Wassup Necrodios? How's it hanging?

Jericho: It's OK. Everything is pretty much on the right track. We have a bunch of shows coming up, an EP to track, and tons of songs to finish writing.
Kaveh: You know, just chillin' in tha hood, spittin' some madd rhymes!
Carlos: I'm doing OK. Don't know about the other comrades.

What brought four dudes together in the name of metal under the banner of Necrodios?

J: We are brought together in the name of Metal under the banner of Sardonic Fate by the power of Jet's myspace message to Kaveh saying that ‘We are looking for a drummer.' Then we changed our name to Necrodios.
K: MORE BLAST BEATS!
C: I joined Necrodios after Jules (ex-bassist) left, so for my part all I could say is what made me accept to join Necrodios was due to their goal of creating brutal songs with brutal musicians. Each individual in the group has awesome influences, therefore taking the band to the next level each time we progress with more brutal and kickass heavy fast songs, plus they had an empty slot for a bassist so I jumped in.

Would you consider Necrodios a multinational band?

J: Of course we are. Kaveh looks like he's from Israel, Carlos from Mexico, Jet from China, and I from Mongolia. Technically we are all Canadians because we have our citizenship here and the Philippines recently prohibited dual citizenship status.
K: Yes, I know it started as a Filipino band, but it's pretty multinational now although I hope the music never becomes too cosmopolitan.
C: Yep, we're all from a different ethnicity. Kaveh's Persian/Iranian but looks like a Jew, Jet and Jericho are Filipino, and I'm Spanish. We live in Canada, man, hahahaha. It's like smarties in the gutter-Yeah!

Jericho, you're Jet's older brother. Do you happen to know a certain Gary (Lavos Beckon singer) from UST?

J: Yes, I know Gary of Lavos Beckon. He used to be a schoolmate from UST. I never actually knew him or talked to him when we were in UST but I used to see him hanging around the corner with his huge headphones, Slayer t-shirt, barbwire necklace, and eye shadow. Hahahaha. I only heard about his band from a friend who got blown away by their performance. My friend said ‘Puta pare lupet nung tinugtog nila yung ‘The Trooper' tapos pinanis nila lahat ng ibang banda.' Anyway, along with Bane, Archaic Argot, and End of Man, they are one of the first bands we invited to join filipinometal.com. And up to now, they are still one of the active members in the site. So yeah, MORE POWER AND MORE METAL GARY!

How come you're the vocalist? Can't Jet sing?

J: I am the vocalist because Jet is lazy. It's been an ongoing fight between the two of us. Pero talo ako kasi ayaw talaga niyang kumanta! Well, he sings here and there but I think he should be fronting this band. Here's a typical conversation between the two us--
(Jet) Pucha tapusin mo na yung mga lyrics, blahblahblahblah.
(Jericho) Tangina ako na nga nag so-solo ako pa kakanta!

Do the two of you (meaning ikaw at si Jet) hone you guitar chops together?

J: No, not really, I usually teach him a couple of techniques when he asks but we never really hone guitar chops together. Like I said, he's lazy. Why do you think his website takes such a freakin' long-ass time to be updated?

What does ‘Necro' mean? Of course I know there's ‘god' in your name but what does ‘Necrodios' mean? Dead god?

J: God is dead, dead God . . . As far as I know we are all atheists. A lot of people made a big fuss about us changing our name from Sardonic Fate to Necrodios saying the word ‘necro' was overused and Sardonic Fate is so original, blahblahblah. We named our band Necrodios because it is a common atheistic philosophy that each member shares.
K: I raise my fist to the sky and swear the ancient oath of black! The lambs shall bleed. Eternally bleed! Your fucking god is dead and shall forever be!
C: Yes, it translates as ‘dead god' or ‘god of the dead,' pretty much in Latin. I'm Spanish so right away it means either, unless you're mispronouncing it like ‘neck-rodeo,' hahaha!

Give me your recording history right now, dammit!

J: We recorded our first EP (Sardonic Fate). The EP was a very experimental album because the songs ranged from Melodic Death to Grindcore. It really didn't have any direction with regards to what genre. We just wanted to play Metal and record it. Now that we've recorded our second EP we've pretty much eliminated Melodic Death Metal influences in our songs. (Except for the song FWTSO10000W which is purely Melodic Death.)

Why bother with a new EP when you can just release a first album instead?

J: That's because the old songs don't fit with the new ones like ‘Sardonic Fate' and ‘Nokturne Rights' are Melodic Death with groovy and catchy riffs. We can't possibly put them in an album with our new songs. I guess you'll hear the difference when you ehar the EP. And by the way, we'll record a full-length album this year, yay!!!
K: The new EP material is much heavier so it wouldn't fit with the old songs on the same album, we're writing more songs though.
C: We need to hone our collective chops to see how we deliver music. I guess the EP is pretty much the next level but still a rough draft. This way our first album will include some songs from the EP (including new ones on the works) but they'll be rearranged, or something's been added to them, or just re-recorded with better sound quality.

I envy the band's long hair. How long did it take to grow it and how do you care for it?

J: For me it's been three years. It's hard to take care of your long hair especially in the harsh Canadian winters.

I can see you have high quality instruments. How much does a Jackson flying-v cost and where can I buy one (in Toronto)?

J: My Jackson KKV10 is a gift from my parents. I think it cost about $600. You can do your own conversion to pesos, hahahaha. It's not actually that hard to find. I have a lot of friends in the Philippines who have way better equipment. And even though I'm here hirap pa rin ako bumile.

What's the underground like in Missisaugua (spelling?)?

J: Mississauga underground scene? Hmmm . . . I've heard of a few Mississauga Metal bands but it's not really a scene.
C: I don't live there.

Can you describe the neighborhood where you live?

J: During the summer you have townhouses with lots of hot chicks running around in their short shorts. When its winter there's mind numbing cold, only three hours of sun, and 10,000 fat guys shoveling the snow.
K: Thug Life!
C: I live on the west side of York where it's pretty much ghetto so I'd keep my valuables at home if I were you, hehehehe. And if you have a bulletproof vest that's a bonus!

What is the most lovable characteristic of each Necrodios member?

J: Elbavol.
K: Metal bands are not ‘lovable'! My hobby is slaying baby seals, got it?
C: I think ‘lovable' is just pushing it too far. All I have to say is, they're brutal!

What's going on in the lives of each member outside Necrodios?

J: Well, I work at a Psychiatric Emergency Unit. What else? Hmmm . . . Holy shit! I have no life!
K: Two other bands and work.
C: I'm a damn baker. I bake lots of bread in the oven of Satan. Plus I also play bass for Valkyrie's Cry.

I'm a real asshole for asking this but I can't help myself: Did Kaveh's family family flee Iran 30 years ago to escape the Islamic revolution there?

J: Kaveh is our mighty Persian blacksmith.
K: Why do you feel like an asshole for asking? It's true although It was more of an ‘immigration' than ‘fleeing' and it happened about seven years ago. It had something to do with my parents' previous involvements with the Iranian Communist parties.
C: Hahahaha! Oh, the Jew drummer? Yeah, he's Iranian but he kinda looks like a Jew. From what I know Kaveh and his famly left Iran due to his parents political views (they're Socialists) so to avoid persecution from the hardcore nuclear Muslim country they came to Canada.

What's the significance of the number 10,000 to Heavy Metal? Disturbed has ‘10,000 Fists'; Testament has ‘10,000 Thrones' from the ‘Demonic' album; Iced Earth has ‘10,000 Strong' off their last release; You guys have a demo about 10,000 warriors- What's going on?

J: I guess 10,000 sounds just about right. Kapag 1000 parang ang konti, 100,000 naman parang ang haba, while 1,000, 000 is quite impossible.
K: If you asked me that question in person I would've stabbed you in the eye!
C: Well, 10,000 is a big damn number. Anyone can put ‘Forged with the souls of Infinite Warriors' or something like that, but to me 10,000 is still a badass number. I really don't know because I don't write lyrics, hahahaha.

How extensive is the band's knowledge when it comes to creating original music?

J: When it comes to original music Jet and I are the primary comPOSERS in the band. We're not formally trained in musical composition or music itself. I guess our songs are primarily ‘based on our influences. Not directly copied or ripped, but you know, the feel for the song, the heaviness . . .
C: Well, I have yet to finish a couple of songs for the future Necrodios album. It's Jericho and Jet who pretty much write the guitar riffs and we follow from there and add our parts in to broaden the songs.

Name five things Canada has better than the United States.

J: Beer, we have fewer Americans, we have fewer Mexicans, George Bush isn't the head of our state, and the

families of terrorists live here so they won't attack us!
K: We have no George Bush. (Multiply five times.)
C: Beer, girls, food, a bit more freedom, and last but not least-Metal!

What does Ecuador and the Philippines have in common?

J: I guess we were colonized by Spain?
C: We share a Spanish heritage. Both countries were subdued by the Spaniards long ago. Ecuadorian natives (the Incas) were slaughtered, raped, pillaged, beaten, killed, you name it. They're pretty assimilated now. The same story with the Philippines, which goes to show why the majority of Filipinos have Spanish names or somewhat other Latin-based names.

What does it take for a migrant- myself for example- to cope with the harsh Canadian winter?

J: Uhhh . . . A warm and thick jacket, people to drink with, a Metal band of course, and a hot chick.
K: Don't shave your balls.
C: Buy a damn coat and a bottle of vodka and enjoy it while it lasts, in time you will get used to it, I know I did.

If I were like you- a Filipino transplanted to Canada- what are the coolest things about being a metalhead in that part of the world?

J: I guess it's the shows, daming tumugtog ditong sikat at malufet na banda.

My pirated CD's are arranged alphabetically in a specially made cardboard box/rack beside my CD player. Where do you keep your CD's?

J: I keep them in the car. Sabog-sabog sila dun sa glove compartment.
C: All over the place.

How do you mend a broken heart?

J: Coronary artery bypass? Well, it actually depends on where the infarction is.
K: Super glue?
C: Drink booze, listen to music, workout, create music, party, or find a chick to bang. I actually don't know. I'm not the one for this type of question even though I typed something for it.

Does Kaveh know any bad words in Farsi*?

K: ‘Madarjendeh ammato gaaydam.'
C: What the hell is Farsi?!

How about useful phrases in Farsi like ‘good morning', ‘I love you'?

K: It's ‘salam bacheh kooni' and ‘kiram too koset.'

If I want to be the second coming of Dave Lombardo, what do I have to do and how long will it take before I can call myself a virtuoso?

K: Nothing can replace constant practice, but it's also good to have a couple of asshole Death Metal guitarists who always push you to play faster and better. I still have blisters from the last practice!

*Kung sa Pilipinas Tagalog, sa Iran Farsi. Gets?

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