Interview with Lack of Truth - 2013

As 2013 comes to its end, Lack of Truth's "Under the Torn Flesh" (REVIEWED HERE) remains my favorite release of the year.  The debut full-length from this Russian brutal death metal band stays true to the genre's roots AND manages to be original!  I was lucky enough to conduct a short interview with the band.  Thanks for checking it out!




Cerebral Reviewment-  Could you tell everyone your name and what you do in the
band?

Lack of Truth-

Valentin Khramtsov - bass,
Alexey Grigoriev - drums,
Sergey Minaev -guitars,

and two past members:

Anton Kazakov - guitars
Alexey Remizov - vocals.


CR-  Could you give a brief history of Lack of Truth?

LOT-  Lack Of Truth is a brutal death band from St. Petersburg (Russia).  The group
was founded in the late summer of 2010 by musicians who previously played in
various local groups. bIn a short period of time we released a demo entitled Graveyard
Of Fools and played concerts in St. Petersburg and other Russian cities.  2013 brought the release of our debut, full-length album, "Under the Torn Flesh" on Italian label Death Metal Industry.


CR-  How did you guys decide on the name Lack of Truth?

LOT-  Very good question!  We wanted our lyrical themes to be more than just gore and the usual things many BDM bands write about.
We decided to add things into our lyrics such as topics on social problems and politics.  And most importantly, about the lies that the media reports.  Then came the name Lack Of Truth.

CR-  “Under The Torn Flesh” is an amazing piece of brutal death
metal. Did it receive good feedback from your fans?   Is the band pleased with how that album came out?


LOT-  Yes!  Many people in Russia and all around the world write to us to give good feedback!  We are very pleased with how everything turned out.

CR-  Can you tell us how your relationship with Death Metal Industry came about?

LOT-  Eddy Smith, the owner of the Death Metal Industry, wrote to us saying that he had listened our songs, and was interested in releasing our first album on his label.  The band is very grateful to the label Death Metal Industry for the publication of our debut album.

CR-  Have you lost or gained any members since the release of “Under The Torn Flesh?”


LOT-  We have recently parted ways with our vocalist Alexey Remizov because we had some disagreements.  Currently, the group has found a new frontman!  He will participate in the recording of our second album and we hope that the new voice of band will appeal to all our fans.  Soon we will announce the name of our new vocalist.

CR-  What can you tell us about the upcoming album and how it’s coming along?

LOT-  We are planning to start recording a new album at the beginning of the new year.  It will be more fast and brutal than “Under The Torn Flesh,"  and the group plans to change the style of lyrics but for now it's a secret.




Thank you so much to Lack of Truth!  We cannot wait to hear more!

Check out a preview of the new album HERE!

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Lack Of Truth - Under The Torn Flesh - 2013 Death Metal Industry

Lack Of Truth is a Brutal Death Metal band from Saint-Petersburg, Russia, pumping out straightforward BDM with an old school style that is infectious and addictive. Under The Torn Flesh is their first full length, following a 2010 demo release entitled Graveyard of Fools. Graveyard of Fools contains three songs that also appear here on the full length, so this is a fine place to start. It is about 30 minutes of original, creative Brutal Death Metal that most brings to mind Disgorge making slow, passionate love to Defeated Sanity.  Before even hearing this, I was excited by the cover art. It just has that original old school feel. The art is done by Regurgitated Arts, operating out of Murmansk, Russia.

I have listened to this album many, many times and every time it seems to shine in different ways. I really like how it is recorded and mixed, particularly the bass. Valentin Khramtsov does an amazing job filling out the low end here with a super thick, shaky bass tone that can be perfectly heard without being overbearing. Guitarist Sergey Minaev shows his diverse riffing abilities with flawless transitions from fast, all over the neck riffs to slower, chugging, slams with pinch harmonics. The drums get a little tiring and at a couple specific times feel like they are struggling to keep up. Alexey Grigoriev is the man behind the set, and he can definitely drum. He has some creative fills and shows some subtle intricate blast and double bass work, not to mention that snare tone. Vocally, Under The Torn Flesh is a display of all natural, deep gutturals mixed with mid range squeals and a few chorus-esque parts where you can absolutely make out what is being said. What really stands out though are the vocal patterns. Vocalist Alexey Remizov is obviously passionate about what he is doing here. It is always nice to hear original and creative vocals and vocal patterns in a genre where that sort of thing is so overlooked. Everything's really tight and I like the raw production, specifically the raw drum sound.

Only complaint is the quickly fading endings to each song. For an album with such well written songs, it's a shame to break the flow of the whole thing with such a small mistake. The mistake is exactly that though, small. Definitely pick this up. It is really well put together with good song writing that will keep any BDM fan entertained. Any doubts I had about certain parts of the album upon first listens were shortly thereafter falsified.   After a few listens, every thing just falls into place and becomes very catchy. Brutal Death Metal needs more bands like this that are original and work hard in the riff department without just slamming your face off all the time. That's another story for another time, if you want only slams, it's out there in disgusting abundance. This is rare, innovate Brutal Death that will remind you of why you fell in love with it in the first place.