Masterful Magazine (www.masterful-magazine.com) has issued a new interview with EXTERMINATOR vocalist/guitarist Jacky Cuypers, conducted by Belgium based scribe Wouter Roemers. The following is an excerpt:

Q: Tell us a bit about your two other most commonly known records: 1995's Forgotten Souls EP and 2000's Mirror Images. I guess not everyone is familiar with those, are they still available after all these years?

A: "Well, both are concept albums recorded under the guidance of André Gielen, who is well known of his work with CHANNEL ZERO (RIP) and DEVIATE (RIP). The Forgotten Souls EP contains 5 songs in the vein of DEATH (Human period) was recorded in 1993, but yet in 1995 released by Tessa Records, that tried to push us together with EXOTO (RIP), ANESTHESY (RIP)... which also ceased to exist. We really got good reactions on our mixture of thrash-death from all over the world! I pity those that don't have it in their collection, it is totally sold out!!

Mirror Images contains 8 songs and an intro and is, according to a lot of reviews and reactions heard from the audience, a mixture between SLAYER and MORBID ANGEL. This is not entirely true, because we have a female vocalist on three songs, haha. People can find out for themselves the album is still available, but only through our website, www.exterminator.be , or at our concerts.

In general, the music we play has always been a travel in metal history, because we mix a lot of good-old-straight-forwarding-riffing with new-modern-clean/gothic-and-brutal/death influences. Not so long ago I read an article or a review about Exterminator, which said, 'Exterminator would lead thrash into a new dimension'. We are honoured, but I hope we are not the only one! To lead you need followers, but all followers are too busy following heavy, death, new or gothic metal."

Exterminator’s newest album, Slay Your Kind, was self-released by the band in March, 2006. The album was recorded and mixed in July, 2005 at Los Angered Recording Studios in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Andy LaRocque and Exterminator. The album features artwork by acclaimed Belgian death/black metal cover artist Kris Verwimp (MARDUK, ENTHRONED, PATHS OF POSSESSION).

Check out the full feature interview at this location.