http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/05/19/nux-vomica-try-to-focus-on-big-picture-in-new-songs/

“We have a ton of music ready to record, and we’re touring Europe in November!” Nux Vomica drummer tells Noisecreep excitedly. The Portland, Ore.-based experimental melodic death/crust punk band have been keeping busy bumming out genre purists and making themselves at home in their adopted city — and they’re clearly excited for whatever’s coming next.

“We have so much material written, we’re not sure if it can fit on one record, or if we could stand to record it all at once,” he exclaims. “One of the songs is over 20 minutes long and might not fit on vinyl. Some of the stuff we have written is even more genre-bending and experimental than anything on ‘Asleep in the Ashes,’ but we’ve focused on ‘big picture’ songwriting and tried to avoid songs feeling jumbled or thrown together. We’ve also made an effort to write a few short, thrashing ragers … which has gone well and we’re stoked. We’re all really happy to have our new bassist, Danny, who brings a lot to the table, and we think the stuff we have written now is our best — well, at least four fifths of us do!”

Prior to beating the skins in Nux Vomica, Zacrilege and his brothers in harm have done time in such diverse projects as
Wake Up on Fire, 57 Octaves Below (sad bastard cello/piano), Machine Gun Congress, Back Alley Justice and many more. They curently keep the faith in a variety of current side projects, including Deadpan Pariah (swing/folk/punk), Absence of Light (stoner/psych/metal), Rotting Sky (ambient/black metal), Rohit (minimalist punk/black metal). “Tim also writes scores for a Portland dance troupe,” he adds. With a resume like that, it’s no wonder the guys have a hard time sticking to one sound!

It takes a lot of guts to pack up and move across the country and leave your hometown scene behind, but that is exactly what Nux Vomica did. Baltimore to Portland is a hell of a leap, in more ways than one! Zacrilege considers te differences between the two cities, musing, “Well, this question could take hours, but the fundamental difference is the size. Baltimore had a smaller, more intimate and inclusive feel. That is probably part of the reason we all came together, and part of the reason we are really open-minded musically.

“Portland’s music scene is insanely huge, so it kinda lacks a community feel sometimes. People and bands section off into mini sub-genres in Portland, and we try not to let ourselves fall into that trap. At the same time, Portlands huge scene offers a lot of support and opportunity. There are so many bands, labels, stuidos, venues, etc. … We’ve also met a ton of amazing people and made a ton of great friends.”