Ind: What does your band name mean? It sounds pretty gloomy!
Stanislav Chernysh: Hello everybody, and first of all, old school fans! Well, initially we meant something like "dirty reality" or "obscure reality," but later on we switched from melodic death metal to brutal, and I think "exorbitance" is a fitting word for that kind of music.
Ind: How and why did you pick this genre? Death metal isn't as popular as it was in the early '90s, though many new death metal bands still keep appearing.
Stanislav Chernysh: We don't care much about popularity — we believe in the underground, and extreme music has always been our favourite. Since we first picked up our instruments, we knew that death metal was our thing. Sure, any genre has its peak of popularity, but that's no reason to drop it. I feel that metal music still has a considerable demand nowadays.
Ind: But death metal has also changed considerably. As I see it, you're more into old school.
Stanislav Chernysh: Yeah, I appreciate classic death metal, or maybe modern classic, which is more emotionally rich — check out fresh Czech and Polish stuff! Classic death metal is also very distinctive and original, which I value. The new modern death metal experiments are just not to my liking, except SOILWORK, which is perfect indeed.
Ind: I can't say our death metal bands have been a big success, and new bands face more and more difficulties. Do you think you'll be successful someday? Do you have big expectations?
Stanislav Chernysh: Well, yeah, our bands have never been lucky and have very often had tight budgets to produce quality recordings. Still, many of them had brilliant ideas and their music was fantastic, so I'd take the imperfect sound of TALES OF DARKNORD over the refined THRONE OF CHAOS any day. As for hopes and expectations — I just don't waste my time on hopes. I set my plans, expect no support, and just do what needs to be done.
Ind: What are you doing then?
Stanislav Chernysh: We've prepared a demo in 2003 which includes studio and live tracks, and we're sending out promos. We also play a lot of gigs and organize the BRUTAL FUCKING Fest, and we're thinking about doing a BRUTAL FUCKING Open Air as well.
Ind: Yeah, playing gigs is very important. But you also have to record your stuff properly. Otherwise there's no band if you haven't got an album.
Stanislav Chernysh: Two band members are trying really hard — Morbus and me. The rest aren't as eager. Well, we save up money, compose good songs, buy instruments, check out various studios, and look into drum machines.
Ind: OK, then you'll start full-scale promotion.
Stanislav Chernysh: Of course. I'll be searching for a deal and sending tons of promos abroad, distributing our flyers, and touring.
Ind: Aha, so you mentioned "abroad." Then you'd better be original enough to kick ass!
Stanislav Chernysh: There's no need to be too original. We intend to be powerful, energetic, and evil. We want to be really brutal with the vocals, fast with the guitars, and beautiful with the solos.
Ind: Many top-class bands have disbanded or split up. Why do these things happen? It can't be because they achieved everything.
Stanislav Chernysh: It might be a dirty trick. I'm very frustrated whenever I hear that this or that band has split up and its former members have quit metal music.
Ind: Let's finish the interview with your festival. I think it's a good launching pad for your band and a positive experience.
Stanislav Chernysh: Right, a launching pad — good way to put it. We started in October 2003, and this April we're holding the third edition, which means BRUTAL FUCKING Fest is a well-established gig supported by many fanzines. I hope foreign zines will get interested too. We've agreed to hold our festival every quarter. The goal is to promote various underground bands, find more fans, and establish as many contacts as possible. Everyone interested — get in touch!