Interview with Steve Tucker of Morbid Angel (2000)
from Kill The Hippy
KTH : Hey Steve, how are you? Thanks for answering this
interview! Let's start with the new album, what does the title, g2000
stand for?
Steve : NO, problem ,we are between recording sessions. The title of the
new album is not "G2000". That is just what it is being called
until we release the real title. So there is no significance to the name
at all. Sorry, but I cannot say the true title at this point.
Morbid Angel is a band that has never disappointed their
fans, every new Morbid Angel album is another standard in Death Metal,
what can we expect from g2000?
Yet, another standard for Death Metal to be set. We are very excited
about the new album, We feel that is something very new and very brutal,
but with a higher standard. I think this album has a very dark feel to
it.
On 'Formula's
' all music and lyrics were written by
Trey, did you get the chance to participate in the songwriting this
time?
Actually, yes I have written most of the lyrics for this album and wrote
quite a bit of music as well, Trey and I wrote very well together, I
think. Some of the strongest material was CO-written by trey and I.
You'll be playing the summer festivals in Europe this
year, are you looking forward to that? What are the advantages and
disadvantages of big open air shows in your eyes?
Yes, I am definitely looking forward to playing in Europe this summer,
we have not played live since December '99. That is an eternity for me,
I love playing live.
As far as the Open Air festivals go, I think they are great for the
basic fact that you (the band) get to play to a lot more people than you
usually play to. The disadvantages being that usually the schedule for
the festivals gets way off and sometimes your set gets cut down to a
shorter time than usually planned, This rarely happens to us, but it is
common for it to happen to smaller bands.
Besides the festival, are you coming back for a club tour?
I know that we are coming back to Europe in December, I believe that
will be a festival tour. I don't think we will do a club tour on our own
until perhaps 2001. I think we may come spring 2001 and do an extensive
tour, hitting all the cities that we missed on the festival tours.
Do you keep up with the current Death Metal scene? Or do
you think that in order to stay original you should sort of isolate from
other bands?
No, I listen to everything I can, always in hopes of finding a new band
that I really like, It is very rare that a Death Metal band comes out
and has something new to offer. It gets really boring when I hear the
same things over and over again. But when I do hear a band that has
something special, I get excited and support them to no end. There are
great young bands, like Krisiun, I think they are amazing. They have an
aggression that to me is just devastating!!
Who was Steve Tucker before he joined Morbid Angel?
I was a guy trying to play Death Metal, but not having much luck in the
city I was from, with the exception of when my former band Ceremony was
together, but that ended and I spent two years trying to find true heavy
brutal, talented people to form a band with. But it never happened, with
the exception of Jared from Hate Eternal. That was when we became
friends, he is very talented and fucking true brutal!
Pat O'Brien and I are releasing the Ceremony mini-CD through a
combination of Hammerheart Records and Invictus Productions. It will be
coming out in late August.
We decided to do this because so many people want to know what I did
before Morbid Angel. So if you want to know look for the CD in August.
How did you become a member of Morbid Angel? And does
being the frontman of this band fulfill the expectations you had at
first?
I became a member of Morbid Angel, I think because of my views on a lot
of topics including religion and spirituality. Trey and I seemed to want
the same things and shared a focus of sorts.
As far as my expectations go, I came in with no preconceived notions,
for this band, I looked at it the way I have always looked at life: I
will bust my ass and do whatever is necessary to make it successful,
regardless of the past of the band.
What's the status of Erik Rutan in Morbid Angel? Will he
be heard on the new album? Will you take him on tour again?
Erik will be on the new album, yes. And of course he will be on the
tours as well.
I noticed that you've been making flash intros for Nile
and Pessimist, are you also going to make an intro like that for the
Morbid Angel site?
The Morbid Angel site will be completely redesigned for the new album,
and there will be a lot of interactive things on the site, it will be
again very informative and also very entertaining.
I will be working with Steve Hoier (webmaster) he has done the Morbid
Angel site for years.
Our goal is to make it the best site on the Internet.
What's your all time top five favorite albums?
TOP 5??? Brother I need a top 10, I love a lot of albums for different
reasons ,but OK I will try to narrow it down.
5. Live Evil-Black Sabbath w/Dio
4. Haunting the Chapel - Slayer
3. Master Of Puppets - Metallica
2. Reign in Blood - Slayer
1. The "G2000" album - Morbid Angel
What have you learnt from playing with a band like Morbid
Angel until now?
I have learned a lot of things, The world is not a very big place, and
worldwide there is a common ground, music.
I have also learned that touring is a very hard job!
But I love it!
Well that's about it, thanks for taking the time and
effort to answer my questions. Is there anything you'd like to add?
Yeah, thanks for the great questions, look for the new album in the fall
We hope to see you all on tour by the end of the year. Stay fucking
true!!