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Panter from danish Barcode was so kind that he took a little of this time and give me some shot answer on my questions in the beginning of april 2005.
History?
-Barcode dates
back to 1995. We've put out 4 full length albums and been on a shitload of
compilations, splits and tribute albums.
Please tell me a
little about every member, interests, age, family -Panter, 39 yrs, two kids, unemployed, too fucked to drink Butch, 35 yrs, two kids, journalist, too drunk to fuck Dr. J, 27 yrs, also plays in death metal act HateSphere, full of shit and he likes to show it to everybody Snick, 25 yrs, smokes whatever comes his way Rookie, 30 yrs, smokes whatever Snick brings his way
© Foto: Jesper Nörgaard Sörensen
Which was the last gig you did? And the next one? -04.12.04 MAD SANTA FESTIVAL, SCHUETZI, OLTEN, SWITZERLAND
20.05.05
INNOCENT, HENGELO, NETHERLANDS
What´s the
difference between playing out today if you compare with when -We get more beer, ha ha. And people know our songs.
How is to play hardcore in Denmark?
.The hc scene is
next to non-existent in Denmark. Therefore we either support foreign acts or
play with metal acts when playing in Denmark.
I think you
sound as you come from the working class neighbourhood in New
-Because that's
the sound we like and strive to achieve. And judging by your question it
seems like we've succeeded. What does punk mean to you, is it only a word or is it a lifestyle?
-To me personally
punk doesn't mean jack shit. I've never been into punk - we've all grown out
of the metal scene. What do you know about Sweden? What is typical swedish?
-Hockeyfrilla Have you heard any good swedish bands?
-No, never - ha ha.
Seriously -
there's so many great Swedish bands that I'd probably forget half of them if
I tried to list them all. What about Nuclear Blast as a label, is it the best label you can have?
-Belonging to a
niche genre such as hc I think we couldn't ask for a better label. They're
working really hard for us eventhough hc is probably not gonna be their new
money machine. Politics and music, does it goes hand in hand?
-Before Showdown
I'd have sworn "no way". But, oups, a single semi-political song crept onto
the album (Fanatics). The best political band?
-Don't know any.
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Your latest CD ,are you satsified with that?
-What do you
think? Of course we're satisfied with it - otherwise it wouldn't be
released! Have you done any covers anytime, which is the favouriteband to cover?
-We've done
several (Twisted Sister, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Poison Idea, Accept) Have you heard any good covers of Barcode songs?
-I've only heard
one (a Polish band) - and it was really hard to recognize, ha ha. Is there any good bands in Denmark right now?
-Besides Barcode?
I think As We Fight is a pretty good band.
Please rank your
five favourite records, five best concerts you have been -1 Slayer: Reign in Blood 2 Madball: Look My Way 3 Sick of it All: Built to Last 4 Barcode: Showdown 5 Terror: Lowest of the Low
Can't remember the top 5 concerts
beer food dope booze weed
-First album:
Sweet: Give Us a Wink, Last: Agnostic Front: Another Voice Most embarrassing record in your collection?
-Helloween (their
debut EP - with autographs!) The best record to have sex to?
-I don't fuck to
music How does the typical Barcode fan look like?
-There's at least
three typical Barcode archetypes: The typical skater dude with baggy pants
and back pack, The low life punk scum and the dedicated hc kid with tattoos
and piercings. How is a good concert with Barcode? Violent?
-Yeah, like
Exodus once put it: Good Friendly Violent Fun
What is the most
peculiar which have happened during your career, in the
-Somewhere in
Poland. We were supporting Madball on their '99 Euro Tour. The venue was on
the first floor with the stairs coming up from underneath the stage. So if
you chose to stagedive you were truly diving - some 3-4 m!!! After our show
a guy came to the back stage all covered in blood and no teeth left in his
upper mouth: "I was a bit drunk when stagediving but I sure wouldn't miss
the rest of your show, but now I guess I better go to the hospital". That's
true dedication! Is it many interviews? Is it boring?
-Yes, and no no -
only when we're asked stupid questions :-)
Which is the
question you never get but you want to have? Please ask it
-Would you like
to provide the soundtrack for a porn movie? Hell yeah! Futureplans for the band?
-Festivals during
the summer and a DK + Euro tour is being set up for the autumn. For yourself?
-Get a job Wisdomword?
-Fuck you too. Something to add? -If somebody's got any connections to the Hultsfred organizers - please twist their arms and convince/threaten them to hire Barcode.
cheers,
Panter
© Foto: Jesper Nörgaard Sörensen
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