Interview with Execrated drummer Tadz - 2013

Execrated, the relentless four piece Brutal Death Metal band from Davao, Philippines, have proven themselves a force to be reckoned with.  With only one EP (Reviewed HERE) under their belts, the next thing they release will have to be pretty amazing to top its predecessor.
I was lucky enough to conduct a quick and to-the-point interview with the band's drummer. Read on.

Cerebral Reviewment- Could you tell us who you are and what you do in the band?  

Tadz- My name is Tadz and I am the drummer of Execrated.

CR- Why did you guys decide to change the name of the band?

T- Well we made a mistake naming our band Degrade Incinerate in those past years. We received some negative feedback and reconsidered it, and it's not too hard for us to change our name because we are just getting starting.

CR- The death metal scene in the Philippines has always been known as a good one. Do you guys also feel that your scene there is supportive and strong?

T- Actually there is a lot of support from this country but the support is not that strong. We are still very grateful for the support we receive. We bow down and give great respect to those who support us, and for the record we will still make brutal music if they will support it or not.

CR- “Condemnation To Eternal Punishment” is a great EP! Do you have plans in motion for your next release? 
T- Yes! Actually, we are pursuing the writing of more songs to get ready for our 1st full length album.

CR- Art of Gore did an amazing job on the artwork of “Condemnation To Eternal Punishment”. How did the band get in touch with this artist and decide to work with him? Will you work with him in the future? 

T- Dmitry Simlyansky of Anopsys Records helped us find a good artist for our cover art. He showed us the work of Art of Gore and damn, it was a pretty sick piece of art and we have no regrets choosing Art of Gore. We are looking forward to working with him again. By the way, thank you so much Art of Gore!!!

CR- Will you guys be touring anytime soon? 

T- We don't know (real talk). We don't have plans to at this point, but if someone is willing to invite us then it will be no problem!

CR- Who are some of your biggest influences? 
T- Putridity, Antropofagus, Plasmoptysis, Woundeep, Disgorge, Dying Fetus, and also all Davao city based brutal bands.

CR- Thank you very much for taking the time to answer some questions!
T- Thanks for the interview!

EXECRATED
ART OF GORE
ANOPSYS RECORDS

Execrated - Condemnation To Eternal Punishment - Anopsys Records- 2013

Artwork by ART OF GORE



These days, if you listen to a lot of Brutal Death Metal, your ears ought to perk up when you hear of a new group coming out of the Philippines.  The country has been widely known, to the underground metal community, as a hotbed of Brutal Death Metal talent for almost 10 years now.  Next to bands such as Human Mastication, Disastrous, Sagrado, Lamaw, Pus Vomit, Perverse Molestation, Down From The Wound, and countless others that you don't know of yet, Execrated prove with this 4 song release that they are well on their way to standing amongst Brutal Death Metal legends. Now, let's hope another release is on its way.
Execrated used to go by the name Degrade Incinerate but hadn't released anything to speak of until they recently changed their name to Execrated.  Execrated means to be hated or to be thought of as evil.  Degrade Incinerate is a mash-up of two verbs, the first meaning to break something down into smaller parts and the second meaning to completely burn something to ashes.  I am all for the name change.  The band is about to release "Condemnation To Eternal Punishment" through Anopsys Records, and you'd be committing a crime to not pick this up.
This EP is four tracks of fast paced Brutal Death Metal with just enough originality thrown in to excite us for a proper full length.  At times the guitars come across a bit too staticky and fuzzed out, with being as quick as they are.  This production flaw is quickly thrown to the wayside when the raw power of the vocals perfectly carries every riff, effortlessly transitioning alongside the relentless drums.
Every time your ear catches the 'ping' of that beautiful snare in the sparsely occuring slammier parts, you are reminded of why you love this nonstop, belligerent, groove inducing style of music.
All the necessary ingredients are here folks; The songwriting is here, the vocals are here, the riffs are here, all confidently flowing above the concrete steady drums.
This is a very detailed EP and begs multiple listens.  In doing so, you won't be disappointed.  You also wouldn't be too pressed for time.  I mean, you could listen to this whole thing four times in one hour.
"Condemnation To Eternal Punishment" is a very solid release, it's just way too short.  No excuses not to grab this one!

EXECRATED
ANOPSYS RECORDS
ART OF GORE

Interview with Stephen Espiritu of Sagrado - 2012

I last interviewed Stephen Espiritu, vocalist of Sagrado, a four piece brutal death metal band from the Phillippines,when the band did not yet have any plans in motion for new music (INTERVIEW HERE).  The band’s music really excited me but it had been awhile since they released any new material.  Not to worry, they have a full length about to be unleashed!   I was pleased to have a chance for this follow-up interview with Stephen!

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Cerebral Reviewment-  Any lineup changes since we last spoke?

Stephen Espiritu-  Yes, actually we lost a brother because hes going to other country , which is Taiwan. Because of his new career in life and we wish him all the best . Currently our Guitarist was replaced by Justin Devilla .

CR-  What will the new album be called?

SE-  That will be "Mass Suffering of a Human Being".. We and Dmitry thought of the title :)

CR-  When will it be released?

SE-  I think it will be released on June..and we are excited about it

CR-  How far along are you?

SE-  As far as we know we are not yet that far along, we never think of being far, we just want to spread our brutality to death metal fans.  We just love what we are doing and currently we hope that our band lasts long, Being sick all the time.

CR-  How does the bands new material differ from your old stuff?

SE-  I think my vocals differ quite a bit because if you notice on our demo, I was too shy to express what style I was going to blow, but now I have learned a lot of styles to express what the song really wants. Expect very low gutturals, high pitch squeels and alien predator gurgle sounds.  Combining the old and new style of Brutal death music

CR-  Who did the art?

SE-  Ah great question bro. It’s Andrey Kroms!!  If you don’t know him you must check him out and refer him to other bands, His killing hands were very perfect to the passion of what he was creating, I always dreamed of being an artist like him.  So fucking Awesome!

CR-  Will you have new merch?

SE-  Yes and we are very excited but of course we are focused on the album first, after that we will show the new merch.

CR-  Any touring plans?

SE-  Yes we are planning to tour after the album is complete and released!   Hope to tour there also if we had a chance bro :) please refer us to people!

CR-  How’s the scene doing there?

SE-  The scene here is very great , we have lots of events here .  They are very supportive and not only that, every band here is very tight friends with the other bands.

CR-  Could you talk a little about your lyrics?  Your vocal style and how much you practice?  Any tips for vocalists?

SE-  The lyrics is all about Asylum, people killing each other because of money, Gang Rape..Corruption, And when it comes to vocal style I mix it with new school and old stuff. And also I adapted a grind style. When I practice I usually sing our famous alphabet song , its funny but effective.. Sing the alphabet song in Guttural way. You must try it bro!

CR-  How did you guys start working with Andrey Kroms?  Will there be there more artwork in the cd booklet?

SE-  Andrey Kroms is a great guy , because he and Dmitry from Anopsys Records (Inherited Suffering) are very close friends he said that Andrey Kroms wanted to do a work of art for our upcoming album.  We are amazed with the artwork that he has done for Sagrado.   If they are reading this interview, we are thankful to the guys that made this project( Andrey and Dmitry)

CR-  What is one of your favorite scenes/regions that you have always wanted to go visit because of the bands there?

SE-  That will be Manila, our home town because we started here.  Purely I want to visit Davao because there are many friends there that we would like to share the stage with one night, like Human Mastication, Lamaw, Disastrous, Erectile Dysfunction, Perverse Molestation, Last Vigil.

CR-  Thanks a lot Stephen!!! Cannot wait for more Sagrado!!

SE-  You are welcome bro, keep up the good work to your webzine.. it helps death metal bands a lot!!  2 thumbs from us bro!



SAGRADO

ANDREY KROMS

INHERITED SUFFERING

ANOPSYS RECORDS