Scabiasis - Interview and Demo Review 2024

     Scabiasis are a 4-piece out of Endicott, New York.  This demo keeps growing on me more and more with each listen.  Old School Death Metal vibes meet raw Slam/Brutal Death.  Think early Cephalotripsy mixed with Suffocation demos, add in a little more groove, and you've got this 7 and a half minute slab of debauchery.

I love how this is recorded, how the writing is not trying to be over the top, and these disgusting vocals.  I really cannot wait for a full length from this band!  Their guitarist, Keegan, answers some questions below:

Q: Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions!  Who from the band do we have the pleasure of speaking with?

A: I’m Keegan, I play guitar!

Q: How did Scabiasis come about?  Can you touch on members other bands, inactive or still going?

A: Scabiasis started as just a side thing with me and the drummer Steve just to keep us playing while waiting for our other band Course of Extinction to start practicing again, we recorded the demo and then got our friend Marc (who plays guitar in Course of Extinction) to record bass and then ask my friend Nick who I’ve been in a few different projects with to record vocals. Demo received some good feedback so we decided to keep it going.

Q: Is this sound far from what you guys have been doing with other projects?  How would you describe your sound?

A: I like to think that it’s different, if anything maybe it’s like a mix between Course of Extinction and anything that Nick and I have done together but I guess it depends on who you ask. I think we have a dirty, raw type sound and we plan to keep it that way.

Q: Can you tell us anything about the hung/meathooked naked woman?  She is just lovely!

A: It’s actually art that was bought in 2019/2020 from an artist that at the time went under the tag earthlygood for a different band that Nick and I have called Human Menu but we never used it 

Q: I believe I read that you guys are working on an EP, please say it's true!!!  How much can you tell us about it?

A: An ep was planned but we’re thinking about just going for a full length, we have 4 new songs to record and I think we’re shooting for one or 2 more

Q: Everyone seems pretty tight on their instruments, even these gutturals stand out.  How seriously to you guys take your crafts?  Lots of practice?

A: I mean we try to take it as seriously as possible (musically) but at the same time, we want to have fun. We try to practice at least 2 times a week but shit happens lol I’m glad we sound tight though, always sounds a bit sloppy to me haha

Q: What can we expect from Scabiasis in the near future?

A: Well you can expect an album for sure, we also got a show offer and plan on taking that on. Hope more show offers in the future!!

Q: Can you name 3 bands that you take influence from?

A: For me personally, I’d say Dripping, Internal Bleeding and Cephalotripsy are my biggest influences for this project.

Q: Can you name a few upcoming bands that we should check out?

A: Some upcoming bands that have caught my attention are Virologist for one, some young fucks from cali making some nasty BDM. Another band would be Coprocephalic Mutations, the homies from across the pond also making some nasty ass BDM. And one more band would be Neurodegeneration, just dropped a demo in August and that shit is absolutely disgusting 

 Thanks again!  Loving the demo, and cant wait for more!!!!!!

Thank you for the time and support yo!! Keep it sick and brutal

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.357 Homicide - Immutable Lethality

 Another 2-man Slammer, this time out of the UK.  .357 Homicide describe themselves as "Violent Slam".  I must say, this feels accurate to what I hear when I hit play on their most recent release, "Immutable Lethality".  A wonderfully raw sound, untampered with yet still perfectly balanced.  Not-to-mention this snare tone!!!!

I am a new fan of this band, and they are fairly young, having formed in 2020.  Despite only 4 years together, .357 have 1 EP, 2 Demos, and 3 Full Lengths that all seem to be crazy and worth checking out!  There are countless new Slam projects coming out weekly, most of which are hurried-along clout-chasing cacophonies that kill the listener with repetitious boredom.  This is NOT that.  "Immutable Lethality" is as unique and strange as it is classic Slam.  Please do support this band! 

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Heinous Exsanguination - The Stench Of Decaying Flesh - 2024 - Gorehouse Productions

A 2-man Slamming machine out of Florida and Texas, Heinous Exsanguination are here to make a nasty and memorable first impression.

The band's first EP drops September 6th via Gorehouse Productions.  With 2 singles already released and constantly melting my brain, I am very excited to hear the remaining 5 tracks.  Both "Vile Rotting Mass" and "Severed Limbs, Mangled Remains" are around 3 minute slabs of juicy production meets raw, tempo changing catchiness.  Not-to-mention pretty heavy-hitting feature vocals with Angel Ochoa (Cephalotripsy) and Richard Smihula (Desoectomy).  It's all of this AND this wonderful artwork from Armaada Art that have me greedy for more.

Check out "Vile Rotting Mass" below!

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Organectomy - Nail Below Nail - 2022 Unique Leader

 

Organectomy, a death metal band from New Zealand, are hopefully writing new material.

They currently have two singles that released this year (2024), with very similar and beautiful artwork.  I can only assume this is part of a larger body of work?  Fingers crossed.

While I impatiently wait, I revisit their third album.  

2017 brought us Domain Of The Wretched, followed up with 2019's Existential Disconnect, both of which boast beefy and brutal riffs and non-stop catchiness.  

Nail Below Nail was released in 2022 on Unique Leader Records.  Production is crispy and instrumentation super-tight.  Coming in at 45 minutes of Slammy, sometimes Techy, sometimes Old School Death Metal esque, Nail Below Nail is impressively creative and as brutal as always.  The songwriting, how it's all put together, and the vocals.  All of it seems to get better with each of Organectomy's albums.

One thing that cannot be denied, with songwriting and infectious grooves like this, you will be bobbing your head before you even realize it.

Organectomy can also serve as a trail-blazing band for those on a high horse when it comes to Slam.  They do a beautiful job of blending truly monstrous Slamming parts into rather Death Metal structures.  You may be enjoying the very stuff you hate on, and then hopefully falling in love with how fun this album is! 

I would say any of their albums are worth purchasing, but this one feels like the one that leads the band down the path of brutality that they have mastered.  Please check out Nail Below Nail.

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Cardiomyotomy Interview 2024

Cardiomyotomy, also known as Heller's cardiomyotomy, is a surgical procedure that treats achalasia by cutting the muscles of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to improve the movement of food and liquids through the esophagus into the stomach. Achalasia is a condition in which the LES doesn't relax, preventing food and fluid from passing into the stomach.

Cardiomyotomy is also the name of a one-man, self-proclaimed Brutal/Guttural/Slamdown project out of Jakarta, Indonesia.  Sony Suhendrik was nice enough to sit down and answer a few questions!  Check it out below!!

What is your name?  How old are you?

- My name is Sony Suhendrik, I am 27 years old

How did Cardiomyotomy begin?  What does that name mean?

- This started when I once made a one man goregrind solo project called "CONTOLEKTOMY", then I got several people to be part of the band, then they suggested changing the name, then the band was filled with full members and I decided to change it to "CARDIOMYOTOMY"
- based on what I read, Cardiomyotomy is an operation for achalasia of the cardia, a condition in which the muscle in the lower oesophagus fails to relax and therefore hinders the passage of food and fluid into the stomach.
- and this is a cool name, no one has used it yet, that's why I used that name for my band

Who are some bands that influence you?

- Some of the bands that influenced me in making more for CARDIOMYOTOMY are DEVOURMENT, CEPHALOTRIPSY, ABOMINABLE PUTRIDITY, SOILS OF FATE, EPICARDIECTOMY, CEREBRAL INCUBATION, and many more


Is Cardiomyotomy signed to Gattack Records?  Pathologically Explicit?

- Last year, the CARDIOMYOTOMY EP was released by Mr. Fernando, Pathologically Explicit Recordings, then this year I plan to release 2 new fresh songs via my friend's label, we are in the same city, and it aims to support my friend's label too, and it's called GATTACK RECORDS

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"Euphoric Of Abnormal Horde" is so groovy.  Is this all written by you and then the members of the band learn the parts?  Can you explain your process a little bit?

- Yes, that's right, I write all the music, then my friends follow the songs I wrote, that's how my band works



Indonesia has been known for years to have some of the sickest Brutal Death Metal bands.  Is Slam having a take-over there currently like it is here in the states?  


- I don't think so, here there is a very good balance between Slam Death Metal and Brutal Death Metal, of course I also like a lot of BDM bands

What are a few upcoming Indonesian slam bands we should watch for?

- there are several bands that I think are very good, BLEDOS VECTOMY, my friend's band, they combine SLAM and HIP HOP, then there is TEBAS, I know them, their album was released earlier this year and it's great, Burp's vocals are like CEPHALOTRIPSY, honestly, I really strict in terms of choosing vocals, I prefer bands that use the EXHALE technique because it is more challenging and difficult, I am also a user of the EXHALE technique

Who did the artwork for the album?

- Aziz Blckstry, in my opinion, he is a great album cover artist, I love his work

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

- At first I only liked heavy metal bands, like Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, then Deathcore, but now I don't really like deathcore, then I explored other music and I entered the SLAM, BDM and GORE GRIND scene, I really like it , and snare sound, guttural burp vocals, groovy guitar part, blast beat, I really like it
- I also like other genres such as Shoegaze (Cocteau Twins, Slowdive), Pop/Britpop (The Smiths), Slow/Prog Rock (Dream Theater, Yngwie Malmsteen, Crimson Glory), Thrash Metal (Slayer, Megadeth), Death Metal (Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Deicide, Massacre, 200 Stab Wounds, Blood Incantation, Necrot) and many more


Is more music coming?  Any tours coming soon?

- yes, I plan to make material that leads to old school SLAM such as Devourment, New Wave Old School Slam
- I don't have any tour plans yet, just playing domestically, because I'm still adjusting, I now have to take on guitar and vocals because I don't have full members anymore, so it's possible that my next musical material will be adjusted to make it easier to play guitar and vocals, this band has been officially running as a One Man Band for now


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

- You're Welcome! Salute!

Anything you'd like to say to your fans?

- I love & respect all of you music listeners, especially SLAM, BDM, and Death Metal, I will always accept your criticism and suggestions, long live DEATH METAL, I hope you are always healthy and united to fellow metalheads! \m/ , Thank you!

Parasitic Septicity - Mutations of A Putrid Breed

Parasitic Septicity are a new band out of Texas.  I think this first track from the band is some of the best BDM in a long time.  The track, "Mutations of A Putrid Breed" is one half of their 2-song promo "Genesis Of The Infestation" to be released on July 19th.

With amazing artwork done by Rudi of GorgingSuicide who has done so many amazing things!

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Parasitic Septicity are:

Daniel Benavides - Guitars & Bass

Josef Hossain-Kay - Drums

Sebastian Guarin - Vocals Check out the track below!!

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Entering flesh, an unknown entity

Burrows deep to infest, it spreads

Innards become a feast, a monster within

Nourishing itself for expansion

Circulation fails, as immune cells succumb

Squirming, writhing, a grotesque tableau is done

Invisible demons devouring, living nightmares mesh.

Their hosts become victims, helpless and fresh

Rapidly, the vile infestation reproduces

Human immunity battling relentlessly

Organs are its playground, leeches for blood

Mutations of horrid organisms, a putrid breed

Agonizing screams of prolonged devourment

Pain, horror, immutable to foresee

The body is a vessel, host for the hideous

An inner spectacle for its species to compile

Scalpels slice out pulsating nodes

A surgical intervention to repel the monstrosity

The parasitic creature within, fights and resists

A grotesque battle, as the human body persists

As darkness consumes and pain subsides

Succumbing to horror, a monster still hides

Inside the corpse, a body now torn apart

A tragic ending, parasitic work of art

Blast From The Past - Abnormality - 2010 - Mallika Sundaramurthy - Nidorous

I wrote this 14 years ago:

"Death Metal with good vocals, ones that you would totally say were not a woman.

Yes, that is a woman behind Abnormality's dialed in, precise, impressive guttural voice. This scene has a huge lack of female participants and followers, so I am always very happy to see this.

This release is a huge leap forward from their 2007 Demo. The songs are well put together and actually feel like they have different parts. The only problem I have with it is that there are only three songs on it! So I look forward to much more from Abnormality."

Looking back on it now, I actually enjoy that 2007 demo very much! Possibly in a different way, and I love the direction the band went in, but it showed a lot of promise early on.

Vocalist Mallika has come a long way and has continued to stay active in the scene; heading up numerous bands and running a label (Ultimate Massacre Productions) with husband Serge Gordeev (Epicardiectomy)

Abnormality had a long life, with 3 full-length albums.  

Mallika currently does vocal in Unfathomable Ruination, Nidorous, and Emasculator.  Each of which are very worth checking out.  Nidorous was a true gem to stumble upon.  Check out a track below:

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UNFATHOMABLE RUINATION

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Nauseating - Subjected To Rot - 2024 - Vile Tapes Records

Art by BLCKSTRY Art

 This 20 minute slab of skull-bashing slam was just released on Vile Tapes Records, a quickly rising label out of Russia.

"Subjected To Rot" opens with a haunting, cold, hip-hop esque beat/feel.  Then drops right into a mid-paced slam that sets the tone for the rest of the EP; a near perfect tone for whats going on with the instruments and the sheer barbarity that ensues.  Then the vocals begin.  Dear god the vocals.  This release may have the nastiest and lowest inhuman gutturals in a long time, surely out-doing anything yet this year.  To think, I haven't even mentioned the all-star roster of vocalists with features!  You will hear grunts and gurgles from D of PeelingFlesh, Andrew of Cerebral Incubation, and perhaps a newer voice to some of you, Rodger Fischer, also-known-as MC Cumblood, who specializes in Death metal/Gore Rap.  MC Cumblood and MC Bushpig make up Butcher's Harem, a Goregrind/Horrorcore/Rap group from Australia.  

If "Subjected To Rot" had zero guest features, it would still have some of slam's most disgusting vocals.  Ivan Tyulkin (Nauseating, Insect Inside) is raising the bar for extreme gutturals recently.  

Insect Inside has shared a couple videos of him recording vocals that showed just how low he can go.  This is already a couple of years old.

See a recent video of Ivan recording some vocals for "Subjected To Rot" HERE!

The 2nd track, "Dissect Vaginal Skin" is immediately catchy.  Warm, thick guitar and bass tones meet precise drumming and more insane vocals as the song wraps-up with one my favorite, Andrew from Cerebral Incubation.

Intestinal Disemboweling contains the tastiest slams yet, then grinds to an amazing halt, just to rebuild on itself and bash your brains in.  Then of course Damonteal of Peeling Flesh shows up to help on Incubation of Dismembered Bodies, with a crazy heavy section of skull slamming, pinch harmonics, groovy drums, etc.

The title track, "Subjected To Rot" is where MC Cumblood makes his grand entrance.  With the undeniable heaviness that precedes this track, his gore-growly rap style seems to fit.  It's new to me, and I am not AGAINST mixing rap into slam, as the similarities are there, but its the death growl approach to it that may grow old.  At any rate, it works here and isn't overdone.

The EP takes you on a ride, but it's really the perfect length.  Just when it starts to veer off, "Deformed Fragments" brings it all together for a nice, in-your-face, slam package of under 20 minutes.

This is really a must have release and you should purchase it on CD, Cassette Tape, Shirts, Patches, ETC...  HERE

Gouged Interview 2024

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

Yo, my name is Quinn and I'm the frontman of GOUGED
The other members of the band are Mikey on Guitar and Brando on Lead Guitar and Chris on Drums. At the moment we're seeking a solid full-time bassist. 

HOW DID THE BAND START?

This band was formed by a group of close friends that all lived in the same city and were all from the same local scene in the area, so we decided to start our own project with influences from all our favorite bands, however along the way we auditioned a lead guitarist & he ended up being the perfect fit and shared the same vision as us to solidify the band even more 

WHEN DOES THE NEW ALBUM "REALM OF DISGUST" COME OUT AND WHERE WILL FANS BE ABLE TO PURCHASE?

The album will be released by this summer 2024 on all major platforms 

Art by Mark Cooper

WITH SUCH AN OVER-SATURATION OF BRUTAL DEATH/SLAM BANDS POPPING UP JUST TO SEEM "BRUTAL" AND SHOCKING, IT IS SO REFRESHING AND PROMISING TO LISTEN TO THE NEW SINGLE AND READ ALONG WITH THE LYRICS!  DEFINITELY A VERY BRUTAL TRACK WITH INSANE VOCALS AND ALSO TECHNICAL RIFFING FROM EACH INSTRUMENT. A REAL OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL APPROACH, EVEN AN ACTUAL GUITAR SOLO!  

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BAND'S WRITING PROCESS, BOTH INSTRUMENTAL AND THE LYRICS?  

So, this band has been through alot in a short period of time, we all see each other as brothers and it was a lot of hard work, time, and dedication but we grinded and worked together to come up with this product. We program midi drums and write riffs into logic then bounce files to josh ( the producer ) at the end of the day we all are on the same page we all share the same influences and wanted to create something new that can hopefully be appreciated amongst the greats.

Check out track and read along to "Realm of Disgust" below :

SPEAKING OF THOSE GUTTURALS!  YOU SEEM TO HAVE PIPES THAT WE ALL SHOULD'VE HEARD BEFORE NOW!  I FOUND A CREDIT FOR THE DARK ALAMORTE THAT DOES SOUND LIKE YOU.  QUINN HAVE YOU DONE MORE?  OTHER PAST BANDS?

Yes, I have been in other projects. I started off with vocals in a band called AIL. We released an LP and a single & then called it quits. After AIL, I stepped back from vocals for a bit and started playing bass for a band called Destitute. After Destitute i got into a band called The Dark Alamorté which i did vocals for. You can find the track "Cruciform" on YouTube that shows multiple ranges I can display.

I SEE YOU'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH MARK COOPER, WHOSE ART I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED!  HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT AND WHAT WAS THE EXPERIENCE LIKE?

He's a real easy artist to work with and knew exactly the concept we were seeking, his work is some of the best i've seen & hope to continue to work with him on some future artwork concepts 

IS THERE A STORY BEHIND THE "EVERY HOLE" SHIRT?  I ASSUME THIS IS FROM A TRACK OFF THE UPCOMING ALBUM?  WILL THERE BE MORE MERCH DESIGNS AS WELL?

Honestly we just thought the song title "Every Hole" just suit the band so well, we all thought it would be so epic to have it blasted on the back of a tee, the song will be featured on the ep so look out for that & yes we will be dropping some fresh merch when the record is released 

I SAW VIDEO FROM BREAK & BLAST FEST IN SANTA ANA, CA EARLIER THIS YEAR AND I SEE YOU HAVE MORE LIVE SHOWS COMING UP AT THE END OF MARCH.  HOW HAVE THE LIVE SHOWS BEEN?  HOW IS THE SCENE IN YOUR AREA?

Break & Blast was a sick show, was awesome to share the stage with Cephalotripsy, the shows weve played so far have been good & the local scene is popping rn and death metal is thriving we cant wait to play more shows as soon as the Realm of disgust lp is released 

I'D LIKE TO TOUCH BASE ON HOW BEAUTIFUL THE PRODUCTION SOUNDS?  WHERE WAS THE UPCOMING ALBUM RECORDED?  BY WHO?  WHO IS MASTERING?  SOUNDS GREAT!

Thank you, that's all done by Josh at Null Soundworks. Hes really honed in on our sound and we cant wait to show you all what the finished product will be. 

I AM VERY VERY EXCITED FOR YOUR FULL-LENGTH RELEASE, AND I HOPE TO MAKE IT TO A LIVE SHOW IN THE FUTURE!  THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS!  ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO SAY TO YOUR FANS?

We'd love to have you out at one of our future gigs, come out and smoke some with yo dawg, stay tuned for Realm of Disgust.

THANK YOU TO QUINN AND GOUGED FOR ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS!  WE ALL WAIT FOR MORE GOUGED!!!!