BW&BK; scribe Carl Begai recently caught up with ALL WE HATE guitarist Peter Rode, who worked alongside ARCH ENEMY vocalist Angela Gossow in ASMODINA and MISTRESS throughout the '90s. Following is an excerpt from the story, which offers a look at Rode's past and his current activities.

"With Asmodina I had a lot of first times just like Angela," says Rode. "It was our first time on stage, we made our first demo, and it was our first band. I had a band before Asmodina but it was more like a long jam-session because the band had no name, didn’t record and never played a show. We learned how a band works, how you can make a song with five different people with five different opinions, and how a song should sound."
"I’ve never made a big story about my past with Asmodina and Angela," Rode continues. "Only a few people know that we played together in a band. Another reason why I’m not often asked about it is the simple fact that it was a very long time ago. I played for Asmodina from 1992 to 1995. When Asmodina turned to Mistress I’d already done my own thing. A lot of people who go to our concerts today weren’t even in school in the early ‘90s. I think you have to search very long to find someone who brings Angela and All We Hate in connection in any way. Even the people who saw us at one of the two shows with Arch Enemy in December last year probably don’t know that someone in my band was Angela’s bandmate 15 years ago. I think they were probably wondering how an unknown underground band like us got the support slot."

Not surprisingly, Gossow's vocals turned heads and blew minds back then, even more so than when she entered the pubic eye with Arch Enemy in 2001. The metal world was somewhat more reserved 15+ years ago.

"It was really unusual for a death metal band to have a female singer back then and today it’s still unusual," states Rode. "I remember people were often wondering before soundcheck what the young girl was doing on stage. When Angela started to growl you could often see people with their mouths hanging open."

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