TERROR Frontman SCOTT VOGEL: 'I Wanna Play To Anyone At Anytime, Any Place'

Frontman Scott Vogel of 21st century hardcore leaders TERROR recently took time out from his busy touring schedule with CHIMAIRA, DIVINE HERESY, and KATAKLYSM to sit down with MetalSucks to discuss the tour, the band's new EP, their relationship with former label Trustkill Records and what Japanese hardcore crowds are like. An excerpt from the chat follows:

MetalSucks: So you guys just put out a new EP, "Rhythm Amongst the Chaos". How did that come about?

Vogel: It came about due to the fact that our label, Trustkill, um… y'know, we had wanted to, maybe two years ago, do the EP. It's a tiny label that put it out, Reaper Records, one of our really good friends, and our label [Trustkill] wasn't so into the idea of us doing [the EP] with another label. So we've recently put out an album on Trustkill, fulfilled our contract, and we're free to do what we want now. So we did it really kind of DIY — we recorded it in our drummer's studio, like where we record our demos, and, y'know, put it out on a tiny label with our friends for fun.

MetalSucks: And you have some cool guest appearances on it…

Vogel: Vinnie Paz from the JEDI MIND TRICK… I don't know if anyone here at MetalSucks listens to hip-hop — maybe they actually do if the site is called "MetalSucks" (laughs)… Um, JEDI MIND TRICK is a hip-hop group from Philly, and he's our friend and he loves hardcore and he loves metal and we just thought it'd be cool if, instead of having him rap, we had him actually scream and he sounded great so…

MetalSucks: So speaking of metal sucking, you guys are definitely unique to this tour in that you're the only hardcore band on the bill. Do you feel like the line between metal and hardcore are dissolving now?

Vogel: Well, we've done some tours, y'know, we've played with BEHEMOTH, we've played with all sorts of bands… we're very open minded. I mean, I listen to everything from SLAYER to HOT WATER MUSIC to GANG STAR and everything in between. Y'know, we're definitely kind of the fish out of water on this tour, and I know there will be some people that will come to the shows that don't really wanna hear us, which is totally fine with me — there's a lot of bands I don't wanna hear — but, y'know, I wanna play to anyone at anytime, any place. I definitely don't wanna come to New York every time and play to the same people — that kind of defeats the purpose of making music, so… it's a really good opportunity for us, and I just have fun, y'know? So we're definitely down for whatever.

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