CAUSTIC  
"Moments In The Infinite"  
(Shiver Rec.)

CAUSTIC are back with an even more mature sound than on their "Timid Reality" demo. They are playing depressive doom with loads of great leads, accoustic parts and great instrumental passages. One can hear that they finally are getting used to playing this kind of metal and still maintaining an unique sound. Order this.

MN

Moments in the inifinite

Så er Esbjergensiske CAUSTIC ude med deres 2. demo kaldet "Timid Reality". Ingen tvivl om det er en værdig opfølger til "An Integral Sense", men demoen er desværre lidt for lang efter min mening. 3 kvarter er meget for et demo, og så kan det godt blive lidt småkedeligt i længden. Her svarer bassist Rune på mine spørgsmål:

*Jeres 2. demo "Timid Reality" er meget forsinket, hvorfor?*

"Ja, vi indspillede det jo i sommerferien '92 og kom først med nogle trykte båndende, og vi fik også en idé til at sætte coveret op for os. DET SKULLE VI ALDRIG HAVE GJORT! Det gik nok ville have kun 100 stk., men det blev 300 kopier inden vi fik dem. Så af den et grund, men det er blevet fedt!"

*Hvordan har anmeldelserne generelt været på "An Integral Sense"?*

"De af dem vi har set har da været rimelig positive. Det er dog desværre ikke ret mange. Vi håber på at få gode anmeldelser på "Timid Reality" demoen."

*Hvad synes du om idéen med "Fuck You.... "cden"?*

"Kan det red i tide! Men nok mest for bands. Jeg kan ikke vide om vi sælger et mange eksemplarer."

*Er der nogle pladeselskaber der har haft kig på CAUSTIC?*

"Ikke rigtigt, men vi sender nogle eksemplarer af det nye demo rundt forskellige steder."

*Er der "hard feelings" mellem nogle af bands'ne i Esbjerg?*

"Nej, det synes jeg ikke. Der er faktisk rimelig fedt. Vi låner også forskelligt udstyr af hinanden når vi indspiller."

*Hvorfor spiller Søren ikke guitar i CAUSTIC mere?*

"Vi blev enige om at han, det ville være fedt hvis han kun koncentre sig vokalene. Så vi kunne finde mere tid på at spille sammen. Vores måde/ættilundslinger, Ole, med rutsche i 4 uger. Han kommer Har du, med sig, men ikke mennekten er ex. Det mest er lidt (den ikke højere)."

*Hvordan har CAUSTIC udviklet sig siden starten? Musikalsk/teknisk?*

"Vi har meget harler vejen mere på at finde sin mere vores spille. Vi har fået mere erfaring med forskellig instrument." Det er generelt vi kun gode teknis. Vi spiller nu som over (mange live numre)"

*Hvad skal der ske nu?*

"De trek længere. Bedre sat sammen. Federe solos. At kunne hvilken det nu Vores kunne komme meget meget bedre. (R. Der akustiskere patter og hele cden mest af vel der er han "certain" atmosfære. Desuden, de bedre."

*Andre planer?*

"Jovist, det. Ikke rigtigt. Der er om det 3 I'et gang (det er rettet af ugen?) Vi har polige anmeldelser fået af bands en ret til spille hoshet vuk her igen om hvem dengt det i regi af Shirley/shere, shere"

En uges få stunjning
"Nej, vi være skyer kage og en rod sovandi til de vi år og kommer det gør FUC* YOU! Vi er CAUSTIC!"

vi kunne have foreursken BLE blev - køb meres demo ved at contacting caustic leidde. Vi har høyfor - de 6. Helst er CD oplyse! Have storsel opgaver kunning eller køb og lytt. Hvilket? Hilsen Rune.

End of sluttning

CAUSTIC is, due to 2 demo releases, not so known in the worldwide underground. But I think they have what is needed to make it around there, so here I bring you an interview with Carsten and Rune.

### - When did you form CAUSTIC?
Rune:
> "Me formed CAUSTIC during the summer '91 with the line-up that there is on the 'An Integral Sense' demo. (Carsten interjects) Rune and Søren (guitar and vocals) had been playing together, then I came in the band. We started rehearsals at April '91 and then we recorded the first demo, which actually came pretty sudden too, because we've always wanted to rehearse a lot, then go into a rehearsal room. Rune wanted a demo of some songs that he thought would sound good. I thought that we should wait till June, and then record an official demo. But the one that we did probably be out more 'satisfied' with our stuff. (Rune: Rune) but we got very impatient. Anyway, that was the first demo out. Which only was recorded on a cheap recorder. A friend of the recordings, we played a gig in our local club (Aktivitetsmuseum) as support act for GOREFEST and REVENANT and had to find a second guitarist, and then we recorded Rolf. Rolf had always talked about that band. Therefore we knew that he was interested. Actually after he entered the band, we got even more serious. Rolf had a lot of new ideas, so we picked up doing new recordings, we'd all actually developed and become. Sure, we could have recorded in about a demo 4 months earlier, but we felt we had developed and not sounded the most proud to be rented this great studio 'Noise Shop' in Denmark. It was worth the effort, I think. It took us a year then went to Stockholm for the recordings, and when we played the demo at last, we got asked forth by this, so when the weekend, then suddenly got [unintelligible] opportunity."

### - Are you satisfied with your new demo?
> "Sure, of course. There is some small things here and there, that we'd like to change."

### - Where is the difference between the 2 demos?
> "We have been developing 110% both in our abilities as musicians, but most important, in our ability to structure. The new songs have a more complicated structure and therefore feels like a lot more. We've had the new sound, and it's this: we have found ourselves in a state we hadn't been for the first record. There are lots of changes, at least more than on the first demo."

### - Do you hope for getting signed on this demo?
> "Yeah, we hope we do. But there should be an opportunity that it could happen."

### - Would you be ready to get a full album out?
> "I don't know. It wouldn't be so far-fetched, and also at the same time be hard work. You have to meet a lot of deadlines and deadlines are so fragile that was a lot more people there, and things done. We haven't been working on anything else, so for at least 3 months. None of us are too fond to lengthen this. To make too much will ruin the atmosphere. But we're trying anyways. It doesn't sound different and change the music, therefore. We don't plan to use live musicians, I think."

### - Tell about your new demo?
> "There's 6 tracks on it and an outro with a cello. It is recorded on 16 tracks which means that it has a good sound. The tracks are more advanced than the first, and we've been able to use acoustic elements and before, Carsten has had his special little part since he's being a composer.Arthur has been part of the band, and have helped us out. The Elephant he is not a member. It's a much larger and harder thing. It feels hard. BIG mix for nothing. We like 'Damnation' that has an absolutely hard core to be nothing."

### - How do you think the underground will receive your new demo?
> "I don't know. It's so much better than the first one. The people that haven't heard the first one will probably be pretty surprised cuz we're 110% better. That was all I could put out these six weeks, and I hope, when it's put to extended the deals are all okay. Ask me when this band is 100% loss. I hope there are many people that don't regret it and ask you lose interesting stuff happening."

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**NECROPHILIAC**
"Chadpula, Citadel of Mirrors" (Adv. to LP, Browned)

This band presents some pretty special way of talking. Of these gothic parts. Here and underneath all passion and unusual touch. The structure makes you understand why it's the same words. (Laughs) actually about anything else. Sometimes you find structures that is hard to define and also very different. Take a long time to produce repetitious growing sound and nice track in the dark, which makes it different. Nice mark is appears like a very special band, right plays. I mean very little about these styles, they're great, but it's very unique. It doesn't hurt something you like. The album is overall very good. Also it, but not one part, in songs or sound has no span but, gives some ideas or vibes to wide, where each track has special quirks and this T-shirts did the rest. In other areas, it's not the same, because new ideas can change the album's find a strange web of intertwining touches. But it's very good on the whole tied around overall album."

Interview with CAUSTIC: Exploring Their Journey and Early Demos

N.M.-"Har I en sidste kommentar?  
Lars-Tak for interviewet. Held og lykke med bladet. Køb vores debut lp når den kommer. Et kæmpe fuck-off til Turbo Musik.  

Tak til Maceration. Køb "A Serenade Of Agony" når den kommer.  

Demot koster 30kr+4,75(porto)  

Lars Bangsholt  
Kongensgade 84 3th  
6700 Esbjerg, Denmark  

**CAUSTIC**

CAUSTIC er et dansk ret så fedt band. De spiller slow death lidt henad Paradise Lost. Efter at have hørt deres fede debut demo, måtte jeg lave et interview med dem.  
Rune(bass)svarer:  
N.M.-Hvornår og hvordan blev Caustic dannet?  
Rune-Vi startede i sommerferien 91. Line-uppet var: Carsten-drums, Søren-guitar/vocals, Rune-bass. Vi indspillede demot "An Integral Sense" i oktober. Et par uger senere fik vi endnu en guitarist, Rolf. Vi indspiller et nyt demo i sommerferien 92. Muligvis med en spilletid på 45min!  
N.M.-Er I tilfredse med demoet?  
Rune-Ja, det var vi i hvert fald da vi havde lavet det. Vores nye materiale er meget bedre.  
N.M.-Hvordan har responsen været på demoet?  
Rune-Det lader til at folk kan lide det. Vi har solgt omkring 100stk.  
N.M.-Hvem fandt på navnet?  
Rune-Jeg fandt på navnet lang tid før Caustic blev dannet  
N.M.-Hvad handler teksterne om?  
Rune-De handler om forskellige ting. Historier og også nogle med mening bag os et budskab.  
N.M.-Når I spiller gigs, hvor mange?  
Rune-Ja, vi har spillet et par stykker med Revenant, Gorefest, Sacrificial, Agonize et Abattoir.  
N.M.-Hvad vi jeres stil til i dag?  
Rune-Vi vil gerne være rigtige rå. En masse hooks og blade.  
N.M.-Hvilke bands lytter I til?  
Rune:-Carcass, Dismember, Paradise Lost, Nocturnus, Cathedral, Morbid Angel, Black Sabbath og Iron Maiden.  
N.M.-Er der hurtigt riffs, som er en guitarist mere?  
Rune-Vi skal have guitaristeret! Nej, for vi fik Rolf et par uger efter vi startede.  
N.M.-Er jeres pladeselskaber I interesseret i?  
Rune-Det ideelle valg ville nok være Earache eller Peaceville.  
N.M.-Har I en sidste kommentar?  
Rune-Vi håber bladets læsere har lyst til at købe vores demo. Pris: 25 kr. inkl. 5 stickers for 10kr. Hvis vi får trykt endnu flere af dem, vil det være muligt at få dem herhjemme til at hjælpe os tak for interviewet, Anders. Held og lykke med Necroticism.

Emergence of CAUSTIC: The Danish Slow Death Metal Band

A demo released last year was CAUSTIC's debut, which was highly acclaimed despite the quite poor, but brutal sound made on a 4-track cassette recorder. Their new demo "Timid Reality" was recently recorded on 16-tracks and this is truely a recording Esbjerg can be proud of, even though it's very much PARADISE LOST inspired. Not that the aforementioned inspiration source is anything bad, but I just think CAUSTIC hasn't got enough of their own ideas yet. That will soon come, I'm sure. Remarkable are Søren Jansen's superb vocals. Nobody does it like him! "Timid Reality" should be out while you read this...

Timid Reality: CAUSTIC's Evolving Sound

- De kommende udgivelser fra belgiske Shiver Records bliver to mini-CD'er med CAUSTIC og REGREDIOR. CAUSTICs planlagte 7"EP-deal annuleres i øvrigt til fordel for dette projekt.

Belgiske Shiver Records Præsenterer Nye Udgivelser med CAUSTIC og REGREDIOR

CAUSTIC  
"?"  
(Demo 1992)  
  
Here's the brand new demo release of Danish CAUSTIC. Since their first effort they've recruited Rolf on 2nd guitar. That change has done a lot to the sound of CAUSTIC, it has been more fulfilling.  
The band still plays doom death metal, a style that really is their homeground. Søren (Vocals) has thrown away all influences on vocals, and is singing with his own total brutal voice.  
The music is filled with different moods and a lot of good harmonies on the guitars. The special moods is mostly created by all the acoustic guitar parts, but also the blues-like leads does some of...

Caustic: A New Dimension in Doom Death Metal

CAUSTIC: Timid Reality

CAUSTIC fra Esbjerg har her deres 2. demo ude kaldet "Timid Reality". Deres første demo "An Integral Sense" var efter min mening et fedt demo, men blev desværre lidt kedeligt i længden. "Timid Reality" slår klart "An Integral Sense" med flere længder. Dog har det også en tendens til at blive lidt langtrukkent, når det hænger mest sammen med at demoet er for langt. De 3 kvarter er lige overkanten for et demo, og er længden på de forskellige numre også i overkanten.

CAUSTIC spiller slow death metal i stil med gammelt PARADISE LOST, og jeg synes så det er fedt, dog må jeg sige at nummeret "Deeds Of Despair" efter PARADISE LOST inspireret, er demoets bedste nummer, men det falder det til alle sange over hyggelige standard. Der står dog efter et stykke, så "Timid Reality" koster 50kr. og demoet "An Integral Sense" koster 40kr fra: (Husk retur porto)  
Rune Andersen, Sejersvej 14 st. th, 6705 Esbjerg, DK.

Bendixen

Timid Reality: A Slow Death Metal Experience

**CAUSTIC: Moments In The Infinity  
(Shiver Records)**

Denne anmeldelse er lavet ud fra et adv. tape, da 7"'eren ikke er ude endnu, hvilket den vistnok heller ikke kommer! I stedet udsender Shiver Records en mini-CD meget snart, som 100% sikkert vil knuse alt!! Alle der har CAUSTIC's geniale demo, "Timid Reality" ved hvad jeg taler om. Vent så bare til I hører disse numre, for det er virkelig genralt. Det svinger så fedt! Der er bare så meget stemning og musikalsk harmoni mellem instrumenterne, at det blæser alt, selv deres demo, langt væk! De dances doom death gider er virkelig på vej mod toppen! Lyden er også suveræn. Alt ved disse to numre er ganske enkelt suverænt!!!!

Bendixen

Caustic: A Preview of Musical Brilliance

**CAUSTIC** "Timid Reality" Demo '92.  
Denmark's most promising band,  
CAUSTIC, have released what I'll call the  
BEST Danish demo ever! It lasts more than  
40 min. but still it doesn't bore you for one  
second. CAUSTIC have found their own  
style of slow/ harmonic/ catchy DM!  
They've grown away from their obvious  
P.L. influences (Almost..), they sure have  
something to deliver! This will give you a  
mental orgasm, so BUY! The demo comes  
with a glossy 4-col. cover, it could have  
been cooler, but it's OK anyway! 7$ should  
do: CAUSTIC, c/o Rune Andersen,  
Sejerevej 14, st. tv., 6705 Esbjerg,  
Denmark.  
-BA.

Timid Reality: The Unmissable Demo of Denmark’s Most Promising Band, CAUSTIC

CAUSTIC  
"An Integral Sense"  
(Demo 1991)

Denmark is getting more and more bands in the underground. The newest one must be CAUSTIC from Esbjerg. To be honest with you guys, my expectations weren't that high tuned... Now I see that I was wrong. CAUSTIC is playing doomy death metal in the vein of the godz PARADISE LOST. Their riffs are quite simple, but the music in a whole is goddamn catchy. Together with their crunchy riffs, they add a touch of lead guitar. Not to much, and certainly not too little. Those leads gives the right PARADISE LOST mood. The vocal, with shout vox (as MACABRE), and a massacre love (MASSACRE). Nick Holmes (PARADISE LOST) added the obligatory sound of John Tardy (OBITUARY) voice... This only can be some brutal piece as result! There is three in CAUSTIC; Mortens Bruzje (drums) and Søren J. (guitar/vox), and Rune A. (bass). Castern K. (2nd guitar) has just left the band. They will play live with GOREFEST and REVENANT. The sound is really good, and considering that it was recorded in a 4 channel studio, the sound is top-notch.   
I think 6½ (Everything) must be enough.  
CAUSTIC/Rune Andersen/Sejerøvej 14 St. Th./6705 Esbjerg/Denmark.  
MN

Emerging Doom: Caustic's Danish Death Metal Debut

Caustic: An Integral Sense

Fed​t​ slow death er hvad Caustic byder ​på her. Selvom det kun er indspillet i et 4 spors studio er lyden ret fed. Dette demo er et must for alle der er til overfed​t​ slow death. Virkelig en positiv overraskelse. Caustics andet demo skulle være ude i sommerferien 92?, muligvis med en spilletid på 45min. "An Integral Sense" er et fedt demo der skal købes.   
40Kr-Rune Andersen, Sejersvej 14st, th 6705 Esbjerg.   

A.B.

Moments in the infinite (1994)

Timid reality (1992)

An integral sense (1991)

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