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How is it that you started playing music? When we started out our intentions were to be a traditional thrash band; more in the styles of Megadeth and Iron Maiden than our current Death, Carcass style. Its what we all had in common at the time but as the line up evolved leaving myself and Harley as the driving force it allowed us to get down to doing what we really wanted. Death Metal. 

What are your names? / Who plays what? / How old are you? Teran Wyer- Guitar/Vocals Matt Van Wezel- Lead Guitar Harley D'orazio- Drums Curtis Beardy- Bass.  And were all old enough to drink! Hows that?

Have you had other previous members? Many! It was quite a road from where Krepitus started out to where we are now. As i mentioned earlier we came from thrash roots but even through our transition into the current form we've had our fair share of line up changes. Most notably would be for our 2015 release "Shadows of Eternity" which featured Byron and Brandon Lemley of Post Black Metal band Numenorean. Though following that release our line up has and will remain the same for our last and next release.

Did you make music even when you were young? We all had highschool bands, some better than others I'm sure. No childhood stardom for us though.

Where are you from? Calgary, Alberta, Canada

What year did the band form? In 2014, though we barely had instruments at that time. We started with a $200 electric drum kit that barely worked, bass amp from the pawn shop for $30, was some pretty shabby days for a while. But everyone has to start somewhere.

What's your style of genre? Melodic Death Metal

What inspires you? A world seemingly on the brink of collapse. A circus of insanity begging to be exploited for death metal lyrics. 

How often and where do you rehearse? Twice a week. And we are actually lucky enough, or should i say have low enough standards to rehearse in my basement. Its far from the best spot but we make do. More about the sound coming out the instruments than the sound of room when it comes to writing. 

How have you developed since you started with the music? I would say change is one of the staples of our sound. Being as we all have writing input as well as vastly different influences that leads us down some pretty wild paths musically. The most notable change for the next album is going to be the darker, larger and more refined aspects of our composition. Now that we've been working together for a few years we've really gotten to know each other. The guitar work especially has grown so we're able now to do much more intricate lines together. Exciting stuff for a guitar nerd like myself!!

Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that? A label is a cool thing for sure, and i would never want to discount what they do for bands. But I've been playing Death Metal now for over a dozen years in Canada and at a certain point you have to find a reality with your goals in any given project. A label would be rad to help us get that proper professional recording and get us out of the frozen north but to us it's just as cool to be able to write and play the uncompromising style we want to do for ourselves.

What made you decide to make this music? I grew up  metal.. From Black Sabbath and Motley Crue to In Flames and Behemoth. Only fair we sacrifice an offering of our own to the realm of death metal. 

What are your songs about? We try and keep it varied, be it historical, philosophical or personal experience. The Decree of Theodoseus is based upon the burning of the library of Alexandria around 48 CE. Much of human intellectual history was lost to the rising powers of the worlds most powerful religions. 

Have you done any covers live? We try and do at least one every few shows. It's challenging for us and it shows a bit where our influences lie. Some of my favourites have been Under A Serpent Sun- At The Gates, Death- Evil Dead, Sodom- City of God, Raided First- Running Man and a hilarious cover of Pretty Woman where we asked Train Bigger Monkeys and Evil Heart Vocalist Adam Benitto to join us. Nothing wrong with a sense of humour in metal. 

Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary? Always vary. Every show is different. If two gigs are too close to one another we will do all new songs, add in a cover, invite someone from other bands to join us for something. Each time bands should be doing something new so unless the city is different each night we'll make sure something new happens at each gig. 

Do you have a regular place you play live often? Distortion and Dickens are the two major venues in our genre. So really unless we're out of town we try to keep things there. Keep the scene tight and strong. Thats how a metal scene survives.

When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale? Everything is available on our bandcamp page. https://krepitus.bandcamp.com Music is always free!

What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days? Honestly i think its a great thing. If it weren't for downloading music how could a young kid from a tiny town in Canada ever hear of the legendary Swedish Death and Black metal scenes? I consider myself to be a bit of CD collector and i cherish my collection but 99% of my listening happens online. So buy a record if you want to! But either way keep supporting metal!

How do you think the music industry have changed because of this? I'd say its changed in the way that local level bands have much broader of a range of which to get their music out there. I still love the bigger bands that got me into metal but these days most of my favourites are coming out of smaller scenes throughout the world. Black metal band Erimha out of Montreal in particular I have to mention really stood out to me.

How do you think and know that this interview will help you in the music business? Every reader is a whole and entire person. No matter the numbers thats exactly what matters to us. We aren't going to pretend any level of fame but if someone likes a song from us that wouldn't have otherwise heard us, then rock on my friend thats why we're here.

Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today? Generally older bands. Though much of our influence comes from the local live scene. Thats where our time is spent. It's the live atmosphere that is going to set the atmosphere to how we want a song to come across.

What advice would you give other bands or artists? Just keep going. There is no end goal, no finish line. Regardless of where you want to be eventually every moment you spend in music is well spent. Playing to five people in your local venue is just as cool as five hundred people anywhere else. Just keep writing the best music you can and pouring everything you have into it. 

Do you have any new material? We are just about to be entering the studio to record our second full album. Eight new tracks coming in at around 50 minutes.  Not rushing this one so Dialectic should be getting out within the year. 

How can people reach you? [email protected], or Facebook Messenger are the best ways. 

What are your plans for the future? Our main goals for this year is to release our second full length album Dialectic. We are currently in the preproduction process. Studio time booked, deposit down, songs ready and rehearsed. Everything is moving along as planned and we are very excited to share this one with you all.