VISION OF DISORDER To Enter Studio Next Month

Horns Up Rocks conducted an interview with vocalist Tim Williams of reactivated Long Island, New York hardcore/metallers VISION OF DISORDER after the band's August 20, 2010 headlining performance at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. Watch the chat below.

When asked about the progress of the songwriting sessions for VISION OF DISORDER's next studio album, Williams said, "We've been in the studio. We've been a little lackadaisical, kind of a little too laid back, and it's taken a little bit longer to get it done, but I think we really wrote some really, really special songs. I think the V.O.D. fan — that's who we are catering to; it would be cool if we picked up some new ones, but if we don't, whatever. I think we wrote some really great songs that the V.O.D. kids are really gonna dig."

On the topic of the band's recording plans, Williams said, "We're gonna go in and we're only gonna record five songs for now, 'cause we really don't feel like we're in the proper headspace to really push out a whole record, even though we have the material to do so. We wanna do five songs and then let our management properly shop the songs."

He added, "We're not looking for a big deal, but we're looking for the right deal for the band at this juncture of our career, and we don't feel like we're in the proper headspace to record 11 or 12 songs at the moment. So we're going in in about three weeks and doing five of our best fucking songs we have and we're gonna shop them out proper. Then later in the fall, probably about Christmas time, we're gonna do a string of shows.

"There's no reason why this record should not be out early next year. We just wanna record these songs so we get the right deal in place. And we already have one offer that's dope, and we'll see what happens. Hopefully we'll be recording in the winter, and then it'll be out."

Regarding the lyrical approach that he is taking with the new VISION OF DISORDER material, Williams said, "I've gotta be honest, I haven't really dug into the lyrics just yet. A lot of it has to do with where I'm at right now in my life, or maybe what I've gone through over the last couple of years, which has been a very, very trying time — cleaning up my act...

"BLOODSIMPLE [Williams' band that existed from 2002 to 2008 that released two full-length albums through Bullygoat Records, a Warner Bros. imprint founded by Chad Gray, vocalist for MUDVAYNE and HELLYEAH] was a real high wave, and that wave crashed or ended for a number of different reasons. To pull yourself out of that and get back on track takes a long time. So I've gotta really sit down and get good versions of the songs, go away for like a week, get on my motorcycle and really dig in deep.

"I know this is an important record, so it's gonna take some heart to really dig in. I'm older now, there's more distractions in life, it's hard to really write proper lyrics, but that's what I have to do — I can't just throw lyrics on a page just to say, 'Oh, I'm hard, and these are the streets now,' and tell it how it is, but I haven't gotten there yet, so I don't know how it's gonna be . . . I wanna definitely dig in deep, try and sing about some different things.

"I'm really gonna focus on a lot of the singing elements on this record, which there isn't that many, but when they do hit, they're gonna be sick. And that's what I'm looking forward to doing. I've screamed my entire life, and there'll be plenty of fucking screaming, but I really think my singing voice has evolved once again. It's gonna be cool. It's gonna be interesting."

Two early working songtitles that may or may not end up on the forthcoming VISION OF DISORDER album are "Annihilator" and "Be Up On It".

VISION OF DISORDER's show at the Gramercy Theatre marked the band's first live performance since last October when VISION OF DISORDER opened for SLIPKNOT in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

VISION OF DISORDER's last studio album, "From Bliss to Devastation", came out in 2001 via TVT Records.