Colpocleisis Interview 2024

Beyond stoked to have had the pleasure to ask the dudes in Colpocleisis a few questions!  Read on to learn more about the band's history and future!!!

1. Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions! Let's start with who we are talking to. What is your name and role in Colpocleisis?

JB: I’m Jon. I’ve been the singer of the band since 2018. 

JM: I’m Joe. I’ve played bass for Colpo since 2016 

2. Could you share the history of the band? How it started, if members have switched up much?

Joe - the band started around 2014 originally as a 3 piece with Ste, Marc Mullin and Karl Scahill.

 I came on later originally to play bass for the debut album Fallopian Fallout but decided to stay on board. A few years later both Karl and Marc had decided to leave the band for personal reasons with Karl now playing in Coprocephalic Mutation amongst others. The initial direction for the band was a blend of old school slam bands such as Devourment, Cephalotripsy and Cerebral Incubation but the sound has evolved over time with the addition of Jon on vocals and Lewis on drums. 

3. I think I was late to the game finding your music, but I am in love with it! Colpo has been around for 10 years now correct?  

JB: Yeah! A decade strong. I’d not noticed the milestone. There’s been a few changes but we’ve had the same lineup since Lewis and myself joined in 2018. 

Maybe next year, we’ll find a way to mark a decade since the 2015 Demo came out. 

4. Elegant Degradation is my favorite album of yours, but maybe just because it is what I heard first.  It's not hugely different from your first record, Fallopian Fallout, song-structure wise. What I mean is, you guys are consistent with quality writing and production. What is your writing process like and then also what goes into the recording and production of everything? 

Fallopian Fallout was entirely written by Ste and Karl focussing on caveman brutality in the riffage. Production was handled lately in house with Karl recording and mixing much of the album.  Karl and Marc were both involved in some of the writing for tracks that appeared on the Human Dignity Violated EP also.

Elegant Degradation was different in that I led quite heavily on the writing before and during the pandemic with a lot of remote collaboration work with the other members.  Myself and Ste would meet when permitted by restrictions to work through ideas and structures.  Over time the songs fleshed out with Jon and Lewis adding their own character to the songs. We also focussed heavily on themes and running order to make the album sound more like an album rather than a collection of tracks. This is most noticeable in the opening and closing tracks Degrade and Decay which bookend the album with motif oriented riffs and structure. We wanted to increase the atmosphere and intensity of the 2nd album but still keep it aggressive and over time have finely tuned out sound in the studio to match our sound on stage. 

5. Also seems like you started with Inherited Suffering, then joined the ranks of RealityFade? For those of us with no idea, how does this sort of thing work, signing to a distribution label?

JB: I can’t speak on how the Inherited Suffering deal came together as it was before my time, but I know a deal to release one album was signed. The debut, Fallopian Fallout came out in 2017. 

We recorded some new songs in 2019 to showcase the then new lineup. These songs were released as singles to generate some buzz and put us in the shop window to labels. 

After going through a few offers, we decided to work with Reality Fade. RF bundled our 3 singles together as the Human Dignity Violated EP in 2020 and then after a long delay caused by COVID we eventually got album 2, ‘Elegant Degradation’ out in 2023. 

As of right now, we’re free agents again so we need to talk to labels and see who is a good fit to release our future material. 

6. I've looked up the word, but I'll let you share. How did the name Colpocleisis come about? Was this always the name?

Joe - Yeah the name was there from the beginning and was used for the shock factor when people googled the name. Much of the medical world has been used in brutal music titles and names but this was untouched and lent itself to the aggressive nature of the music the band intended on making. 

7. You guys seem to have creatively funny song titles, and some lyrics to match. Do you all write these together? How do the ideas for songs form?

JB: As far as lyrics and song titles go, that’s normally from silly ideas we throw around in the group chat. We have been introducing some darker themes and ideas recently and using less puns though! 

Corpocleisis was born from an in-joke about our corporate jobs away from the band. Third Degree Gurns was based on a story about a mate of the bands on a lot of drugs. 

I think the best origin story for a song is with #ProlapsoVaginal as this relates directly to the band. As Joe detailed above, the band name is a form of surgery and we kept getting tagged by South American doctors promoting their surgery successes. We saw how funny the Spanish to English translation of the captions were and decided to make a song just using these captions for lyrics. 

The songwriting is a mix of individual writing (Joe and Ste primarily), collaborating on riff ideas together and loose jamming whenever we’re all in the same room. 

The last album was written over a longer period and in many different ways because of the pandemic. After finishing a run of shows with a February 2020 appearance in Moscow, we were set to begin the writing process for the album. Of course in March 2020, the pandemic shut the entire world down and derailed any plans. 

With our practice space shut, and the band spread across the country, it was impossible to get in a room and jam like normal. So a lot of that album was written by Ste and Joe with ideas discussed over weekly Zoom calls and sharing ideas on GuitarPro. All of the songs then came to life once we got together and Lewis put his drums over them. 

Flagellating and Six Feet Chunder were the last two songs finished and by that point we were all back together and jamming in the room again. 

8. I love the artwork for both full-lengths! Who did it? Any stories behind the art?

Joe - The debut was intended to be a mix of the band names theme (hence Fallopian) and the video game Fallout (which influenced the artwork). The word Colpocleisis being a surgical procedure to fix a vaginal prolapse. Fallout took on the meaning of both the procedure and video game. Rudi Gorging Suicide was responsible for that one

Elegant Degradation was a different approach. We found an unknown artist in Daniel Francisco through some internet searching. He'd not worked with any bands before and just had a great style that was super grimy and dark. We contacted him and gave him some demos to listen to, discussed the concept of Elegant Degradation, dehumanisation and  such and told him to go wild with creativity. 

I personally went down an academic rabbit hole reading journal articles on the psychological aspects of degradation, humiliation and similar topics. This first appeared in the Human Dignity Violated EP which was actually the title of an article that I read which inspired the themes. It was a conscious decision by the member to keep exploring these themes to add a deeper and dark experience to the music rather than standard fictional gore and famous murderer type stuff.

9. Anything new in the works currently? Please??

We’ve got 4 songs recorded and ready to go. Still undecided on how we will release, but it’s looking like a new EP for 2025. 

Beyond that, writing is underway on the next batch of songs for what will be Album 3. Hopefully we can pull this one together a little quicker and easier. 

10. What is your take on the current state of BDM/Slam?

Joe - There are a lot of insanely talented bands coming out now, especially on the US west coast. The younger generation of bands are delivering Huge quality brutal music which is great to see. The scene can seem a little over saturated at times and to be honest it does occasionally feel like it's ran by merch companies rather than record labels supporting artists.  Dig through bandcamp and you can find some gems. Our mates in 357 Homicide, Coprocephalic Mutation and Vulgar Dissection are making waves in the UK right now. 

11. Can you name 3 bands that you take influence from?

JB: Slam and brutal death metal is the core of our sound, so in terms of direct influence it’s hard to not say Devourment, Cephalotripsy and Cerebral Incubation. 

There’s a lot of influence from of course the likes of Internal Bleeding, Dying Fetus and Suffocation. 

More and more outside influence has been creeping in though as we look to create our own unique sound in such a crowded scene. Things have got more chaotic and noisier with more fx and samples. Plus we’re pushing the tempos up as much as Lewis can handle 

12. The UK Slam scene seems CRAZY right now! Can you name a few upcoming bands from your area that we should check out?

Joe - Beyond the bands I mentioned earlier I'd definitely recommend Hacked Up, Ovulating Cadaver, Vast Slug, Exhumation, the list could go on. 

13. What is something about you that fans of your music would be surprised to learn?

Joe - were largely open people so it's hard to think of anything surprising. Jon is massive into fitness which is quite evident because he is massive. I have a master's degree in musicology which is why I'm such a nerd. Ste and Lew are big into their video games. Lewis is forging himself a career as a session drummer if any bands are in need. 

JB: As brutal as our music is, we all have wide and diverse tastes away from the band. Everything from goregrind to black metal, nu-metal to metalcore, prog and classic rock etc etc but most of that wouldn’t be obvious to the listener. 

Joe loves everything from Primus to Cephalic Carnage to Don Broco. Lewis is well known for his love affair with Megadeth and lifelong feud with Lars and recent obsession with Ja Rule. Ste is big into nu-metal and bands like Fear Factory and Rammstein as well as electronic music. I’m into all sorts from brutal death and grindcore to hip-hop. 

Thanks again for pumping out consistent caveman slams and all around sick music!

14. Anything at all you would like to say to our readers?

Joe - cheers for the support, keep moving forward, stay active in the pit and support your local scene 

Links:

YOUTUBE

FACEBOOK

INSTAGRAM

BANDCAMP

SPOTIFY

APPLE

TIDAL

X

TIKTOK

REALITYFADE

RUDI GORGINGSUICIDE

DANIEL FRANCISCO ART

Helse Interview - 2024

CAN YOU START BY STATING YOUR NAME AND YOUR ROLE IN THE BAND?

Caden: Vocalist, Original Guitarist, and Artist
Johnathan: Bassist, and Guitarist

HOW DID THE BAND START?

Caden: Both me and Johnathan always wanted to make music, we had a few attempts in the last few years, but Helse is the first to ever really come to be.

WHERE DID THE NAME "HELSE" COME FROM?

Johnathan: Honestly it's stupid, I would just translate a bunch of words into different languages and hoped something cool would come out of that and eventually I got Helse. It means poor/ill health and hellish in dutch, which just fit.
Caden: We really didn't wanna have a super generic name, so when Johnathan came to me with Helse, I knew it was perfect. Sick and short.

IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A HANDFUL OF SLAM/BDM ACTS POPPING UP OUT OF COLORADO RIGHT NOW!  WHAT OTHER BANDS SHOULD WE BE WATCHING FOR?

Caden: Definitely our homies Epileptic Avulsions, they're dope and have got some new music soon. Stricturotomy is some crazy one man slam with that old school sound,  our homies in Rampant Defenestration are workin on some new music right now too, and we're gonna have a part on their new EP too. Primitive Punishment is another dope one man band, the list just goes on. Fetal Embalment, Crypts of Golgotha, Aleister Cowboy, Monumental Discharge, Divine Excruciation, Harvested, Bloodcurdling, keep an eye out. Colorado Death metal is really having a moment right now.

CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE ON SOME OF YOUR INFLUENCES? MUSICAL OR OTHER

Caden: Devourment has always been a huge inspiration, but thats an obvious one. Peelingflesh really showed us that you can really come from nothing in this scene though, I remember when they were way smaller than what they are now. All of the OG slam bands were what mostly influenced our sound though, Inhuman Dissiliency, Digested Flesh, Cephalotripsy, Cerebral Incubation, Infertile Surrogacy, Gorevent, all of them.
Johnathan: I love a lot of punk and death metal. Social distortion, Death, Cattle Decapitation, Impetigo, Impaled Nazarene, Devourment n such.

LET'S TALK LOGO AND ARTWORK.  HOW'D YOU COME UP WITH THEM/ WHO IS THE ARTIST?

Caden: I do all of our art. I've always loved the sorta raw look of older slam projects and really wanted to give off that same thing with Helse. I love all the old ugly 3D slam logos and hand drawn art, and you gotta have the gross grimey feel all together.

SO FAR ARE YOU GUYS HAPPY WITH HOW THE EP CAME OUT AND PEOPLES REACTIONS TO IT?

Caden: Yeah man, I'm so happy with it. I'm really glad to see our work paying off and honestly just glad to have finally made something.
Johnathan: Definitely, I wasn't expecting it to be as popular as it is so quickly and I'm glad other people are enjoying it. There were a lot of funny and enjoyable moments while recording and I'm just hoping we can continue to go futher with it.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?  BEEN IN ANY BANDS PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE?

Caden: I'm 18 and this is my first ever real project. I've worked with some other online bands, but never to the extent of what Helse is.
Johnathan: I'm 16 and Helse popped my band Cherry 

ANY PLANS FOR PLAYING SHOWS IN THE FUTURE?

Johnathan: Definitely hoping we can get something lined up soon, playing shows is one of our biggest goals at the moment.
Caden: We've got a new guitarist coming in to fill in for shows, so it won't be long before we start!!

ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO OUR READERS OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY AT ALL?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FUCKIN WIT US!!!!!! WE'RE GONNA WORK ON NEW MUSIC SOON!!! 

Listen the entire EP HERE

Check out a review of the EP HERE

Blast-From-The-Past Pus Vomit, Vulvecomy, Devourment

 

The following three albums were listened to and written about on airplanes, the day after thanksgiving, 2009. I have decided to type them word for word, poor sentence structure included. I was quickly writing as I listened, so please excuse the strange wording and structure used throughout.

Pus Vomit- Degrade the Worthless- 2009 Philippines Genre=Slam Death Metal

SONG 1:SHE DIED A VIRGIN: Stupid, disgusting sample that i have never heard. I hate it. Samples are way over used and I wish they were not so intentionally gross! This sounds like Willem Dafoe. Fuzzy production, ok gutturals and pretty cool guitar. Drums so far are great. Fast and clever. The vocalist has a kind of annoying mid-range pig squeal that I hope he doesn't use too often. SONG 2:SOAKED IN HER OWN BLOOD: I love a lot of these guitar parts, but hate how it's recorded. 1:30 turns brutally awesome and this track just gets better from there. SONG 3:GOD HELP ME RAPE THE DEAD: Very cool part at :17 and then at 1:00 it all goes nuts and gets boring. At 1:55 there is a slow double bass part that should be used more. SONG 4:PUNGENT ROTTING FLESH: Off kilter, unnecessary pinch harmonics peppered over a lame intro. A lot of random parts in this track and I don't like how they are put together, or lack thereof. SONG 5:SELF INFLICTED WOUND: Awesome clever drumming saves the day again! 1:20 is a super weird part with kind of barking vocals. Everything slows down around 2:00 and is boring from there. SONG 6:DEAD FOR RENT: Best intro so far. Best vocals so far. Nice groove at about 1:00 and slows down to get even better. Weird guitar parts. Awesome jumping time changes at 2:20! ya! SONG 7:YOUR DEAD BODY I MOLEST: Straight forward intro, showcasing the whole band. Slows down at 1:00 and sounds like everything else. Extremely surprising awesome part at 1:40! Then just simplifies and repeats. fun song, so far my favorite. SONG 8:DEAD REMAINS: Awesome vocal range displayed during intro. Horrible vocals patterns and placement displayed throughout whole song. Very annoying track. SONG9:RETCHING LACERATED ENTRAILS: Better. Catchy guitar. Way better vocals. FUCKING AWESOME 'stabbing' vocals at :55! Long build up of tiny parts gets resolved at 2:30. SONG 10:DISMEMBERED VIRGIN LIMBS: Generic sample, not disgusting so I can stand it. Catchy, playful part at 1:30. Awesome time change part at 2:26. 2:40= palm mutes and squeals surprisingly not too annoying. Pretty lame album ender though.

Vulvectomy- Putrescent Clitoral Fermentation- 2007 Italy Genre= Slam Death Metal

SONG 1: Festering Detached Genitals: Stupid sample. I like the tones right of the bat. Good vocals. Amazing flow and time change. Gets slower than most bands dare to. This has to be a drum machine. 2:20 is great. Repeats, slows down, speeds up. I really like how these drums are programmed. SONG 2: Pusfull Hymen Liquified: Again, very cool flow, blended well. Most bands who use drum machines tend to overdue it, but this is perfect. and these songs actually have parts and structure and great smooth transitioning. The vocals on this track got pretty annoying though. SONG 3: Depilated Cunt Twitch: Wow, this doesn't sound like a new song at all! I love the drums here! Just listening to the first three tracks has me wondering if the guitarist is also the vocalist. 3:20 is a refreshing change that should last longer. SONG 4: Masturbating with Defecated Entrails: Dumb sample of a crying woman. right at :53, before a slow slammy part, is a bass drop that I found rather humorous, but it fits. This song seems to be one huge slow riff with small faster parts to break it up, as opposed to the other way around. Boring! SONG 5:Putrescent Clitoral Fermentation: Favorite song so far. I am on an airplane and just got really tired. I am going to sleep.

Devourment- Unleash The Carnivore- 2009- Texas Genre= Slam Death Metal

SONG 1: Unleash The Carnivores: Pretty boring until the end when a slow slam takes over. SONG 2: Abomination Unseen: Good, non-disgusting sample. Very strange and rare chord progression for the genre. Refreshing. I like the drums here. 1:50 = sweet, slow slamming with great gutturals throughout. The vocals are great so far because there is plenty of old Devourment, just not as sloppy. Great! SONG 3: Fed To The Pigs: Hectic, tense, very creative drumming. Vocal fade in, which I hate. Awesome flow at 1:00. Even better at 1:30. This track is not boring and perfectly transition from part to part. Awesome drums too! SONG 4: Incitement To Mass Murder: Right away vocal blend and groovy chugs with slow drumming. 1:00 slows way down. Kinda boring. 1:22- new, different low vocal style. I liked it. Sound like an effect put over the vocals. 2:15-great, simple groove. SONG 5: Crucify The Impure: I hate the beginning of this song. Gets better at 1:20, but repeats too much. Awesomeness at 3:00 saved this track for me. Very simple guitar work put together creatively. Outro is very nice too! SONG 6: Deflesh The Abducted: Great beginning with exciting drums. Perfect example here how how to repeat a riff, slow it down, and still be great. Breakdown part right around 2:00 is my favorite part thus far on the album because of what the drums are doing. Pretty cool slam part starts at 3:30, sprinkled with intricate, hard to hear drum fills. Yeah baby!!! SONG 7: Over Her Dead Body: Hectic, all over the place intro here leading to a steady groove with nicely placed vocals. Sounds like old Devourment! ya! 1:45ish is awesome. Favorite track so far! SONG 8: Field Of The Impaled: Very catchy and different intro. I LOVE how the vocals come in here!!! Pretty straight forward layout until 1:23, where it kind of 'sways' or something? it's awesome. Then speeds up and at 2:00 minutes maybe all that changes is the drumming but it sounds like a whole new part. 2:30- fuzzy bass build up into slow slams with great drums and leads up to a blend of everything thing to end the NO WAIT!!!! It sounded like it was about to end but right at 3:45 it comes back in with by far the best part of the album! It repeats and fades out to end the album, which is usually lame, but not here. I really never wanted that last riff to end. And the drummer kept it exciting again!

Korpse - Korpse - 2013 Morbid Generation Records

A wall of fuzzy guitars and groovy slams surrounding you from every angle.  Deep, steadily pulsing gutturals scarcely interrupted by the occasional high shriek.  Blastbeats acting as serving platters for juicy build-ups to the main course; beefy slams.  Fist there was Devourment.  Then there was Sick.  Now we have Korpse.  Founded by Drummer Marten van Kruijssen (Houwitser, ex-Dictated) just this year, these four Dutchmen are already proving themselves to be a nasty force to be reckoned with in the realm of Slam.  
The band's vocalist, Sven (Visionary 666, ex-Dictated) has some very disgusting, phlegm filled gutturals that fit the groove very well.  Guitarist, Bart (I Die You're Dead, ex-Divine Sins) is just really, really good at slamming you to bits and peices, but with finesse; He seems to sort of 'round off' his riffs, making them almost flow together as one.  Last we've got the bassist.  Mart Wijnholds (Dr Doom) definetly makes himself known on the lower end.  He is the reason this debut feels more like a release of seasoned slammers.  Everything is just so warm and fuzzy!

If the mention of bands like Devourment and Sick didn't inform you of what Korpse is all about, then you need to be educated.  No but really, think head bobbing groovy goodness, causing you to hum along to the pinch harmonic peppered riffs that hardly prepare you for the face bashing that ensues.  The formula of every track on here is of that ilk.  If you must to check one song out to see what I am getting at, let it be "More Funerals To Come."  This debut is twenty-three minutes long and absolutely flies by.  The production is impressively warm but not over done, everything seems mixed in very well and the bass guitar is superb, heavy, and thick.  Korpse is fun and addictive, pick this one up physically when it is released, in the meantime, purchase it digitally HERE.

KORPSE
MORBID GENERATION RECORDS

Interview with Arvin Palma of Tortured Palm Art - 2012

You buy a disgusting, graphic, beautifully detailed and gory t-shirt from your favorite brutal death metal band.  You proudly wear the shirt to school/church and you are surprised at the lack of questions you get about it.  People are too thrown off or possibly offended to look past what they perceive as gross and offensive.  The art itself is under appreciated.  This is brutal death metal.  The art that goes along with it is beautiful and full of passion and hard work.  This is the first interview in a series of artist interviews with the purpose to further expose these artists and show what they do.  Please share!

Arvin Palma is a 22 year old Filipino who creates art under the name Tortured Palm Art.



"I do Artworks.  T-shirt designs, Logo, Cover art.. as long as you trust me.. I will do my best!"

——————————————————————————————————————


Cerebral Reviewment-  Hello Arvin, thanks for taking the time to talk with me!  Could you please tell everyone a brief history of you and how you got into drawing?

Arvin Palma-  FIRST OF ALL, GOOD DAY CEREBRAL REVIEWMENT!  I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS INTERVIEW.  AS I REMEMBERED SINCE I WAS A KID I ALREADY DREW BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR FUN.  I WAS 6 WHEN I STARTED DRAWING CURVES AND LINES TO FORM SOMETHING FROM MY MIND.  NOW MY WORKS ARE WAY DIFFERENT.  IT’S NOW RELATED TO MY KIND OF MUSIC AND THAT’S BRUTAL DEATH METAL.  AND THAT’S HOW I STARTED UNTIL TODAY. HOPE TO DO MORE SICK BRUTAL ARTWORKS AND IMPROVE MY SKILLS. ‘COZ IM STILL LEARNING.




The Gurchick Tree

CR-  Have you always done brutal/gore art?

AP-  TO BE HONEST I WAS JUST A YEAR OR TWO DOING ARTWORKS THAT’S WHY I ALWAYS GRAB EVERY OPPORTUNITY I GOT IF SOMEBODY WILL HIT ME UP FOR A DESIGN OR SOMETHING.  I ALSO DRAW SATANIC ARTWORKS.  I’M A FREELANCE ARTIST I DO ONLY BLACK AND WHITE I DO LOGOS AS WELL.

CR-  What are some things that influence you while drawing?

AP-  ABSOLUTELY YES! METAL MUSIC!  BRUTAL, DEATH, GRIND, BLACK AND THRASH!  AND ALSO SEEING THE WORKS OF MY FAVORITE ARTIST SUCH AS MIKE MAJEWSKI, MARK RIDDICK AND CHRIS MOYEN! THEY ARE MY INFLUENCES. ESPECIALLY, IN BLACK AND WHITE ART DEPARMENT.

CR-  What is some of your favorite music to draw to?

AP-  MOSTLY I DRAW ARTWORKS FOR BRUTAL BANDS WHEN I WAS STARTING.  BUT NOW I DO SOME DARK AND SATANIC ARTWORKS.  I’M NOT CHOOSY, AS LONG AS WE GET ALONG WELL AND THEY ARE INTERESTED WITH MY WORKS.  AND WE WORK SMOOTH.



Sevared Records




CR-  In your opinion, can brutal art ever go too far or be too gross?

AP-  FOR SOME PEOPLE THIS KIND OF ART IS NOT ART AND THEY WILL JUST SAYS IT’S GROSS!  NASTY!  BUT FOR THOSE WHO REALLY APPRECIATE ART THESE KIND OF WORKS ARE AWESOME.  MOSTLY MY PATRONIZERS ARE MY FRIENDS AND THE BANDS LOCAL AND FOREIGN.  OH!  MY MOM IS ONE OF MY GREAT FANS ALSO. LOL

CR-  What is a favorite piece of yours?

AP-  I REALLY LOVE EVERY PIECE I MADE.  BECAUSE IT’S THE FRUIT OF MY HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO BRUTAL DEATH METAL.  BUT IF I WAS TO CHOOSE MY ACES ARE THE ARTWORK FOR ATROCIOUS ABNORMALITY (STEVE GREEN OF COMATOSE MUSIC), DISFIGURED (TEXAS), AND MY VERY FIRST COVER ART SCREWROT (ISRAEL). FOR ME THOSE ARE MY BEST WORKS SO FAR!



Atrocious Abnormality






Disfigured






Screwrot




CR-  Do you have a dream band that you have always want to draw for?

AP-  OF COURSE I DO! I REALLY WANNA DO ART FOR MY FAVORITE BRUTAL BANDS: DEVOURMENT, ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY, CONDEMNED, CEPHALOTRIPSY!

CR-  I know the Philippines has a pretty good brutal death metal scene and the brutal art going along with all the music seems to be getting better and better. More less known artists are popping up all over the place. Are there a lot of artists doing this sort of art where you are?

AP-  YEAH!  BRUTAL DEATH METAL SCENE IS RISING NOW HERE IN PHILIPPINES AND I’M VERY GLAD FOR IT!  LOTS OF SICK BANDS GETTING DISCOVERED.  THERE ARE FEW ARTISTS I KNOW HERE.  THE MOST KNOWN IS THE MIGHTY BIN BAUTISTA (BRAINDRAINED) AND MY HOMIE PRIX (PRIXTOI MADNESS ART) THEY ARE THE ONLY ARTIST I KNOW HERE.  AND ALSO ME MYSELF! HAHA!



Autonomy


CR-  Anything you would like to say to fans or aspiring artists?

AP-  I WANNA SHOUT KEEP ON WORKING ON YOUR SHIT AND NEVER STOP THE DREAM!  WORK HARD, PRACTICE, AND DEDICATION IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS REALLY THE KEY!  I’M NOT THAT GOOD BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THESE THINGS TO THE ARTIST OUT THERE LIKE ME.  KEEP IT BRUTAL MY FRIENDS!

LASTLY, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT INTERVIEW!  I’M VERY GLAD FOR THIS! YOU GOT MY SUPPORT MAN. THANKS AGAIN AND CHEERS!

HORNS UP!!! \M/



CR-  Thanks a lot man!

SUPPORT TORTURED PALM!

Interview with Stephen Espiritu of Sagrado - 2011

The Philippines has always been producing some of the best in brutal, slamming death metal.  Here is a brief interview with Stephen Espiritu, vocalist of a lesser known Filipino group, one to watch out for, Sagrado.





Cerebral Reviewment-  What is the history of Sagrado, and how old are you?



Stephen Espiritu-  It all began in a small restobar called “Kapt. K”, located at Baclaran,Paranaque City Philippines; originally formed by Migz, Jin, Jeff and Kiko. The band had undergone a lot of member changes; the former members were Ian (vocals) Jm Herrera (vocals) Melchor Lirio (bass) Patrick Olarte (bass). Until the line up was completed in April 2010 and gained stability. Migz Kintanar (drums) Jin Calagos (guitars) Jeff Escasinas (bass) Kiko Manzo (guitars) and I, Stephen Espiritu as their new vocalist that time and I am 25 years old on this coming April 8.


CR-  Why the name Sagrado?



SE-  It is all about a sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege. So we decided the name “Sagrado” that means Asylum.



CR-  What can you say about the scene in the Philippines compared to the United States?



SE-  I appreciate your question, the scene here is great!!!  You should visit here someday.  Because many Metal Filipino fans are very supportive when it comes to different kinds of metal music.  They’re Moshing like there’s no tomorrow.  Banging our heads on to the limit.  As far as I know the scene there is same too and hopefully if there’s a chance to spread our music me and my brothers from Sagrado could play our music there. \m/




CR-  Who are some of your favorite Filipino bands?



SE-  Bands like Bloodshedd, Down From The Wound, Pus Vomit, Anal Fissure, Discreate, Fuck Bellias, Axed to the face, Vasodilator, Rust Phantom, Religious Nightmare, Lost of Control, Guillotined, Erectile Dysfunction, Necroholocaust. 



CR-  Who are some of your favorite American bands?



SE-  Oh! Yes here are my favorite bands in America .  Dying Fetus. Nile, Devourment, Disgorge, Disavowed, Guttural Engorgement, Abominable Putridity, Braindrill, Necrophagist and Cephalotripsy



CR-  Who are some of your favorite vocalists?



SE-  That would be Matti Way, Big C, Shaune La Canne, Simone Plujimers and Phil Bozeman

CR-  What are your lyrics usually about? What inspires your lyrics?


SE-  Its all about a Gutted Woman’s Vagina, Anti Perverted Homosexual Priest that rapes a young boy, Mouth Menstruation, Splattered Fecal, Sex Slaves that are electrocuted , Fucking Demon Cunts, and the most important of all is Stabbing with a knife to the Spine!.

What inspires me is a typical serial killer, a murderer that hides his inner personalities to his dungeon.  Lets just say I like to watch many suspense movies, I think that’s the one main good or bad reason.







CR-  Can you tell us about what the future holds for Sagrado? Are you guys writing new material?



SE-  Currently were composing our new songs and hopefully in the near future we can play it live on stage. We are also planning to record or songs again and search for a record label so that we could launch our E.P or Album.




————————————————————————————————————————




Thank you Stephen and Sagrado!




Check these guys out and stay updated HERE

Interview with Alessandro Garofalo of Created From Pig's Mutilation - 2010

I am very excited to say that I was able to interview Alessandro Garofalo of Created From Pig's Mutilation.





——————————————————————————————————————-


Cerebral Reviewment- Where did you guys first come up with the name COPROEXHUMOCOATHGASM FISTOLECTONYCHOMICOSIS PARACOCCIGASTROVOMIT MUCOSPERMOSUBUNGUAL?


Alessandro Garofalo-  We chose this name because we wanted to create a demential grind project.
Indeed CxFxPxMx stands for a cluster of diseases, operations (and so on) put together.





CR-  Created From Pig’s Mutilation has the same initials but how did you decide on that name?


AG-  While we were composing the lyrics, we realized that we were creating pure slam; so we decided to change the name, because the previous reflected our kind of music no more. The current name has the same initial letters, but it is connected with a story of a particular creature that we do not want to reveal now. We will explain and develop it when we will have published the full length. ;)




CR-  Where are you guys from?


AG-  We are from Italy.


CR-  How old is everyone in the band?


AG-  We are all almost the same age: I (the guitarist) am 20, Luca (the singer) is 21 and Stefano (the bassist) is 19.



CR-  What are some of your biggest influences for writing?


AG-  Of course Devourment, we consider them as masters!!!! But also Cannibal Corpse, Kraanium, Vulvectomy, Abominable Putridity, Extirpating The Infected, Short Bus Pile Up and many more bands.



CR-  What is some music you listen to that is not metal?

AG-  We are extremely heterogeneous. Every one of us sometimes listens to reggae, rap, dance, funk, punk and so on.





CR-  I really liked the logo design for your old name, and I really like the new one as well! Can you say a little bit about Garol Graphics and how you started working with them? Also any other artists you are working with?


AG-  I’m the man behind Garol Graphics, so it’s really easy for us to fuse our musical attitude and the way we write lyrics with the graphics (logos, cd covers, merchandise, etc.).We are also thinking about working with other artists, but we prefer not to anticipate anything right now… =)





CR-  What is your opinion on lyrics in this genre? Some bands seem to have stopped having any at all. Do you guys have lyrics? What are they about?

AG-  It’s a matter of style…it’s just like using a drum machine instead of a real drummer.
If there are no lyrics, the voice becomes an instrument, so the presence of lyrics depends from what a band has in mind.
As regards us, the lyrics are about splatter, horror, pornos and there is frequently a reference between them and the story behind the new name of the band.



CR-  I could speak for hours about my annoyance with some drum programmers, but I can happily say that I love yours! I think it is tasteful while sounding realistic and not going overboard. Can you say a little bit about your process when it comes to the drums? What gear your using? Any specific influences for your drums?

AG-  When I compose, I write up the song using guitar pro and in the meanwhile I create a simple midi drum base.  After the song has been finished, in the rehearsal room we decide all the details of the drum part.  When the track is completed, I convert it using superior drummer, equalizing the sounds as we need them and then I sometimes add intros.



CR-  In the video for “Starting To Devour Pig’s Entrails” it says the intro is done by IntroMania. Can you talk a little bit about that?

AG-  IntroMania is the guitarist of my other band “Kronium”, he creates intros and soundtracks for bands, horror movies, short films. All our intros are done by him.





Thanks a lot CxFxPxMx!!!


CREATED FROM PIGS MUTILATION


INTROMANIA


GAROL GRAPHICS

7 H. Target - Japan Body Hammer -2010

This Russian slam/noise/grind outfit put out "Japan Body Hammer" in 2010 and to my knowledge hadn’t been up to too much else.  Then their guitarist posted THIS VIDEO.  They also posted two new songs from their upcoming EP on their myspace page.  I had actually forgotten about this band and how much I liked them when I first heard them.   I love the new material I am hearing from 7 H. Target.   I was already very hopeful and excited for new music from these guys, and the two new tracks just showed that they had some very good stuff on the way.   Let’s not jump the gun though, how about Japan Body Hammer?

7 H. Target keep things very fun and interesting, experimenting with wanky guitar and bass sounds that are probably not appreciated or welcome by most brutal death fans, but should be.  Please give Japan Body Hammer a listen!



"Vortex Coming With Tetsuo" has an intro that reminded me of Nine Inch Nails, not a bad thing.  This track has weird guitar work throughout accompanied by equally weird vocals.  Also, not a bad thing, keeps you on your toes and, for me, made me want to go on listening to see what else was in store.  The drums sound pretty bad when you start this album but they grow on you and you start to realize that the drums are one of the best parts.  Right around 2:40, this track seems to come to a boiling point with a fast riff bringing everything to a tense buildup that is soon resolved.

Then the title track comes in with a very cool sample that made me smile going directly into an almost bouncy riff with unique vocals.   This is all punctuated by simple yet very creative drumming.   About a minute into this song it sounds like the vocalist goes under water, or is possibly actually gurgling some water.   It is great.  Then comes another great sample from Tetsuo-Iron Man.  A repetitive buildup takes you to a very strange noise at 2:48.  One of the small but huge sort of things that I love about this band.   The vocals get progressively deeper until the end of this track.  This vocalist is very good.

"The World is Mine" is a prime example of how tight and groovy this band is.  Full of creative riffs and even more creative, unique drums and vocals.  The bass guitar stands out on this whole album as being way more apart of the songwriting than usual.  Overall, you can tell that they had tons of fun with this track.

"Metal + Flesh" kicks off with a pretty straightforward catchy riff, although my favorite drum fills on the album thus far, leading to an awesome vocally driven section.  Then at 1:10 comes an awesome change that reminds me of old, old See You Next Tuesday, which actually was good.  This is how you take simple riffs and execute them creatively.  My favorite part of this track though starts at 2:00 and it is the tempo changes with the gutturals behind them.  Then comes a really cool, sort of marching riff with drums reminiscent of Devourment.

The song “Technosex” was the first time I found myself saying “OK, that’s a little much.”  The guitar wankery and squeals got to me a bit here.  For a song that is almost two and a half minutes long, nothing grabbed me and I just did not think that it fit in.
"Drillpenis" on the other hand fit quite well in this album!   Opening riff is great with tremolo high notes and then some drumming that actually made me smile.  This track also has some of the best vocals.   The drums make this track funny or awesome or awesomely fun!  Nonetheless a great way to end.

PURCHASE/LISTEN HERE