1.Hello please introduce yourself to the readers?
SJ, guitar and vocals for Endless Loss.
2.When did you first discover death and black metal music and who were the first bands that caught your attention?Who are some of the current bands that you have been listening to lately?
Around 15 years old listening to Slayer, Death, second wave black metal. The usual suspects.
Lately - recent releases from Tetragrammicide, Mortual, Bloody Vengeance.
3.When did you first get the idea to start Endless Loss and are you satisfied with how things have gone so far? How did you choose Endless Loss as the name for the band?
ML (drums) and I started talking about making music together after some other projects we were involved with fell apart and never went anywhere. Shortly after we moved into an old house together, where we could also write and rehearse. Many long days drinking and playing music formed the foundation of the band. We released a demo back in 2016 and played a few local shows, but I would say the satisfaction and drive has really come in the last few years with touring and multiple releases.
ML came up with the name as it conjured images of death and depressive atmosphere which fitted with our more “black metal” approach at the time… nowadays the name fits with the current themes of perpetual war.
4.Who would you say are the bands biggest influences over the years?For the readers who have never heard the band how would you best describe the bands musicial style?
The biggest influence has come from the Australian scene with bands such as Portal, Impetuous Ritual and Grave Upheaval, witnessing these bands at the infamous Black Conjuration Festival in our hometown of Adelaide. Outside of that, influences include Teitanblood and Profanatica.
For those who haven’t listened to Endless Loss, it is bestial, hammering total death.
5.I believe Endless Loss is a two person band would you like to add more members for a full line up or do you prefer working as a duo?
That’s correct, for now we will continue as a two-piece. It works for us and we write, rehearse, record and tour easily this way. Over the years we have crafted a live sound which is full and leaves nothing to be desired. All of our releases have been recorded live in full takes with only extra guitar for panning and a few leads. No actual bass guitar was ever recorded despite countless reviews which praise “heavy bass”.
6.Traversing The Mephitic Artery is the debut full length that will be released through Nuclear Winter Rec. When did you all first come in contact with this label?
We came into contact last year shortly after recording the album, although we were already very aware of NW’s style and quality of bands being put out. Our style and approach fits well with the label and Anastasis has been nothing short of legendary in terms of looking after us and the release! Total support to Nuclear Winter Recs
7.How long did it take to write the music for the debut release?
Some of the songs were written around the same time as the “Bloodletting…” EP, with the rest being written in pandemic isolation and finally rehearsed later.
8.Who usually handles writing the lyrics for the band and what are some topics written about on the debut?
I personally handle all the lyrics, with recurring themes of death, barbarity, war, hedonism, ancient and occult ritualistic practices.
9.Besides the upcoming Traversing The Mephitic Artery release are the bands previous releases still availible for the readers to purchase? Besides physical releases does the band have any other merchandise currently available? If yes what is availible and where can the readers purchase it?
Currently all the previous releases are sold out, hopefully at some point we can repress the Bloodletting Narcotic Divination EP. The first demo doesn’t hold much interest for us any more as we have moved on quite far in terms of sound and proficiency.
A new t-shirt and longsleeve featuring art by Bryan Maita (BMS Illustration) are both available via Bandcamp in very limited numbers.
10.Endless Loss comes out of Australia's black and death metal scene what is your opinion of the scene in Australia over the years?
On the surface the Australian scene has a lot of mainstream, accessible bands - but always a small but strong underground with bands more savage than you will find anywhere else in the world.
11.Who are your all-time favorite bands coming out of Australia over the years?Are their any new bands that you feel the readers should check out soon?
Aside from the already mentioned bands - Vomitor, Bestial Warlust, Martire, Stargazer Sacriphyx and Aethyrvorous. Other/newer bands readers should be aware of are Charnel Altar, Exhumed Korpse, Altars, Ploughshare, Grotesque Bliss, Tyrannic, Eskhaton.
12.What does Underground Metal mean to you?
Pure vision which does not bend to cater to the masse
13.Besides working in Endless Loss do you work with any other solo projects or bands? If yes please tell the readers a little about them?
I play bass for death metal band Decrepitorum and also an upcoming project called Archaic Behest.
14.Thank you for taking the time to fill this interview out do you have any final comments for the readers?
Cheers, thanks for the support! The album will be released March 25th via Nuclear Winter Records. Keep an eye out for more tours and new material in the works.
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