About.com's Justin M. Norton has issued an interview conducted with IMPALED / WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM bassist Ross Sewage at the recent Maryland Death Fest. The following is an excerpt:

Q: What is Impaled up to?

A: "We have an EP of stuff that didn’t make the last record, stuff that didn’t make The Last Gasp. We just need to find an appropriately disgusting cover. Or maybe we’ll just put unicorns and flowers on it and blow everyone’s minds and make a new trend in death metal. We’re also talking about the next thing we are going to work on. We are trying to make sure stuff happens with our back catalog and stuff that’s incredibly difficult to find."

Q: Is there a question about getting rights to certain Impaled albums?

A: "The big question is whether we want to make the recordings or just the songs available. It’s a long involved process. Other than that we did a big round of touring last year."

Q: How did you hook up with Wolves In The Throne Room?

A: "I also play with LUDICRA, a black metal band. I play in far too many bands. We’ve been friends with Wolves for a long time. We played the club in Olympia, Washington they were running and have been fast friends ever since. They came down here and played and they had a guy they wanted to play bass but he couldn’t wrap his head around their material well. So he stepped aside and I filled in. They have decided, finally, that they need a four-stringer along with them, much to my agreement. I was happy add some low frequency to their sound."

Q: How did you figure out their material, which is pretty dense and involved?

A: "It’s long and you have to remember what number you are on. Aaron (Weaver) is a solid drummer to play with and throws a lot of cues that you can pick up on. Once you practice the material it’s not so hard, but it’s definitely a challenge to keep up with the pace because it’s extremely aggressive material that comes punching from the first note out. There’s not a lot of drops and you aren’t looking for the mosh part in the middle. You are going from one atmospheric extreme blast part to the next. But once you are practiced they are easy to follow and play. Aaron has the most incredible endurance I’ve ever seen. He is really the brain of the band. He always seems to be mind linking with you from some cosmic third dimension."

Read the full interview at About.com.