Another great new interview in spanish has been published @ Executioner Zine. It’s been done with our  friend Jeroni. Check out his band Marasme, they have their debut album streaming at Bandcamp,and   it is also available as a free download and as a digisleeve CD.

Check out this in-depth interview with Panos, live now at DEAF SPARROW ZINE!

http://www.deafsparrow.com/dephosphorus-interview-2011.html 

Check out this great interview in spanish done with our friend from Argentina Martin Diel @ Modreg Records. It was done live and there has been a good interaction. It’s been published @ Iniciando Sesion blog. Muchas gracias!

http://crust-demos.blogspot.com/2011/09/dephosphorus-axiom-12-ep-20117-degrees.html

Dephosphorus hail from Athens, Greece and was formed in 2008 by former members of Injekting Khaos and Sraighthate,”their mission statement is to create intense, aggressive music with a allegorical, cosmic concept”. Axiom tracks were recorded in 2010 and released on vinyl in 2011 by & 7 Degrees. Music wise this is close to grindcore with brutal vocals, blasting drums, slower breaks with black metal and crust hints while some technical death metal riffs appear here and there reminding of Straighthate (and this is natural since guitarist and bassist were in Straighthate) and Dead Congregation. As conclusion this can be described as Grind with elements from all the aforementioned genres, the band coins their music as astrogrind mainly because of the lyrical content. The artwork is excellent and was made by Viral Graphics. This is not a demo but an official vinyl release, it comes in 12 inches and the band offers it for free in their site. As for the future, they have already recorded 14 new tracks for upcoming releases having a cooperation with Ryan Lipynski (Unearthly Trance and Howling Wind).

http://necroslaughter.de/2011/09/dephosphorus-axiom/

Ein wenig albern ist es schon, wenn jede Band eine neue Genre-Schublade für sich aufmachen muss. Im Falle von DEPHOSPHORUS heißt der erwählte Neologismus “Astrogrind”. So unnötig das erfinden von neuen Stilbezeichnungen an sich eigentlich auch ist, so sehr kann ich der aktuellen MLP aber gleichermaßen bescheinigen: Mit einem Schlagwort lässt sich “Axiom” nicht beschreiben! Das macht die Musik der griechischen Experimentierfreunde in mehrfacher Hinsicht interessant. Zum einen stecken viele extreme Emotionen hinter “Axiom“. Verzweiflung, Wut, Hoffnung, Hass, die Bandbreite ist für gerade mal 20 Minuten weit gefächert und intensiv. Man merkt, dass die Musik aus den Herzen der drei Künstler stammt. Um diesen verfaulenden Blumenstrauß der Gefühle in ein noch dreckigeres musikalisches Kleid zu zwängen, bedient man sich an den finstersten Farbtöpfchen diverser Vorbilder. Man ist forsch und vorantreibend wie Sound Of Detestation oder alte Afgrund, pessimistisch und roh wie Tragedy und erlaubt sich die Dichte und Schmutzigkeit von The Atlas Moth. Wütender Grind mit Crust ist die Basis. Sludge, epischer Post-Hardcore sind die Zierde. Und die Akzente stammen aus dem Shoegaze, Black Metal und spacigen, wenngleich dezenten Samples. Eine wilde, experimentelle Mischung, die aber durchaus gefällt! Derweil “Knife Missle” etwas an die letzte Nachtmystium (“Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. 2“) erinnert, geht “Dephosphorus” eher zurück zu den traditionellen Wurzeln aus Hardcore und Grindcore um gegen Ende nur ein wenig mit dem Post-Rock zu liebäugeln. “On The Verge Of An Occurence” ist im Kontrast zum beklemmenden “Indulge Me In Silence” fast schon wieder hoffnungsvoll und umspielt den Hörer mit dickem D-Beat und spacigen Samples. DEPHOSPHORUS verweben auf “Axiom” einen überdeutlichen roten Faden in ihre Klangteppiche, erschaffen aber mit jedem Song wieder einen eigenen Mikrokosmos. Jedes dieser kleinen Inertialsysteme hat genug Individualität und Eigenständigkeit, um außerhalb des globalgalaktischen Kontexts zu funktionieren. Erfreulich wie aus so viel negativer Energie ein eigenes Profil erwachsen kann. Die Band wird deutlich zwischen anderen, düsteren und angepissten Bands platziert, aber gleichermaßen mit einem markanten, eigenen Gesicht kennzeichnet. In Zusammenarbeit mit 7 Degrees Records, Bandcamp und diversen One-Click-Hostern bieten DEPHOSPHORUS ein Rundum-Paket für Fans und interessierte. Man kann “Axiom” sowohl als Stream anhören, wie auch kostenlos runterladen. Wem die Musik gefällt und wer lieber etwas in der Hand hat, bekommt eine liebevoll aufgemachte 12″ MLP im Gatefold. Das Cover ist von simplen Motiv, in der Ausführung aber mit atomarem Detailgrad. Das restliche Artwork erscheint vergleichsweise minimalistisch ausgelegt. Doch durch die beiden Aspekte ergänzt sich das Gesamtbild zur variationsreichen Musik. Mit schwarzem Innersleeve (inkl. Seidenpapier-Innenfutteral) und Texteinleger wird alles um die schwarze Vinyl komplettiert. Wer die Möglichkeit hat, sollte sich dieses wunderschöne Gesamtkunsterwerk für nen 10er bei 7 Degrees Recordsordern – und bei dieser Gelegenheit vielleicht auch mal im restlichen Programm des Labels/Distros stöbern!

http://www.deafsparrow.com/dephosphorus-review-2011.html

Greek Blackened crusties Dephosphorous are politely suggesting that in case you like their music, you purchase a copy of Axiom, their debut recording, which has been released in a beautiful gatefold through 7 Degrees Records. If you want to get a full taste of it without going the illegal route you can head straight over to their site (see below) and download the full of Axiom for free. Chances are, that if you got some taste and a few bucks to spare your inner collector will go for it. We highly recommend it.

Sonically speaking Dephosphorous’ appeal is quite broad. Axiom isn’t exactly a full on black metal attack, but if that’s what you crave for, that’s exactly what you get. Axiom is wild, crazy sounding and still organized. With several dozens of self-contained hellacious passages, like during the most of “Continuum”, a D beat cut that oscillates between out of control ultra violent punk and downright satanic riffage. Meaning galvanized guitars dropping weird tonalities but kept in line by either blast beats or by a beat that’s one revolution short of a blast beat. It’s all very punky, but the coat of blasphemy is oh, so evident.

We live crazy times in the realms of extreme music. All the far out subgenres are coalescing nicely. It takes talent, huevos and effort on the part of the musicians to pull it off. Lucky for them, listeners have grown bolder and more open over the course of the last five years. Had Axiom been released a decade ago it would have been too much of an experimental album. An acquired taste even for those who like their noise left off center. Since this is 2011 and Profound Lore is the hippest label in the underground, Dephosphorous are just du jour.

Take that as you wish, but our assessment is more than positive and even more respectful. When it’s said that this is black metal, that’s just part of the equation, and when it’s said that Dephosphorous is a punk band that rings just as true. All around “On the Verge of An Occurence” we can feel the spikes and the boots up our asses. When Axiom grinds, it really grinds. And in the case of this funky number, it kicks the bucket subliminally and in outer space.

http://www.metalpaths.com/reviews/dephosphorus-–-axiom,9427

Axiom: 1.a self-evident truth that requires no proof. 2. a universally accepted principle or rule. 3. Logic, Mathematics: a proposition that is assumed without proof for the sake of studying the consequences that follow from it. These are the definitions of what an axiom is about. The new breed in the metal scene called Dephosphorus is the definition of what is made in order to be special, uncompromising, honest and above all: Hungry for creativity. I cannot see things elsewise because they give me the full right to write what is the only truth. And the truth is that these collective gentlemen came to become some of the best companions you could find for the year of 2011. Without even having to try that much to be more direct.

I am in love with some EP’s that have been released throughout the years. This is a good reason to see any EP with positive outlook from the beginning, as they tend to be better than some full length releases in many cases. In the case of this new uniquity, I only feel this is the beginning, where the band prepares the ground for what is about to follow with their upcoming full length album entitled ‘’Night Sky Transform’’ which will surely cause big surprise to the ones unaware of the band so far. What matters now is the ‘’Axiom’’ EP, the first effort of this power trio, with two of the members already having blasted their way with grindcorers Straighthate in the past and the third colleague belonging to the blackened league called Injekting Khaos.

The result is nothing but outstanding and special, as they managed to create a great mixture of black metal atmosphere with grindcore frenzy and ripping vocals to the verge of madness. Seven tracks lasting a little less than twenty minutes. And this is the only negative thing. I say negative because as soon as the EP is over, you get yourself needing some more material. I already crave for the full length to be released, as I believe this is only the spark that lit the fire in their future to come. ‘’Collimator’’ which opens the album leaves no room for relaxation, leaving you in a state of shock, just before ‘’Continuum’’ takes over and stops even before it begins, being the shortest of the seven tracks (these two could easily be one, they fit perfectly to each other).

‘’Dephosphorus’’ and ‘’Indulge Me In Silence’’ (the longest track of the EP) prepare the ground for what follows, which is the highlight of this release. The finishing trio starting with ‘’On The Verge Of An Occurence’’ (the best track in my opinion, combining Thorns with Napalm Death plus a Voivod touch in it), continuing with ‘’Knife Missile’’ and ending with ‘’The Long Crossing’’ is the best proof why this gatefold 12’’ MLP release must enter your home as soon as possible. It is also amazing the fact that this material has been recorded over a year ago and it sounds as if it is recorded…tomorrow! The production is as clean and dirty it needs in combination to be acknowledged as a plus to their sound and it surely gets you inside the alien atmosphere the want to create.

Adding the facts of the allegorical alien lyrical concept, the divine artwork (especially the ones who will get the vinyl will be astonished by the Axiom tower on the inlay) and the feeling that this band has a certain vision that can only lead to special and pleasant suprises, we can’t help but saying that Dephosphorus will surely be one of the future elite bands in the extreme scene. They have all it takes to achive this. Great lyrics, blasting music, outer spaced vocals, special sound and above all: Identity! They are described as astral grind. It’s all lies, it’s more than astral, it’s universal. I shall leave the last words to the final line of ‘’Collimator’’ just to show you what we are talking about: WHOEVER HEARD OF A MORTAL BODY HAVING AN IMMORTAL SOUL?