Hateplow Interview

By: Jawnathan Ayer

Shooting the Shit with Kyle from HATEPLOW

1.First of all , it's good to see hateplow back in action! Can you give us a little hateplow history lesson ( who when , where & why) ?

Well Hate Plow was formed in 1994 with Rob Barrett doing vocals and guitar,Phil Fasciana guitar ,and Crazy Larry Hawke on drums.They just wanted to start something faster than Malevolent at that time. When Rob was in Cannibal Corpse,he had no time to sing for Hate Plow so i started to sing for them then we found a bass player Tim Scott from Revenant to join...Then we started to work on the Everybody Dies cd.

2. I was sorry to hear about the loss of your drummer Crazy Larry. Can you tell everyone Larry's story , I understand he was quite a character.

Well Larry was a crazy fucker but he was also one of the coolest guys around. He died in a house fire one night after practice. The rest of the band went out to drink and he just wanted to go home so I get a call the next day from Tim that he died from smoke inhalation from chemicals he had at his house for fixing surfboards.It was never found out what started the fire and probably never will.

3. How much time & thought went into the lyrics & titles ( examples: Anally Annie , Ass to Mouth Resuscitation) on "Everybody Dies". Was it a sit around & get fuct up group thing , most outragoues title gets it type deal?

Around the writing of Everybody Dies...there was alot of drinking going on.We would just think of some crazy shit or we would witness something fucked up like a fetish party and see women giving other women enimas and fucked up shit.Thats how Ass To Mouth was started.When you stay out drinking All night you tend to meet and see some fucking strange shit.

4. Speak of the devil , The lyrics on the new one seem a little more mild. Has Hateplow grown up & lost their sense of humor?

Well I just wanted to write songs that were just angry.Im a shut in now so I dont go out too much.When somebodys pissed they just want to fucking scream and swear and destroy the problem and thats what the new lyrics are about...besides i havent seen too many lesbian enimas lately.We still have a sense of humor but i wanted to make sure people knew this was not a one cd fuck off band.When something strange happens again ill write about it

5. What about musically , how is the new one differ from the old? Seems like there is a lot more emphasis on groove , was that intentional?

I think the first one had the groove in it.The Only Law is too fast for groove but there are some parts that groove but its mostly just blast beats all the way through but the riffs are catchey so it just connects.

666. Are you psyched to go over to Europe & tour? Is this your first time? any predictions on the european response?

This will be my first time in Europe so I cant fucking wait to get over there.I think that people in Europe will get into us because we want Grindcore and Death Metal to return the way it was about 8 years ago...all out intensity.Most bands now have returned to doing that because its what got them established in the first place not funking up the music and sounding like shit .

7. I've never had the pleasure of experiancing Hateplow live , I imagine it's crazy. What is the most insane thing that sticks out in your mind about a show?

We havent played live too many times so its still a learning phase for me but I like to make sure that people who are seeing us live remember that show and say to themselves "That band is fucking sick" Its great to see a pit where the people just fucking violent.It makes us play that much better to see people getting into it.

8. If Hate Plow could be on one movie soundtrack past or present what would it be?

For me it would have to be the movie Falling Down.Its a movie with Micheal Douglas as a person just fed up with everything around him and realizes how insane everyday things are and deals with them like most people only wish they could.That is one of my favorite movies EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!

9. Do you have any other projects besides Hateplow , if so tell us about 'em!

I used to be in a band called Sickness back in the early 90s but that is done with now.We put out a couple of demos and a Mcd.I just put down some vocals for songs the drummer wrote but there will be no shows and we are not sure if the cd will even get out but he just wanted to do one more set of songs.Its good Death Metal and I sing alot lower on the latest songs,but its not a real concern of mine.I just focus on Hate Plow.

10. Where do you see Hateplow five years from now , both musically & personally.

I never think of that shit.I just take it as it comes.If we are still going it will be some of the most insane shit anyone will ever hear.I have too much shit to do in my life to think that much ahead in the future.And personally ill probably be more of an anti-social shut in than i am now and thats fucked.

11. Have you ever vomited due to growling too much or too hard?

No i just vomit either when im sick or drinking too much.It sometimes feels like im throwing up when i growl but i havent yet.

12. Have your parents heard the new CD , what do they think about Hateplow?

The first thing I hear is "What the fuck are you doing to your throat with that growling?" There cool with it but they just dont understand it and dont like the music.

13. Thanx for the interview & stay sick. one more question , when are you going to tour the states ?

We toured with SOD last March for 3 weeks and that was killer but we are looking for a US tour soon so hopefully something will take place later this year or early next year.Thanks for the interview and everybody go and Check out our website at http://come.to/hateplow and check out The Only Law Is Survival.If your into Fast and Intense music check it out