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1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
1. We're a black speed thrash assault quintet from Yerevan, we play what we worship the most - ripping fast, aggressive combinations of multiple metal subgenres while we add our own touches.
2.In 2024 you had released your first full length, can you tell us a little bit more about the musical style that you went for on the recording?
2. We wanted the album to have that feeling from our gigs and rehearsals, we didn't wanna make anything very overproduced or anything like that, our kind of metal is more about the songs themselves but do keep in mind that production is important, if you try to achieve a raw sound simply by putting everything up to 11 with a lot of distortion and minimum effort (for example many so called one man black metal bands) you will just simply sound immature.
3.Originally the band was called 'Intoxicated' and played more of a death metal style, what was the cause of the name and musical style change?
3. During pre-covid times we mainly jammed some riffs and ideas that had more of a resemblance of some kind of death metal, after a while me and Vardan decided to start changing the style and play something more thrashy, then when covid hit we started writing "Lurking Evil" which still has some death metal elements but is a lot more in the direction in which we wanted the band to go.
4.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band has explored so far with the music?
4. Our topics vary from song to song but a lot of times it's mostly about the rhythm of the vocals and how they go with the song, not really about putting some deep meaning in the lyrics or anything, what can a black thrash band yell about? of course it's gonna be evil themes and satan and all that kinda stuff.
5.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Rampant Beast'?
5. I have recently remembered that one of the main inspirations for the band name was the US speed metal band "Sentinel Beast" I always thought the name sounds great and unconsciously one day just came up with our band name during the covid times.
6.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the new album cover?
6. The artwork was made by our close friend Rudy's partner Anastasia, and we're eternally thankful to both of them. We wanted the artwork to capture a hellish unknown landscape with a bestial creature lurking over the horizon and I think we got pretty close to that idea. An album's artwork needs to capture the music as close as possible and can even sometimes be the deciding factor whether someone checks out the said album or not so it's a very important aspect in general.
7.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
7. With the band we have played many local shows during the years, keeping an aggressive energy throughout the whole concert is very important to us. We have a tendency to play our songs even faster at the gigs which just happens naturally at this point, we're against click tracks and in-ear monitors or anything like that. As for the best show we played, it has to be the time we got a chance to open for "The Exploited" and playing on a big stage with a very solid sound and a big audience was a great experience.
8.Do you have any touring or show plans for 2025?
8. There's no concerts or tours yet planned for the year but we are open for playing live, we play mostly local gigs so if any promoter out there wants to book us abroad we'd be glad to play.
9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of black, thrash and speed metal?
9. Our music is made for a very specific audience, and from what I've been seeing and reading so far, said audience has been digging our material so we really appreciate all the support and we'll will keep forging out our metal till death.
10.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
10. We play what we feel, and a lot of times we combine different ideas and riffs to craft something unique while still remaining consistent. Some songs can include more black metal and some can have direct inspiration from traditional heavy metal but in general we don't plan on changing the music direction.
11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
11. First wave black metal, German speed and thrash metal. If I had to pick some bands I'd wanna mention Bathory, Sodom, Razor, Destruction and Slayer. Nowadays I listen to a lot of d-beat/crust punk, NWOBHM and some NWOTHM bands.
12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
12. Stay true, stay metal, fukk off and die.
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