MARLOES IZEGRIM!
THE ANGEL OF THRASH METAL!
The Warrior Goddess
By
Darkzen
Marloes Voskuil (Bass & Vocals) with
a powerful voice which not only their music is great, in the Thrash Metal, also
with a challenging attitude! and also very beautiful! Angel of Thrash!
Izegrim is a Thrash metal band from the
east of the Netherlands. They have done gigs with bands as multitude numerous
Destruction and gigs at festivals Have Done like the Metal Female Voices Fest.
I am very happy to have had this
opportunity to hear from Marloes, and his band which is synonymous of power!
we go with the interview!
Hi my
friend! Thanks for this oportunity!
How
are you my freind?
Hi, I’m fine thank you and
thanks for your interest in Izegrim!
Marloes
Izegrim who is? Brutal, Strong or Dark? or all together?
I’m just a normal girl who likes metal.
Marloes
who is before and after a concert? outside and inside of a scenario?
Before a concert I’m very exited to play the show and can’t wait to
get on stage. After the show I love to meet our fans so I’m always in the venue
almost right after the show. I’m always in for a little chat, a picture or
signature.
Who
inspired you to play so powerful?
I grew up with Iron Maiden, Queen, Pantera, Kreator, Guns ‘n Roses
and stuff like that. The energy those bands gave me, made me decide to try to
do something more than just listen to the music. So I guess that’s where it all
started.
Which
has been the most brutal song or album you've done?
Our album “Congress of the Insane” is the most brutal album.
And the song “Celebratory Gunfire” is my fave song of that album.
It gives me so much energy on stage. Especially when you see people sing along
with the lyrics.
Congress
Of The Insane, has been for me one of the heaviest albums of the previous three
albums, so I put your album as one of the best of 2013! What was the attitude
for the record this album and what was your goal?
Thanks ! Mission accomplished I guess, haha. While we are still
very proud of our previous album, we all knew the new one had to reflect the
rawness that we expose when performing the songs live. From the moment Bart and
Jeroen wrote the first guitar-riff, we aimed for a non-polished sound, brutal,
heavier and more “in-your-face” compared to the previous albums. These songs
just screamed for a new approach and a different sound. Slow passages are now
really slow and gloomy, and the aggressive, faster songs are absolutely kicking
serious ass. Actually, our own live-performances were the main inspiration; one
could say that all our fans we met over the years are the main inspiration for
this album.We tried to capture the energy we get on stage, that adrenaline-rush
when the audience goes bezerk. Sure, we have our favorite bands too; Bart finds
his inspiration in Cannibal Corpse, Carcass and Nevermore (to name just a few),
and Jeroen tends to listen more to the deathmetal genre like Asphyx and
Entombed. A cool mix of bands that Bart and Jeroen blend into their own compositions.
How
long did it take and what was the atmosphere like in the studio in the
recording?
We returned to the Soundlodge Studio in Germany again. We’ve
recorded our previous album there, and it was absolutely clear from the
beginning that we would return to the same studio. Relaxed atmosphere, superb
sound-engineer (Jörg Uken). He exactly nailed the sound we were aiming at. A
brilliant mix of a raw yet defined sound, that grabs you by the balls. We
stayed there for 2 weeks in a row. Next to the recording-studio there is a neat
appartement where we stayed. We recorded drums, all the rythmguitars and vocals
at the Soundlodge. Jeroen recorded my bass and Bart’s solo’s at home in his own
studio. Jörg mixed and mastered all the tracks and created our new masterpiece.
Worked like a charm.
Explain
to me the concept behind Congress Of The Insane. Is this record more political
or is this more about the insanity of people in the world? what do you think of
this world in this moments?
No, we’ve never been a band that preached
political opinions. But you are correct, there is a main theme on this
album. It’s not a real concept where we
tell a story from A to Z, but it features the general thought based on the evil
in the deceiving human nature. Everyone seems normal, until you get to know
them. There are so many freaks amongst us, one cannot open a newspaper or watch
the latest news on television, without being confronted with gruesome acts of
crime. Think of all those high-school shootings, people like Breivik, just to
mention two completely different examples. Some shit is seriously horrible and
one has to be really sick to even think about those crimes we see on the daily
news. What disturbs and fascinates me the most is the fact, that most of these
people (for instance Breivik) could be your neighbour. Apparently you cannot
trust anyone these days. The whole world seems a gathering of freaks, turning
todays society into a global, worldwide ‘Congress of the Insane’ and we are all
part of it. The cover expresses the feeling and atmosphere of those old
carnivals and travelling parties where they had all these freaks exposed.
Fitted perfectly to the whole theme.
What
was it like working with Holy Moses, Sabina Classen in this album? She has been
known as one of the very first women to ever use a death growl! you are amazing
womans!
Sabina has always been high on my wishlist to cooperate with, like
you stated; she is a legend. In the past we had some gigs with Holy Moses, so
we already knew Sabina for a while. They got added to the roster of our agency
(D-19) a couple of years ago. All it took was one email to Sabina and she
immediately was very thrilled to cooperate on the our new cd. We sended her the
song I had in mind to do the duet. They (Holy Moses) have their own studio in
Frankfurt. I’ve spended a day with them in their studio when Sabina did her
part of the vocals. It was a great day and I had a splended time with the band.
It was interesting to see that see has a totally different approach on how she
uses her voice. I’ve tried to sing like her, but we soon came to the conclusion
that my technique is that different from her, that I’d better stick to my own
technique. All in all it really is a great honor to have one of the leading ladies
in thrash on our record ! I’m sure the fans of the oldschool genre will
certainly be very thrilled about this song.
What
do you think of females being represented in the scene? or do you think that
some labels are merely of that them expressing?
Some labels love to advertise with the stigma “female fronted”. I
don’t get it. Why do they have to mention it anyway. Extra selling points? Is
it better or worse because it’s female fronted? I’m not into that. I play in a
metalband, that’s all what counts. Why do they have to make the distinction
between male/female. Do what you like, it’s not a contest.
Out
of all the shows/tours you have done, what do you think has been the best
experience and what has been the worst experience? your shows that such you have
now?
Well, we never have bad experiences. We always try to make the best
of every situation, even if they are far from perfect. One could sit in a
corner and start whining and complaining, but it’s not our nature to behave
childish. Good experiences: well well well, a lot ! First of all our gigs @ the
70000 tons of metal cruise and our time in Miami. This was something we could
only dream of and then our dream came true!!! Our most recent European tour
with Onslaught and Cripper was a blast, we met so many new friends. Also the gigs in Eastern Europe are always
superb, Devilstone Festival in Lithuania for example. People went absolutely
crazy. We got treated like real rockstars and the response from the audience
was overwhelming. Every gig should be a good experience, that’s our credo ! We
are a live-band, we want to meet our fans. We are not the typical band that
stays backstage all the time. Good chance that you see us all in the middle of
the audience, looking at the other bands when we play at a festival.
Which
bands Marloes listen while resting?
Too many to mention but to name a few: Carcass, Machine Head,
Exodus, Kreator, Queen.
Anything
else you want to share us my friend?
The
last words are all yours! to all our readers! thank you very much!
Thank you!
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