1.DARK RECOLLECTIONS: Please introduce the band..(who does what, plays what instruments, etc) SITHLORD : At the moment, there's only 2 members left in Sithlord. Jay Sanders (Bass) & myself, Saundies (guitar/vocals). We departed with Snorkelbender (drums) & Macca (guitars) just before the new album was recorded. 2. DARK RECOLLECTIONS:When did SITHLORD come to existence? SITHLORD :started around late '97, early '98 under the name of Enmity but had to change the name due to a band from the U.K. with the same name. 3. DARK RECOLLECTIONS:How did you meet the other band members and how long has current line up been together? SITHLORD : I knew Snorkelbender & Macca from the '80's Melbourne Metal Scene & we knew Jay from when he was playing with Anatomy. Jay replaced our first bassist Gasher around early '99. 4.DARK RECOLLECTIONS: Talk about your new Cd "Return to Godless Times" on Barbarian Wrath Records.. SITHLORD : This release took a long time to finish due to not only financial reasons but also due to my lack of preparation for the recording sessions. i learned quite a bit from this, i hope & hopefully the next recording will go along much smoother. I think this album has a bit more thrash/death in it due to using 3 songs from my old band "Rancor" that i played with in the '80's. We've been getting a lot of good feedback about the front cover which is good but i hope people won't think it's the best thing about the c.d. 5.DARK RECOLLECTIONS: What did you release prior to Cd, (demos, Eps,) and how did they do..? SITHLORD : We only have 1 other release which is our mcd titled "Labyrinth To The Gods". It was released in 2000 & has four songs & a hidden extra track (which is on the new album anyway). There was only 500 made & I think it did well because we don't have any copies left but people are still asking for it. 6. DARK RECOLLECTIONS:What is the scene like in Australia, any new bands you would recommend checking out? SITHLORD : The scene here now is nothing compared to the '80's metal scene but there are a lot of new faces showing up to gigs all the time which is always a good thing. I see a lot more denim vests with metal patches popping up also which is always good to see. Some bands that i can think of would have to be Dark Order from Sydney, Jesus Anal Penetration from Adelaide & Astriaal from Brisbane. 7. DARK RECOLLECTIONS:Are you or anyone in the band involved in other projects besides SITHLORD? SITHLORD : Yes. Jay plays bass in Hellspawn & plays with Anatomy when they do something & i play in Atomizer doing guitar/b.vocals. Both bands keep us very busy but we're trying to do as much as we can with Sithlord in between. 8. DARK RECOLLECTIONS:How can anyone obtain releases by those bands? SITHLORD : For Hellspawn, you can check out their site:http://www.hellspawn666.com & for Anatomy, contact Marty:antomybleedrecords@hotmail.com For Atomizer, their site is:http://www.atomizer.net br or contact Jason Healey at:atomizer@connexus.net.au. 9. DARK RECOLLECTIONS:Back in the 80's people from all over the world used to tape trade, you could write to band,and they would reply to you quick and provide what they had available for trade or sale, nowadays this doesn't happen anymore.. No one tape trades anymore, and bands do not bother to answer their mail.... what is your opinion on this ? SITHLORD : You're right that not many people do this anymore but a couple of friends of mine are still trading in mainly videos & c.d-r's now. Their site is: www.geocities.com/gasherwhale666. Regarding the mail situation, there's too much spam mail on the net going around. If people took the time to write a band or band members name on the address then i'm sure they'll take the time to answer it. I get a lot of spam mail with no names addressed on it & because there isn't a name, i delete it. 10.DARK RECOLLECTIONS: who or what bands do you feel have influenced your music? SITHLORD : I think any heavy, thrash, death or black metal bands from the '70's & '80's have a big influence on Sithlords songwriting. Mainly the '80's german & the U.S. west coast thrash movement. 11.DARK RECOLLECTIONS: if you could pick bands for the ultimate tour who would you pick? SITHLORD : Man, this is a hard question. There's too many bands to list that i'd put on a tour. 12. DARK RECOLLECTIONS:How did the recording deal with Barbarian Wrath Records come about? SITHLORD : I think it came through Marty from Bleed Records who distributed our mcd. Blackgoat got my e-mail address from Marty & then he got in touch with me & asked me if we'd be interested. I talked it over with Jay & we decided to go for it. The rest is history. 13.DARK RECOLLECTIONS: any last words, comments? thanks for the interview.... SITHLORD : If anyone is interested in releasing any of our stuff on vinyl, please do not hesitate to contact me at:saundies666@hotmail.com or snail mail: P.O. Box 479, Melton. Victoria, Australia. 3337. Thanx very much for reading & remember...... \,,/ DEFEND THE FAITH \,,/ Barbarian Wrath Records http://barbarianwrath.org