Themetalweb.com has issued a new interview with drummer Tobias Gustafsson from Swedish death metallers VOMITORY, in which they discuss, among other topics, their new release Terrorize, Brutalize, Sodomize. An excerpt follows:

Themetalweb.com: Tell me about the overall theme behind Terrorize, Brutalize, Sodomize? The artwork is pretty sick, but fitting!

Gustafsson: "Yeah, the artwork is really over the top this time! We feel that we finally have a cover and layout that bond perfectly with the musical content of the album. We wanted an all-photo based artwork for the album this time, because photos are the real deal and are way more direct than a painting or drawing is. You get a completely different kind of brutality with pictures and that's exactly what we achieved with the artwork for Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize. We hired Chaos Media this time and they did a fantastic job. Anyone can throw pictures together of molested bodies, body parts, gore and blood and make a sick cover out of that, but it takes more than that to get it brutal and artistic in the way that Chaos Media has done on our new album. We are absolutely stunned by the result!"

Themetalweb.com: You also changed studios and producers for this album. What lead to this decision, especially being that Henrik Larsson was someone that the band was comfortable and accustomed to working with and what do you feel Rikard Lofgren brought to Terrorize Brutalize Sodomize that perhaps lacked in prior releases because your press release claims this album to be the best production the band has ever had?

Gustafsson: "After having done four out of our previous albums, we thought it was time to move on and try working with someone new in a new studio. We have been, as you say, very comfortable and accustomed to working with Henrik Larsson on our earlier albums. We are very satisfied with everything we've done together with him and we've always had a great time when we have worked together, but now it was simply time for a change. Since Vomitory isn't about changing style or sound between our albums, but sticking more to our guns, we thought that changing producers and studio in combination with the new line-up of the band would be a good change and kind of a renewal for the band. I definitely think we made the right decision, because we are so satisfied with the production of the new album. Rikard Lofgren didn't bring so much when it comes to the actual producing part. That's something that we've always done mostly ourselves. We spent quite a lot of time on recording and arranging the vocals, though, and there was Rikard of much help. But what he did bring to the new album, first and foremost, was more of a brutal, up-to-date and in-your-face sound. Especially the bass and the vocals are prominent this time".

Read the full interview at this location.