The following is an excerpt from an interview with CREMATORIUM frontman Dan Dismal conducted by Apeshit.org.

Apeshit: The band previewed some new material on the road while you guys were out with PYREXIA, SONS OF AZRAEL, and INFERNAEON. How did the new material go over with fans?

Dan: "People loved them. I think a lot of our fans are really digging the route that we’re taking CREMATORIUM on right now."

Apeshit: Did they pass the road test with audiences? Does that have any influence on whether or not these songs appear on your next release, as bands will sometimes scrap material if it doesn’t go over well in live setting?

Dan: "Yes, they for sure passed the road test with the live audiences and yes that does have a major influence on the future of a song. We feel that we write music for our fans and if our fans aren’t feeling it then we need to go back to the drawing board. Yes, we do some things that we do for ourselves but we’ve created such a specialized fan base that’s into our form of musical experimentation that we’ve come to really listen to what they say and how they react to our material."

Apeshit: Can you give us an idea of where the band might be headed musically?

Dan: "We’re actually working on a new release and all I can say is that the music is getting heavier, faster and more aggressive. We’re taking all the elements we’ve always experimented with and putting a huge exclamation point on them. I can’t really explain it but from what people around us have told us, this is the best and most concise material that we have ever churned out."

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