A Plague Of Metal With PAULIE From SONS OF EREBUS

For the past four years, Adelaide blackened death groove outfit Sons Of Erebus have noisily gone about their business, smoothing off the edges of a rough exterior to uncover the gemstone beneath.
Despite the inevitable teething problems faced by most bands, Sons Of Erebus have racked up the miles, playing a string of festivals across Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales while fine-tuning their material and road testing it on the people who matter most.
The fans.
Now, with a settled line up comprising guitarist Ethan (Asmodeus/ex-Thorngate) bassist Bedlam, eccentric frontman Paulie (PAUL13/A Murder of Crows/ex-Age of Horror), lead guitarist Rus (ex-Scapegoat/ex-Horrific Penetration/ex-Age of Horror) and young drummer and local legend Kyle (Broken Loose), Sons Of Erebus are ready to pounce, unleashing their debut 4 track EP Drenched In Plague last week to an overwhelmingly positive response that has so far justified the extra hours put in before committing anything to disk.
Frontman Paulie sat down with HEAVY recently to discuss Drenched In Plague and everything around it.
"Yeah, pretty good so far," he smiled when we asked what the reaction has been so far to the EP. "We've had good feedback and a lot of good compliments. A lot of messages that are all positive so far (laughs). And the songs are familiar with the fans because we've been playing them for a while and trying to bust out finishing the CD. So yeah, it's had a good reception."
We ask Paulie to dive deeper into the musical side of Drenched In Plague.
"It started off as more of a black metal thing," he measured, "and then it's evolved with me dipping my style into it. I come from a bit more of a groove background, and we've tried to make that kind of sound - that bit darker sound - a bit more accessible by taking some of the intensity out of it."
In the full interview, we discussed Drenched In Plague in greater detail, running through each of the four tracks one at a time with Paulie explaining how the songs came together and what they are about.
We talked about the pressures of a debut release and the length of time it has taken for Sons Of Erebus to release their first recorded material. Talk turned to their live show and upcoming support with international thrash metal outfit Vektor plus advanced plans on new material, including what it will sound like and more.


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