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Interview with James and
Graham of Stuka Squadron
April 24th 2009 by Chris Davison - Photo by Strawb |
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Who's the last people you expect to meet in a
holiday camp? How about dive-bombing, true-metal-loving,
blood-drinking, leather-und-denim wearing vampires? Thought so.
Through a beer-addled haze, I donned the armour of God and ventured
into the lair with James and Lord Graham of Stuka Squadron.
Here at Hammerfest, I've bumped into James and
Graham from the almighty Stuka Squadron. Guys, how's it going?
G: Awesome mate, awesome.
I've recently heard your EP and been a big fan
of it. What's the vibe been for the EP?
G. Very, very good mate. We're actually just about to do another
one! "Tales of the Ost", which is about the things we did when we
were in Russia. When we were flying Stukas, what with us being
Vampires of course, as you know. It's going to be a collection of
stories about us flying our Stukas, and it's going to be a little
bit about flying over Stalingrad. James, do you want to sing us
something from it ?
J: (At this point, James sings heroically about "armoured shapes in
the snow" in a most impressively un-self conscious way, despite a
pub full of gathered onlookers).
G: You see, that's what happens.
It feels like I was there.
G: Yes, well the tanks, we had some problems with them, didn't we?
At some points we had to abandon the Stukas and move forwards on
foot. Through the Russian snow.
J: The Squadron are always the underdogs mate, always the underdogs.
G: There aren't many Vampires about, and there are thousands of
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What
can you do indeed? And how does an elite, Stuka-dive bombing German
vampire end up in Prestatyn?
J: Well, we're actually not German.
G: Yeah, I mean we just came to be flying Stukas because we just
happened to be in Germany in the 1930's doing some work for the
Thule society, and at that time they were good employers for
Vampires. It was simply that the German army, the German Luftwaffe
were employing Vampires at a time when nobody else was, and it was
as simple as that. Nobody else wanted to give us Gold, and Gold, as
you know, aside from Blood, is one of the things that we get off on.
J: You got more than you fucking bargained for there, didn't you ?
(laughs)
G: We're here actually looking for fresh victims. We came here
initially looking for virgins, but that was rather fruitless, as you
can see. Incidentally, we've revived the Mastergoth (guitars,
production) from his Torpor for upcoming " Tales From the Ost " Cd.
J: The Mastergoth played guitars and mastered the sessions on our
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EP, "We Drink
Blood". This is why we called him the master Goth. He mastered the
CD. And he's a Goth. In human form, he was the brains behind Nefilim
who produced the "Zoon" album.
G: Although someone else in a hat claims to have done that as well.
Q: Fuck the hat.
G: Exactly. Fuck the hat.
What can you say to your ever expanding army
of undead fans ?
J: Expect complete world domination, lots of opera vocals, whether
you like it or not, you're going to get it. I have to tell you that
at the moment, one of our guitarists, Zabulon from Russia has gone
missing in action.
G: He unfortunately fell into a fiery pit in an accident. It was
awful.
J: An accident or not, or whether someone from the band enticed him
into the pit with a promise of Vodka, it doesn't matter because we
will be enticing another vampire to play guitar in the band.
G: There are many vampires scattered throughout the world, and we'll
find another.
J: Another wing man for our squadron.
G: Actually, if you want to join the squadron, the time is now. You
have to be able to play a guitar like the humans do, everyone knows
that, obviously you have to flown a Stuka in the second world war.
If you flew a ME-101 or one of those lesser models, we may take you
- unlikely though possible.
J: You also have to be able to cope with the metal and the power of
myself and Lord Graham Pyre.
G: You also have to drink blood. That's essential, really.
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