Mass Hypnosia
By: CorixHello Karl, how are you and the rest of the band? What’s spinning on your player rightnow?
Greetings to No Bullshit Zine!It’s an honor to be interviewed by the zine. I’m spinning a record from Brazil the band’s name is Blastthrash.
I can’t find any information of your band, so I would like to ask your band bio, how you guys form and when? Just a short one.
The MH lineup is reformed in 2009 after my son reached 2years old. I just want to play again after I met my bassist Emman. He invited me to jam in his rental studio located in Cogeo. Me, Emman and Glenn are friends during 90’s collaborating in some projects.Emman is from Cannabiscrust , Glenn is from Absit Omen and I’m from Illfated/Demogorgon. We just all met again in Emman’s birthday and that’s it.
How did you discover Metal? What kind of music you are into before you discover the underground?
I discovered metal through our neighbor’s angry mother. I’m listening to a lot of Metal, Hardcore and Punk during those days and for me metal is underground. But some just wanted to sell millions of records. I’m proud of them as much as I’m proud with bands selling only 50 copies. It’s their own ride and I don’t care much as long as they share their own crap or craft as long as they release the bullcrap.
Why Mass Hypnosia for a band name? Are you trying to hypnotize the masses through music? ?What’s the band’s goal by the way?
Original band’s name should be my band in the late 90’s “Ill-fated” but Glenn and I decided to change the name. Mass Hypnosia or mass hypnosis, its what’s happening in real world rightnow and we love that Idea, but it really has nothing to do with hypnotism, or what we are doing in the music. We really appreciate our band’s name, that is why we are taking good care of it. It’s just one name and we don’t want to change to another name because of some shitty mishaps. First to satisfy our metal lust, metalmusic is like food for our soul what we brethren to fill the dreams of our follow comrade that fallen, rise the flag of death high to its peek and to make more album as possible thrashing around the globe to see more thrashing maniacs, And also to finish the 2nd and 3rd album this 2013 and hope we can tour the songs abroad and share stage to our foreign metal blood brothers.
Your music is thrash as fuck! But how would you personally describe your music? Who are the bands influence and inspiration?
Many say that we are black thrash other say dark thrash but we definitely don’t want us to label ourselves to much of genre. We are close to just a death-thrasher, my inspiration comes from my metalized blood-this is a curse that I cherish the most. In my early days my influence would be Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Kreator, Sodom, Sadus, Destruction and some black metal albums also death metal.
Is the Attempt to Assassinate release on One-A was the first release of the band?I mean, are there any previous releases before the full length? How many copies was printed on One-A?
There are some Demos and Bootleg scattered not more than 50pcs of both locally only, One A produced a bunch copies where we got 300 for loyalty. We do not spread it like a disease, we just keep it to rot, but we gave copies to our loyal Comrade and friends. We are sometimes bored to communicate with other meatalheads, distro and shit we just want to drink some beer, and listen to our goddamn musick.
It was also distributed abroad right, how’s the feedback of the audiences abroad?
There were different feedbacks locally and from foreign meatalheads. Some are good, some are ass lickers, while others are just jealous about it. We don’t compromise at all, our music is the purpose we still breathe and fight in our daily battle, it’s an emblem of our existence, not to be praised and hailed...
The first time I witnessed you guys was on Desecravity last 2010 I guess, with your original drummer, and heard about the changes of the line up, who is current drummer?
Glenn Mariano is like a brother to me, Kenneth Quidem is like a our youngest brother who shape most our speed song in our upcoming 2nd album, Paul Magat is a good friend and a guru.I have nothing against them nor personal problems. I just want the band to keep on destroying, MassHypnosia want's a full time band member having the same vision for the band, of course. Currently Kenneth is our Drummer who will finish the album and were glad about his comeback. Expect more time conflicts when you have a band. It’s already given in the underground bands because of day jobs or night shifts. But there’s always a way.
In your debut album, you have some groovy parts in some of the songs, but I have noticed on your new songs you have played that night for the follow up album was pure aggressive fast thrashing trax, are the groovy parts removed on the next album? If yes, Why? And how about the lyrical attack, what you tackle about for the next album?
A new age of MH is thrashing forth, no happy tune this time folks only SPEEDTODEATH a bit of dark tunes and some slow parts total thrashing anarchy. Lyrically we just tackle our everyday life existence.
What can you say about our current government? Do you have any political views? Do you care? And how about the current trending RH bill? What is your stand on it?
We hate all that crap that is going in our government. I believe there are more serious problems we have to face, rather than shitty problems, that kind of issue is a way to divert Filipinos to hide the real problems our government is facing. We are not self-righteous, ignorant shit. If some tv show tackles the issue... I just change it to animal planet.
Anyway, the band has toured Cebu and Davao and some parts of Luzon provinces, how would you describe the scene in those places I have mentioned? Or how would you compare it in Manila?
MH is a touring band -we like to share the stage with fellow metal brothers around the ring of fire. In every tour, we learn a lot from them--mostly DRINKING, SMOKING, SADISM and MOCKING GODS of course METAL views. Cebu has their own metal scene there. With pride, screaming Cebuano’s maniacs will be heard "MITAL" miss that show, Davao hordes is more on black metal, Satanikblackthrashing , they are strong in what they believe in. We had a good show there-hundredsof warriors are banging with their hands, horns up, no moshing, no short, no smiling, and they have a strict dress code. Naga is also passionate in what they do-they are organized like Davao. We really want to go back there and even launch an album there, they are nice yet violent headbangers. Compare to Manila, gigs are always fine.
Nowadays, access of music and gigs is so easy; do you think you still feel the feeling of true Underground? Do you think Underground scene in general is Dead? If so, Who do you think killed it? Why?
Underground is dead before i knew it. 80s is the glorious years of UG, but never be forgotten to the oldschool and guardians of metal altars, trend and technology subside the UG but there a few metal warrior that keep on fighting and dedicate their passion, time and life to metal..it will still lives on..no matter how few we are, but will still remain true.
What can you say about this production called “You Ignite it” that invites foreign bands here in Manila?
I know the person involved in that production, I have nothing against them actually. They have their own act and business to run. I think they have means of doing so. MH was invited and played there once, the night before Desecrator left the island. There was only a handful of people who attended to Desecrator,a thrash band from Australia. We just played that night for them to show that our band exists here, and bond to Desecrator as well.
Your top 5 local bands playing on your stereo these days?
I am busy doing riff so I don’t have particular local band to listen but if I do find some time, I listen to Apoy ng Kamunduhan band’s- fast , raw and poser crushing!!!
Where do you think is your destiny after death? And by way, do you believe in the concept of God and Satan? Heaven and Hell?
I was brainwashed when I was young to believe in our traditional belief of the so called god , I am the master of my own will and my destiny, only true facts will I believe in. No gods No Worshiping cunt No Religion and hypocrites from me. That shit is for the weak sheep. Respect is a good replacement for all that.
Alright brother, thanx for sharing your thoughts and views and giving time answering this shits! Your last message…
ThanxxS to No Bullshit Zine my apologies to my late reply brother cheers!! TO ALL OF YOU TRUE WARRIORS OF THE UNDERGROUND PREPARE FOR OUR SECOND COMING....DEATHRASHETERNAL \m/
Contact:
Karl Rosales
Blk 22 Lot 30 Modesta Vill San Mateo,
Rizal 1850 Philippines
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