Jason: Greetings Herr Longo... Let's start by having you give readers, who may be unfamiliar, a brief history of Blood of Christ - from inception, through current incarnation.
Jeff: Current incarnation: Trevor Brook-Allred - drums & percussion, Daniel Hulse - vocals, Shane LeBlanc - the bass player, Jeff Longo - guitar
Blood of Christ was formed in December 1993 or thereabouts by Marek Kopala and Jeff Longo (that's me). We originally resided in London, Ontario until about the year 2000. Around that time Blood of Christ relocated to near Toronto - that's where Dan Hulse, Shane LeBlanc and most recently Trevor came into being.
A short history: I'd say we're one of the more established musical groups in Canadian metal and the underground scene in general. We've released 3 albums (see our website for full discography at www.thebloodofchrist.com) and are working very diligently on our fourth one. As far as touring and live performances go, I'd say we've had some very lucky and amazing experiences with that - and have a lot more to do in respect to that coming soon. Our history continues...

Jason: Can you give us a quick synopsis regarding your own involvement within extreme music, w/ respect to influences, inspiration and such?
Jeff: I have too many influences or favourite musical artists to mention. That would also betray my mystique (if I have some)! I used to consider myself quite involved in the extreme music scene, but these days I pay more attention to my own music instead of spending time and money on everything that is out there - because there is just too much out there. Nothing's new really. I rarely go to live concerts anymore as well, unless it is a personal favourite band that is in town. I guess I chose between spending my time on other music and focusing on my own art and making it better, when someone lives a realistic life the choice is obvious.

Jason: Blood of Christ has undergone numerous line-up transformations; yet has remained true to the Blood of Christ sound of yore, while still progressing. How is this?
Jeff: This is truly a bizarre question, because I was pondering this very thought today at work! Sometimes coincidences like that really weird me out. I guess meeting likeminded musicians helps keep the original Blood of Christ sound's vibe alive, and them being able to understand my strange and eclectic writing style helps a lot. Obviously I compose the majority of music so that also helps the Blood of Christ sound remain - because the riffs are coming from the same twisted mind as they were back in 1995 (still my favourite songs for Blood of Christ come from that era - and to this day I still try to find that sound). I think if we got a guy in the band who say wrote riffs like Cannibal Corpse, Metallica or something just typical; it wouldn't work. Keeping that frame of art close to my imagination helps us stray from the mundane sounds. Dan and Shane's riffs are very similar to my style anyhow and work well with what I write... I'm constantly inspired by Shane's grind riffs - trust me the new album's gonna be an extreme one!

Jason: Looking at your peers within the Canadian scene (Cryptopsy, Kataklysm, etc...) who have undertaken US & European touring, and obviously have the expenditure and financial backing from their labels, are you content with the support Skyscraper is putting into Blood of Christ?
Jeff: I have no real comment here. We are good friends with Skyscraper's owner (Stephane Mellul), and he also runs our booking agency (Brave Concerts International). He has done great things for us and continues to. Obviously we need to hook up with a larger distribution deal in Europe and beyond so we might be able to do that touring that you ask about. Who knows, for now we'll take it as it comes playing gigs here and there and enjoying every minute of it. I love playing gigs!

Jason: Recently it was announced that Blood of Christ had severed their association with longtime drummer Jason Longo. Can you tell us of the events that led to this and how it has affected the band, if at all?
Jeff: It is for the best. We wish him luck with his future musical endeavors. End of story.

Jason: Can you tell us if Jason has decided to leave the music business altogether, or is he pursuing other musical endeavors?
Jeff: No comment.

Jason: Jason Longo has been credited w/ contributing lyrical & musical concepts to Blood of Christ's past releases. Being that he was an integral part of the songwriting process, how has this changed the writing/creative spectrum of the band?
Jeff: Song writing is more fluid and without tempest now. We are all very excited about the new material that we are crafting. Yes Jason was an integral part of Blood of Christ, did some wonderful things for the band and was a fantastic drummer, but that is water under a burnt bridge now. We move on to a new history...

Jason: I understand that Blood of Christ has decided to re-release 1997's '...a dream to remember'. Included within, are previously unreleased songs & new packaging. Why the decision to re-release this particular material? As I recall '...a dream to remember' was widely released during its 1st pressing, correct?
Jeff: Yes it was "widely" released, but it is out of print and I would like our fans to be able to get it if they didn't have the chance in the late 90's! It's also great to have our albums available at our gigs - we get a lot of people asking for our albums there and quite often we're empty handed due to situations beyond our control. I just want to get all our music out there, we still exist and that music still exists for us; so why not make it readily available?

Jason: It was publicized shortly before the release of 'Breeding Chaos', that Blood of Christ were interested in adopting a new moniker (Breed of Chaos). What were the initial reasons behind this & why did it not come to fruition? Do you feel the name 'Blood of Christ' to be limiting in scope and appeal?
Jeff: Someone who is no longer in this band was unhappy with the name "Blood of Christ" - so we tried to work things out. Not my decision and a stupid one at that. I'm glad we didn't make the switch - a name means nothing really anyhow. A rose by any other name, still reeks the same.