J – So could you introduce the band? Many people reading this will not yet have heard of you, and surprisingly some not even INFEKKTION, so can you introduce yourselves for the American and UK audience!

M – I’m MIKE JOHNSON from INFEKKTION, AGONOIZE, SERO.OVERDOSE.
O – I’m OLLI from INFEKKTION, AGONOIZE , SERO.OVERDOSE.
C – I’m CHRIS and I’m not telling you what I’m doing! [chilling laughter comes from the band…]

J – Going back a little then.. what bands inspired you to set up in the music scene in the first place?

M – Not really a band, it was more a sound. You know? The harsh stuff..We listen to other bands but certainly did not copy bands.Suicide Commando were our favourite band of course, but also before that KLINIK. I also listen to a lot of ELVIS PRESLEY [curiously there is no laughter to this comment, however I find it hilarious]

J – Oh yes! I can see the influence of the great man himself! So previously you were with Trisol/Matrix Cube, right? Why sign to another label?

M – Well we don’t really want to talk about them, but let’s just say that our relationship was really good and we must thank them for that full stop. They gave us the chance to come out and release our first three CDs.

J – OK, And now you are with BLC? And they are a Canadian label?

M – Yes we found them on the internet. We were included on a compilation by them and so we sent them a short message..
C – And then this is how we built the relationship with them.

J – So Chris, where did you come in then?

C – I came in in the late production. I am about representing Agonoize on stage.

J – Did you know each other before?

C – Well I DJ too, and so we know each other before.. anyway he is my tattoo artist! Yeah, we met in the clubs, we liked listening to the same types of music. So they just asked me, and of course I said yes!

J – Where do you see AGONOIZE being in 1 years time? And where do you see AGONOIZE being in 3 years time?

C – I don’t think we like to make too many plans about where we go, we just want to do our best and see what happens. People with either like it or not like it.
M – Whatever it is, wherever we go, the most important thing is that we do our music with passion and with our hearts, that is how we write our music. (continues on next page)