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- HATE ETERNAL INTERVIEW -
Live interview with Erik Rutan by Mark Howitt
 Mark Howitt - So how has the tour been thus far?
Erik Rutan - The shows have been great man. All the shows with Hatebreed have been fuckin' awesome. Phenomenal shows, some of the best of my career. Canada's been killer.
MH - That's great. I understand that you produce your own albums with Hate Eternal. Have you recorded any other bands besides your own?
ER - Yeah, I recorded Krisiun's 'Conquerers of Armageddon album, Internecine, Dim Mak, Dying Light, Massacre...I got a band Eternal Suffering coming in in December. Premonitions of War. I've done about 13 records now. I got about 5 more coming.
MH - So obviously you'll always produce all of the Hate Eternal records?
ER - Oh yeah. I love doing the Hate Eternal stuff.
MH - Yeah, it's pretty good production I must say. Are you a part of Morbid Angel anymore?
ER - No... I'm not part of Morbid Angel anymore. I helped write Domination and toured for the other two albums. Wrote a bit of Gateways to Annihiliation, but I'm not part of their new album.
MH - So you're totally done with Morbid Angel?
ER - Well not in a bad way, not like that. We're still friends and things. I'm just doing Hate Eternal full time now.
MH - So what are your biggest influences musically, for the style of technical music you play?
ER - Slayer. They're probably my biggest influence. And before that it was like Iron Maiden. I loved Iron Maiden growing up.
MH - What is your opinion on the Black/Death Metal scene today? Do you think it's growing, like more people are getting into it as the years go on?
ER - I think Death Metal is always gonna be here. There's nothing you can do to stop Death Metal. As long as bands like us and Nile and fuckin' Krisiun and all the old legendary bands like Morbid Angel, Deicide, and Cannibal Corpse still do our thing. I don't think that Death Metal is meant to be a popular form of music.
MH - I find that it is getting a bit more popular lately, like a lot more people are getting into it and hearing it.
ER - Oh yeah, but it's not like popping in a Staind record or Linkin Park. It's never going to be like that, but that's why there's a lot of Death Metal bands that are very loyal.
MH - What do you think the most memorable touring experience has been throughout the years?
ER - Probably this one, because Hatebreed are probably some of the coolest fuckin' guys I've ever met.They're one of the easiest to tour with, and Jamie the singer went out of his way to bring us on this tour so we can get exposed to Hatebreed fans, playing our music, and to show them loyalty between Hardcore and more underground bands. Even though we come from different genres we all share something in common, and that's what it's trying to prove. I'm glad he hooked us up.
MH - It definitely gives you new exposure.
ER - Yeah. Exposure to people that we would have never played for before.
MH - So what does the future hold for Hate Eternal fans?
ER - Well right now we're just between tours. We're doing nothing but touring right now. We got a main support slot with Deicide and Krisiun after this. We're also headlining Europe with Dying Fetus and Deeds of Flesh for like two months. So we'll probably do a new record sometime next year.
MH - Well, thanks for the time. Its been great talking metal with you.
ER - Yeah man, thanks.
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- HATEBREED INTERVIEW -
Live interview with Chris Beattie by Mark Howitt
 Mark Howitt - So what do you think of the Metal Scene here in Sudbury?
Chris Beattie - It's good man. We're all having a good time except for the fuckin' border and all that bullshit. That sucks a fat dick.
MHYeah, there have been a lot of border problems since the terrorist incidents and all that shit. They're being more strict now.
CB - Yeah, but it's still a bunch of bullshit though.
MH - I bet. Do you think that Hatebreed will ever play Sudbury again at all, when you guys come back to Canada?
CB - What's the name of this place?
MH - Sudbury
CB - I thought it was Sadsberry or something, but ya of course we'd play here again.
MH - I like the fact that you guys are a band that aren't afraid to play small places, you guys get your name out that way. I was talking with the guys from Cephalic Carnage and Hate Eternal and they said that Hatebreed was right cool to play with because you're into all types of metal, not only your own style.
CB - Oh yeah. We grew up listening to it.
MH - So do you have any favourite bands?
CB - I listen to everything man, like Entombed, Carcass, Crowbar, Slayer. Madball I grew up listening to.
MH - What do you think of the band Acid Bath?
CB - Acid Bath? I never really got into them that much.
MH - They were pretty good. They have a unique style.
CB - That's more like grind ain't it?
MH - No... it's really mellow acoustic doomy metal stuff. It has Sammy from Goatwhore and Crowbar in it, Dax Riggs.
CB - Oh alright, yeah. Goatwhore rules man!
MH - You guys are going on tour with Slayer soon?
CB - Yeah... In two weeks. After this tour.
MH - Fuck, that's gotta be amazing. Slayer are like the Gods of Metal.
CB - It's gonna be a good tour... a great tour.
MH - You guys are looking forward to that I take it?
CBOh yeah, Fuck yeah!
MH - How was Ozzfest? Did you guys like playing that?
CB - Yeah. We did our thing. It was cool. We only had 25 minute sets, but that's about it. I think we only came here once at Ozzfest in Toronto. The shows were huge so it's cool.
MH - Yeah. Well thanks for the insight, good to see you here.
CB - Yeah talk to ya later.
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