Wednesday, January 8, 2025

--Salvaged Flesh--

 


Salvaged Flesh blessed us with this masterful EP last year.  It also came with a bit of an announcement.  At the bottom of the bandcamp page is this :

The final release for Salvaged Flesh. 6 more tracks of grooving early 2000's slam worship.

In a way this is sad but in a way it is something I wish a lot of bands/projects would do.  Too many times, our favorite bands pump out music until their hearts aren't in it anymore.  If this is Salvaged Flesh's attempt to "go out on top" or "quit while you're ahead", well sir, mission accomplished.

To say this leaves me wanting more from this style of SF is an understatement.  This managed to have that 2000s slam feel that it was going for while still remaining original in its own style.  Dull, tinny snare (perfect tone) with the fuzzed-out slam riffs, nasty vocals, and heavy heavy grooves all keep this in my rotation.

One release that also cannot go unmentioned is an EP that feels like it is a prequel to this one, and well worth a listen, is Chopped and Disposed.  Also released last year by Salvaged Flesh.  Also fire.


Around the time of that release, we featured a quick interview, which I now include below:


*****SALVAGED FLESH INTERVIEW FROM FEB. 24TH 2024*****

Salvaged Flesh is the brain-child of Floridian Bryce Nielsen.  Thank you for sitting down to answer a few questions!

"Cerebral Incubation/Artery Eruption mid 2000's slam worship. With this release, I am abandoning the goregrind sound wit this project. This style of slam will continue on future releases." - Salvaged Flesh


CAN YOU START BY STATING YOUR NAME AND AGE?

Bryce Nielsen and I’m 25 years old. Some people might know me as Brihk (the name I used under a lot of my projects). 

HOW DID THE BAND START?  IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE IN AN ERA OF MANY ONE-MAN-SLAM-BANDS BEING BORN.   I PERSONALLY LOVE THIS!  WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON IT?

Salvaged Flesh was originally a goregrind project. I did a demo that I released on my little tape label Moldy Mellon Cassettes and had an EP that I don’t think I ever released publicly. But that was like my 5th goregrind project and I haven’t had a proper slam project in about 2 years so I decided to start going more that direction and sound. 

My first 1 man project I had was a slam project called Lordosis Scoliosis. Don’t bother looking it up it was pretty shitty but everyone’s got to start somewhere I guess hahahaha. I’ve always been a big fan of slam and brutal death metal, since even before I got into goregrind and gorenoise, so I just figured it was long overdue for me to have a slam project again hahaha


ONE OF MY FAVORITE ASPECTS OF THE EP IS THE FUZZED OUT BEEFY GUITAR TONE AND THE TIN CAN LIKE SNARE.  DOES A LOT OF THOUGHT GO INTO THESE WHEN RECORDING?

Oh yeah I’d go as far as to say I put more thoughts into the tones than really any other aspect of the recordings. I wanted to do my best to emulate that specific 2000s tone and production. 

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





The logo was done by my buddy Corey and the artwork was done by Joey Cashman of Goremonger

CHOPPED AND DISPOSED (LISTEN HERE) FEELS LIKE A COMPLETE PROJECT WITH A HEAVINESS AND GROOVE TO IT THAT KEEPS ME COMING BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN!  ARE YOU PLEASED WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT AND PEOPLES REACTION?

Thank you I appreciate that! And Oh yeah I’m most definitely stoked with how it turned out. It’s always a good feeling when something ends up sounding exactly how it first pictured it in my head. 


BEEN IN ANY BANDS PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE?

Yeah I play bass in a death metal called Blunt Force Trauma. And no not the Japanese one hahahaha. I also have had a handful of goregrind and gorenoise projects which can be checked out on the Acrid Infestation YouTube channel, cause it’s too much to name them all here hahahaha. 

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME "SALVAGED FLESH"?

I honestly don’t remember. My guess is I was stoned and someone said those words in a movie and I thought that would sound cool as a band name. That’s usually how I come up with a name hahahahaha. 

ANY PLANS FOR PLAYING SHOWS IN THE FUTURE?

For now it’s just going to be an online project, but anything is possible. 

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

Thank you to anyone who checked out the EP and a big thank you to Cerebral Reviewment for having me do this interview!!







Saturday, January 4, 2025

Azerate Nakamura Interview 2025

Azerate has been taking the brutal death / slam world by storm with his insane and inhuman vocals.  Learn more below!




CEREBRAL REVIEWMENT:

Azerate, is that your name?  what do you go by?

AZERATE NAKAMURA:

yes my name is Azerate Nakamura 


How old are you and where do you live?

I am 34 and im originally from NY currently in california 


How did you first get into extreme music?

I started listening to blackmetal and pornogrind in sixth grade. a few older girls i was friends with put me on Torsofuck and exposed me to limewire and isohunt. the rest is history.  i was in a blackened thrash project in sixth grade it was my first band. we were called Hellion. 

I know you are also an emcee correct?  Has hip hop always been a part of your life?


Yes I am. My mom actually has history as an emcee. I took after her. I started rapping and producing at age nine on cassette tapes.  I begin learning about Schumanns Resonance and radionics in my freshman year and tried applying that to my music as well.




From social media I get the feeling that you are a spiritual person.  Could you talk a little about that?

Everything is spiritual to me and it is everything I do is devoted to my practices yes.  I have studied alchemy and the occult for many years.  I was raised in christian cult and the indoctrination ran deep.  I became strongly versed in sciences and discovered alchemy and the allegory of spiritual purification in junior high school.  Observing the patterns and symbolism over and over, my life became horrifyingly responsive to everything I thought and said.  I drove into all things taboo before long.  It started a journey of inner exploration and soul searching before discovering witchcraft and luciferianism and both of these practices illuminated me.  They saved my life. My eyes were opened to a different side of being. 



I have been known to hit a endo-keo spin and then track stand until the light turns green.  Why is your bike so tall?  Have you been riding fixed gear for a long time?


You are a savage.  That takes a remarkable amount of skill. 

I ride a tall bike for a lot of reason but being able to see so far ahead changes everything especially when you ride brakeless.  It gives me some peace of mind because prior to it’s construction, I was in a freak accident on a vintage time trial pursuit and it changed my life. Believe it or not, I actually feel a lot safer on the tall bike.  It’s exhilarating and extremely heightening of the senses.  I lost a lot of confidence after getting hurt and it’s definitely helped me overcome a lot of personal barriers.  I’m working on locking some of my tricks in on it.  It’s definitely a challenge.  To say it’s rewarding is an understatement.  I've been riding fixed over 20 years and it’s my preferred mode of transportation. 


Can you list all of your past bands?

past bands would be 

Hellion

The Veil Thinning

Alchemia Hospital 

Mindless Corruption 

Oculus

Shapeshifting 

Chapel of Autumn

Eternal Turtle 

Cinnabar Island 

Lakeborn

Malenia

Cephalophore

Darxifer

and a few others

live vocals for Esophagus 


Can you list all of your current active projects you are part of?


present bands


Ungraceful

Surgical Abnormalization

Messmer the Impaler 

Sumijigoku

Tomb of Scabs

Vid Flumina Sotra Facula

Human Ivory

Acharayim

1diazidocarbamoyl5azidotetrazole (c2N14)

Putred Incision

Dilatation 

Fetters

Paimon

Shalicu

Wakaba

Radiologist 

Silver Coil

and a few more i cannot mention at this time 


It must be so hard to keep a sense of balance with so many projects and things going on?  On top of a job or different gigs?!  Any tips for people out there trying to juggle many things at once?

I had a pretty good handle on it but the tour kinda messed up my routine a bit so I’ve been making some changes.  It’s important to know your own limits.  People who tend to be selfless suffer in different ways from those who are more selfish.  

   Musically, I’d like to say my turn around is pretty quick but technology issues typically makes things a little less convenient than anything else.  I try to stay organized, naming and dating things as you would in the kitchen or laboratory.  I do a lot outside of music.  The only time living my dreams isn’t working for me is when I neglect myself and my basic needs.  I think the best bit of information I could offer anyone is “to take care of yourself first and your loved ones and foremost. have regular, healthy conversation with yourself and ask yourself questions. Prioritize what’s important and question everything especially in a group setting with a shared goal.  Create realistic deadlines and goals that you know you can and will meet.  Be kinder to yourself.  Understand that occurrences unseen are a normalcy when we seek out to do anything.  Otherwise, have no expectation.  Take nothing personally.  Keep learning!  Things tend to get hard right before you meet a goal.  Never give up!  Keep your word and always follow through! 

You do a good amount of features correct?  How do those usually go?  Are bands seeking you out or are you contacting bands you’d like to work with?  Then they send you the song and you record vocals at home?

I do quit a bit.  I’d say that’s pretty balanced.  But these days a lot more people are reaching out to me than me to them and I feel a sense of accomplishment from that.  Maybe five are so years ago I was more into directly contacting bands and artist I grew up listening to.  Even now sometimes I shoot my shot and get shot down or left on read.  It’s become easier to accept and it took me a while to get here.  As I became more recently established, I have become more selective about approaching other artists.  I’ve been contacted by quit a few extremely talented musicians to feature on their material or to even start a new project and it’s beyond flattering.  I’m honored to work with all the people I’ve had the pleasure of creating with thus far.  Everyone has taught me so much in ways they could never understand.  Not to mention the praise I receive from them and their individual fan bases.  It fuels so much inspiration to keep going. 

Can you tell us your favorite vocalists?

I love a lot of different vocalist for a lot of different reasons

my top five are


-deep gurgle of Surgical Abnormalization 

-BT of Knifefight

-Richard original vocalist  of FLESH

-Hugo Ojeda of the original Esophagus 

-Anon of Induced and Bleeding

I am also a big fan of Haruka, Larry, Angel, Don, Skuta and WHS

Are you totally self taught or did you have some mentors?  Who would you say helped you?

My exhale guttural style is self taught as well as my grindcore croaking and gurgles. 

I learned inhales recently and got some really good pointers from Deep Gurgle, Parasitic Infection, Victor of deformed Esophagus, Hugo Ojeda, and a few undiscovered fans who are extremely talented and coming to establish themselves in the community as well.  I learned 3 different predator techniques this year.  Two exhaled one inhaled.  Currently trying to master them and have been developing my own way of implementing my style into using them.

You took over vocal duties for Esophagus on a tour. How did this come about? What was that experience like?



Around this time last year, I initially made contact with Victor.  They were preparing for a US tour and getting ready to announce a new single.  We talked on Instagram for a little while after I have responded to a few story posts. One was an inquiry about vocalists and since it was one of my favorite bands, of course I responded immediately.  I was asked to do a vocal cover of one of their songs which I did and sent to him. 

I seemed to get pretty good feedback on it then I was sent an instrumental and asked to record over that.  I was urged to sound monstrous.  I said I wasn’t confident in my ability to do the predator vocal sound and he told me that that’s OK because it isn’t necessary. 

I did my best and sent the recording, I wasn’t very proud of it, and he seemed to be happy with it and asked me how I felt about performing with them live.  Of course I was ecstatic. within a few weeks time, I was given a set list of songs to learn and rehearse.  Leading up to us meeting in Houston these songs would be the only songs I listen to for three months.

In March, we met up at the Gulf Coast death fest 3.  We had a great time but the initial tour that was set up was canceled and we only got to play at the festival.  I definitely felt bad for the guys because they had come all the way out from Chile so I in communication with a few other people begin trying to plan a West Coast tour for them closer to the end of summer. 

Little had I known a very prominent contact put us in line to travel in Mexico.  I also didn’t know that the guitarist of Esophagus, Mauro, was a big fan of Ungraceful, and was encouraging Victor to give me a shot on the tour.  I was weary and confused because I didn’t know what had happened with Hugo and every time I would ask questions it seemed to trigger a lot of tension.  I wanted to initially reach out to Hugo and inquire directly, but I was advised from the drummer to avoid him at all costs so far as to block him.   But I didn’t, and then the whirlwind of confused fans and unnecessary comments.  I received quite a bit of passive support from Hugo and one of his bands when we started sharing videos of practice and performances in Houston.  Likes on posts and stories.  Still I had a lot of pressure on myself because I knew they were big shoes to fill and to add to that stress, a lot of the fans were talking.  Despite Victor encouraging me not to do predator vocals I push to do them to give the fans what they wanted.  

Being on tour is an amazing and yet horrifying feeling.  It is truly a love labor.  There is an immense amount of uncertainty that is as thrilling as it is stressful.  We got to travel to so many beautiful places and we had the privilege of meeting so many beautiful and diehard fans.  I have been all over the United States, but it was my first time leaving the country.  MEXICO IS INCREDIBLE and we got so much love when we were there.  It was quite an eye-opening experience.  I ultimately had to drop out of the tour, as finances became an issue, and I had to be concerned for the well-being of myself and my partner, who was basically managing everything by the time we met up with the rest of the band.  What started off great quickly turned into a nightmare, and we realized that we were being taken advantage of, money was being kept and withheld from us as well as important information.  There was not a level of mutual respect, which made it difficult to remain on the same page with the drummer.  The tour was unorganized and very unprofessional.   There were many things promised prior that did not happen.  We were not paid for anything and we were lied to about the band getting paid for shows.  Language barriers. The list goes on.  We lost majority of our savings in the process.  But even still, meeting so many lovely people. Discovering new friends and family is unmatched and my heart swells for the bonds we made along the way. 

Can you tell us anything about Hugo/Esophagus “fallout” if it’s even that kind of thing?  Are band mates on good terms?  

There isn’t much to say. Victor was why Hugo left. Mauro stayed with Victor and was trying to see things through.  But I felt as if Victor should have started something new instead of trying to take the band from Hugo.  Seemed spiteful.  Ultimately, like most of us, I think Hugo inspired Victor and Victor wanted to be recognized in that same way.  As far as I am concerned Hugo doesn’t speak to either of them.  After what i experienced, I can see why. 

What is your relationship with Esophagus like?

We do not speak. I am only associated with Hugo, the real Esophagus.

Which of your many many projects are you MOST excited about and focused on currently?


They are all exciting for their own reasons.  It is difficult to say.  I think the most anticipation I have for releasing a project is a secret one I recorded almost four years ago with Larry Wang. Tracked 12 songs in two days.  That and the much anticipated return of Paimon. 


Do you have one favorite band?

Ungraceful before I joined lol

Induced or Vile Discectomy 


Do you have a favorite food or kind of food?

inarizushi, 

taro shashu, 

blue lotus, lavender and butterfly pea tea 


Can you name 3 pros and 3 cons of touring?

--3 pros--


CONNECTION 

Great way to meet your tribe, network, good exposure, helps develop people skills. 

FOOD AND TRAVEL

I fell in love with so many new things and places. 

CONFIDENCE

It will inspire you to strive for more. It makes it feel as if nothing is out of reach. Great for when you are chasing what you love. 


--3 cons--


HYGIENE AND HEALTH

It’s hard to keep clean and to eat right. Not sleeping and being in public settings has its own list of concerns. I learned of my privilege very quickly. 

DISCONNECTION

Sometimes people you think you know or are close to will show you different things in pressing situations.  There can be confusion and frustration at times and it’s up to you to remain self disciplined in your integrity. 

UNCERTAINTY

No matter how prepared you are, you cannot prepare for everything. 


Thank you so much for these answers and bringing your positive energy to the scene!  Can't wait to hear more from you!  Any last words??


I appreciate you with the utmost gratitude. Stay tuned!  Chaos governs us all.

Just a thank you to everyone. These last few years have been pretty dark for a lot of us.  I wouldn't be here without all the love and support you all give me. In these ways I am rich so I seek to enrich.

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Short Bus Pile Up - Interview 2024






CEREBRAL REVIEWMENT:

Wow.  I cannot believe I am typing this!  Will the world see another Short Bus Pile Up release a mere 15 years after Repulsive Display?  I sure fucking hope so!  

It may be annoying, but best, to start with a brief recap and history of the band if you don’t mind?  I mean in a way you guys will have a whole new generation listening!

TYLER SHARPES (Songwriting, Guitar, backing vocals) :

Thanks for hitting us up man! We absolutely love doing interviews. The world will definitely be hearing much more from Short Bus Pile Up.  We have plenty planned, but for now let's do a little recap for the newbies who might be finding out about us for the first time!
We originally started as a little fun project on Myspace back in like 2005 between me (Tyler) and my cousin Elijah.  We loved the whole cybergrind era that popped up overnight on the platform and figured we'd try our hand at it.  I had been making hip hop beats with
FL Studio for years and so I decided to program some elementary style drums and record guitar and vocals over it.  Very primitive stuff.  For roughly 2 years we made some deathcore influenced cybergrind tracks and uploaded a few EPs and it surprisingly did pretty well for what it was.
 Then randomly one day at work, a friend of mine through other bands (Sidney) came in and asked if I had plans to make it a real band.  I told him I didn't know anyone who'd be interested and he seemed extremely interested in playing live drums for the project.  At that exact moment my
coworker Elliott, told me he played metal guitar and would be down to help.  At that moment the core project was born.  We recruited my sister's boyfriend at the time Logan, to do vocals, and then his friend from work Chris to hop on bass.  Long story short, no pun intended, the band was formed.


We took about a year to write our Putrid Pelvic Prolapse EP and did a DIY release of it, selling a minimal amount of copies.  With this we were able to get the ball rolling on playing shows and
pressing merch.  Some time passed, Logan and Chris left and we decided to move some members around Devourment style, 
and got a new bassist named Ryan.  
I'd say this was the core lineup of the band for a large chunk of band's existence.  We booked a mini east coast tour with the band Gutted Out, threw together a DIY promo of a few tracks with this lineup, and hit the road.  On the final date we played New England Death Fest where we met Barrett from Sevared Records and upon seeing us live he signed us on the spot, lining us up for our first full length album release "Repulsive Display of Human Upholstery."  

From that release in 2010 and the time of the hiatus in 2016, we had a couple more changes to the lineup where Tyler moved back to guitar, Elliott moved to bass, and we recruited Bill Foster on vocals.  With this lineup we had started writing for a new release but sadly, our tour vehicle crapped out on us, we lost our practice spot, and all our careers were moving forward, so time became less frequent for dedication to the band. 
However, earlier this year we all had a little reunion get together at a Peeling Flesh show and that spark just sorta hit us again.  Life had settled down and things seemed to be lining up to make this project possible again. So now the lineup of Bill, Tyler, Elliott, and Sidney are
back together and writing new material and reworking old material that we had written before the break. That leads us to current day! Whew...
 


Short Bus pretty much started as a joke, no?  I am curious about how serious you guys took it in the very beginning - then around the time of the RDoHA - then a hiatus? And now?  With recently recording?  What has it been like?

Correct. The original project was fully a joke that I had no intention of making more than an internet project. Each song took about 10 minutes to write and even less time to record, so you can imagine I was pumping out junk like clockwork that for some reason people still enjoyed haha.
Once the band became a live act we started taking it much more seriously, tho we still kept the fun aspect at the forefront. Once we released RDoHA, we noticed a huge influx of new fans and with that, a huge influx of critics. While we didn't overthink it too much we did decided to take things
a bit more serious with the writing process for a lot of the newer material that we were pumping out before the hiatus. Now that we're back together with those songs sitting in our muscle memory we've been able to fine tune them to sort of fit what we feel is the best sounding version of
ourselves as we put together these new releases that we have planned. It's been fairly easy to move at a good pace since the reformation and I'd say we're very happy in the current state. High productivity with a good mix of seriousness and fun.



How serious did talks of a name change ever get?  Can we hear a couple options that were possible?


I would say the idea of a name change only really surfaced a few times. For a period of time brutal death metal was king and slam was sorta just an offshoot of it according to a large portion of the metal scene. We felt like maybe we were too silly for a lot of people to take seriously,
but that feeling left as quickly as it came. We never even really came up with any other ideas for a change because at the end of the day, we are Short Bus Pile Up. It oddly enough became a familiar name because of how different it really is.



Have there been any changes to the pile-up-line-up?

First lineup was me and Elijah. Elijah was more of socials and management than a true member but I viewed him as a band member. He pressed the spacebar on samples during live sets for a bit haha. First full lineup was Logan on vocals, Tyler and Elliott on guitar, Sidney on drums and Chris on bass. 
Logan and Chris left the band after the PPP EP and Tyler moved to vocals, and we got Ryan as a bassist. Eventually Ryan had to split and so Tyler moved back to guitar, Elliott moved to bass, and we recruited Bill for vocals. This lineup is the current lineup and in my opinion, the strongest as we all feel very comfortable in these roles. Bill is an incredible vocalist and his style is very similar to mine which is why we got him in the first place. I'd say humbly that he is like a better version of what I'm capable of.


I’d imagine the journey of recording and releasing a new album, so long after the band had been active, must be quite the journey!!  Were all the band members pretty much on-board, or did anyone need to be convinced?  You all have families of your own now?

It was much more difficult back when we decided to take the break. Now things just sorta fell into place nicely. Elliott has the perfect spot for practice with a nice PA he acquired while we were away. I have my own home studio where we do the recording for everything and while we were on hiatus
I actually became a music producer and audio engineer which makes things super simple and affordable for getting music recorded and released in a timely manner. It was practically a yes from everyone when we found out we all had the same day off from work which we use for practice.


Your new music will, undoubtedly, be under a microscope by new and old fans alike.  Is your newer material vastly different from your old?

In my opinion, I don't think it's too far from the core sound we were aiming for with the RDoHA release. That album was honestly a bit rushed and we didn't have time to fine tune everything before hitting the studio. We recorded it in 3 days during a blizzard in some guys basement, so the production on this will be substatially better. 
However, it is all real instruments, no drum programming, and fine tuned to sound much tighter than what we pushed out with our first full length. I'm very excited with little scepticism as to how it will be received if I'm being completely honest.



You guys were known for a pretty great live show, and often!  Any plan for a couple small tours?  

That is honestly our only concern for the band. We do plan on playing shows, and if time away from work allows for it, a tour or two may be possible. But that is further down the pipeline. We have a couple major shows booked further down the road and plan to do a release show when we drop this first little thing we've been working on, and then the rest will be something we will work towards as time goes on.




Times are so different now with how music is distributed and digested!  These kids got no attention span!!!  Is the structure of the album any different with this in mind?  I had an idea, maybe just release the album via tiktok and people have to swipe song to song!

Without getting too into specifics, we have accounted for this. I know many people are expecting a massive return with a full length on some major label or something. However, we don't really see that as something we should be working towards at first. Imagine our upcoming releases as small
bursts of quality music that keeps the listener engaged while not over-saturating them with 13 songs of slam that most likely won't get played nearly as much as our first album did. While the metal scene is still very into hard copy and albums, we have also thought about ways to make this work
for the newer generations to ingest without losing the interest of the old heads. I've been apart of many music scenes over the years and have done my research with the business side of how a band needs to market themselves, so I think this wave of new music will be just fine in that regard.


For real though, assuming there will be a physical release, what kind will it be?  CD? Vinyl? Cassette?

We have plans for both digital and hard copy on mutiple formats with what we are working on. We love putting music in not only the listeners ears but also in their hands. Nothing beats the feeling of owning a sick bands merch.




Assuming you guys have a better and better understanding, as time goes on, of how influential SBPU really was. (and is)  
For a lot of your following, “Repulsive Display of Human Upholstery” ranks WAY up there in all-time-favorite slam/brutal death metal albums.  I am curious what albums were that way for you guys when you were coming up?

It still feels weird accepting that we are considered one of the OGs of slam. We were really just writing what we felt was the most brutal death metal we were capable of writing, while trying to be unique amongst the growing underground metal scene at the time. 
Only years later did the term slam come about and the fact that it's such a household name makes us feel good about the way the band is perceived. 
Our influences came from all over which is why I think people felt like we were worth listening to, but if I had to pick a core group of albums we really pulled influences from, I'd say Devourment - Molesting the Decapitated, Condemned - Desecrate the Vile, Abominable Putridity - In the End of Human Existence, Dying Fetus - Destroy the Opposition, Magrudergrind - Self Titled, and a bunch of goregrind and japanese slam bands that were crushing at that time (ie, Disconformity, Gorevent,
Glossectomy, Vomit Remnants)


Can you speak a little about if, and how, production has changed for you?  Are we keeping things raw, or going in super-polished?

I'd say it's a nice blend of both. I don't think the new generation of metal heads quite vibe with the rawest of the raw production, tho we didn't want to lose that feeling of "realness" so to speak. We kept the drums live, snare pingy, guitars crunchy, upped the bass volume and tone, and made sure to tune the guitars and play to a click this time around haha. I don't think a single song on RDoHA was in tune properly!


Is there a title yet for the new work?  Artwork?

Yes, and yes. This first release will be titled, Volumes of Dismal Manifestations Book I. I won't go too in depth on what the underlying meaning behind the book numbering is about because we kinda wanna keep that a mystery until we start leading up to that, but the artwork is done and we are really happy
with the outcome of it. Shoutout Gruesome Graphx on the cover work!


Speaking of, how new really are these songs?

Welllll, the foundation of these songs were written. We were happy with them when we started the break, but we fine tuned them and reworked them to feel more up to speed when it comes to the evolution of the sound in its current state. We got a couple features which we're stoked on and have been making a lot of progress on fresh new songs for the future.



Will Tyler be on vocals?  Will there be lyrics?  Will they be nasty, childish pody-humor and porn OR sophisticated medical jargon?

As stated before, the lineup change has Bill on vocals now. His range and ability to fit into the core sound that is Short Bus Pile Up is flawless. I think everyone will be excited with the change if they even notice much of a difference at all. I will be doing backing vocals on some layering but that's 
it for the most part.  There are lyrics and as times have changed, so have the way we write. I'd consider it sophisticated in a way its not childish, but I promise you won't need a medical dictionary to understand whats going on haha. Misogyny and ill fitting topics will not be on these songs as we feel like society is evolving for the better. We will be talking about killing, but in a way thats tasteful and with substance.



Any weird new cover songs you guys have been preparing for some encores??

We've rolled the idea around of some new encore covers, but I truly think we'll be sticking with old faithful depending on the crowd we play for. That may change in the future since we're constantly throwing ideas around in our band group chat.



Thanks again for taking the time to answer some questions!  Anything else you’d like to say to your fans??

Thank YOU for allowing us to get on this. We look forward to bringing everyone some new stuff very soon! Make sure to follow us on all our socials (IG, Tiktok, Youtube, Facebook) all with the username "shortbuspileupvadm". We upload content often and will be teasing the music from here on out until the drop. 
We also do a series called "Pile of Slam Picks" every week where one of the members picks 3 slam albums we've been jamming for the week. Be sure to check that out if you're looking for new music! We love sharing what we love with our little community. We love you all!


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Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Hugo Ojeda - 2025 Interview




Hugo.  You've heard the name, or seen it as a feature on some of your favorite tracks.  For almost 20 years, BDM and Slam fans have grown accustom to his brutal and unique vocal stylings.  If you don't recognize his name, you likely have enjoyed his contributions to the scene without even knowing it.  A lot of time has passed since the birth of Esophagus, and many other bands.  I was stoked to be able to ask a few questions about what has changed, and what to expect!

Enjoy the below interview with the legendary Hugo Ojeda!!!!






Hugo, thanks so much for taking the time to do this!!!  What have you been up to?

At the moment I’m focused on my job, family and of course music. Even though it’s a hobby, music is essential to me and I always try to find the time to do it.

Can you tell us your age and how long you've been into brutal death metal?

I’m soon to be 47 years old on January. I started doing music in 1996 when I finished highschool.

I think most people who know of you, found out about you from Esophagus.  I know there has been many other projects and bands over the years.  Could you tell us your story?  How did you start in this crazy world of music, what bands have happened, and where are we at now?

The first band I joined was GOREDEFECATE in 2001, there I recorded my  first demo where I was on vocals and guitar, it’s called THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2002) and it’s available on Youtube.  And then, on the same year, I debuted live. 



After GOREDEFECATE, THE MACABRE was born in 2005 with the demo SERMON TO THE LAMBS, also available on Youtube, where I was on vocals and guitar as well.  And from The Macabre’s ashes I created the still active band WOUNDS OF CHRIST and it’s first demo, DESPISING THE CHRISTIAN RACE (2007) is still available on Youtube.


In 2008 I founded the band ESOPHAGUS, which is active to the date. 

We recorded 3 demos, PULVERIZED BY MISANTHROPIC BEHAVIOR (2009), ORIGIN OF HUMAN DEGRADATION (2010) and AWAKENING OF A NEW ICON (2011). 

I left the band in 2023 after recording all the vocals between the years 2018 and 2023, although, that version (2018 onwards) of the band still exists only because Mauro, who is on the guitar, is my friend and asked me not to kill the band. 

But as it is my band, I decided to rejoin Esophagus in the upcoming year 2025. This time only with the records from 2009, 2010 and 2011, I don’t give a fuck about whatever was recorded since 2018.


Between the years 2016 and 2018 I recorded an album and a demo with the band INTESTINAL EXTIRPATION, both available on Youtube.


Currently I’m on vocals in PUTRESCENT (2005) and we’ll soon release a demo in 2025.

I’m also in DECREPIT CADAVER and PUTHROATFUCKTION on vocals, for the latter I recorded a demo (2024) and soon we’ll release an album in 2025. I always try to lend my vocals to bands that need them for recording.

I also participated on various projects like, SUPREME BANISHMENT, FIRST DEGREE MURDER, INDOCTRINATED SOLEMNITY, all of them available on youtube.



**Holy shit, First Degree Murder is amazing:




Let's speak a little about your vocal style.  How long have you been making inhuman noises with your face?  What do you call your technique?  Who are some of your favorite vocalists?

I started doing vocals since ‘95 approximately. It’s not really a technique, I learned from other
vocalists until I found my own brutal style. I always try to sound as inhuman as possible.

Some of my influences are, Chris barnes, Joe ptacek, Matti way, Rich Lipscomb, Joe wolfe, to name some.

I tried to emulate everything that sounded inhuman and animalistic.


Can you talk about the origin of Esophagus?

I created the band Esophagus on 2008. And the reason I created it was to achieve an inhuman slam with my voice.  I got the idea from Joe Ptacek from Broken Hope, it was a real influence on my way of singing.  The year was 2008 so you can imagine I had the trashiest PC with the shittiest software and hardware haha, still, I created the most brutal band.  It was so powerful that even Mark Rawls (Guttural Engorgement) offered himself to participate on vocals, so we had 3 vocalists on our 2009 demo.

Can you tell us all of your current active bands that you are part of?

**CLICK TO HEAR**

Active:

Wounds of Christ 

Putrescent 

Puthroatfucktion 

Decrepit Cadaver 

Chunks of Guts 

Esophagus (The original from 2008 that I just recently resuscitated)


Can you tell us all of your past/inactive bands?

Goredefecate 

The Macabre 

Intestinal Extirpation 

Esophagus 2018 

Supreme Banishment 

First Degree Murder 

Indocrinated 

Solemnity

Some projects I was in but they were mostly only live performances 


After the release of Inglorious Beings, you left the band?  Can you clear the air about what happened?

I got bored of music. And mostly I got tired of working with Victor who joined the band on 2018. I really couldn’t stand him, he thought he was better than the rest and that he owned Esophagus.

It’s true that when he joined the band, I told him to take the reins and he delivered by making good contacts and publicity, I can’t argue with that.  But in the human part he was a real dickhead, I mean, before thinking your’e the shit, you need to remember how you got there and who put you there.  In my eyes he will never be the real Slam. He needs a reality check, never bite the hand that feeds you.


Azerate Nakamura took over vocal duties for tour, did you help with this decision?  What is your relationship like him like?

I met him not long ago. I just got back to him when I saw that they left him on his own in the middle of touring. 

At first he had sent me a DM which I didn’t want to answer because my first thought was “why would this dude that’s touring with my band want to talk to me?”.   But then I saw he was having a hard time so I decided to reply to the almost 1-month old text because I felt something was odd. And then we talked and we told each other everything about the band. Now we’re mates.


SOOOOO, what is the future like for Esophagus?

Pick up from where we left and play live here in Chile

Hugo, it seems like extreme music has been a huge part of your life for a long time.  What are some other things you are passionate about?

Actually, being with my family and being able to play live with mates. I’m old now haha, almost 47, music to me has always been a precious hobby and I try to get the most of it in the little time I have for it. 

Thanks again!!!   Anything you'd like to add?

I want to thank all the people that are listening to the 2008 Esophagus and you for these questions. This is my first interview haha, so I’m really thankful.  Enjoy music while you can and remember that family is above all.

Saturday, December 28, 2024

Insalubrity 2024 interview





Hello and thank you for answering a few questions!  Who are you and what do you do in the band?

I'm Mauricio the guitarist, music composer, creative conceptualizer and lyricist




Can you give us a history of the band up until today?

 The band started in 2014, playing in various places in the country, in 2016 they recorded their first self-titled EP, in 2017 the band signed with realityfade from Ukraine and released their demo single, in 2020 the band released their first album with the New Standard Elite label from the United States in 2024 the band participated in the Bogota grind death fest, in Bogota Colombia, currently the band is getting ready to release their 4 ways split Sheol, it promises to be a new brutal gem, they are also preparing their Demo 2025 which is a prelude to their second album, which promises to be much more twisted than the first, more details will be revealed soon

What can you tell us about the upcoming 2025 promo?

As mentioned before, the promo is a prelude to the second album, consisting of 3 songs, 2 new ones and a cover of a very influential Colombian band which is breaking through in Europe, Carnivore Diprosopus, the songs are already ready to be recorded in January. 2025, a sketch has been published which has been a preview of the brutal art that is in progress.




Full length on the way?  When will you start recording for that?

Of course, the album is in the process of being composed

As soon as the composition and pre-rehearsal of all the songs are finished we will record, we still do not know an exact date



Can you give us 3 bands that you are inspired by?

For me I couldn't miss Suffocation, absolutely Defeated Sanity and of course Brodequin




What is your favorite style of music?

I listen to many styles of music but the ones I like the most are Death Metal and subgenres Brutal Death Metal, Dissonant, Tech, also Psychedelic Rock/Metal 


Thank Mauricio and Insalubrity!!!


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