How do you see in retrospective your career since the band is more than
ten years old now (eventhough you are the newest addition to the band)?
It has grown quite a bit to tell you the truth. I started
out playing bass and singing in a band called Tiberon fromDixon, IL. I did that for about 5 years and during thattime I grew as an individual and as a musician and since noone else in the band wanted to work to make the band better I devoted myself to Disinter full time. I have been withDisinter for three years now and we have grown tremendously in that time frame and I am very pleased I made the decision and that Disinter accepted me into the fold. We are much more devoted to professionalism now than everbefore and are striving to make the band the best it can be. It is an extension of ourselves and we are working very hard to achieve our goals. Also our newest member is Tom,
he took over on drums 2 years ago and comes from the band Ad Infinitum.

What did your style bring to Disinter´s music compared
to Eddie´s singing?
I think I brought more diversity into the band as far as the vocals go. More range if you will and I plan on experimenting with the vocals alittle more on the next album. New wave was really big when i was growing up so I am largely influenced by that along with the metal and
classic rock of the time.

Can Disinter be described as a death metal band or do you prefer being
known as a thrash metal band?
I guess you could say we are a thrash/death metal band.
Both styles are prevelant throughout our songs. The old
80's thrash influence is always popping up here and there.

Are you satisfied with Morbid Records or Dead Sun Records as distribution
labels?
So far everything seems to be going well with both labels.
We have signed to Morbid for our next two releases and will continue to work with DeadSun on separate occasions.

How would you compare "Welcome to Oblivion" with earlier stuff as"Desecrated" or maybe "Disinterra et Corpus"?
It is much faster and more technical. I think it has a
darker feel to it along with a lot of variety within the
trax. But as you listen to the albums the Disinter style
flows within each song like a disease lying in wait to
infect the listener.

Are you fully satisfied with the way "Welcome To Oblivion" came out? Is
there something you would like to change?
One thing that would have bettered the album would have
been more time in the studio. We financed the album
ourselves and had to record as quickly as possible due to
our small budget, so a few things got rushed. The overall
production turned out excellent. There are a few parts that
should have been worked on more, you gain experience each
time you enter the studio so it will keep getting better.

Are there any plans of touring to support "Welcome to Oblivion" ?
We have been doing state to state shows around IL-noise and
are playing the Metal Meltdown Fest, Ohio Deathfest and
Milwaukee Metal Fest this year along with The Nuclear Storm
open air fest in Czech Republic on July 21st and a few
European dates as well. There are no big tours scheduled as
of yet.

What do your lyrics reflect? Have politics or religion or maybe feelings
influence on them?
Most of our lyrics are about fantasy subjects. Witchcraft, voodoo and occult topics are prevalent. When I write lyrics I just make them up like short stories reflecting my personal feelings. Sometimes books and movies influence songs as well, like Welcome to Oblivion is about Hellraiser.
I usually take what I am feeling and go with it.

Which are the projects of the band for year 2001?
We are going into the studio in June to record our next
album which will be our first on Morbid Recs. It will
contain our best material to date along with some songs
that were writen many years ago.

Do the members of Disinter have parallel projects?
Our bassist Bats plays guitar in a side project called
Morgue Supplier which is brutal grinding death metal. Mike
and I both played guitar in an unnamed project and recorded
14 songs but they are still without vocals. That is
currently on hold for we are devoting all of our time to
Disinter.

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

 'Disinterra Et Corpus' - demo (1991)

'Storm Of The Witch' - demo (1996)

'With The Blood' - demo (1997)

Promo Cassette - promo (1999)

 Preston - guitars

Zion - vocals

Tom - drums

Bats - bass

Fred - guitars