CRIMINAL Frontman Discusses His Lyrical Inspiration

November 19, 2005

In a recent interview with Denmark's Nocturnal Horde webzine, CRIMINAL vocalist/guitarist Anton Reisenegger (ex-PENTAGRAM, FALLOUT) revealed that original bassist Juan "Kato" Cueto, who rejoined the band last year, isn't part of the group anymore. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Nocturnal Horde: Your lyrics have always been great and quite critical towards the state of our society, how do you look upon the society today?*

Anton: "I'm obviously experiencing a new aspect of modern-day society since we moved to Europe. And I really don't understand certain things, like why people are so unhappy living in a material wealth that seems to be everything they want. The whole consumerism thing is something that I just don't get."

Nocturnal Horde: Which topics have you chosen to touch on "Sicario"? If I'm not totally mistaken, "sicario" means mercenary/hired killer… What does the album title reflect upon?*

Anton: "The album title was actually just meant to sound aggressive. The lyrics to the title track deal with the problem of teenage assassins from the Colombian slums, which is probably the ultimate expression of the loss of respect for life. But there's other topics as well. 'Rise And Fall' deals with the hegemony of the American empire, 'Walking Dead' deals with the dehumanization in the big cities, etc. People just have to read them for themselves..."

Nocturnal Horde: Do you think you can make a change with your music, or create awareness of certain topics?*

Anton: "Well, it would be a bit pretentious to think we can change the world with our music and lyrics, but thinking about it, when I was a kid, there were actually certain songs that made me think twice about stuff. Especially from hardcore bands. That's probably why I chose to write lyrics about real stuff instead of fantasy shit."

Read the entire interview at www.nocturnalhorde.com.

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