Corpusse wouldn't look too out of place among trick-or-treaters. With his piles of black eye make-up, his luscious shock of hair sticking up at the front, and his legs covered in blood-smeared goalie pads shoddily taped over ripped fishnets, his costume might be described as the demented goth hockey-playing lovechild of the Bride of Frankenstein and Rob Zombie. Combine this image with songs (created with soundscape engineer Lorenz Peter) about hearing Satan waking up neighbours because it's 'œtime to die!!!'? and Satan being the son of Hitler, and you can see why Corpusse has been chosen to headline three Halloween Wavelengths in a row. He's been going at it since 1988 and has amassed a devoted, cult-like following. Shaunna Bednarek caught up with the legend himself to see what horrors he has in store.

SO THIS IS YOUR THIRD HALLOWEEN IN A ROW PLAYING WAVELENGTH. HOW DID YOU SPEND YOUR HALLOWEENS BEFOREHAND? Halloween is usually my day off, so the world catches up with me. So, it's a pleasure playing Wavelength again. It should be a good celebration of all things strange and well-dressed-up. It's my day off, so I usually just hang out.

AT YOUR SHOWS, YOU DO COOL STUFF LIKE ROASTING TURKEYS ONSTAGE AND SQUIRTING CONDIMENTS DOWN YOUR PANTS. ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL HALLOWEEN HIJINKS THAT YOU HAVE PLANNED? I have a feeling that it's going to be really messy, as in red substance, so I suggest people bring umbrellas or wear raincoats. I'm gonna make Gwar look like they're on a small budget!

YOUR LAST ALBUM, SURRENDER TO THE PASSION, CAME OUT IN 2000. ARE THERE ANY PLANS FOR A NEW ALBUM, OR ARE YOU JUST GOING TO STICK TO PLAYING YOUR CLASSICS? No, I recorded 37 songs for a double set and the company rejected it. They said it was too long, too personal. They said it's a concept album. They said to re-think it, maybe do another one, and that's what I'm doing right now. That's not to say that it won't be personal, but... It's called Ten Songs For You.

WHEN DO YOU HOPE TO RELEASE IT? I'm recording it now, so hopefully '” Valentine's Day would be perfect, but we'll see what happens.

OKAY. FINALLY, I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, DID YOU EVER GET THAT LEAK FIXED IN YOUR HOT WATER PIPE? [lots of laughs] Apparently not!