24/10/2021
[Nr. 011 / Bonebag Reaper Rob] This artwork goes to a very big friend from Holland. He plays in a Goregrind band called "Rompeprop" from Eindhoven. A musical story is behind this band which i am very thankful. I can remember 2003 ( i was 17 years old) where i have the first time listened to Rompeprop. A big friend who showed me the old classic grind and death metal stuff Micha Jehlossos gave me some CD's with bands like Dying Fetus, Carcass, Ebola Beach Party, Morbid Angel, Soilwork and also Rompeprop. But this was something what i've never heard before. "What the F'*** is this kind of music?" Weird stuff! 2008 i came more in contact with some Goregrind bands which my Friend Thorsten Wermut showed me. That was stuff like GUT, CBT, Last Days of Humanity, SxRxOxM and Rompeprop (again) Then i could remember that i have listen this band many years before. Goregrind is a bizarre, black humoristic mixture which comes from old Horror / Splatter trash movies from the 70's or 80's. So, months later i started with a good friend a own Goregrind band which not exist anymore and making a own Grindcore fest called 'Eastfrisian Gore Fest'. We definitely wanted Rompeprop to headline this festival in 2009 and luckily they played! Since then we become very close friends with the band and it was a pleasure to play with them many times. Many good memories from singing Steel Panther songs, lots of beers, listen to Ghost & cuddle with Dente's old lovely dog, throwing plates in a hotel or the pleasure that i could play guest guitar with them on stage. They also invited us to their Festival in Holland called 'Grindhoven' 2014 with my current band 'The Creatures From The Tomb'. Dente, Jores and Rob are the craziest, but also the loveliest guys I've ever met. Rob likes my art and i decided to make an artwork dedicated to him and his classic version of his costume. His zodiac sign is like me Scorpion. So i tried a mixture of the Tarot death card and Bonebag Rob. I hope you like it bro and we can't wait to see you and the guys on Grindhoven 2022 in April. Much love! 93!