‘You Can Do a Lot of Cool Sh*t With Not a Lot of Money’ – Don Capuano of Lord Dying Takes the Oath [AUDIO]

Lord Dying recently released their beast of a new album, Poisoned Altars, and bassist Don Capuano gave me a call to discuss the album, Portland's music scene, making music videos on the cheap and more.

The band elected to go with Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust to produce the new album. I asked Capuano why they chose to move away from Sanford Parker, who produced their debut full-length, Summoning the Faithless.

"We were kind of going for like, a tighter, thrashier sound," he said of the decision. "We wanted to bring what he had to the table."

Of course, it doesn't hurt that Grind is also a part of the burgeoning metal scene in Lord Dying's hometown of Portland, Oregon and the guys already had a good relationship with him. Capuano told me that while the town's known for its metal scene, there's a little bit of everything going on.

"There's everything going on out there, not just metal" he said. "There's a good Alt Country scene, there's a good Pop scene, a lot of electronic music. It's a great place for everybody to kind of come in and do their own thing."

When a town is as vibrant as Portland is, you're gonna have a lot of outsiders moving in. In the case of Portland in particular, there's been a huge influx of yuppies. Lord Dying combat the Yuppie infestation in the hilarious new video for "Poisoned Altars". Being an indie band, I wondered how Lord Dying were able to pull off such an elaborate video on a tight budget.

"A lot of it came through creativity and ingenuity", Capuano asserted. "Nowadays, you know, if you're creative you can do a lot of cool sh*t with not a lot of money."

Lord Dying are currently on tour in support of Poisoned Altars and you can catch 'em when they play the Rail Club in Fort Worth Thursday, February 26. Keep up with the band on their official Facebook page.

Hear the interview below: