IMPETIGO

IMPETIGO interview with Leadguitar Mark
questioned by Yang Yu, Painkiller Mag
(1st. chinese Metal Mag, www.painkiller.de.tf)

One of the oldest both death metal and Grind Core bands is IMPETIGO from Illnois. The legendary band broke up around 93, but a lot of re-releases after that were not less successfull then the official releases. Nower days brutal fast grind core acts are selling very well. I thought it might be interesting to talk with the co-inventioners of the us-styled grind core about related topics...

When you started up with IMPETIGO, did you know what grind core was?
Not really, that was back in 1987 when grindcore didn't really exist as we know it today. We just wanted to play fast and extreme music and were inflenced by bands from metal and punk/hardcore like REPULSION, MASTER/DEATHSTRIKE, CRYPTIC SLAUGHTER, THE ACCUSED, CELTIC FROST, early KREATOR, VOIVOD, early DEATH, VENOM, SLAUGHTER(Canada), MISFITS, early D.R.I., WEHRMACHT, and many more. I'd guess one of the earlist grindcore bands might have been REPULSION maybe. Once the early albums by bands like NAPALM DEATH, CARCASS, EXTREME NOISE TERROR etc. came out, their sound did have a big influence on us. In my opinion, that was really the beginning of what people call grindcore today.

Is IMPETIGO grind core? Why did you decided to play this kind of music? Just to shock the soceity?
I'd say IMPETIGO isn't just grindcore. We took all the elements we liked from grindcore, death metal, thrash metal and punk/hardcore and mixed them together to get our sound. We were influenced by all those types of music. We have the fast grinding parts in most of our songs, but we mix other parts in there too. So I'd say we are not pure grindcore as I define it. A lot of people label us as gore grind since our lyics are about horror and gore. We just decided to play this music as it was what we liked to listen to and I couldn't imagine playing any style that wasn't underground. We had a not intention to shock the society. This music is made for the people who like it and it's very underground so for them it's not shocking and they are usually only the ones who see it.

Are you splatter fan? Some inspirations of the bands ideas for cover art work or lyrics certainly came from splatter movies, isnt it?
I'm a big fan of gore and horror films. But not just splatter films. I like splatter films but I also like atmospheric horror films too. Most of the bands lyrics and artwork were inspired by the cult horror/gore films that we loved growing up and have been collecting and watching for years. It was the perfect mixture to have extreme music with horror/gore films. The music is what Stevo(bass/vocals) referred to as "homage music". Meaning our style was paying tribute to the horror/gore films we loved. We tried to tell a story with each song, so it was like a film put to music.

What is grind core in your eyes? What is the most importent thing in grind core or how shall the music sound like to be called grind core?
For me grindcore music has to be fast, that is the grind part in grindcore. The most important part is the fast drum beats. At least that is what I call grindcore. You have to mix the fast drumming and playing with harsh vocals and an overall heavy sound. Really grindcore is just a label that people put on music that doesn't mean much.

You republished all your old outputs with new cover artworks etc. Why? Are there really that many requests for these?
We were suprised to find out that there was still a lot of interest in our music even though we had been broken-up for about 7 years. I was really shocked to find out that we were not forgotten and there was even bands out there recording cover songs of our songs. We wanted to re-issue our old releases as when they originally came out back in the late 80's and early 90's they had very poor distribution and many people could never find them.
So we thought if someone was still interested we might as well do new versions. We had no choice but to do some new cover artwork as the originals had all been lost by our old record label, Wild Rags Records. Also we were happy to work with Chas Balun as his artwork is great. Also he was a huge influence on us as he is a horror/gore writer and he wrote the GORESCORE books and DEEP RED magazine. Those were very important guides for us to help us build our horror/gore film collections, so it was an honor for us to work with him. I think there was enough interest to re-release our old recordings, but of course with this type of music you are still very underground so interest is limited.

Does IMPETIGO still exist as a real band? What are the others doing now?
No, we broke-up back in 1993 and have been ever since. We do not plan to reform the band even though we've had many requests to do so. Now, it's a trend somewhat to reform the old bands, and to me it's never really the same as it used to be I think. Once you are gone for awhile, when you start up again it's never the same. IMPETIGO had a good history so we just want to leave it at that. All the old members are still in contact although some of us are living in different areas now. We are just working and doing normal life things now, no bands or anything. Stevo and Scott have some children now. I'm living in Singapore now which is cool.

Stevo is the front man, he was the main songwriter and drew the most of the art works. Is he the leading head of the crowd?
Yes, Stevo was definitely the creative force behind the band. I was the main person who did most of the mail and had the contacts with the record label and people. So I handled the communications and Stevo was the main person who created the bands music, lyrics and visuals. Scott and Dan were really just local friends who wanted to play interesting music and didn't really care what type it was. Stevo is easily one of the most interesting and creative individuals I've ever met!

Do the sales of your re-releases go better than the original publishings back than?
They are about the same as the original releases I think. We really never got much information from the old labels with how many copies were sold so I don't really know the numbers. It's not too important to us as we are just doing the music for fun and because we loved the underground. Our re-releases are selling pretty good considering the fact that some people already have them from before. Today there are new people still discovering our music for the first time which is great I think.

You are married now and have your own family, and a normal job and everything ordinary. The rest of the band members, too. Is this what you expected of 15 years ago? Does is fit into the image of IMPETIGO?
Our lives are pretty normal now. Three of us are married and Scott and Stevo have kids. We are working regular jobs like everyone else just trying to make a living. Stevo and I still are interested in the extreme music and films like before but just not as active in the music scene. It is what I would have expected from 15 years ago I think. We only played the music for fun and becaused we loved it. It was never to make money or to be a job for us. So we all knew we must work regular jobs like everyone else. There really wasn't any image for IMPETIGO. We were just regular guys doing things we liked. We just happened to have an interest in horror/films and underground music. Otherwise we are just like most other people and only have to please ourselves.

In the art works and also in your lyrics is all about cannibalism, rotten flesh and all that stuff. Do you think this is good for the youth? How wish you to see your fans to take this? You know what I mean?
I don't think are music and lyrics are for everyone but I think most people if they are interested in that type of stuff can handle it okay. We hope that everyone will take our lryics and artwork the same we that we think of it. To us it was nothing more than fantasy and entertainment, just like the horror/gore films that we have loved since children. It's pure fantasy and nothing else, meant to create an atmosphere and feeling of horror. We have no interest in real violence or death and hope that people understand that. I suppose there are some unstable or mentally sick people who are influenced too much by gore/death/horror. But I think those same people could be influenced by all the sick death/horror/violence that exists around the world in everyday life just as much. It's much easier to be exposed to that on a daily basis. I think most intelligent people can be interested in gore/horror and still function normally in society.

At the end of the 80's every one was into Thrash Metal. Did you have many fans back than?
We had a small and loyal following, our early musis had some thrash parts in it. I'd say over the years our following has grown a lot though. By the standards today, IMPETIGO isn't that extreme anymore. But we fit it well with the grind and death metal of the end of the 80's and early 90's. At first many people didn't really understand the band, but our music was meant for the underground and for those people who back then were looking for the most extreme and brutal music.

IMPETIGO and NECROPHAGIA are seen as the Fathers of Grind Core, how do you see this? NECROPHAGIA is still alive, if I am not wrong...?
Well, I wouldn't say that NECROPHAGIA is grindcore at all. They were death metal early on and now since they've reformed I would describe their sounds as death/black metal. They really don't play at the high speeds that most grind bands do. They were one of the pioneers for sure of horror/gore metal though. People have said that we are one of the first few bands playing the gore grind (mixing grind with gore/horror lyrics) style, which may be true. For me the real fathers of grindcore are bands like CARCASS, NAPALM DEATH, EXTREME NOISE TERROR, REPULSION and those bands. The first NAPALM DEATH album "Scum" really inspired us to increase the speed and heaviness of our music!

What ever, you indeed influenced a lot grind bands of nowerdays generation. You even received an Tribute Complilation. Do you know all the bands (MORTICIAN, HAEMORRHAGE, EXHUMED, BLOOD, LIVIDITY, C.S.S.O., SANITYS DAWN etc.)? What do you think of the todays grind development? Do you thing everything is o.k. what is going on?
The "Wizards of Gore" Tribute to IMPETIGO CD was really a huge honor for us! I don't think it could have been done any better, great band line-up, great artwork and sincere liner notes. I was familiar with most all of the bands on the tribute CD. Many like BLOOD DUSTER, DECEASED, MORTICIAN, EXHUMED, BLOOD, HAEMORRHAGE, etc are old friends of ours from back in the early 90's. I also know a lot of the newer bands now too. They all did a great job using their own style to do our songs! I think the grind and gore grind scenes today are very strong. It has developed like I thought it would. Bands have become more and more extreme as time goes on, as people are always looking for the most extreme stuff these days. For me, some of it has gone to extreme for my tastes or they only use gore for the sake of being sick and not really telling some story. But everyone has their own style and tastes.

Is the commercial success of grind core the break through out of underground or the grave where it will be slaughtered for the money?
There has been some commercial development for grindcore, but really I think it will always be underground for the most part as there will always only be a limited number of people who can listen to such extreme/fast music. I don't think it's really hurt the scene too much. When some old band changes or leaves the scene there is always new blood to replace it.

Your wife is an asian lady if I didnt remember wrong and you moved with her to Singapore (?). What is your profession now? And do you like the place you are living now? There are a lot of extreme bands and a enthusiastic scene down their, are you still active with music? What kind of music do you hear now?
Actually my wife is not Asian, she is caucasian too. But yes we did move it Singapore in January. It's because of her job that we moved here. She works for a U.S. company in there branch office in Singapore and travels around Asia-Pacific region. So when we left the U.S. I quit my job at Mitsubishi there. Now, I don't have any job. I've been traveling too much to work at this point. I'm gone almost every month now. I don't know if I'll work in Singapore or not as I'd have to find some company to sponsor me to work. We like it here in Singapore, but the heat is always extreme. The scene in Singapore is small and not very active, but it's much busier in nearby Malaysia. I went up to Kuala Lumper in April to see NAPALM DEATH gig there. They played with my Singaporean friends band DEMISOR. It was great show, big crowd and I met many crazy old IMPETIGO maniacs there. I've also met a few of them here in Singapore. I'm not really playing music anymore, but I keep in touch with the people and still listen and collect some extreme music. These days I like grindcore / fastcore type stuff the most! I love the Japanese scene especially with bands like 324, C.S.S.O., DIE YOU BASTARD, SENSELESS APOCALYPSE, TERROR SQUAD, SLIGHT SLAPPERS, DEFILED, SHIKABANE, and many more. I've always been a fan of all types of music really.

Well, you have been in Hongkong, did you have been on the main land China? How about visiting Beijing and jam around with some underground bands in lousy clubs, just like old days?
Yes, since I've been in Singapore I've been traveling. I've been to Hong Kong again, Shanghai, Malaysia, Japan again, and soon I'll go again to Hong Kong and a little later to Bangkok. I really enjoyed Shanghai a lot, it was my first visit to main land China. It's a cool city and we also visited Suzhou which has some good gardens there. Great food in China too. I am planning to come to Beijing with my wife in October if everything goes okay. She has to work there and I'll just come along for fun. It would be cool to see some of the clubs and meet with some people there. I don't really play/jam anymore but it would be great to see how the bands/scene is developing there! Hope to see you later!

Anything special to say to the chinese kids or something to add?
Ni hao. It's great to get some exposure in China and I hope the music listeners will be able to hear IMPETIGO and will enjoy our music even if we are long dead! Hopefully I'll meet up with some of you later this year if I come to Beijing! Keep up the hard work and soon Chinese underground music will be a world force!! Thanks to you Yang for the interview and best of luck with PAINKILLER!

What do you think about the so called gurgel grind (with extrem low voc like bullfrog) or porn grind (BDSM, Torture, rape etc.)? This Kind is a lot in coming these days. There also some other bands like Macabre, Yattering or Virulence doning a more progressived kind of grind. But the kids only want brutal stuff...
Personally, I'm not really into the gurgel grind type of vocals. I don't mind low or extreme vocals, but I prefer if you can at least understand a little bit of them. I prefer the vocals like old CARCASS, REPULSION, EXHUMED, old GRAVE, MASSACRE etc. I guess the more old bands mabye. Also, I'm not really interested in the porno grind image. If bands want to sing about that it's okay as it is there choice. The music is still good but I don't really care for the image/lyrics. Both these styles as you said are very popular these days. As you mentioned most underground kids want the most extreme and brutal stuff these days which is how the scene has progressed. I've never heard YATTERING or VIRULENCE but MACABRE is one of my all-time favorite bands. But they really aren't brutal grind style. They are maybe the most original underground band ever. Whenever you hear MACABRE you know instantly it is their music. They have their own style and they are the best. But I agree that it's not for everyone. Some people love them and some people hate them. I think it's important to have a more open mind with the underground so you can experience the great stuff out there. MACABRE are growing more popular now with their recent activity. They are good old friends of ours as we were from the same state in the U.S. and played some shows together.

"All We Need Is Cheez" Official Live Demo 1987
Recorded live on October 24, 1987 in Normal, Illinois Original cover artwork and layout by Stevo 138. All songs c1987 by LordGodCheez Tunes. Except "Hey Jeff, What's Up?", "I Hate You" and "Disgracing the Family Name". Backing vocals on "Hey Jeff, What's Up?" by Jeff Wilson.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo "138" - bass/vocals; Mark "Ralphus" Sawickis - guitar; Dan "Fuckin' Ed" Malin - drums

"Giallo" Demo May 1989
A LordGodCheez/Bucket o' Entrails Production Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Dave "Toast" Joost and Stevo. Recorded 5/2/89 on 8 tracks at KJ Productions in Bloomington, ILL All Songs Deranged by Impetigo c1989 LordGodCheez Tunes Cover Art by Stevo c1989 Splatter Productions. The "Giallo" concept was inspired by the works of Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Mario Bava, Umberto Lenzi and all the other great Italian horror directors.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo 138 - bass/vocals; Mark - guitar; Scotty - guitar; Dan - drums, goofbutt

"Buio Omega" EP released Fall of 1990
Originally released by A Whisper in Darkness Records from Germany All Tracks taken from the "Giallo" demo session but were re-mixed in the Fall of 1990 by Stevo. c1990 LordGodCheez Tunes Original cover artwork and layout by Stevo c1990 which was inspired by the Joe D'Amato film "Buried Alive" (aka Blue Holocaust or Beyond The Darkness) 800 copies pressed, 600 black vinyl and 200 orange vinyl.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals; Mark - guitar; Scott - guitar; Dan - drums

"Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" Debut album Late 1990
Originally released by Wild Rags Records from the US (WRR020) on LP & Cassette Tape. A Bucket O' Entrails Production. Recorded January 13th, 14th, 16th 1990 at Creative Space Studio in Bloomington, Illinois by Kurt Scheidenhelm. Produced by Stevo and Dave Joost. Art & Design by Stevo and Jim "Cannibal" Reising c1990 Splatter Productions. All Songs Deranged by Impetigo c 1990 LordGodCheez Tunes. All Music and lyrics written by Stevo except: "Bitch Death Teenage Mucous Monster From Hell" music by Stevo and Dan, "Jane Fonda Sucks" music and lyrics by Stevo and Mark, "Unadulterated Brutality" middle poem by Bloody F. Mess. All guitar solos played by Scott. Backing vocals by Bloody F. Mess, Bradd Popejoy, Dan, Mark and Stevo. Photo's by Jeff Wilson.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals; Mark - guitar; Scott - guitar; Dan - drums

When "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" was originally released by Wild Rags Records, the LP and Cassette versions were different. The tracks "Heart of Illinois" and "My Lai" only appeared on the LP version while the tracks "Bad Dreams" and "Who's Fucking Who?" only appeared on the Cassette version. Wild Rags also licensed "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" to Semaphore in Europe for a European release on LP and CD.
They were given the LP version tapes, so the tracklist for both Semaphore's CD and LP version is the same as Wild Rags LP version.

"Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! The Record" Comp. EP February 1991
Released by Slap A Ham Records from the U.S. (Slap A Ham #7) Chris Dodge of Slap A Ham Records had contacted Impetigo to take part in the Compilation EP which ended up with 41 Bands doing 64 songs on one 7 inch EP. Impetigo's offering was a live version of "Jane Fonda Sucks", which is actually on this CD here. It was taken from the June 5th, 1988 live show and the later appeared as one of three live tracks from that show on the split EP with Transgressor. Other great bands of note on this EP are: G-Anx, Extreme Noise Terror, Hellnation, Agathocles, Assuck, Psycho, Splatterreah, Meat Shits, Bloody Mess & The Skabs, and many many more great bands all offering up quite short songs.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals; Mark Sawickis - guitar; Dan Malin - drums

"Antefatto" split EP with Blood 1991
Released by Iron Records from Germany (Blood's own label) A LordGodCheez/Bucket o' Entrails Production Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Dave "Toast" Joost and Stevo. Recorded on February 10th, 1991 in 3 bloody hours on 8 tracks at Sound Link Productions in Bloomington, IL by Dave Joost. Both songs written by Stevo / Deranged and Dismembered by Impetigo. c1991 LordGodCheez Tunes All vocals by Stevo de Caixao All solos played by Scott. Dedicated to Macabre for divine inspiration. Cover photo was taken from the film "El Grand Amor Del Conde Dracula" All letting and artwork by Stevo de Caixao c1991 Splatter Productions
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass, Corpse Grinding Machine; Mark - guitar, thumbscrews; Scott - lead guitar, electric knife; Dan - white drum set, rebuilt alternator

"Faceless" EP released in 1991
Originally released by Wild Rags Records from the U.S. (WRR032) as a 7 inch EP and Cassette tape EP. All songs recorded on 24 tracks the day of June 9, 1991 (and mixed the following day) at Pogo Studio in Champaign, Illinois by Mark Rubel. Produced by Impetigo and Dave Joost. All songs written by Stevo / deranged by Impetigo c1991 LordGodCheez Tunes. Front cover artwork (on the 7" EP) by Stevo c1990 Splatter Productions. All vocals by Stevo? all solos by Scott.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals, Mark - guitar, Scott - guitar, Dan - all drums

The 7 inch EP version came as a swirled colored vinyl EP in a plastic bag with a two-sided black and white paper insert. It featured Stevo's "Dis-Organ-ized" artwork on it. The Cassette version used a cover from a Mexican Crime Magazine as it's cover. The 7" EP does not have the song "Mortado" on it, that song only appears on the Cassette version.

"Horror of the Zombies" 2nd album 1992
Originally released by Wild Rags Records from the U.S. (WRR035) on CD and Cassette Tape (it's never been released on LP yet). Recorded August 1991 at Pogo Studio in Champaign, Illinois. Produced by Dave Joost, Mark Rubel and Impetigo. All songs written and deranged by Impetigo except "Cannibale Ballet" lyrics by Scott "Chainsaw" Lesperance(1990). Cover Painting by Jim "Cannibal" Reising from a drawing by Stevo. Photos by Matt Ziegler. Backing vocals on "Defiling the Grave" by Warren Slocum. Lyric sheet layout, lettering and design by Stevo. "Torso" drawing by Rob D., you sick bastard!!! Brought to you by?Bucket O' Entrails Productions, January 1992. All songs c1992 LordGodCheez Tunes.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals, Mark - guitar, Scott - guitar, Dan - all drums

"Primitives" split EP with Transgressor April 1999
Released as a co-release by Bloodbath Records(Japan) and Macabre Mementos(Japan) as a 7 inch vinyl EP. The Impetigo side was recorded live on June 5th, 1988 at The Gallery in Normal, Illinois. All songs c1988 (except HBO Theme) - deranged by Dobbins/Malin/Sawickis.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals, Mark - guitar, Dan - drums

"Giallo" '89 Demo Session 10" Picture LP May 1999
Released by Morbid Records from Germany. The recording and copyright information is the same as listed above. This 10" was originally slated to have come out back in 1993 or 1994 shortly after the band had broken-up. For one reason or another communication broke down between Stevo and Morbid Single Productions (run by Zehle and not really the same as Morbid Records today). The project was all but forgotten over the years, but in 1998 I contacted Morbid Records and asked them about it. Olaf was able to get the DAT tape that Stevo Had sent to Morbid Single Productions and I worked out a deal with Morbid Records to release this 10 inch Picture Disc LP of the entire "Giallo" 1989 Demo Session. This 10" has three additional songs which were not on the demo tape when it was released. We had recorded three additional tracks, which were "Bad Dreams", "Harbinger of Death" and "Venereal Warts(extended dance mix)". We were hoping to use those tracks on some compilations later on, as we were getting quite a few offers to take part on various comp. tapes an such. In all honesty I cannot recall if we ever used any of them on comps., but I think they could have been used on some old somewhat obscure comp tapes. So for the first time, the entire demo session was remastered by Morbid Records and released on a 10" Picture LP.
The front side artwork which was used on this 10" was what was originally intended for the cover of Wild Rags Records "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" LP version. You see, initially the plan was that we Would have two different covers for "Ultimo?", one for the LP and one for the Cassette. Stevo drew two totally different covers for those, but when we submitted them to Wild Rags the label was hesitant to use them as they depicted full frontal nudity along with extreme themes like cannibalism, rape, dismemberment and a guy getting his penis cut off. So after some discussions it was decided that Stevo would draw a new cover totally from scratch and that would be used on both the LP and Cassette versions. So, while the artwork on the 10" is new to everyone, it was really done back in 1989 and it's been sitting around all this time. We thought it was the perfect format to finally use these legendary "banned" covers from "Ultimo?.". The original cassette cover art appears on the later issued "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" picture LP from Morbid Records. The back of the 10" features the original "Giallo" Demo cover artwork, but it has been colorized by Ray Miller of Adversary and Metal Curse Magazine. There were 1,500 copies of this record pressed.
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals, Mark - guitar, Scott - guitar, Dan - drums

"Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" Debut album CD re-issue July 1999
Re-issued by Morbid Records from Germany (WR 056) on CD & Picture LP Same detail information as listed above. This first edition (1,500 copies) of "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" re-issued on CD by Morbid Records used the original cover artwork that was used by Wild Rags. Also please note the track list on this CD is not correct, it was missing two song titles, it actually has 18 songs on it and not just 16 as is listed on the back of the CD. It's the first time "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" was released with all 18 tracks together. It combined the previously LP only and Cassette only tracks together on the same release.

Correct Track List:
1. Maggots
2. Dis-Organ-ized
3. Intense Mortification
4. Revenge of the Scabby Man
5. Venereal Warts part 3
6. Bloody Pit of Horror
7. Dear Uncle Creepy?
8. Bitch Death Teenage Mucous Monster From Hell
9. Zombie
10. Jane Fonda Sucks part 2
11. Red Wigglers
12. Harbinger of Death
13. Unadulterated Brutality
14. Mortado
15. Bad Dreams
16. Who's Fucking Who?
17. Heart of Illinois
18. My Lai

"Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" Debut album Picture LP version November 1999
Re-issued by Morbid Records from Germany (WR 056) on CD & Picture LP Same detail information as listed above. This is a 12" Picture LP version of the "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" LP. As was mentioned above in the text below the "Giallo"Picture LP release, the artwork used on the front of this Picture LP is the original artwork which was to be used for the Wild Rags Records Cassette version of "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale".
The artwork was a bit to extreme to be used at that time so it was replaced by new artwork that Stevo drew and was never released. Now 10 years later it finds it's way back to it's original home on "Ultimo?.". This Picture LP version also has all 18 tracks on it, and the song list is correct this time. The track list is the same 18 songs as the CD re-issue listed above. **Collector's Note** This Picture LP will have a total pressing of 1,000 copies. The first 500 have been pressed so far, with the remaining 500 to be pressed around mid-2000. On the first pressing of 500 there was some problem with the front (artwork) side and the file that had the artwork was some how corrupted before they printed the artwork for the Picture LP's. This has caused there to be two very thin lines through the artwork on the picture disc, while not easily noticed on first glance if you look again you can see them. For the next 500 which will be pressed this should not happen. So for those maniac record Collectors out there, it might be something you are interested in.

"All We Need Is Cheez" 1987 Official Live Demo CD re-issue December 1999.
Re-issued on CD for the first time by Bizarre Leprous Productions from the Czech Republic (BLP 019). Music wise it is exactly the same as the Demo tape version released in 1987. The cover artwork for the CD was reversed so it is white on black instead of black on white like the original demo. This CD was released so all the maniacs who still ask about this Demo could get it. It's meant to be a budget release and only comes with the CD and a booklet, there is no back cover/tray card. Song titles and band line-up are the same as listed for the Demo above.

"Late Night Necrophiliac Fun" split mCD with Ingrowing March 2000 Released as a co-release by Bizarre Leprous Productions(Czech Republic) and Shindy Productions(Czech Republic) as a split mini-CD. Impetigo only has one track on this CD which is a live version of the song "I Work For The Streetcleaner" that was recorded live on April 11th, 1992 at Club Baby Head during the Rhode Island Deathfest. It is one of Impetigo's longest songs and clocks in at over 6 minutes. While the recording quality isn't as good as the band would have like (the vocals are too low). It is the only live audio recording that the band has from the 1990's. Ingrowing has their cover of the Impetigo song "Bitch Death Teenage Mucous Monster From Hell" on the CD as well as a new song. The CD is packaged llike a promo CD in a full color cardboard sleeve with an insert. The artwork on Impetigo's side was done by Timo of Dauthaus Magazine. This release was originally intended be a split 7" EP but was later switched to an mCD and will be offered at a low price!
For this release Impetigo was:
Stevo - bass/vocals, Mark - guitar, Scott - guitar, Dan - drums

"Buio Omega" Enhanced MCD released in May of 2000
Released by Obscene Productions from the Czech Republic. This release will see the rare "Buio Omega" EP make it's debut on CD and as a bonus, the three live tracks from the "Primitives" split EP with Transgressor will also be on the CD. But that is not all, this is an enhanced CD which will have a lot of CD-Rom features.
It will include live video of the band, a complete discography, a band bio, over 100 rare photo's and some old live show flyers. It will also have new full color cover artwork drawn by Timo of Dauthaus Magazine.

"Faceless" EP re-issue by Morbid Records April 2000
Re-issued by Morbid Records from Germany in April of 2000 on mini-CD and a 7 inch Picture Disc EP. This will be the first time ever that "Faceless" has been on CD. The MCD version has cool new packaging with great new cover artwork by Chas Balun. The picture EP will have the original artwork for the Wild Rags EP insert, but it has now been colorized by Ray Miller of Adversay/Metal Curse. It's also the "uncensored" version of this artwork as originally the man on the table was naked, but Wild Rags had requested that Stevo draw underwear on him so you wouldn't see that evil penis!!

"Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" CD 2nd Pressing (with new cover artwork) by Morbid Records June 2000 The second pressing (and all later pressings) of the "Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" by Morbid Records will feature great new packaging with a new cover done by Chas Balun and finally the correct track listing showing all 18 songs.

"Horror of the Zombies" 2nd Album re-issue on CD and Picture LP November of 2000
Impetigo's second album "Horror of the Zombies" will be re-issued probably around November of 2000 by Morbid Records from Germany. The will release it on CD and a 12 inch Picture LP as well. This will be the first vinyl appearance of any kind ever for "Horror of the Zombies"!! The CD version will be entirely repackaged with new photo's and a new cover by Chas Balun. The Picture LP will again have some of Stevo's old artwork that once appeared on an Impetigo T-shirt way back when. Musicially the CD and Picture LP will re-mastered but have exactly the same songs as the Wild Rags version. Stevo felt that this album was totally complete in itself and it would be right to add extra tracks to it.

Also in later 2000 (I hope) Half Life Records will be releasing a CD with the "Giallo" demo sessions and our side of the split EP with BLOOD "Antefatto". I'm not sure of all the details on this one yet.

For more informations check out the bands official band page:
http://members.xoom.com/impetigo
 
  

"Ultimo Mondo Cannibale" Remaster des 91Žer Albums neuem Coverartwork! Watchout fot the PicLP!
"Horror of the zombies" Remasters  with new Coverartwork! coming soon: CD + PLP
"Faceless" MCD+PLP
"Giallo" Rerelease des Kult-Demos aus dem Jahre 1989 auf Pic10"!!