This was from Belgium's The Crow fanzine, and was done via mail. Now it can be found online as The Hardcore Crow.

 

1. Hello. Introduce your band, please.

We are TIMESCAPE ZERO and we are a hardcore band from Miami, Florida, in the U.S. Members include Mike Crume on bass, devout atheist and punk-rock bass freak, then there is Brian Elliot on guitars, a confused, hardcore fanatic. Next is Kyle Miller on drums, Christian, and heavy-metal weirdo. Lastly myself, Adel 156 on vocals, Satanist and jokester and I listen to everything.

2. Where does your name come from?

TIMESCAPE ZERO was a computer program that you would feed all the world's information onto. It would then begin the countdown to the Apocalypse, natural... not religious. We wanted a name that would mean "the end of everything" without calling ourselves THE APOCALYPSE or REVELATIONS, etc.

3. How can you define your style?

Our style differs. Most people say we sound like New York hardcore sometimes played too fast or too slow. Which I guess can be a good thing, but if it's not played at the correct speed, is it still considered New York hardcore ?

Some songs have an Old-School HardCore feel, others have that newly holy terror sound, while some are just plain Metal. We are diverse, without sounding too different from song to song.

4. Where does your inspiration come from?

Lyrically, my inspiration comes from all the stuff I see everyday. I'm tired of hardcore kids, where mommy buys them a guitar and speakers and they sing about how tough life is. We all of us in Timescape Zero work our asses off. 3/4ths of TIMESCAPE ZERO live in the ghetto. Our guitarist had to sell off some of his stuff just to buy guitar strings. We have all seen murders, rapes, and tragedies. Life sucks but we kinda like it that way.

5. Have you already played in many concerts?

We have been around since 1992, so we have played hundreds of shows all over the USA.

6. Have you already played in other countries?

No, but we would love to.

7. How can you describe the scene?

It all depends on where you go. Which state. Which city. Florida is okay, but there are other places that have much better scenes. Musically, it's great. A lot of good hardcore labels are looking into Florida bands (REVELATION RECORDS, VICTORY RECORDS, ...) but for shows it sucks.

8. What does hardcore represent for you? Straight Edge / Vegan / Violent dancing?

We represent nothing but good, old-fashioned hatred. We hate 99% of the human population (race means nothing), the government, organized religions, political correctness, fashion, mass conformity, the present state of world affairs, and a slew of other things. We are not Straight-Edge, we are not Vegan (though I am a Vegetarian), and if people want to kill each other in the mosh pits, that is between killer and killee... If people want to use us as a soundtrack to stomp each other's brain out, do it. What can we do about it ? We have tried stopping, but after the tenth fight it gets to be a pain in the ass starting all over again.

9. How could you describe your country?

Pretty boring. For the world's richest nation, we have the worst political system, rank 29th in education worldwide, most homeless and poors, highest murder rate. America sucks! We should all move back to our respective countries, apologize to the Native Americans and kill all the members of Congress, Senate and the House of Representatives.

10. Is there a question nobody asks you? What could be its answer?

I'm just get tired of the same questions over and over. People should try and delve more into the personal life of a band. See what makes them tick as people. Phobias, politics, habits, religion, philosophy. There is more to a band than just its music.

11. Do you have some relations with other groups in your country?

Yeah, we have played with big bands, small bands. We stay friends with some, but mostly there is this whole... "You opened up for us, therefore you are beneath us. We are better than you, so we will not talk to you" attitude in most cities. We keep friends with a lot of the local hardcore scene, and a few out of state and even out of the country.

12. Besides hardcore, what do you make to earn your living?

I'm a chemical technician, Mike is a chef, Bry is a bus boy and waiter, and Kyle does something for some environmental company.

13. What do you think about the "fights" (Straight-Edge vs. non-Straight-Edge, Old-School vs. New-School, Hardliners, ...)?

I don't really have anything to say on most of those subjects. I think everyone should just be happy with what they are rather than unhappy with what everyone else is.

14. Do you sometimes listen to other music styles?

Oh yeah, I listen to so much stuff. classical, jazz, blues, gothic, punk, rockabilly, techno, drum'n'bass, metal, and industrial.

15. What are your hobbies?

I write articles, so I do my own fanzine (Feast of Hate and Fear) and write for others as well. I love reading. Boxing. Tai Kwon Do. Target practice. The rest of the band... who knows.

16. Do you have some ideas relative to the future of your band?

Not really, just to keep playing wilder and wilder. We'll see where the future take us.

17. What do you think about some people who say they're playing hardcore, but only think "big money" and not "way of life"?

I think that what I do is right, and what "they" do is up to them. They can do what they like, so long as they stay out of my way. If they want hardcore music to be the big business... fine. Go! Let me be independent and "Do It Yourself" and tour in a cramped little van, and do stuff my own way
Now about the whole "way of life" thing... I have to deal with religion, politics, philosophy, mental anguish, stress, emotional breakdowns, internal and external happiness to worry about whether or not hardcore music is being "sold down the river".

18. What do you know about Belgium?

Belgium - though I have never been there - seems a beautiful country, from the photos I have seen. I do have some friends who live there, and they seem to like it. I am an Europhile. I have lived in England, Germany and in Spain. I love everything about that continent. Beautiful people, diverse cultures, each country is different, unique and rich in history. My favorite place, second would be Asia.

19. Do you know some Belgian bands ? What do you think about them?

Can't say that I do. We have been on some CD and tape compilations with bands from Norway, Italy and France... but none from Belgium. I would be interested in checking some out. I did listen to a lot of Belgian techno, LORDS OF ACID, BELTRAM, 101, etc.

20. Maybe one word to add for our readers?

Thanks for the time and interview ! To everyone else... think for yourself! Open your mind and accept different ideas, music, philosophy, movies, etc. Life is total war, live to win it!