Mental Disorder Review/Interview 2024

Mental Disorder are a young two-piece Slamming brutal death band from Nagoya, Japan.  They have an E.P. and a Full-length under their belt, and hopefully more soon!

This is the kind of bare-bone, stripped-down Slam that I love.  S.L.A.M.O.D.- The bands debut full-length, was released in 2023 via Coyote Records, and it has just enough unique, original weirdness to stand out and leave you wanting more!  From looking around online, it seems the boys in Mental Disorder have recieved mixed reviews so far, but I think with more ears on them, they are only going up.

I was able to ask a few questions to the band, check it out below:

Thank you very much for taking the time to answer a few questions!!

What is your name?  What do you do in the band?

I'm Shoki, guitarist, vocalist, and composer.

Bassist and vocalist is Tatsuhiro.

How old are you guys?

We're both 24 years old.

What are your guys' main jobs?

We are ordinary company employees.

How did Mental Disorder begin?  

We have been classmates since high school, and at the time we were in a cover band of anime songs. After graduation, we still wanted to be in a band, and our desire to be in a SBDM band,

which we loved, matched and we formed a band again.

We can hear influence from many classic Slam bands of course (Cephalotripsy, Cerebral Incubation, Gorevent, Medic Vomiting Pus) but who are some bands that influence you that we may be surprised by?

Of course those bands have had a great influence on us. My other musical influences are mainly bit music, anime songs, and disco.

Is Mental Disorder signed to Coyote Records?  How did that come together?

We contacted Coyote Records. Coyote Records recognized our music and we readily agreed to work with them.

Coyote Records. -

"In the land of the Rising sun, seismic activity and cherry blossoms, a young and talented duo MENTAL DISORDER appeared, who immediately took the bull by the horns and began to chop up a true true-slam brutal with giant torn pieces! This release is intended for true connoisseurs of slamming brutality! That very original and absolutely not disfigured by commerce slamming brutal death metal in the vein of GOREVENT, CEREBRAL INCUBATION,CEPHALOTRIPSY and other heroes of a truly underground slam! The debut album, titled "S.L.A.M.O.D", is released on COYOTE RECORDS on 09/25/2023."

"S.L.A.M.O.D." (Slam Overdose) is infectiously groovy.  What is the writing process like for you guys?

Thank you so much. Our process is a fun, groovy and pleasant SLAM. 

They say music is freedom, but I think there is an unspoken agreement. But I'm wondering; is SLAM is real freedom?

So our music is based on SLAM and incorporates elements of genreless music.

Who did the artwork for the album?

It's aziz blcxstry.

How did you guys get into this kind of music?  What are some of your other passions?

Because Tatsuhiro, the bass vocalist, originally liked SLAM and I was influenced by it. I didn't like listening to it at first, but before I knew it, I loved SLAM! Our other passion is listening to SLAM anyway and sparingly listening to other music as well.

What are a few upcoming Japanese bands we should watch for?

It's "Hostile Eyes". Guitarist and vocalist SHOKI has been a member of this band since 2024! I urge you to check it out.

Is more music coming soon?

I have a few songs in stock, but will finish them once I get settled.

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions!

 Thank you too!

Thanks for listening to our music! We hope you enjoy our upcoming shows and new songs!

S.L.A.M.O.D. ALBUM STREAM

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Hacked Up - Interview with Andrew Blower

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

I'm Andrew Blower I do all the music writing and vocals :)

HOW DID THE BAND START?

I've been writing slam for the past 10 years on and off.  I had a old project called axed up but changed the name to hacked up for this project .

COULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD EXPECT BEFORE PRESSING PLAY ON "THE RAWEST FORM OF COMBAT"?

The rarest form of combat will be 4 tracks of pure slamming brutal death \m/ 

I'm super picky when it comes to slam and this project is basically stuff I'd listen to myself .

JUST FROM LISTENING TO "DEFORMED WARSLAVE MONSTROSITY" I THINK PEOPLE ARE REALLY GOING TO DIG THE RAW, STRIPPED DOWN ASPECT TO THE SONG STRUCTURE.  AND THESE VOCALS!  HEAVY CEPHALOTRIPSY VIBES!  ONE OF YOUR INFLUENCES?  CAN YOU SPEAK A LITTLE ON SOME OF YOUR INFLUENCES? 

Dude Cephalotripsy are one of my favourite bands it's a honour you would say it gives you cephalo vibes . I got a Cephalotripsy tattoo on my stomach I love them that much hahahah . Other inspirations are Gorevent and Myocardial Infarction.  I have played guitar and drums since I was 11 years old .

I'M LOVING THE LOGO AND THE ARTWORK!  WHO DID THOSE?

It was my tattoo artist that did my logo and artwork . I'm super happy with the logo it's exactly what I wanted . Hit her up on Instagram for logo designs  @megtattoos .

WILL THERE BE LYRICS POSTED ANYWHERE WITH THE EP, OR IN THE CD BOOKLET?

WHAT SORT OF THINGS DO YOU WRITE ABOUT?

Planning on doing cds soon and there will be lyrics . I write about war and torture methods from the old days . Sword and shield combat . I'm very inspired by berserk and dark souls franchise I'm a huge nerd for that stuff so I wanted to do  that as my concept .

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

I'm currently 30 years old . Back in like 2011 2012 i was in a few deathcore bands lmao got to play with martyr defiled which was sick as back then I loved them.

HOW DID YOU LAND ON THE CLASSIC NAME "HACKED UP"?

Like I said before had a old project called axed up but I changed to hacked up :) just nice and short and catchy. There's too many over complicated names now days and I wanted something short and sweet  that rolls of the tongue. Plus I suck at spelling hahaha

ANY PLANS FOR PLAYING SHOWS IN THE FUTURE?

100 percent want to do shows at the minute I've got my best mate who wants to do guitar just need to sort out a sick drummer so I can do just vocals \m/ if not I'll have to do a 357 homicide on the ting hahaha

ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO OUR READERS OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY AT ALL?

Next release will be a full 8 track album , most of it is already written . If we get enough support I will do merch I would love that . I collect slam merch so it means alot to me . Keep it slam \m/ Thanks for the interest and the interview it means a lot to me <3

The EP drops February 9th!  

Check it out HERE