Over the past fifteen years France’s Gorod has been busy as heck establishing themselves as one of most consistent and challenging technical death metal acts. The five-piece recently released their fourth full-length work entitled “A Perfect Absolution” via Listenable Records and Unique Leader and I caught up with guitarist Mat to discuss the details behind this remarkable new effort.
You guys just got back from a tour with Obscura and Spawn of Possession. How did that go? Were the crowds receptive to your new songs?
“This was the best tour we ever did! Everyone in the crew was nice, friendly and professional, the shows were ridiculously crazy, every band was appreciated and it was like a party every night! Our new songs were expected, and many people came to us to tell us how killer these new songs sound live! We played “Birds of Sulphur”, “The Axe of God” and “Carved in the Wind”. This last one was the most appreciated by the crowd, despite of its duration and its rather cool tempo.”
Any memorable moments happen for you guys on this tour?
“Oh, I think about our show in Vienna, where nobody seemed to know about us. At the door opening, everybody charged the merch booth of Obscura and Spawn, we felt alone behind our merch table. We did the show, and the crowd started to headbang, shake the hands, coming into the pit, and when the show was over, it looked like everybody rushed to the merch booth to have a talk, buy cds and take silly pictures with us! It's really rewarding for us when we can conquer new people, in new places. The welcoming in France was also wonderful, especially in Toulouse and Paris, but we didn't expect less from the crowd here, it's always good to come back in these cities!”
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