Who are you and what is your role in Disfigurement?
I’m Maynard and I play guitar in Disfigurement
Who are the other members? Do you all live in Columbus?
It’s me, Davis (drums), Anthony (vox), and Oji (bass). We’re all in Columbus except for Oji who’s up in Toledo.
Can you tell us the origin of the band?
It started with me and Davis, we’ve known each other for a long time and we both wanted to start a death metal band so we made 4 songs and got Anthony and Oji on board in July and that’s basically it.
Columbus has a reputation for hardcore and death metal crossover, (says the internet) do you agree and how did your local scene help shape your sound?
For the most part yeah I’d agree. I feel like it’s mostly hardcore here so when death metal bands play it just happens to be with hardcore bands and to a hardcore audience. I think it’s cool since I’m also into hardcore and being able to bridge multiple genres is cool.
Who are some big influences for Disfigurement?
In no particular order: Disconformity, Digested Flesh, Pustulated, Dehumanized, Devourment, Eternal Suffering, Disgorge, Defeated Sanity, Pustulated, Prophecy, GoreTrade, and more. We also take influence from hardcore bands like Swear to God, Six Ft Ditch, Shattered Realm, Hatebreed, etc.
Is Disfigurement signed to a label?
How do you describe your sound?
Slammy
What separates your music from other brutal death metal bands right now?
I think a lot of new bands are taking influence from the NY death metal and hardcore sound from the 90s which is super sick but a lot of these bands kind of shy away from blast beats and more “brutal” stuff like that. As much as we like hardcore, we try to keep our sound rooted in death metal with hardcore influence rather than the other way around.
Are there any non-metal influences that creep into the writing process?
For sure, primarily hardcore like mentioned before. We also listen to plenty of other music although I don’t think that really makes an impression on our sound.
What are your songs about? Who writes the lyrics?
Honestly nothing, Conquering Through Defiance is lyricless, but the new single has written lyrics. What it’s about is a secret..
I saw your music being described on youtube as "FUCKING BRUTAL". Would you agree?
I hope so.
Have you guys been enjoying playing the songs live?
For sure. It’s one thing to see positive reception online but seeing people mosh and talking to people in real life means a lot.
How has reception been for "Conquering Through Defiance" ?
Way better than I expected. I just thought it would be a small project we started for fun but it’s gotten more attention than I thought it would for sure.
Can you tell us about the artwork switch?
It was too similar to Asphyxiated’s artwork which we only really noticed after putting it out, so we changed it to avoid any beef or whatever. Plus the first cover was kind of eh. I make the artwork for the band and I’m lowkey just dicking around in photoshop.
How do you see the current brutal death metal scene in Ohio, or the Midwest as a whole?
Small but growing for sure.
How do you guys go about writing a song? Who records them?
Drums first then guitar then everything else. It usually just starts with me and Davis jamming together and recording whatever clicks. I record and mix the music.
Are there any tones or production choices you’re obsessed with getting “just right”?
For Conquering Through Defiance I wanted it to sound like Devourment with the roomy guitar tone and popcorn type of snare. The new single I didn’t have any sound in mind when going in really. For guitar on the EP I used an SNK VH300 line out into an IR I made of my Marshall 1960a with t75s. The new single I used a Crate GT1200H with my 1960a mic'd up with an SM58
What is next for Disfigurement?
Hopefully more shows, music, and merch!
Well we love what Disfigurement is doing and are very excited for what comes next!
Thanks again, Maynard, for answering some questions!!! Any last words or shout-outs?
Thanks so much for hitting us up, all of us are in other bands too: Push Your Luck, Our Love Lies Buried, Southover, Blunt Impact, etc. Shoutout TIA for putting us out. Support local music!
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