Burning Angel Interviews: DESPITE
Axis Evol
2016-10-04
7 Minutes In Heaven With...
Band: DESPITE
Person Being Interviewed: PETER TUTHILL
Instrument: LEAD VOCALS
Latest Album: SYNERGI
Label: ECLIPSE RECORDS
Website: www.eclipserecords.com/despite - www.despiteofficial.com
Person Being Interviewed: PETER TUTHILL
Instrument: LEAD VOCALS
Latest Album: SYNERGI
Label: ECLIPSE RECORDS
Website: www.eclipserecords.com/despite - www.despiteofficial.com
DESPITE lead vocalist PETER TUTHILL answers your burning questions in this interview by Axis Evol!
1. So give us some boring generic info about your band. Who are you? Where are you from? And how long have you been a band for... just sum up your Wikipedia page for any of the viewers here who don't know you!
Despite is a Swedish progressive/melodic death metal band from the metal capital of the world: Gothenburg. The band was founded in 1998, but it's only during the last couple of years, and after numerous line-up changes that the Despite we have today has found its sound. The new album "Synergi" sets the bar for the diversity and energy that Despite is all about. "Synergi" released worldwide on July 22, 2016 through Eclipse Records and may be ordered at this location.
2. What are 3 records that you can't live without?
1. Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
2. Tesseract - Polaris
3. Fear Factory - Obsolete
3. What's the worst place you have ever had to stop and get food on tour?
It was at a truck stop in Germany. They served cold, disgusting schnitzels. Germans also know their porn (duh), and the truck stop had "pocket pussies" in stock in a vendor machine in the bathroom. If I would have had 6 euros at the time I would have bought one, just for the giggles. Next time we tour Germany maybe? :D
4. What would your porn name(s) be?
Shooby Taylor
5. Who was your first celebrity crush? (or just crush in general if that's more interesting)
Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy is my wildcard of choice. I'm a real sucker for extreme hair colors, and her blue hair is just perfect. Too bad she's already occupied with the guitarist of The Misfits though. Lol
6. If you could direct a porn scene and have your band's music playing in it, what would the scene be like? (How many people would be performing? Where would it take place? What would they do? Etc.)
Of course it would be in a music studio. Hot sex right on the mixer table. The couple has tattoos, piercings and rocking hairstyles. Maybe it starts out with the girl using a wireless mic as a dildo, when the guy suddenly pops in for "netflix and chill". Oh, and maybe, just maybe, this is based on a true story..
7. Everyone who is reading this interview is taking a break from watching porn to find out about you and your music. What do you have to say to all the perverts out there reading this?
Now you're ready to bang some head. Check out our music and get in the mood! Crank it up to 11!
Bonus Question Time!!!!
1. If you were stuck on an island and could bring 1 person and 3 things what would you bring?
I would bring Noah Gundersen. An awesome American singer/songwriter. As far as the things to bring it would be my PS4 loaded with games, a screen and a windmill to run them. I'm a complete gamer nerd. Don't know how I would survive without my vape equipment though. Can I bring 4 things? :P
2. Personally my favorite track off the new album is "Give me Life" but what is YOUR favorite track or tracks off the album?
My fave is "Awakening". It has great energy, hooky melodies and represents everything that Despite is all about, all assembled into one song. Its message is also very important. It's about the senseless wars in the world, and people not getting along. It's time for people to wake the fuck up and start taking care of each other, the other species that inhabit our planet, and the planet itself, regardless of gender, sexual preferences, race, or beliefs. We're heading towards the apocalypse now. It's inevitable. With all these terror cells attacking innocent people all the time. I don't believe that the cure for this insanity is bombing them either. That only fuels their fire even more. It's probably far too long gone to stop, unfortunately, and people are far too anal to drop their weapons and look at the bigger picture. Humanity as a whole sucks, and we're the only ones to blame for all this chaos we now have all around us in our everyday life. It's time for change. It's time for an AWAKENING!
1. So give us some boring generic info about your band. Who are you? Where are you from? And how long have you been a band for... just sum up your Wikipedia page for any of the viewers here who don't know you!
Despite is a Swedish progressive/melodic death metal band from the metal capital of the world: Gothenburg. The band was founded in 1998, but it's only during the last couple of years, and after numerous line-up changes that the Despite we have today has found its sound. The new album "Synergi" sets the bar for the diversity and energy that Despite is all about. "Synergi" released worldwide on July 22, 2016 through Eclipse Records and may be ordered at this location.
2. What are 3 records that you can't live without?
1. Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
2. Tesseract - Polaris
3. Fear Factory - Obsolete
3. What's the worst place you have ever had to stop and get food on tour?
It was at a truck stop in Germany. They served cold, disgusting schnitzels. Germans also know their porn (duh), and the truck stop had "pocket pussies" in stock in a vendor machine in the bathroom. If I would have had 6 euros at the time I would have bought one, just for the giggles. Next time we tour Germany maybe? :D
4. What would your porn name(s) be?
Shooby Taylor
5. Who was your first celebrity crush? (or just crush in general if that's more interesting)
Alissa White-Gluz of Arch Enemy is my wildcard of choice. I'm a real sucker for extreme hair colors, and her blue hair is just perfect. Too bad she's already occupied with the guitarist of The Misfits though. Lol
6. If you could direct a porn scene and have your band's music playing in it, what would the scene be like? (How many people would be performing? Where would it take place? What would they do? Etc.)
Of course it would be in a music studio. Hot sex right on the mixer table. The couple has tattoos, piercings and rocking hairstyles. Maybe it starts out with the girl using a wireless mic as a dildo, when the guy suddenly pops in for "netflix and chill". Oh, and maybe, just maybe, this is based on a true story..
7. Everyone who is reading this interview is taking a break from watching porn to find out about you and your music. What do you have to say to all the perverts out there reading this?
Now you're ready to bang some head. Check out our music and get in the mood! Crank it up to 11!
Bonus Question Time!!!!
1. If you were stuck on an island and could bring 1 person and 3 things what would you bring?
I would bring Noah Gundersen. An awesome American singer/songwriter. As far as the things to bring it would be my PS4 loaded with games, a screen and a windmill to run them. I'm a complete gamer nerd. Don't know how I would survive without my vape equipment though. Can I bring 4 things? :P
2. Personally my favorite track off the new album is "Give me Life" but what is YOUR favorite track or tracks off the album?
My fave is "Awakening". It has great energy, hooky melodies and represents everything that Despite is all about, all assembled into one song. Its message is also very important. It's about the senseless wars in the world, and people not getting along. It's time for people to wake the fuck up and start taking care of each other, the other species that inhabit our planet, and the planet itself, regardless of gender, sexual preferences, race, or beliefs. We're heading towards the apocalypse now. It's inevitable. With all these terror cells attacking innocent people all the time. I don't believe that the cure for this insanity is bombing them either. That only fuels their fire even more. It's probably far too long gone to stop, unfortunately, and people are far too anal to drop their weapons and look at the bigger picture. Humanity as a whole sucks, and we're the only ones to blame for all this chaos we now have all around us in our everyday life. It's time for change. It's time for an AWAKENING!
