It was a real event that happened in Germany or somewhere in Europe. I remember one day Jeff came at me with a small newspaper article that he had cut from the news. I must give credits to our ex-guitarist Jeff Olivier. Like the Cannibal Corpses cover and others… So we had to use a different idea and i’m happy that we did. It was tempting you but you were aware of the censorship that was happening with the death metal cover arts. Man…At 17 we are always fresh of new ideas! hahaha! But Jesus would have been actually in front of the table. My first idea was to have the classic image of the Christ last supper. Ok, i will make you remember some memories i think… In the recording week, in Montreal, at some moment i explained to you the concept that i had in mind. We knew the songs.Ĭoncerning "Reign of Lunacy", Who the hell came up with such an idea for the album cover? Pierre was relieved when he heard him played. His kit was a total mess… One of his bass drums was coming from the Sears catalog!! Can you believe that? And when i say "one of his bass drums…" it is because both were not the same… I remember he also borrowed a extra tom from the drummer of a other local band called Lord Mortis. Yeah i think that Pierre Remillard freaked a little bit when he saw Francis coming in the studio with his little drum kit. They were like "Ok that’s cool…" I was only 17 man…That was something.įrancis (Marmen, drums) going all "one take" on us was also something hard to believe! I remember i was explaining them how the vocals patterns were gonna go for the Kreator’s cover and also on our song "Infant Devourment". It was indeed really amazing to have Luc Lemay and Steve Hurdle in the studio for 2 songs. I remember that my favorite vocalist were Scott Reigel (Brutality), Jan-Chris De Koeijer (Gorefest), Luc Lemay (Gorguts) and Mike Van Mastrigt (Sinister). Because we were always rehearsing with a small vocals kit and it was the first time that we were hearing my vocals as clean. If I recall correctly, Reign of Lunacy actually was your first recording experience… In the studio for the first time working with Pierre Remillard, with guests vocalists Luc Lemay and Steeve Hurdle around, it must have been nerve wrecking! I was there myself and I re member that we were all amazed about what was coming out of the speakers when you were recording your parts!Īs for the vocals, we were all surprised. More like some words that i just invented at this moment…Hahaha! So in some parts in just barked some words…Hahaha…. But now i can confess that since the songs had not been recorded yet, nobody really knew them. I’ve learned all the songs in a few days. Man i was excited… I was already playing for a few years in bands. They asked me: "Do you want to open for Gorguts? The gig is in 8 days…." Erosion of Sanity era….They also told me about doing an album. Searching for a more distinctive vocalist: After the split EP, they decided to make a vocals change. Martin (guitars) was coming over often, checking our practices. A small city with many death metal bands. The Rimouski’s scene was really amazing and many bands were forming. I was playing with others peoples! All great peoples. As for Martin and Jeff i knew them only for seeing them in shows in the Rimouski area. I knew Francis and Pascal a little bit, we were attending the same high school. I remember seeing Gorelust for the first time opening for Incantation during the Onward to Golgotha tour. Lets go back a few decades ago… You are not one of the founding members of GORELUST, when exactly did you join them? Were you a fan of the band before joining them? So as you can see we are not eating corpses or robbing graveyard for a living!! He loves his paint brushes as much as his drums sticks!! Martin is hunting and fishing for a living in the Rimouski region and Francis worked in a music instruments store and he is now doing painting jobs. Which is, among others things, the Quebec’s electricity supplier. Pretty far actually!!Īs for our jobs, i’m working in television audio broadcasting for 16 years now. Which is located at approx 875 km (543 miles) from Rimouski and 1375 km ( 854 miles) from Montreal!! I’m telling you all of this to let peoples realized how far we are from each other. He live at Îles-de-la-madeleine in Quebec Canada. As for Pascal (bass) he left Rimouski, moved to Montreal for several years and now he is back to his roots. Francis (drums) and Martin (guitar) both stayed in Rimouski. I moved from Rimouski to Montreal to study in audio. We were dead!! Haha! Actually, back in 1996, i was the first one to leave the band. So Jean, the first question I absolutely need to ask you is what have you guys been doing in the last 20 years? Remi from PRC Music conducted this interview with GORELUST vocalist Jean Beaulieu.
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