RITUAL CARNAGE Frontman Says America Has Lost Its Focus

December 22, 2005

Dr. Abner Mality of the Wormwood Chronicles webzine recently conducted an interview with RITUAL CARNAGE frontman Danny Montgomery. An excerpt from the chat follows:

Wormwood Chronicles: Your lyrics on the new album condemn terrorism, but are different because they specifically name Islam as a source of terrorism. Have you gotten any flack because of this?

Danny Montgomery: "Not yet, and frankly I don't care. I have no respect for the religion and its followers. Personally, I am godless, but I lived peacefully amongst Christians and Buddhists for years. If they want to go back to the Dark Ages and live like savages, so be it. If you can't be tolerant like most other religions, then go away! I have gotten flack on every album lyrically, and I kind of expected a lot more from this one. But so far, it's been fairly minimum to none at all."

Wormwood Chronicles: The previous album, "Birth of Tragedy", was very political lyrically and was harsh on America. A lot of things have changed since then. Have your views become even stronger since that album?

Danny Montgomery: "I will simplify and put my political beliefs in layman's terms, I guess. I believe 100% in our constitution and what our forefathers had in mind when they created this great country, but frankly, the present America has lost its focus. I love this place and would not want to live anywhere else on this planet. I guess living in post-9/11 America has changed all of us, and all the blame falls on Islamic extremists. That I have to change my life and surroundings because of these idiots is frustrating. Obviously I released all that frustration and rage on this release!"

Wormwood Chronicles: The world today seems to be under the control of giant corporations. Do you believe them to be terrorists as well?

Danny Montgomery: "I really believe in free markets and becoming successful, and corporations do not bother me. In other words,I may go to Starbucks, but I will never set foot in a WalMart (for obvious reasons!). Just a personal preference. As a matter of fact, I buy most of my clothes and other personal items on eBay, supporting individual entrepneurs in a way. It's like buying a CD, I don't buy it because its popular on the radio, or on MTV, I buy music because I like it. I do think that the car industry and oil industries are corrupt!"

Read the entire interview at www.wormwoodchronicles.com.

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