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YATTERING
– Brutality unleashed!
Rock Around the Bloc [J]
Perfecting Aggression
BY Adrian ‘The Energizer’ Bromley
You’d be a fool not to note the influx of brutal
Polish death metal bands flooding the metal music scene over the
last little while. Bands like Vader, Hate, Decapitated, Behemoth
and countless others have brought their own sounds, attitude and
creativity into the scene and a lot of it has do with the strong
camaraderie between bands over there. But as Yattering’s guitarist
Thrufel explains, it hasn’t always been easy for bands to break
out from their homeland.
"Our Polish scene has been full of some really good bands for
a long time: Betrayer, Armageddon, Violent Dirge or Vader—the
only that has survived. Most bands weren’t able to get through
the hard times that were brought about by lack of proper promotion,
distribution, and setting up live shows outside of Poland. It’s
a pity, but luckily they were replaced by some new bands that are
ready to represent Poland in the death metal world: Behemoth, Decapitated,
Devilyn and Yattering. The great thing about our music scene is
that most Polish bands are friendly to one another. There is no
battle for the ‘death metal’ throne. We all help each
other out to the best of our ability. Yet, there are some people
who try to monopolize the underground scene and tell people what
bands to support and which ones to not show support for. We [the
band is rounded out by bassist/singer Svierszcz, drummer Zabek,
and guitarist Hudy] don’t want to take part in all this and
extend our middle finger to those who want to divide the underground
according to their sick animosities."
The topic shifts to their debut for Candlelight Records titled Genocide—a
much more intense outing than anything the band has done before.
Why does Thrufel think the new album turned out this way?
"I think when people hear Genocide they will hear that this
is a step forward in development for Yattering’s sound. This
is our third album and a very important album for any band because
it is at this point in time in your career where you need to prove
your value. Our first two albums [1998’s Human’s Pain
and 2000’s Murder’s Concept] helped us attempt to find
out own distinctive style, where Genocide is the progression for
the band, while at the same time acting as a collection of ideas
from the two previous releases. We still have a lot more to do with
Yattering and I think people will be blown away by what we do with
the next release."
He adds, "We don’t look back, but ahead, and we are heading
for perfection with our music, we hope. I hope that we get to do
what we want to do within the music of Yattering because it would
be a waste if we couldn’t because we are extremely determined."
Do other bands out there in the music scene inspire or influence
what you do?
"Personally I remain very interested in what is going on, as
I listen to several new bands here and there, however I’m less
involved in what is going on than I used to be because there are
fewer groups that can attract my attention. Yattering is a part
of the death metal scene and we shall keep it that way. We must
satisfy our fans!"
Like a lot of other bands in this genre, Yattering does a superb
job of providing music fans with great imagery and lyrics to go
along with the brutality of their music. Considering the lyrical
themes and the cover, some could say Genocide is quite the controversial
album. Does Thrufel sense that too? How does Yattering feel about
censorship?
"Controversial or not, it’s death metal, not cream cakes!"
he laughs. "It must go on like this because death and destruction
are the essence of this music style. While I personally would be
proud if one of our albums was censored, as that would be great
exposure for us, Yattering believes in what we do musically, lyrically
and with the imagery. Who cares what anyone else thinks?"
Tell me about the new album and the creative process that went into
it. Were there any problems you faced during the production?
"The biggest problem was to create suitable sound. We didn’t
want to repeat the same mistakes as we had done on our previous
recordings. It took some time to collect good equipment to work
with: guitars, amplifiers, et cetera. We did manage to go into the
studio well prepared with the ideas we wanted to create with Genocide.
The recording session was quite a challenge because our sound engineer,
Piotr Lukaszewski [of Vader fame], is also a producer, musician
and a true professional. He was like a nanny and kept his eye on
us all the time, making sure we got the best out of our time in
the studio."
Success is not always the case for most metal bands—bands play
for years and never really reach stardom, but the love of their
music and passion for this sound just keeps them going. Is it fair
to say you guys are the same way? Do you not care about mega-success?
"Our success is that we haven’t changed the lineup in
the band after so many years," he says, "that we didn’t
give up despite the fact we were continuously slandered by our former
label, that our ex-manager ripped us off or by some kids with inferiority
complexes. The most important thing is not to become a star, but
to be satisfied with what you do."
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