Just listen to it. No, seriously,this new album is just the next step

in Apoplexy's evolution. We really focused on the composition and the

sound of the songs. In 3 years, we've increased our technique. So now

we are really able to play what we have in our mind.

Yes I do. As I told you before, our technique is better now. But it is not the only reason why our new songs are more technical. It is important for us to always try do do better. Not only in the speed of our songs but also in the melody and the structure of them.

We're independent. We're not against dealing with a record compagny

but we haven't found any deal for the moment. When we looked for a

label, we sent finished CDs and this didn't interest record companies

because it is too expensive for them to buy them. But maybe they're

just not interested in our band.

Well Dominique was fed up by playing in a band that's why He decided

to stop. They were no trouble between us. The choice of Joanny was a

natural choice. He was a friend of mine and he's been following the

band from the early begining. As He was playing the guitar we asked

him to reach Apoplexy.

It's not easy to talk about brutality. Of course, we have to keep a

kind of brutality in our music because Death is brutal. But it depend

on the way you use to be brutal. Speed has not a big importance for

us. We're more looking for energy. And The faster you play, the less

you can be technical. So you can say playing fast needs technique.

That's for sure but it's just mechanic, there's another way of

technique in the harmony and melody , in the way you create your

song. And that is more important for us. That's why we try to keep

strong melody in our guitar parts. My idea is that a good song is a

song that is not boring and that you can feel deep inside your body.

So technique is just a tool to help you to realize this kind of songs.

When we created Apoplexy, none of us was able to play. So we've

learned together. "Bloody..." was our first realisation, with really

simple songs, but there's something in them that you can find in all

of our songs. I don't know really what it is but this is what makes

Apoplexy sound like that. It's easier for people who listen to our

albums to say what changes exist between each of them. For us, we had a

starting point and now we just continue to play. The more we play, the

more we learn and our music evolves naturally. We just focus on doing

better and better. The only big evolution I can see is a difference

of influence that happened when Dominique's left the band.

Laurent was a very good bassist and we were really scared to be

unable to find a new one. We were really lucky to find Manu. I think

He is even more technical than Laurent and the really good point is

that He also plays the guitar. As for him it is really new to play in

a band, He is really motived and He has a lot of new ideas, really

different from the kind of Death Metal we play. So, it is a good

opportunity to change our music. It gives us a new energy.

We really'd like that it would be so. Unfortunatly it's not the case.

There are a lot of German bands and they all think that they are great.

So German people don't feel the need to look at French bands. But one

thing is sure, when german people love a band they really support it. So I hope this could happen to us one day.

When you start to play in a band, you really wish to play with the

bands you like. And it seems so difficult to do. But We were really

lucky and had the opportunity to play with all those great bands. So

we've realized a part of our dream. But once you've done it, you can

see that it's not all and finally it is just gig. The 2 really

important thing are that you've the possibillity to play in front of a

lot of people that would have never come to see you if you'd played alone

and it's a great promotion.

I would say either small rooms or either big stages like The one we had when we opened for Cannibal. In a small club you're really close to the public and this is a nice feeling. You also don't care about the sound, you play, that's all. In the other hand, when you play on a big stage in front of many people, it really becomes a show. You give energy and you receive it back from the crew. I just dislike middle

stage, generally we play on this kind of stage. So you're not close to the public enough to play with a direct sound and you need to be amplified. And in most of this case, the guys who organise the gig,

hasn't enough material or doesn't know how to use it. So finally, you

have a shiity sound in front of the stage and you're not able to

hear what you play.

Do you think that our music is unique? I don't think so. The music

made by a band is the result of the mix of the way that each

members plays. I mean, take 2 different musician, and make them play

the same song, it will sound differently. It is sure that we haven't

created Death Metal, but we have listened to it a lot of different ones

from the early age of that style. So we've just mixed what we loved.

Definetly I would say Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel are our

biggest influences. But we also love bands like Death or Loudblast.

But as each member of the band listens to different kinds of music, we

have a lot of different personnal influences like Heavy Metal, Rock,

Blues, Classical Music... Those ones don't affect Apoplexy's music

directly but more in the way each of us plays.

Thank you guy for this interview. Thanks to all your readers. Metal

is the underground and as long as people will suport the

would be interested in our music, Keep Bleeding Pro. sells our CD on

the Apoplexy's homepage.

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

 Bloody Worship - 3 track demo (1995)

Infection - CD (1997)

Life, Thoughts and Destiny - CD (2000)

Romain - guitars

Dim - vocals

Joanny - guitars

Manu - bass

Stéphane - drums