Asphyx Quotes

The others told me that they thought that my behavior on stage was unprofessional, I was an alcoholic and arrogant... I really didn't take that because I had been very professional on that tour and had given 100% every night. There had already been discussions before, and when we got back to Holland, it somehow exploded. I didn't want to record in the studio of Scott Burns where they recorded "Testimony Of The Ancients" later on. I thought the production and the sound you got there didn't suit us so I went back to Holland on my own while the others stayed there to have a look at that studio. I could join ASPHYX immediately, I knew Bob already through tape-trading and all that. He had heard that I left PESTILENCE, he asked if I wasn't interested to join ASPHYX and that's what I did. I really liked the ASPHYX sound, especially the guitar-sound of Eric." 
Martin Van Drunen

Playing with ASPHYX was totally different than in PESTILENCE. With ASPHYX, we were a three-piece and with the bass I had to 'fill' the space of the second guitar. The material of ASPHYX was also much easier to play than the stuff in PESTILENCE, that way I could also enjoy the shows themselves more as in PESTILENCE I had to concentrate more on the playing and the singing itself."
Martin Van Drunen