Vampire-Magazine.com recently caught up with GOREFEST drummer Ed Warby to discuss the band's new album, Rise To Ruin and to look back at the band's career. The following is a brief excerpt from the interview:

Vampire Magazine: Do you think the break up could have been prevented if you guys had a band/project (such as LIVE & DANGEROUS) besides Gorefest? Or did the time apart and the getting older also contribute substantially to the reunion?

Warby: "The break up would have happened no matter what. It’s just that we might have done somewhat less musical experiments if we hadn’t had to express all our influences in Gorefest. But the way we interact nowadays and how we perceive our roles in the band is something that could never have worked considering the persons we were back then. Indeed, nowadays we do have projects that focus on other music genres to keep the metal in Gorefest as pure as possible. And there are still a whole lot of 1970's elements in our music, but you’ll only be able to pick it up if you know about it. But it’s not as obvious anymore nowadays."

Vampire Magazine: Do you regret those musical experiments on previous albums?

Warby: "Regret… I have some regret concerning each album, with the exception of Chapter 13, which is our most reviled album.We should have realized with Soul Survivor that you should make an album with all four band members instead of with just two or three. And that you shouldn’t expect your fans to progress as rapidly as you as a band."

Vampire Magazine: La Muerte clearly shows the amount of joy you guys had to finally be playing together again as a band. Rise To Ruin is a different entity where you seem to have scrutinized everything with a magnifying glass to achieve perfection. To what extent do you think you managed to attain that perfection?

Warby: "Well, perfection wasn’t really the ultimate goal, more like the perfection of imperfection I think. Besides, perfection is boring, the music should maintain that original enthusiasm and energy. While the songs for La Muerte were partially written in the rehearsal room, all the songs for Rise To Ruin were written at home and that is the reason why they are more scrutinized and given a lot of thought. Demo after demo after demo…"

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