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IMMORTAL DOMINION is an all original four piece metal act from Northern Colorado. Entrance into the local live music scene occured in August of 1995. Since then IMMORTAL DOMINION has progressed into one of the most well-known locals around. This notoriety developed due to the powerful performances felt, heard and seen by many music fans in the region over the years. In December of 1996 the self released CD "Birth" stirred a buying frenzy. This five song disk was intended to be just a demo and to give local fans something to listen to. As "Birth" gained momentum they opened for bigger bands such as UNSANE, TODAY IS THE DAY, A DAY IN THE LIFE, OPPRESSOR, MACABRE, ABUSEMENT PARK, LIVING SACRIFICE, MALEVOLENT CREATION, WICKED INNOCENCE and APOCALYPSE THEATER. Their album "Endure" was recorded during June of 1998 at The Blasting Room. "Endure" is going to take people on a ride that will be hard to forget. One of the biggest keys to IMMORTAL DOMINION's continued growth is getting new fans to their shows! And that is why they will be touring nationwide for several months in support of "Endure". The whole band collaborated on all of the answers.
"Endure" is your first full-length album and it has been out for a few months now. It was released as a self-financed CD in spite of it is a high quality product. What's the response to it been like? How has it been selling? Do you have any distribution deals with any companies or do you handle it all on your own? Have you gotten any label interest at all?
- a) So far, we have experienced positive responses from magazines and fans. b) We are selling the new CD a lot faster than it took for our EP "Birth" to get into circulation. c) For Distro we have Dutch East India Trading here in the US, we have been talking to Impured Records in Germany for European distribution.
What kind of things influence the band as a whole and as individuals? I hear a fluctation between the death and thrash styles in your music, and Phil Anselmo's vocal style seems to be a heavy influence for you, do you agree with this?
- Our influences stem from all of our life experiences and we play from our hearts. Ray likes a lot of different vocalists and Phil Anselmo is definately one of them.
Tell us something about the lyrical conception of IMMORTAL DOMINION. Very interesting for me the lyrics of "Demon Voices" and "Hydrotomb". Is there any particular philosophy you or your band espouses (nihilism, atheism, satanism, etc.)?
- Those songs were written expressing life experiences. Our philosophy is to love your neighbour as yourself and live and let live.
I like a lot your booklet with the artworks of Juha Vuorma. How did you hook up with Juha Vuorma? Will you choose his paintings on your future releases?
- At the last minute when we ran out of options, Juha e-mailed us. We thought his work was killer and used as much of it as we could. He will definitely be considered for future work.
You're the only band from Colorado that I've heard. Is there a scene around you where you live?
- We've got a lot of great bands here and the scene continues to grow.
How often you play gigs? What is the reason for you to play? What is your image on this gigs and are there any exciting stories? What bands do you prefer to play with?
- We normally play out 4 times a month, we just got back off of a month tour where we played 16 shows in 30 days. We play because it is fun. We all act really wild and girls take off their shirts sometimes.
How old are you? Are you married? What are the bandmembers' hobbies outside of the band?
- Ray-27, Ben-23, Steve-29, and Brian-26. Two of us are married. We play Hockey, Football, Collect comics, Listen to music, and drink beer.
What kind of books do you like to read and why? Any favourite reads that might have inspired you somewhat?
- Ben-Sandman, Brian-Foxes Book of Martyrs, Steve-Trans world Snow boarding, and Ray-To Kill a Mockingbird.
Your point of view about drugs, vivisection, morality, war and U.F.O.:
- Drugs-feel good, Vivisection-Viviwhat?, Morality-Where?, War-Sucks, and UFO's-Rule.
What can you tell about the future for IMMORTAL DOMINION? How will your next work be?
- We want to play a lot of shows, and get a copy of Endure into every hand possible.
Last words from the immortals...
- The Ukraine rocks ass!!! Keep the metal scene alive!!!
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