreme music for extreme listeners only!!! I have
never heard such fast and brutal Black Metal yet... It is
definitely not for sweet Cradle of Filth fans, but only for true
Black Metal maniacs. It's limited to 666 tapes and 66 CD's only!!
Soon we'll record new stuff for a split-EP with the German band
Katharsis... It'll be released under the German label Sombre
Records.
7. With Nhaavah you have a
song "Xenophobia", how's the immigration-situation in
your country? Are there a lot of invaders that treathen your own
culture?
Well, there appeared many immigrants during the last 10
years. Hhmmm... I don't think they're a threat for our culture
but the real problem is their big criminality... But I'm not a
racist. Well, I see some differences between black and white
people, but I'm in contact with many people from Asia and South
America, so... The song "Xenophobia" deals with another
topic... I hate 99% of all people -or better said- I feel a
strong detest to their bodies. If I'm together with more than 4
or 5 people in a room, I'm getting pretty grim and furious! I
have some friends, but I hate them if they are nearer than one
meter from my body. Several times I was in an overfull bus or
train... My brain nearly exploded! If I had some machine gun in
my hands in those moments, I would have used it surely!!! The
only accepted physical contact for me, is with some sexy blondes.
For this reason I don't go to pubs and I visit only very few
gigs...
8. Are you against
christianity? What do you think about Buddhism, Zionism,
Islam,..then?
Christianity, islam,... all other religions, and also Nordic,
Greek,...mythology is nothing more than a lie!!! It's good for
feeble-minded slaves, not for me! I am the only God and only
Satan for myself!
9. What would you prefer:
- some cool beers or a horny woman?
- some cool beers or a good porn movie?
- some cool beers or hitting a niggers face?
Alcohol is not that important for me...so the second alternatives seem to be more interesting to me.
10. Have you played live a
lot yet? How were the gigs?
In the past we played many gigs, but during the last 3-4
years we haven't played live so much, because now many
fashion-posers and children visit the gigs in Czechia...
11. Maniac Butcher exists
some years now, never had plans to do some gigs elsewhere in
Europe? For example in Belgium? Do you know Belgium or any good
Belgian bands?
Several times we played in Germany and there are better
conditions for gigs than in Czechia. Few true Metal people...and
many sweet hippies in Cradle of Filth T-Shirts... Well, we got
some proposals for gigs in Belgium, Portugal, Hungary, Croatia...
and also for a tour in Colombia and Ecuador. But to be honest, I
must say we're lazy to go travelling so far. Also, we have wives
and small sons at home, so it's not so easy as it was 5-6 years
ago when we were free and younger, haha... So, Maniac Butcher
nearly became a studio-project. Last year we reveived proposals
for about 30 gigs, but we only played 2 of them. By the way, we
just have been invited to some gig in Belgium for this
summer...it sounds really interesting to us, so maybe you'll be
able to visit our show soon.
12. You may conclude this
interview...
Death or Die!!! Black or Bye - forever!!! Raw War!!!
MANIAC BUTCHER / NHAAVAH /
PUSSY GOD RECORDS:
c/o Radim Hora
Stroupecska, 2144
43801 ZATEC
Czech Republic
e-mail: barbarud@post.cz
website: mujweb.cz/www/ManiacButcher