Decarnate - Interview 2025

Who is this?

This is Max

How are you doing?

Doin good

Who makes up Decarnate?

Decarnate is: Max on guitar, vocals and Paul on the drums

How did the band come into existence?

I go to Appalachian State and met Paul through a mutual friend down in Boone, NC. The first stuff we were writing was short, goregrind songs but after a couple months of practice and developing the "technique" we agreed to write longer, slower, and groovier songs. I learned to do proper gutturals and we eventually put out this demo. It took like 2 months to make the demo. The process was tedious but we agreed that everything we release has to be the absolute best shit we can do at that time, no fluff or filler.

Your "Engorged In Putrescence" demo is OOOOOZING with old school death metal vibes and tones.  What are some influences that lead you here?

Our biggest influences for this demo were Repudilation, Digested Flesh, and Devourment. We are hoping to take the project in a more technical direction with songs pushing 5-6 minutes on average, taking lots of inspiration from early Mortal Decay, early Internal Bleeding, Brodequin, and Cerebral Hemorrhage. Our upcoming album will have all these elements in addition to a wider range of vocals and cleaner production quality, so stay tuned.

I just ordered the Cassette from Embalmed Records!  How did you end up working with them and what is that relationship like?

 I run Embalmed Records and we make cassettes of our friends' music in addition to our own. For our upcoming release we also plan to make CD's.

When you say you learned to do "proper"gutturals, what do you mean?  Can you elaborate a little for people on what goes into learning and practicing these extreme vocal techniques?

When we were playing goregrind, I started off with lazy, croaking inhales that we pitched down -12 and it sounded awful. I since taught myself how to properly perform exhaled growls and then, by pushing that sound back down into my throat, I get the gross, "draining sink" sound. Don't cut corners, don't cup the mic, stand with good posture and growl loud.

Who is responsible for the artwork on "Engorged"?

We had a gallery of legit, forensic and morgue photos of decaying bodies and I selected one that fit the j-card format the best

What sorts of different vocals are you looking to add for the full-length?

We're going to have more articulated vocal lines as John Paoline does in Mortal Decay, more complicated lyrics and themes, as well as nasally, high-pitched screams as backing vocals. Paul is also going to contribute backing vocals.

More technical, more diversity in the vocals, slightly cleaner production?  I cannot fucking wait to here what is coming!!!  Thanks for answering some questions!  Any last words?

One, we must be brutal. Two, if you ain't ready to get brutal, then get out

LINKS

Decarnate

Embalmed Records

DEMO