NASTY Interview

On every hardcore show you see not less than one kid with their merchandise. You see amazing stagedives, electrifying sing-a-longs, violent dancing. The crowd looses his mind and turns the dancefloor into a warzone. We`re talking about THE beatdown band. THE Terror beatdown band. We`re talking about NASTY (BE, GER).

Thank you, Matthi, for spending your time!

Thx for your interest...


We think that everybody should know you, but please introduce NASTY in a few sentences.

Nasty are Ludo (bass), Nash (Drums) Chris on Guitar and me (vocs). The band was founded in late 2005 and is based in Belgium and Germany. Till now we released a Demo and 3 full Lenght CDs.


Before NASTY there was a band called VAN DAMME. Some of the guys who are more than 2 years in Beatdown-hardcore should know this band. Tell us something about it, the namedropping and stuff like this.

Van Damme was started around 2001 and was more like a sideproject cause everyone involved had other Bands running.
We wanted to play a harder style cause this was what we grew up with. Im not sure about the namedropping... we played some local shows and spread a selmade demo (around 5 copies) on a show we didn't even play. After lots of lineupchanges we split up and restarted some month later with Nasty.


On the demo of VAN DAMME there is the classic track called „Cunthunt“. In the past NASTY played this song live. But actually fewer. Why?

Our Drummer swore by his mother never to play that song again.


You guys are from Germany and Belgium. How often do you rehearse and how does that work?

Normally we rehearse once a week. At the moment we practice in Aachen (Ger). Its like 20 km away from the place Ludo lives.


In the end of 2004 NASTY started their career. In 2005 the demo “The Beginning” crushed the scene. It´s sold out, isn’t it?

Yes it's sold out.


This brutal demo made an impact and in 2006 your first album was released. It is called “Declaring War” and the cover shows what the listener can expect. Two years later you released another version of this album. “Declaring Ware Redux” includes the songs of the demo, too. Why this re-release?

The Demo had a real good sound and Declaring War was sold out so we put it together.


One of the tracks of this album is called "Famebitch Holocaust". Are their many people who think that you are racists or crap like that,because of the word "Holocaust"?

We had a lot of issues cause we used the word Holocaust.


In the same year your next album “Aggression” hit the scene. There was handnumbered limited special edition (100 copies) of your album “Aggression”. This CD came out with a special HOLLY D. booklet with all new photos. Furthermore each CD was dedicated and signed by HOLLY herself. For the ones who don`t know HOLLY D. check google – if you`re old enough ;-)
Whom idea was it and do you wanna release a special CD like this again?

It was Goodlifes idea. We've been pretty fucked up cause of this spezial bullshit release. We even did not know about it until it was released. For us the music we do is something very serious and a way to communicate and express ourselves. We are not against porn but a pornactrice to present what we do is simply fail.


Since a few months the album “Give a shit” is out. Some words to your 3rd album?

Its shorter faster and rougher than the 2 before.


Amongst other things on your CD`s are features by SIX FT. DITCH, SURGE OF FURY. You gave your voice to bands like CIRCLE OF DEATH, SIX FT. DITCH… So, whom do you want on a next CD or with which band do you wanna work together?

Would be awesome to work with R-Kelly and Akon.


Most of your tracks are full of hate. They are dealing about our society, the hardcore scene, this fucked up world. Do you think it is important to have a message in a song , in your lyrics, on the stage?

I think that's what this music is about. Too many Bands don't care anymore... too many Kids too.


Do you know how many shows NASTY played yet?

2010 we played about 60 shows... not shure how much we played in the whole...


Aside from local shows in small locations and stuff like this you played on big festivals around the world, too. Where does NASTY prefer to play?

Its cool to play on big Festivals to reach some new people with our shit, but we enjoy more to play shows where there are no barriers between the Band and the audience...


In autumn 2010 NASTY toured through Europe with the dudes of FALLBRAWL. On Facebook – for example – you can find pictures of this tour. It looks like you guys had a lot of fun. What were the funniest and what the most unlovely moments?

The tour was a blast, nearly every show was great, we always had sleepingplaces, food... thx again to everybody involved makin it possible. There were no real unlovely moments during the tour that I can mention. There were some extremely funny ones but I cant talk about them :)


Topic FALLBRAWL: Matthi, you helped them out for a while, because they were searching for a new singer. How was this experience and would you do something like this again?

It was a great experience and an honour to me. I would always do this again!


If you could arrange a festival of your dreams – which bands would play?

R-Kelly, Michael Jackson, Akon, Kanye West, Bodycount, Steel Panther...


Do you think that there is a big difference between the german and the european hardcore-scene? What do you think about unity?

The German scene is the most fashin addicted... but it alway depends on where you are.
Unity is great but nowadays people are too cool to make it happen...


Not everybody likes beatdown like NASTY. How do you handle negative feedback and internet shittalk?

Its a good sign. Nasty has a clear message. So there have to be people that don't like what we say and do. If someone does not like the music we don't care. this is a matter of taste.


And what about bands who try to copy your style?

Selber Schuld !


Furthermore you surely know the german beatdown band CUNTHUNT 777. Their name is a dependence on the track of VAN DAMME. This band dedicated one song to you. Do you feel proud for this or do you think “nooo …. what the fuck?!”?

Doppelselberschuld !


What advice can you give to some of the newer (beatdown-) bands starting?

I dont feel in the position to give advices, everybody should do it his way... just be careful when labels offer you a contract..


In the world wide web you can find tons of NASTY videos. Ever deliberated about a NASTY DVD or something like that?

Already thought about it... but no actual plans...


Are there any bigger NASTY news for us in 2011?

After a short break we gonna play our first shows in march again. We recorded the new song "Look at me and Fuck you" for a compilation. we will put this song
online soon...


Thank you very much for this interview and we`ll see you on stage in 2011!

thank you too.


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