Did you choose the name Atomizer because it's original and not common?
Atomizer is the name of an LP from 1985 by a band called Big Black. Not a metal band per se, it is a platter of violence and sonic terrorism. The fact that I knew not of another band by this name was appealing yes. Shame more people don't think like that.
Is your work with heresy Mag finished, or just on a stand-by stage?
Yes, Heresy is finished. Mostly due to financial problems. I have enough financial problems with the band, let alone the zine. Naturally everyone is interested in the zine now that it is over, but before that I couldn't sell five copies in territories like Germany* ridiculous, and typical of our scene.
You describe your music as "Atomic Metal Power", or is it basic Thrash Black Metal?
Atomic Metal Power' is just a catch phrase. I don't much care to call it anything particular. I don't even see this thrash metal thing people are always on about. I am mostly inspired by stuff like Venom, Motorhead, and the way the Japanese Sabbat use rock 'n' roll in their Black Metal. It's Black Metal from the early 80's with a strong rock n' roll influence.
How was your relation with E.A.L. prod. I think they did a great job with the LP What do you think?
EAL are the best people to work with! They attended our every wish and desire! I couldn't be more satisfied with anything that they did for us. We will release our second LP with them, and we are seeking a CD label in addition.
Initially "The End Of Forever" was going to be sold just as an L.P, but now it is being released on C.D. Why this new release?
The LP pressing sold out, and the response was great towards it, so we though that we should continue to spread the word on this release via the CD edition of the album. Naturally the LP version is the real edition for us*

the CD is a marketing tool, nothing more.
What do you think of the "Revival" of vinyl? Is this just a phenomenon used by labels to sell L.P's at very high price?
Most of those labels you speak of can't sell vinyl! I love vinyl, and you can see a label like EAL selling out of all their pressings, whether they are 100, or in our case 666 copies. They understand bands that are suited, and more importantly, deserve to be on vinyl. No disrespect to bands such as Limbonic Art, and Nightwish, but they are not vinyl bands. The people who like these kinds of bands are modern consumers who like the CD format. Black Metal in its necro glory sounds best on vinyl!
What do you think of people who "Download" Atomizer's music with some Internet program without paying you a cent?
It's great! Do I think that by selling another thousand Cds or whatever is going to enhance my existence? Hell no! I fully support it, and if people dig what we do, then they should go and buy the LP or CD. A CDR is no substitute for a glorious gatefold LP.
Any thoughts on the Olympic Games recently celebrated in your country?
I'm glad that it is over. We are from Melbourne, and the Olympics was in Sydney* 900 kilometers away. If you didn't watch the TV, which I rarely do, it is was easy to pretend it didn't exist.
Most of Atomizer's sound could be defined as "Retro". Did you sacrifice originality to achieve this sound?
We sacrifice nothing. We write songs as a three piece band* guitar, bass, and drums. Maybe if we filled our songs with keyboards and crap like that, people would say it was all modern and futuristic or whatever. Using Dimmu Borgir as an example, does anyone even bother to listen to their guitar riffs??? No, they are baffled by the keyboards. We play straight ahead, organic Black/Rockin' metal.

How important are the classic elements of Heavy Rock and Roll for Atomizer?
Anything can be of influence/inspiration. We don't seek it, and anyone who plays in a band with pure intentions understands this. I have no fear about incorporating any influence, that's what gives bands character. Essentially, it works, or it doesn't!
Where were the pictures for the LP taken? Who has access to those antiaircraft battery?
That's in my backyard. We have heaps of this kind of stuff lying around after the second world war. Australia was a bit of a dumping ground for stuff of this nature. It's a cannon from a battle ship for those who haven't seen the picture.
Nowadays Australian bands are leaders in brutal and aggressive sound. Could you introduce some other bands that night be still unknown to us?
Some cool bands from Australia are Destroyer 666, Gospel Of The Horns, Hellspawn, Grenade, Vomitor, Spear Of Longinus, Martire, Astriaal* probably more I forget. Let's hope that all this singing about how killer the Australian scene translates to some serious interest from European labels etc. It's really boring when people tell us continually how killer the scene is here, and how superior to the European scene it is* Guess it's the same to the criminally ignored Canadian, and South American scenes. We'll all be cult bands by our geographical status alone.
Final words:
Thanx for the interview, and support of Atomizer! It is truly appreciated!We have a 7" coming out in May 2001 on the Norwegian label, Nihilist Void Records. Our next LP should be out around September 2001 I hope. 'Death-Mutation-Disease-Annihilation' is the title right now* Time reveals much. If you have a mind to contact us, please do so at heretic@werple.net.au Hail & Kill! Jason-Atomizer