The cover of the album was designed by Christophe Szpajdel, also known as the lord of the logos, and pictures were taken from Mirko Bettini.ĭo you even have ideas ready for a sophomore album and how does some of the material sound in comparison to Misanthropy? The ideas were always coming from me mainly, and with the help of my friend Fabban, also singer for Aborym, who is a great designer, we pulled out the final ideas for the booklet. Please share with us the layout, what went into the cover and what does the band name Hiss from the Moat stand for? The CD booklet layout is exceptionally well designed. All the instruments have been written with a musical approach and giving space to the vocals which is something that usually doesn’t happen in death metal. Explain to us what makes a good memorable guitar riff?Īll the riffs have been thought not as technical skills to demonstrate on the guitars but as parts of the songs that were sang before executed. I love the stop/start riffing on several of the songs, it’s not just blasting away. Thanks for the nice words, much appreciated. Behemoth is one of the band we’ve got inspirations from, as many others, but seems that people only noticed the Behemoth sound influences. Misanthropy is really a ferocious blend of brutal death metal, with some hints of black metal? Do you agree? I notice some Behemoth like moments and it really is a killer CD, dude good job.Įxactly! We wanted to give a ferocious sound alternated to black metal atmospheres. Maybe one day we’ll be able to become a headliner band, that’s always the goal for every band of course, but now it’s just a space for my creativity. I definitely want to keep Hiss from the Moat separated from Penance and to make the band grow while I’m not busy with them and my other drums projects that I have.
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Paolo from Hour of Penance did all the vocals on Misanthropy as a session singer since I wrote all the lyrics and did all the vocal metrics.ĭo you want the band to stand separate from Hour of Penance and is Hiss from the Moat a full time project or just a studio band? Since the album already featured a Hour of Penance presence with you on board, but HOP’s Paolo also sang on the album… but has since been replaced with Davide Cazzaniga? Will Davide be on the next album and what dynamic vocal range does he add?ĭavide was the first singer of the band and was on The Carved Flesh Message EP, he is no longer in the band now.
We did achieve our goals, the expectation when you write an album is always to sign with labels and tour, we’ve signed to Nuclear Blast and Lacerated Enemy and now we’re planning some tours. All the music is a discharge of anger through blast beats, powerful riffs and a chain of lyrics that despise humans and religion. While writing Misanthropy we wanted to express the anger and disgust we feel for humanity who lies to themselves to justify their failures in life. Show no Mercy Records, instead, printed the first Hiss from the Moat EP The Carved Flesh Message.ĭescribe what went into writing Misanthropy and did you achieve your debut album goals? Since Nuclear Blast distributed the album in digital format, with Lacerated we accorded to do the physical format distribution of the album. I met Zdenek, owner of Lacerated Enemy Records, on tour and he listened to Misanthropy and liked it. How did the deal come about with Lacerated Enemy Records and is it just for one album? Apparently they put out the physical CD, but are you now on Show no Mercy Records? Hiss from the Moat is a project in which we can freely express ourselves in obscure atmospheres and we want to spread our anger all over the world with our songs and devastating shows. In 2010 me and Jack (guitar player) decided to write new stuff and ended up writing Misanthropy. After we started touring around our country and Europe some members of the band got proposals form bigger bands and dedicated their time to other projects, ending up to put Hiss from the Moat in a period of stand by. Hiss from the Moat has been one of my first projects and it was started in 2006/2007. So, James, how long have you been doing this for and what do you hope to accomplish with Hiss From the Moat?
Read on for the interview with James Payne. If you love brutal and well played music that has hints of Hour of Penance, Behemoth, as well as the brutal Italian death metal scene, Hiss From The Moat needs to be in your collection at once. Hiss From the Moat drummer James Payne is also the new drummer for Hour of Penance, however the interview focuses on Hiss From The Moat.
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