Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Derelict was formed in 2005 from the remains of some of the original members’ previous band. We took the name from the song ‘Flames of the Righteous’ off our debut album. The song was originally called ‘Derelict’ but we liked it as a band name.

We were very active in the live scene around Canada from 2005 to 2013. We toured the country several times in that period and released three full-length albums and an EP. Our 2012 album, ‘Perpetuation’, got us nominated at the Canadian Independent Music Awards in the same category as Devin Townsend. He won, but we were stoked just to have been mentioned alongside him.

Sometime in 2013, our then-drummer was dealing with a double tennis elbow and needed some time to heal. This came right around the same period where we were hit with several bouts of bad luck, like having festivals cancel on us at the last minute, or others simply not paying us. Several of us got discouraged and after going full-tilt for eight years, we put the band on ice.

We never said never about continuing, but it wasn’t until 2021 that Max and I were chatting about guitar. We decided to see what it would feel like to write a Derelict song together after all that time. We ended up reuniting the ‘Perpetuation’ recording lineup to put out ‘Clear Cut’, a single that we released on the ten-year anniversary of ‘Perpetuation’.

From there, we just continued writing and quickly found ourselves with a full-length album. Jordan bowed out and we were joined by Tommy McKinnon on drums. The other major difference is that all four of us live in different time zones across the world, so we write and record remotely. That said, it all went very well and we’re very proud of ‘Versus Entropy’, which we just released this June of 2024.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

The band formed in Montreal, Quebec. Max and I met in university there. Seb is from Switzerland but lived in Montreal for a while and played in Augury’s live lineup at the time. We met him then and he became our bass player later on. Tommy has been in many bands like Neuraxis and Akurion, and is also from Montreal. We had met a few times and we reached out to him when we needed a new drummer. He was our first choice, and happily, he accepted.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

We’re heavily influenced by the Quebec scene with bands like Cryptopsy, Neuraxis, Beneath the Massacre, Augury, Kataklysm, Quo Vadis, and more making up some of our core influences. We also incorporate a fair amount of American death metal, specifically the early tech-death pioneers like Death and Atheist. A range of modern bands like Lamb of God, The Faceless, Revocation, and Decapitated also influence us quite a bit.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I started playing guitar at age 13 and writing my own music almost right away. My feelings about being a musician have changed over time, but I’ve come to believe that making any kind of art is inherent to humans. The way our system works causes us to evaluate the validity of an activity on if it can earn money, and that’s a shame because art is valid whether or not it’s profitable. In our case, Derelict does not make us any money. If it did, that would be great, but I wouldn’t change what we do to make that possible. I believe in the music we make. We all have other careers beyond this. For me, that’s being a mental health therapist.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

I’m currently getting to know the new Extinction AD album. So far, some of my favourites from 2024 have been Ulcerate, Vitriol, Evergrey, and Wormwitch. I’m really looking forward to the new Nile album, too.

Do you sing in the shower?

Once in a while, if I’m in a particularly good mood.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

I’d love to play at any big outdoor European festival.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

I don’t have one favourite, but here are a few that are undeniable classics in my mind and continue to influence me:

Megadeth – Rust In Peace

Lamb of God – As the Palaces Burn

Nile – Annihilation of the Wicked

Death – The Sound of Perseverance

Cryptopsy – None So Vile

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

No, because I don’t think we should ever feel guilty for liking what we like. I listen to a fair amount of hip hop, like Killer Mike and J Cole, and I’m also into some slow alt jazz stuff, like Bohren and der Club of Gore and Black Chamber.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

Pantera (the original lineup), Death with Chuck, and Motorhead.

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

It was Metallica’s …And Justice For All. I was nine years old. I liked the Black Album, but at first, Justice freaked me the hell out. The lyrics are really heavy and dark for a child’s mind. I think it influenced me a lot. I wasn’t able to stomach it for the first few years and only pulled it back out when I was 11. I don’t have the CD any longer though; I’m all digital for music now.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Just that I’m immensely appreciative to anyone who has ever given us a listen. Making music is just about sharing emotion and creativity, and having people pay attention is very validating.

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

For music, it’s Bandcamp: http://derelictmetal.bandcamp.com

For merch, it’s https://derelictmetal.threadless.com/

Our Youtube has some cool stuff on it, https://www.youtube.com/derelictmetal

And of course good old Facebook, Instagram, and Linktree:

https://www.facebook.com/DerelictMetal

https://www.instagram.com/derelictmetal

https://linktr.ee/derelictmetal

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Thanks for the interview! It’s much appreciated.

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

• This project came together when I decided to take a bunch of music I had written for a couple of failed bands and release them under my own name. I treat it as a vehicle for me to be able to make pretty much whatever I want.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

• I’ve known myself since birth! Many of my guest performers and collaborators are old friends and colleagues from college.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

• I got into music via classic rock and metal, particularly Pink Floyd and Iron Maiden. Nowadays, I take a lot of ideas from bands like Periphery, Tesseract, Monuments, Meshuggah… but my love for the more modern styles of “classical” music (as well as Bach and his counterpoint) informs a lot of my decisions when it comes to harmony and shape.

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

• No, I didn’t really care much about music until high school. I was sure I would end up as an engineer or something.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

• I’ve been listening to a lot of synthwave lately – particularly The Midnight’s Days of Thunder and GUNSHIP’s Unicorn. On the metal side, Monuments’ In Stasis and Allagaeon’s Damnum have been putting in a lot of work for me.

Do you sing in the shower?

• Occasionally, usually when I’m making a token effort to practice my solfege or trying to work out an idea.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

• I’ve always thought the Orpheum in Boston was a cool theatre.

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

• Man, that’s a difficult question. If you force me to name one, it’ll change every day. Today, it’s probably War of Being by Tesseract.

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

• I don’t feel guilty about any of the music I like. Although there are some bands like Dragonforce and Sabaton that do one specific kinda silly thing and are the only place where I can get that thing.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

• I’ve always thought a bill with Leprous, Gojira, and Meshuggah would be awesome.

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

• I’m honestly not sure. It might have been Shinedown’s Leave a Whisper.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

• Thanks for listening! Hope you like the EP!

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

• Website: https://www.manuelbarbara.com/
• Instagram/TikTok: @8stringalchemy
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@8stringalchemy

We, at Metal Planet Media, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

• I hope everyone has as much fun listening to Whisper as I had making it. Also, go check out Necronomicon Ex Mortis, my death metal band, and The Airborn Sealife Podcast, where I and two other metal nerds talk about music for 45 minutes every week.

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Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Insurrection is a metal band from Gatineau, Quebec. Formed over 20 years ago (2003), the band is known for their intense and energetic performances. Their sound is a unique twist of groovy death metal mixed with a healthy dose of thrash energy. . The band has released several albums, including “Prologue” (2008), “Fracture” (2010), “Prototype” (2013), and “Extraction” (2017). Their music often addresses social and political themes through bilingual lyrics in both English and French. The band has gained a notable reputation on stage throughout Canada with tours covering coast to coast, including performances at festivals such as Montebello Rockfest, Trois-Rivières Metalfest and Decimate Metalfest.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

We are all around the Gatineau/Ottawa region. The local scene is small, so everybody knows each other. Everyone in the band has played with one another in another band in the past so we already knew each other.

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

Misery Index, Testament, Nevermore, Bloodbath, Decapitated. Just some good groovy death metal!

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

I always jammed with friends or bands. As soon as I touched my first guitar, my buddy in high school got himself a drum kit and we started a band. Soon after I joined another band and a couple years later, I started jamming with my guys in Insurrection!

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

I’ve been listening to some cheesy 80’s rock this summer. Whitesnake, H.E.A.T. self-titled and the new Unleash the Archers album were all on repeat for a couple of month.

Do you sing in the shower?

Yes. All the time.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

We played Club Soda a while ago which is a big venue in Montreal. I would definitely love to play there again!

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

Abbey Road. I love the Beatles. But who doesn’t?

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

My guilty pleasure is Rap. I’ve been listening to Killer Mike’s new album while writing this interview.

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

The Beatles featuring Dr Dre

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

Ride the Lightning and yes, it’s in a box somewhere in my dad’s attic.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Just a huge thank you for always showing up and supporting us throughout all the years!

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

Website

https://insurrectionmetal.com/

Facebook

https://facebook.com/insurrectionmetal

X

https://twitter.com/InsurrectionCAN

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/insurrectionCAN

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/insurrectionmetal

Bandcamp

https://insurrectioncanada.bandcamp.com/

iTunes

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/insurrection/1266049641

We, at Metal Planet Media, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

Just another big thank you to everyone who’s ever taken the time to support us one way or another!!! Hope to see you all on the road this fall!

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Michael Decker answering Questions

Can you tell us about the origin of the band name, a history of the band and a little bit about the various members?

Michael Decker – Vocals/Rhythm Guitar and last original founding member

Mike Marino – Bass

Rob Henx- Lead Guitar (Newest Member after recording)

Carlos Ojeda – Drums

The name originated with our first vocalist, while we were searching for a band name back in 2008, he kinda just blurted out the name while we were driving to jam…we immediately knew that was it. We made as one word BORNBROKEN for all online stuff back then.

The history is long as we have had plenty of turnover in the band lineup over the years.  People grow up and tastes change, but we feel we have a really strong lineup for this latest release, we have all been playing music since we were kids, so it’s all in our blood.

We have 3 albums including the last out now and a couple of singles since 2013, our sound has evolved into what we are now. We play what we want, which I feel makes the music and lyrics come across more authentic.

Are you all from the same area? How did you get together as a band?

Mike and I are from Montreal, Carlos is from Mexico and Rob is from Brazil

Who are your favourite artists/bands and how have they influenced your own sound?

A. There are too many new great bands coming out, we try to listen to them all, but sometimes it’s the old tried and true bands from our youth that keep coming back that really keep influencing us ( Slayer, Pantera, Machine Head, Chimiara, Old Metallica, Biohazard, Exodus, Testament to name a few)

Did you always have the ambition to be a musician and in a band or did you originally have other plans?

Yes it’s what we all always wanted to do, from a young age. I feel every musician will say the same thing.

What songs or albums are on your current playlist?

I’m listening to a lot of Paleface Swiss and Spite right now, but there is so much it’s hard not to jump the flavour of the day.

Do you sing in the shower?

No, I try to shut my brain off, but it never works

Do you have any plans for the band for this year and into next year?

The plan is to never give up and keep this band alive till we can’t do it anymore.

If you could play at any venue in the world where would you choose?

We have all played a couple of major festivals going back to 97’ with all of our past bands. Right now there are plenty of great new festivals coming out, it would be nice to get on a summer run of them all…

Do you have a favourite album? If so, what is it?

It always comes back to BURN MY EYES-Machine Head

Do you have any guilty pleasure songs/albums?

I really like Pain of Salvation and King’s X

If you were putting together the greatest show on earth, who would be playing?

They are already being put together, but I guess it would be a show where all genres could come together, Pop, Country, Top 40, RnB, Rap, Metal etc. It could introduce a lot of people to styles that they are not usually familiar with or listen to. Check your egos at the gate…

Can you remember the first album you bought with your own money? What was it and do you still have it?

I was already listening to a lot of music from the 70’s early 80’s my family had on LPs they were into a lot of cool music, so maybe it helped.

Level 42- World Machine, loved the groove and melody in it,  I soon switched gears after that to Slayer/Metallica/ and every other metal band I could get my hands on, glam/thrash/speed it didn’t matter if it was a great time for music.

no, I do not still have it, I had a fire at my house when I was 15 and lost of all my cassette collection and music gear, that was a hard day for a young musician.

As your fans will be reading this, is there any message you would like to send out to them?

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, without you, we are playing to ourselves. You make it all worthwhile when we hear from all of you around the world, saying what you like about our music and how it has helped you out during tough times.

Finally, let us know all your social media sites so your fans, old and new, can find and follow/like you!

1. https://linktr.ee/bornbroken

We, at Metal Planet Media, would like to thank you for your time. Is there is anything further that you would like to add?

I will answer for all the members of the Band. we all have been doing it since we were kids, When the eternal flame of slayer burns deep inside your soul, what else do you do…. You Express it through Music. It’s who we are and how people know us and how we would like to be remembered.

Take care and thank you for the interview!

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