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Could you tell me how many demo’s Polluted Inheritance has released, how much were sold and how are your feelings about it nowadays?
We released 2 demo’s: ‘Afterlife’ of which 400 copies were sold and ‘Demo ’94’ of which 600 copies were sold. The reactions on the demo’s always were very positive and for me they’re still masterpieces.
How did you get in contact with West Virginia Rec., how do you look back on your debut album ‘Ecocide’ and WVR? How were the reactions on ‘Ecocide’?
We got in contact with WVR via an acquaintance of ours who also was acquainted with the people of WVR. They were interested in our ‘Afterlife’ demo. After we had visited them in Germany they offered us a contract. The ‘Ecocide’ CD is still highly estimated and our fans made it become a collector’s item. When we look back on it, we think it could have been much better. But as it is our first album we are very proud of it.
After ‘Ecocide’ the next release was in 1994, when a promo with 4 songs on it was released. Was it primarily meant to raise interest of labels and fans? Are all songs also on ‘Betrayed’ included?
The promo was a real demo which was thus named demo ’94 en was meant to bring the new stuff back into interest. All the songs are on ‘Betrayed’ but they were re-recorded.
In 1995 you signed a contract with DSFA and in June ’96 your second album ‘Betrayed’ was released. Are you still satisfied with the production and the songs on it? Personally I think it’s overproduced.
‘Betrayed’ was the next step for us. The deal with DSFA Records included that we our- selves had to pay for the studio and since we didn’t have a big super production budget, it didn’t turn out to be a super production. On ‘Ecocide’ we had a problem with the drum sound. We corrected this on ‘Betrayed’. In hindsight it might have been ‘to much’ but this was what we wanted at that time. The reactions were very positive but it went to far for some people and they probably didn’t like it. The sale numbers did not come up to the expectations so that the contract was not extended.
In 1997 Polluted Inheritance played on a tour through Holland. I saw you play a great show in the Fenix in Sittard. However most visitors couldn’t keep track of the songs and some said that Polluted Inheritance played too spastic to bang on. What impressions/experiences has the tour given you and how were the reactions? Have you played recently?
We learned alot from this tour and most concerts were very cool. We played in sold out places but we also played in front of less then 20 people, but that’s all part of it. Recently we played in ‘Het Paard’ in Den Haag with Blo.Torch and Reborn. We are very busy with our new songs so we only play live once a while.
After the tour it got very quiet around Polluted Inheritance. What happened after the tour, are you still signed to DSFA? As you probably have written new tracks, tell us in which way (if any) the new stuff differs from you old stuff?
It got quiet around us in the media, but what can you do about it when the sale numbers don’t come up to the expectations and when a new album has to be waited for. We always continue writing and playing music so new songs are made constantly. The new songs are a step further again and are more of a mixture between ‘Ecocide’ and ‘Betrayed’. The song structure is less experimental and the songs aren’t stuffed with all kinds of techniques.
What’s the band’s opinion of today’s underground- or metalscene? Is there alot of contact with other bands, also bands who play a different style? What’s the band members occupation nowadays as they still were studying when ‘Ecocide’ was released?
For many years I’ve been in contact with many people in the scene, however this has become less. I still keep track on it as much as I can. We’ve good contact with friends from the past en that will remain as these people still are active in the scene. Nowadays everybody works.
To what music/bands do the band members listen to/get influenced by? Could you give me a top 5 of your all-time favorite albums and a top 5 of your current favorite albums?
-Our personal preferences are very diverse, we still listen to metal but other music styles are also to be found in our CD-collections.
all-time albums:
1 Slayer-Reign in blood
2 Death-Human
3 Death-Symbolic
4 Death-Individual thought patterns
5 Morbid Angel-Altars of madness
current albums:
1 Death-The sound of perseverance
2 Delinquit Habits-Delinquit Habits
3 S.O.D.-Speak English or die
4 Morbid Angel-Formulas fatal to the flesh
5 Cypress Hill-Black Sunday
What are Polluted Inheritance’s future plans, will you release a new album or is a contract of bigger importance?
Polluted Inheritance will enter the studio to record a new album next year. We are still searching for a deal or distribution but it’s certain that the album will be recorded and unleashed.
Okay, that’s all I could think of right now, here’s some space to give your best Jimmy Hopper final thoughts, merchandise, promotion, contact address or whatever you wanna let us know!
Polluted Inheritance will release another quality album who will be worth the wait.
Greetz Menno
