then-legendary band, which I secured a record deal for through my connections at Berlin's Out Of Line Records. But shortly after joining The Klinik on stage, I was stabbed in the back and betrayed by "he/those we don't speak about." Jealousy, paranoia, and alcohol apparently bring out the worst in people...Anyway, this creative and musical outlet was abruptly ended by this incident, but by chance, soon after I met producer Glenn Keteleer (Radical G.), who quickly understood what I wanted and was able to transform my thoughts ideas into solid songs. And lo and behold, a few days later, our first single,"Phoenix," was born, recorded in just a few hours of studio time together.A couple of weeks later, I met my good friend and CEO of Out Of Line, André, at the Kinetik Festival in Montreal, where we were performing back then with The Klinik. I gave him a USB drive with Phoenix on it and told him,"Listen to this!"A few weeks later we were featured among names such as And One, Suicide Commando and Signal Aout '42 on that compilation… Before the release of ‘Phoenix’ in 2013, The Juggernauts' first official strike, the band had already appeared on several other compilations. But to keep the focus on ‘Phoenix’, looking back in 2025, how do you view the EP today? To be honest, the Phoenix EP was recorded and released in a hurry... Immediately after the release of the Awaken the Machine compilation, requests for shows poured in from all over Europe, even from Brazil and Mexico... We were caught by surprise, to say the least. We both had busy schedules and lived quite far apart, so new songs were only finished in dribs and drabs. After yet another question from our label about when the album would finally be finished,we decided to first release an EP with the three songs we considered (at that time) “finished” enough, supplemented with some remixes by a few artist friends. So, looking back on this release, we'd say today, we can do better. But that EP opened many doors for us, and its success motivated us to continue with this project. America's current "captain" is doing so he needs to rethink his outfit and colors. And me … “I’m the Juggernaut B*tc. If I’m correct, the first major introduction of The Juggernauts to the world was with the track ‘Phoenix’ on the ‘Awake The Machines Vol. 7’ compilation. How did you end up on that, alongside so many other wellknown names in the EBM/Industrial scene? Before I founded The Juggernauts, I was also part of a - 17 - The Juggernauts been invited to perform at some major European alternative music festivals, like the renowned Amphi Festival (Köln, DE), Familientreffen X (Sandersleben, DE), Out Of Line Weekender III (Berlin, DE), and BodyFest (Stockholm, SE), to name just a few. Picture this: The ultimate show. Judgment Day. Doom is approaching fast. A roaring, electrified crowd before you. Which song would you bring for the last moment, and what would your final words be to them? www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be
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