Sakkuth launch Don’t Fight The Urge at the Gabba Hotel on Friday and the Sands Tavern in Maroochydore on Saturday and play Rocket 3 at the Gabba Hotel on August 11.
Sakkuth’s self-titled debut quickly established the band as one of the shining lights of the local metal scene. Their follow up Quest From Within found the band developing it’s already expansive, classically influenced and demonically motivated sound. Never afraid to push the boundaries, their new record, Don’t Fight The Urge is eight tracks as brutal and punishing as anything you’re likely to find being imported from overseas. From the creeping into of Reborn Into Dreams to the albums climax, Sakkuth challenge your senses and push metal’s boundaries. Drummer Damien brings us up to speed.
Why such a long delay between live appearances? For a while I was under the impression the band had split…
“No way! We stopped gigging for a little while so we could complete the writing for the new album and also so we were fresh for next time we play as we didn’t want to burn out playing to much at the same venues.”
What’s the full story with the arrival of the CDs after your Overcranked launch date?
“That was just bad luck. We had to discs finished and pressed in Sydney but there was a stuff around with the courier service that was supposed to deliver the discs to us so we received them a week late, which sucked.”
Where did the inspiration for the new material come from?
“We just wrote what came out naturally, but the concept of this album was to be a more heavier, aggressive, rawer approach with a bit more attitude in the songs.”
You guys are have your own studio and handle your own recording and production - does this make it easier to work, or are you a tougher judge of the finished product as a result?
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“It is good having your own studio as of you can work at your own pace with a more relaxed environment, but I think since you have that time you are a lot tougher judge and you end up picking it to pieces a lot and listening to it too much and by the end your ears get a little worn. With a home studio as well you are a bit more limited to what you can do compared to a big studio. But you can work on it for a long time without paying lots of dollars.”
How much time did you spend putting Don’t Fight The Urge together? Did you approach it differently to the last album?
“We finished the album later than we thought but all up did it over a couple of months just taking our time, plus we were fiddling with a few different ideas. Yeah, we try and approach every album a little differently to give it a different sound.”
You’ve just come back from shows in New South Wales, how do their shows compare to Brizzy gigs?
“We love playing down South. We probably have more of a following in NSW and Canberra than up here, they seem to get into our style a lot down there. But Brisbane still kicks ass.”
What’s on the horizon for the band? Upcoming plans?
“We have already started work on the new album which we definitely want it to be out in a year from now. We are going to hook right in with this one and get it out there. We also plan on doing a lot of touring around to promote Don’t Fight The Urge and keep pushing the name Sakkuth around.”
