Yooo what's up brother!! We're feeling pretty good with newly released music and happy to be featured on Cerebral Reviewment.
Who are you? what do you do in Suspectum?
This is Ryder speaking, I've played drums in Suspectum for over 6 years, all the way back since middle school
Can you tell us all the members?
The current lineup is Bobby Snyder on guitar/vocals, Hunter Kaeff on guitar/vocals, Ethan Kaeff on bass, and me, Ryder Kaeff on drums.
Can you talk a little bit about how the band started and how everything has been up until now?
Well, Back in 2020 when we started the band we knew very little about playing music, local scenes, or metal in general. The first couple of years really was just a learning phase for us, once we had a setlist of about 8 songs we decided to start playing local shows in Cincinnati. It wasn't until 2023 we decided to delve completely into a death metal sound, and start taking the band in a serious direction. We wrote an entirely new list of songs which eventually became Cull of the Weak. The years following we have been actively playing shows around the Midwest and continuing to define our brutal sound.
How did you name the band?
Suspectum is the scientific name for a gila monster, and that's what we thought was badass when we were 13/14. We had discussed changing the name a few times but we never did, we had been rolling with it for too long, and we enjoy its uniqueness. We actually had a terrible run of people misspelling our name on band fliers and online, and it always gets a laugh out of us. Even though it's not as brutal as many of our death metal brothers' bands, we still love using it after 6 years.
I just recently discovered Suspectum, so I still have to familiarize myself with your full-length from 2024. I started with the recently released ep, "The Piercing Thorn of Hatred" and I was blown away. Is the bands previous work similar? How was the recording process for Piercing? How has reception seemed so far?
In 2024 we released Cull of the Weak, which is much less brutal and more OSDM. A couple of those songs were written a year or two apart from the others, and not the whole album flows together perfectly, but we have a rerelease of it coming very soon, which will be a much more refined album. The Piercing Thorn of Hatred was much different in that we completely recorded it by ourselves, and not in a studio. It took us a while because of gear and scheduling issues, we had to re-track drums at least 2 times, haha. But we're very happy with how it turned out. So far the reception has been great, and we are very thankful for our fans who have stuck around long enough to see us evolve, and those who are just discovering us with our new sound.
What bands inspire you?
One thing I enjoy about TPTOH is that you can hear the influences pretty clearly in the music. We're heavily inspired by bands like Cryptopsy, Deeds of Flesh, Mortal Decay, Defeated Sanity, and even though the influences are there, it still sounds like its own thing. Pretty much all we do is listen to death metal, black metal, and discover new bands, so our influences are always fluctuating and very vast.
It's really cool that you guys took your time to evolve naturally, and it comes across in your playing. Also recording the ep on your own must've had a litany of challenges! I do hear the influences AND the originality, you've got an amazing EP on your hands! Now what's next? Touring? New music?
Well so far we have just been riding the wave of our EP, but we don't plan on slowing down. We have been actively booking more shows in new locations around the midwest for the last half of the year. We are also beginning the writing process for our new release, which will be much more in-depth with the themes and lyrics, as well as the brutality. We plan to make an announcement some time before the end of 2026.
Ohio seems to always have a growing scene, and a strong death metal history. Who are some other bands from your area that we should look out for?
Absolutely, there is a lot of variety when it comes to the extreme music scenes in Ohio. I would definitely take the time to check out Ovenhead, Coagulation, Church, Dissected, and Soul Realignment, all are great bands for their respective reasons
Thank you guys for taking the time! Any last words???
Yes of course bro thank you for having us on! We just wanna say thank you to all of those who have supported us through the years, there will be much more to come in the future!!!
What’s up Ant!!! Just ate a hot pocket on my lunch break I’m phenomenal, I apologize for any bad grammar or spelling I’m lowkey stupid
Please state your name and few things about yourself that might surprise us!
I’m Beckett fountain I’m currently 20 years old I woke up with an erection this morning! Fun fact I ate 4 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in one day when I was about 7 or 8
What bands are you in and what do you do in them?
Okay time to be serious, I do vocals in 3 bands, divulsive, coagulated and hydrocephalic excavation. I play drums in 2 others intestinal sodomy and a goregrind band called scxmfxck that is soon to be renamed, and possibly a revival of an old heavy hitting band. I do not wish to spoil the surprise if it dose end up happening
I was lucky enough to ask Intestinal Sodomy a few questions a couple of years ago. Then more recently Divulsive. Now here we are with both groups about to release new material. Will there also be a Coagulated full-length to look forward to?
So currently we are sitting on the intestinal album and divulsive album the divulsive album drops this Friday. The coagulated full length is in its very early stages of the writing process. It’s been a pretty slow process due to everyone starting there adult lives, me Issac, Cameron and Townsend all work so it’s going I little slow but I promise the full length won’t disappoint!!!
Can you talk a little about the differences in the projects and the pros and cons of having so much cooking at one time?
So right now it’s honestly not too much on my plate now that we have 2 albums done but there definitely was a point in time where I was extremely overwhelmed with all the projects. Pros I would say it really helps getting your name out there I honestly don’t really care about stuff like that cause at the end of the day I’m a normal ass dude that’s going to clock in to work in the morning, it definitely really pushes your creativity making you form different styles for each project and I think that’s a huge pro, vocals are pretty easy to me and not very time consuming so it helps balance all the projects . Cons I would say the biggest one is no matter how hard you try your going to neglect a band or 2 I consider all my bandmates brothers but it’s impossible to work a full time job and balance all those bands that being said I still try my very hardest to keep up with everyone and stay up to date with everything but I wouldn’t trade it for anything I’d do anything for those guys we were all friends before we were bandmates
What else, other than heavy music, inspires you as an artist?
That’s a good question! For vocals Houston and Memphis rap really inspire me such as dj screw, lil keke, beltway 8, botany boys, Tommy wright and shawty pimp when I go play shows and I’m doing vocals that night it really gets me into the mood for drums I really enjoy some Japanese artists such as casiopea and masayoshi takanaka.
Can you remember a crazy story from a recent live gig that you could share?
Dude not going to lie there’s always some shit when we play shows but the craziest thing was back when I lived in Houston intestinal played a show and these guys came to the show in shiestys and they didn’t seem like they were there for the music. Houston is an extremely hardcore oriented city so even at death metal shows it’s not uncommon to see someone doing karate in the pit. Some kid maybe 15-16 kicked one of the guys in a shiesty in the face and they weren’t happy after the band was done playing they were talking shit back and forth outside and the kid ended up getting a gun pulled on him after they pulled the gun on him they just started jumping him and then when his girlfriend tried to intervene his girlfriend got jumped aswell. Very bad night I got many other crazy story’s I will forever love Houston but fuck that shit
Who are some vocalists that you really look up to?
I definitely have a big 4 for vocalist and that’s Ruben rosas of Devourment, angel ochoa from cephalotripsy, Justin boehm from orchidectomy and rob webber from enmity. Crazy thing is I feel like I don’t sound like any of them except angel lol
Drummers?
I’ll try and keep this short lol my all time favorite drummer has to be Jon engman of brodequin, foetospy, liturgy and many more sick projects no questions asked he’s my absolute favorite drummer I’m extremely grateful to consider Jon a friend I talk to him pretty frequently on Facebook extremely humble and down to earth guy he’s always sharing story’s about brodequin, foe and liturgy I also look up to many other drummers such as the homie Nate Gonzales, Townsend Humphrey, alfie vienneau of orchidectomy is a big one, Lille gruber, Brennan from fake dust, max McMullen, Giovanni from corporal raid is sick too. Man I know I’m leaving out so many more sick drummers I could name sick drummers for days man
When I was at NSE fest, Ryan was so pumped to have Coagulated playing and was telling me how awesome you were and warned me to watch for big things from you.
Really made me tune-in to that coagulated set and then check out all of your projects even deeper than I already had!
Shout out to Ryan Baker and New Standard Elite! Can you talk a little bit about that relationship, how you first started working with NSE, and then also how it's been having Divulsive sign to Comatose?
It’s kind of a funny story how intestinal got on NSE back when we did our first 2024 demo we sent it to ryan, that demo was decent but it was when I first started really trying to blast, we sent it to ryan and he hated it lol then later on we wrote erotic and we sent it to him and he loved it,
as time goes on I’ve gotten closer with ryan he’s a very respectable dude who really takes care of our bands intestinal would definitely not be where it is today without ryan or Sam. Working with Steve green from comatose has been great aswell I have zero complaints about both labels!!!
Bro, the Divulsive album is so so good, and your vocals are unique and inspiring! Can you tell us more about your journey doing vocals? Is it something you practice?
Honestly I don’t really practice vocals too much I do them here and there walking around the crib but typically I only practice before shows, I’ve been doing vocals almost as long as I’ve been playing drums it started with osdm vocals and grind highs then one day it just clicked I could do inhale gutturals then and little after I learned exhales and now that’s all I do for all the bands. Thank you man I’m extremely stoked on the divulsive album!!
Also how did you get into hip hop?
It was kind of a long journey getting into niche rap when I was super young my stepbrother would play rap while playing video games so I found some songs from that. My ex had shown me dj screw and I kinda went on my own journey finding a bunch of Houston artists I used to go to car meets In Houston and Houston rap is played pretty often at those meets. All the Memphis shit came from Emrys from necrotic and virologist he kinda put the whole crew onto Memphis shit like blackout and Tommy wright III and a super underrated artist called lil yo who actually is yo gotti when he was a kid.
Do you have any goals for yourself or for any of the bands?
My life goals right now is to just continuing to persue a career in automotive I decided to goof off in high school so I’m stuck doing this lol, for all the bands I just want to keep trying to push the boundaries and produce a sound people haven’t heard. We try and just make music we would want to hear. My biggest goal is for us to stay in our own lane and do our own thing too many guys are caught up worrying about the next band and too worried about being better than someone else
What is something about you that no one would guess?
I really enjoy nature and long drives
What would be your last meal?
Seafood boil all the way or any Cajun food dude that’s the best shit ever my dads side of the family is from Louisiana and my favorite thing about visiting them was the food they’d make and the hospitality. Huge shoutout to mikes seafood off hwy 6 and bissonet
What are 3 movies that you love?
Who killed captain Alex(terrible Nigerian movie but it’s so fucking good). Star Wars attack of the clones. The good the bad and the ugly. If anyone reading this is actually going to watch one of these movies please watch who killed captain Alex
Who are 3 bands or musical artists you are into that would surprise us?
I mentioned them earlier but Casiopea is fucking great. Flats and Scruggs is amazing bluegrass. Marty Robbin’s is amazing aswell.
What sort of automotive work do you do? Do you have a dream car?
I’m currently at a Toyota dealership working on gas cars I’ve been thinking about getting into diesel work. My dream car is really anything Datsun made from the 60s to 70s
What celebrity do you have a crush on?
Fleece Johnson 😂
Do you use drugs and/or alcohol?
Unfortunately I have a terrible addiction to gas station boner pills I don’t even take them for sex I just take them and go run hard as fuck dawg, on a real note I’ve been clean for 6 years off all the hard shit
Do you have any pets?
I dont have any pets of my own at the moment but growing up I’ve had a lot of pit bulls very sweet dogs
I dont play drums. Never have. but I know rhythm and beats. Fire beats.
If I dedicated myself, how long would I need to practice to be a proficient drummer, but for bdm, complete with wrist-killing blasts?
I think if you seriously gave it your all you could be blasting in 2 years. My good friend Sam little is a prime example of it I wanna say Sam’s been playing for 2 and a half years and now he plays submerged shit, Sam’s a great drummer. I’ve been playing for about 4 and a half years, if you want to get into blasting then learn the flying fingers technique and never neglect one of your hands that’s one of my biggest regrets. My left hand can play 285 bpms max when my right hand can play 320+
Also, if I had the songs written, would you be my drummer for a country western project?
haha bro hell yeah I’d be down
Did you do any sports in school?
I actually used to play football from 10-13 I lost interest cause they Texans suck, last season I played football every Sunday we’d get our asses handed to then I’d go home and watch the Texans game and the same would happen to them Lmaooo
Explain what a date with Beckett would be like. Where would you take me? What would you say? Would we kiss? more?
the perfect date for me would involve us smoking meth and stealing catalytic converters
What is your favorite color?
it was yellow when I was a kid but I think I just said that to be different I grew up and realized yellow fucking sucks fuck that color yo!
What kind of gifts would you want for your birthday?
firearms. I want to obtain a grenade launcher with a switch on it for home defense
What is 1 smell you hate and 1 smell you love?
The smell of Cajun food is the best. I hate the smell of the bathroom after my coworker blows that shit up, like bro it’s so bad these dudes diets are terrible
What would you do with a day off?
Since we finished the intestinal album I don’t do much on my off days but relax around the house and watch dumb shows and play drums here and there
What is next, musically?
I definitely have a lot of plans musically right now I’m taking a small break because I spent the last year writing the intestinal album with the guys. Next on the list is learning some songs for an old band that I might be joining soon and also writing new content for that project there really no rush on things for that. We’re going for a full length for the next coagulated release hopefully by around December July we’ll have that done and recorded we’ve been talking about possibly doing a split for intestinal, we’ve talked about doing that for awhile I just would like to get some really brutal bands together for that. I believe a split is next for divulsive aswell. Me and one of my best friends from Texas are going to revive our old goregrind band and rename it. Hydrocephalic is kind of a joke band to us we just kinda do it when we’re in the mood to do it so I have no clue what’s next for that
Thanks for gettin weird with me! Last words? See you in November bro!
Just wanna give you a huge shoutout man, you’ve shown nothing but amazing support with all my projects your the fucking man! It was a pleasure getting to answer all these questions, catch you in November bro!!
"The midwestern states are not typically known as the bastion of brutal death metal, but Subserviency is definitely going to put Arkansas BDM on the map. Their NSE debut EP will be out later this year, mixed and mastered by Xander Bridge (Nuclear Remains, Obscured Existence)."
Subserviency is a very young band that sounds and feels beyond their years! Cannot wait for more!!! Enjoy the interview!
Hello! How are you?
Hello! I'm fine, thank you.
Who are you? what do you do in Subserviency?
I'm Samoth, I drum and do vocals. I also create a lot of the graphics/art for the band and handle booking and whatnot, I love making stuff.
Can you tell us all the members? How old are you guys?
I'm 19. Lance plays guitar, he's 16 about to turn 17 this month. Phoenix plays bass and guitar, he turned 17 not too long ago.
Can you tell the whole story about how the band started?
I used to have a solo project named Artistic Defilement back in 2024. My friend Sam, who plays in a band from here called Render, reached out to me about needing another band to play for a show he was putting together. At the time, I didn't really have shit written. What ended up happening was I wrote 3 songs, all very odd BDM pieces inspired by a mix of Mortal Decay and Stargazer. I got Sam to learn them on bass and his friend Logan to learn them on guitar, and we ended up playing a few shows. There's probably some clips lying around on YouTube. Eventually, we split in early 2025 due to the distance between members and time issues. Not long after, we were offered a show with a pretty big band at the time that happened to be coming through, and I had nobody to play it with! So, in a nature similar to how Artistic began, I gathered a few friends to write some music and make this shit happen. I think we had about 2 months. I got my good friends Phoenix and Lance to join, who swapped between bass and guitar between songs. We had another guitarist at the time, who we've now since parted ways with. We wrote 3 songs and learned a cover of Losfer Words by Iron Maiden. It was very low effort slam-centric music made solely to get through the first couple shows, but people seemed to dig it since they could mosh to it. After we became a three-piece, we began writing new material in which we actually wanted to play. I wrote the the first couple songs on the EP, Lance and I wrote the last song, which was actually the first one we began to write (around November). Phoenix wrote all of the bass, which I suspect emerged from the babbling brook of consciousness which his brilliant thoughts flow. We finished writing in time for our first out of state show in late January, which we played in Jackson, Mississippi.
How did you name the band?
Lance came up with it, he got it from the Internal Bleeding song "God of Subservience". At the same time, I think it offers deeper meaning when you think about the "subservience" you often see in music scenes, following trends and gimmicks and regurgitating ideas between one another instead of creating something of your own volition.
How did working with New Standard Elite come about?
A good friend of mine, Sam Little (Submerged, Grafted, etc), mentioned our name to Ryan Baker a couple times. They ended up reaching out to us after Bridget Lynch of Stabbing saw us play in Houston, she sent him a clip of Butchery of the Witless and he was sold. We were super stoked since we were actually gonna reach out to the label once we recorded, but it gave us the kick in the ass to actually get everything recorded.
What bands inspire you?
This could be a long list but I'll try to condense it, haha. Number one is definitely Lykathea Aflame and their precursor band Appalling Spawn. Other than that, Gorguts, Defeated Sanity, Deeds of Flesh, Despondency, Stargazer, Morbid Angel, Cenotaph (MX), Atheist, Cynic, Immolation, Oppressor, Nile, Theurgy, Submerged, Contrastic, Origin, Internal Suffering, likely some others on the death metal front. We try to incorporate melodies inspired by ancient music of various cultures. We also take inspiration from some black metal and heavy metal acts, we like to mesh stuff from everything we like. Also Rush.
Damn, Lykathea Aflame! Haven't heard that name in a long time!
Being that you are all so young, I just have to ask how you came to find this kind of music. Family? Siblings? Older friends?
Lance: I personally found this kind of music just from hanging out with Samoth and Phoenix, because before I became friends with them I had minimal interest in the genre and I was just more of a black metal guy anyway. (You can probably somewhat hear the influence in our music, being that us 3 all love black metal) None of my family is into extremely heavy music though, except for my dad who is a big thrash and heavy metal guy.
Samoth: My parents raised me on a lot of metal. They, along with my aunt, played in a black metal band called “Fallen Empire”. My uncle also plays in a death metal band called “Vore”.
I grew up listening to a lot of Iron Maiden, Savatage, Burzum, Einherjer and whatnot. Lots of heavy metal and black metal. I remember always looking at the CDs we had in our car on the way to school, I loved the art on Ragnarok by Tyr haha. I got into brutal death metal around 5th grade when I found Dying Fetus, I thought the name was funny but ended up getting addicted the more I listened. I’ve only grown to be more passionate about this music as my life goes on, I have almost everything to thank for it.
Phoenix: When I was in the sixth grade, I downloaded bandcamp and began exploring all sorts of genres. Before this I hadn't much engaged with music. In my household, it was mainly pop and folk, and none of it interested me besides the occasional Sabbath my mom would put on. My big gateway band was Sleep, which sparked my ever-evolving obsession for discovering music through whatever methods. At first it was doom metal, then black metal, and eventually death metal. I started listening to BDM around the end of ninth grade, and since then I've been doing what I do.
Also, after a youtube deep-dive, I realized that you are all incredibly talented musicians! How long has everyone been at their instrument and how often do you guys practice?
Lance: I would estimate I've been playing music and instruments for probably 2 and a half years. I started out playing bass because my brother had a bass guitar and a bass amp in his room that just sat and collected dust and he didn't care for me playing it. I remember playing bass a lot for most of summer, and finally getting an electric guitar for my birthday in July. And ever since then, I've just been playing guitar everyday.
Samoth: I’ve been playing drums practically my entire life. I received a toy drum set when I was like 2 or so, ended up loving it so much that my parents got me a starter kit. I remember bass pedals being the most difficult thing to grasp, I’d supplement it by using the floor tom instead. I mostly played a lot of Black Sabbath, I love Bill Ward. Eventually I got decent enough by time I was in elementary school and so on. My skill really began to improve when I got into Zach Hill’s playing,
I remember practicing everyday to sound like him. It ended up giving me a very erratic and loose style that ends up working to my favor. Then I learned how to blast and so on so forth… I’m still not as good as Lille Gruber but I’m always getting better!
Phoenix: I started playing guitar shortly after I began drumming roughly three years ago. Initially, I was just messing around with my grandpas acoustic and most of my attention was centered on drums. Gradually, though, my focus shifted more and more to guitar and now it's my main instrument. And as much as I'd love to say I practice a steady eight hours a day Joe Pass style, it usually ends up being around 1-3. I'll get to that 8+ schedule soon though hopefully maybe!
Thanks a lot for answering some questions! We can't wait to Observe The Ancestral Twilight!!! Any last words?
Keep an eye on the upcoming EP and the music video, it’s a lot of fun. Listen to Manilla Road and Lykathea Aflame! Thank you for taking the time to interview us!!!
Barbarism is an international act; Indonesia/Ecuador Brutal Death Metal. The band's debut album, Predetermined Extinction, is slated for an August 10th release via Grave Island Records. Grave Island is a young label, owned and operated out of the country of Cyprus. One to watch for sure, with a small but strong roster, great website, and great communication. I'll be supporting for sure!
As far as Barbarism and the album, it is relentless BDM full of memorable riffs and punishing drums, topped off with Ardian's nasty thick wet gross gutturals!
I will include the advance-track below, but the album as a whole is really well written and addictive!
Enjoy the track and the interview below!
Hello! How are you?
First of all, thank you for having us. It's a pleasure to be part of this interview, and we really appreciate your support.
Hi, man! We're doing great over here. How about you?
Also doing great over here!
Who are you? what do you do in Barbarism?
I'm Ardian, the vocalist and lyricist of Barbarism. I also handle the band's layouts and visual/video production.
Can you tell us all the members? What other projects are you all a part of?
Barbarism consists of Ardian (vocals/lyrics), Roby (guitar/bass), and Claudio (drums). Outside of Barbarism, I'm also active in Deserter and Devastrosity, where Roby also plays guitar in Devastrosity. Roby is also the drummer for Decaying Human, among other projects. Claudio is active in Huesa Cadaver, Infected Humans, and Nephropexy.
Can you talk a little bit about of the band started?
Barbarism originally started as a duo between Roby and me. We wanted a separate outlet to write music outside of our main bands, so we began writing and recording the demo in late 2023. We like to keep each of our bands focused on its own identity, so every project has its own musical direction and vision. Later, Claudio offered to record the drums, and he immediately understood the material and brought it to life. We never expected that this project would eventually become an international band between Indonesia and Ecuador. Haha!
How did you name the band?
Actually, the band had two different names before we settled on Barbarism. We even had logos made for them, but none of them really felt right. While discussing our demo with Jesse Denton, I asked if he had any suggestions for a band name. He sent me a list of ideas, and "Barbarism" instantly stood out. It perfectly captured the chaotic, savage atmosphere of our early material, so the choice was obvious. Then I sketched the Barbarism logo and asked Guntur to revamp it into the version we use today.
What bands inspire you?
Without a doubt, Almighty Disgorge is our biggest influence. Their music had a massive impact on us and helped shape the way we approach brutal death metal. That said, we didn't want to simply recreate the past. Predetermined Extinction is our tribute to the era of brutal death metal that shaped us while forging our own identity, rooted in structured violence, anti-creation, and the inevitable collapse of existence.
Now, you said "We like to keep each of our bands focused on its own identity, so every project has its own musical direction and vision."
Then you said; "Predetermined Extinction is our tribute to the era of brutal death metal that shaped us while forging our own identity, rooted in structured violence, anti-creation, and the inevitable collapse of existence." Can you give any advice for bands that are also paying tribute to the more old school bdm sound, but are struggling in the 'forging their own identity' department? I think you guys do this pretty well, with Devastrosity also, but I can't really explain it. Can you?
Honestly, it's difficult to explain because developing a band's personality and identity is probably one of the hardest parts of making brutal death metal. It's such a dense genre, and sometimes your riffs or song structures will naturally resemble your influences or even other bands. That's completely normal, and it shouldn't become something that discourages you. The important thing is to keep pushing until your own musical character begins to emerge. You don't have to reinvent the genre or force yourself to sound completely unique just for the sake of being different. What matters is creating the best version of your own style and developing it with conviction and consistency.
Our advice is simple: don't hold back. If you're going to do something, do it with passion and give it everything you've got. Your identity will develop naturally over time.
What sort of direction, if any, did you give to Andik to end up with the crazy cover art?
The instructions were actually quite simple, but translating the ideas into artwork was definitely the challenging part! Haha.
I wanted the artwork to combine angelic and demonic elements with fractal-like entities, following the concept of "chaos on the surface, but built with technique and precise patterns. It reflects our philosophy of "chaos in order" or "structured violence." Andik did an incredible job translating those ideas into the final artwork, and I really appreciate his ability to understand the vision.
Conceptually, the artwork portrays the collapse of creation as a carefully orchestrated process rather than a random catastrophe. It represents a universe moving toward a predetermined extinction, where demonic entities serve as instruments of a greater force. What appears to be complete chaos is actually part of a calculated design. Every creature, every ruined structure, and every act of violence exists for a reason, reflecting Barbarism's central philosophy that beneath apparent chaos lies hidden order.
How did working with Grave Island start? How is that going?
Our collaboration with Grave Island Records actually began when the band was still called Fraktal. As the project evolved, we mutually agreed that changing the name would better represent the band's concept and artistic direction.
So far, it's been an excellent experience. Pavel is a visionary who truly understands what we're trying to achieve. He immediately connected with our vision.
We're very proud to be part of the Grave Island Records roster.
Well, I am absolutely loving the album, and I am sure fans of this sort of brutality will have no complaints! A wonderful slab of brutal death!!! Ardy thanks again for answering some questions! Your vocals rule! Anything you'd like to say to the worldwide brutal fans?
Thank you so much! We really appreciate your kind words and your support. We'll continue learning, experimenting, and pushing ourselves to create music that we're proud of and that brutal death metal fans can truly enjoy.
To everyone around the world who supports Barbarism and underground extreme music, thank you for keeping this scene alive. Your support means everything to bands like us.
Yo! Hope all is going well! Who are we talking to?
Hey what's up man, appreciate you having us on thanks for the support. We really dig the bands you got up on your page so it's an honor to be a part of it. This is Evan and Carter, the guitarists and vocalists.
Can you tell us the story of how Repterra started?
Evan: the story is actually pretty lengthy but i'll try and sum it up for ya.
me and the rhythm guitarist Carter started playing guitar at the same time around 7 years ago, since then we've evolved styles and genres many times but the vision was always the same, it needed to get heavier, from grunge to thrash to BDM, it took 3-4 years of grinding, lots of demos and networking with locals to make this possible. The main issue was finding a suitable drummer who could keep up and had a similar vision, our area was very limited in heavy music and no one wanted to or seemingly could play the songs we wrote. Until one day I (Evan) met Ezra (our Drummer) at a guitar center around February 2025, I heard him playing some skank beats and got his number. When we first ran him through some material he could hardly play a blast beat but he had an insane talent and drive to play heavy music, I believe he had only been playing for a little over a year. After 3 long months of grinding out our songs with him he was finally ready and now his skills were 10x. Now we have some good shows under our belt, lots of awesome fans, an EP and this is only just the start. We feel so humbled and blown away by the support people have given us after finally having the resources to thrive as a band. It still feels surreal because for a very long time it was just me and Carter trying to get a real committed band together to no avail. As far as the name, it was one I had saved from a long time ago that we eventually decided upon with some small changes and the rest is history.
You guys are all fairly young right? Can you list members/roles/ages?
Carter: We're all pretty young ya, our drummer Ezra is 16. Evan & I are 19 and we do Lead Guitar & Rhythm Guitar respectively. And the oldest member of our band is Kenny on bass who is 40. Evan & I also do shared vocals, He’ll handle most of the lows, and I get most of the highs, but occasionally (mostly live) we’ll flip.
What is the writing process like for the band?
Evan & Carter: Oftentimes we’ll just make a demo with our drummer Ezra, we all get together and pump out some tunes, or sometimes just one of us will write some brutal shit with Ezra and vice versa. Then collectively we morph, shape, & sculpt the songs as a unit. Everyone has ideas and something to offer to each song and that's priceless, it separates us from bands that just write riffs as songs. That is what's key to a finished product that people can resonate with.
Who or what inspires you guys
We are inspired by a wide array of genres, bands, concepts, and people that drive us to make our music.
Bands that inspire us include, Suffocation, Dying Fetus, Defeated Sanity, Deeds of Flesh, Mortal Decay, Disavowed, Inveracity, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Sepultura, Megadeth, Gojira (Godzilla-Terra Incognita era), Pantera, Metallica (Early),
People we are inspired by
Evan: Dimebag Darrel, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Randy Rhoads, EVH, Terrance Hobbs
Carter: James Hetfield, Doug Cerrito, Diego Sanchez, Tom Leski, Wolfgang Teske (RIP)
Ezra: Mike Smith, Gene Hoglan, Kevin Talley, Matt Cameron, Akira Jimbo
Kenny: Muhammed Suicmez, EVH, Ryan Knight, Dean Lamb, Simon Porolfsson
The old-school influence on decay is undeniable! Can you put us on to some other newer bands that are doing the old school proud?
Yeah for sure there are tons of great old school death metal/OSBD bands that inspire us, Laceration (Our Homeboys), Repudilation, SICK, Nuclear Remains. Saw SICK live the other day open up for Regurgitation & Brodequin. Insanely good shit, Definitely check em out, along with Laceration from Santa Rosa.
How have live shows been going? Any tours planned?
The live shows we have played have been sick, great fan support and energy. We’ve had quite a few unfortunate cancellations of shows due to members being sick or other issues, but we’re excited to get back into playing gigs with the ones we have lined up here.
-May 30th Santa Rosa, Arlene Francis Center
-Jun 13th Atascadero (hometown), The Printery
-Jun 28th Sacramento, Cafe Colonial
We don’t have any tour plans yet. That’s definitely something we’ve been thinking about and want to work towards.
What are your family lives like? Are the families supportive of the band?
We are really fortunate that all of our families are super supportive and excited to hear our music. The best part of playing hometown gigs is being able to see our family members there with us.
Well we cannot wait for more, and we will keep supporting! Any last words??
We just wanna say we love each and every one of the fans that have made it possible for us to do this, and we’re just really grateful for all the support…keep it fucking BRUTAL.
Started just as a collaboration throughout the pandemic situation, bro. You know, Everybody locked in their homes and there was nothing more to do so we just were talking and one thing led to another. Just one song ended up with an EP, a full-length album, and playing live shows.
Can you list all the members of the band, what they do, and their ages?
We are 3 members ever since the beginning.
Damian Rodriguez (guitars and bass) is 41 years old ,mexican tattoo artist,
Manu Acevedo(drums) is from chile, he owns a recording studio. he is around 46, i guess.
On vocals we have a new member but we cannot say who he is until we release a new single.
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THIS HAS SINCE BEEN ANNOUNCED:
🚨 Brutal Announcement 🚨
We’re proud to welcome Sonny Trujillo to the Seminal Depravation family!
An active force with a crushing track record in Mexico’s national scene and experience across Latin America.
Without a doubt, the missing piece we’ve been looking for.
The last release was through Lord Of The Sick. This new album is released on Rotten Music. How did the switch happen and how has it been working with them?
Well, being honest. We had bad communication with LOTSR, took so long to wait for their answers. We will just say that there was a lack of interest so we decided to look forward. NO BAD FEELINGS, THERE WERE ALSO GOOD THINGS, WE APPRECIATE THE WORK WE DID WITH THEM. WE ARE GRATEFUL!
Rotten Music was so good since the beginning, easy going and they were what we needed right at that time.
What is the bands writing process like?
For the international distance, the only way is that Damian write and record some random ideas on guitar and then send to others . With that part we start to give this ideas or riffs a birth form to our little monstrosity haha
So the new album just recently dropped, and now you've announced your new vocalist! When can we expect new music?
Well, we just recorded the guitars for a new EP but we want to focus on the next tour. That is the first goal right now so we don’t know the exact time for that EP release date. Hope to be this year too!
Who are some major influences/ favorite bands?
Suffo, the early abominable putridity material, cerebral effusion, malevolent creation and all that Indonesian brutal slam 🔨🔨
Thank you so much, and sorry for the delays! Any last words for your fans??
We appreciate every and single one of you who support slam scene, every follower, listener and thanks for the interview, bro.
Who are we talking to and what do you do in Biocystic?
Hello brother, I am Domingo and I play guitar in Biocystic and I also do the vocals.
Can you tell us the whole story of the band, from the very beginning?
My cousin Victor had relocated to Lima from Bogota and we reconnected over our love of brutal music. As kids we listened to lots of American brutal death such as disgorge. When we started jamming again he had shown me lots of brutal colombian bands and that is where we take our blasting fucking inspiration from. After our time in the military we decided to take our music more serious and made our first released demo.
What are the members names and their ages?
I (Domingo) am 29 and Victor is 31.
Have you guys always been into this type of music?
When we were small children we were both exposed to metal classics and soon after death metal legends like Cannibal Corpse and Morbid Angel. Victor came over one day and let me borrow Consume The Forsaken, and not long after we were trying to make our own brutal death metal.
I hear a lot of California bdm influence in the demo, Who are some bands that you guys are influenced by?
Our California brothers make some of the most brutal music in the states. We grew up on Disgorge, Condemned, Cephalotripsy… and we love the current scene with bands like Regurgitated Entrails, Submerged, Intestinal Sodomy, Divulsive…
How did you come up with the name Biocystic?
Biocystic is a name we came up with long ago, the original name being Biocystic Expulsion. We ended up scrapping our initial demo under this name after we were enlisted and had years to sit on the demo.
I lived in Peru for awhile, but in Cuzco. I do not remember much of a brutal death scene. How is the music scene in Lima?
Fucking right on brother, Peru respect. Unfortunately we have no scene. While we don’t get to play shows, we are perfectly happy in our basement writing brutal slamming music.
How did you guys start working with DeadEndMerch?
We were approached by the Dead End Merch to have shirts created for our demo. We were very happy to work with them as they represent many bands we consider very brutal.
When can we expect more music from Biocystic?
Very soon we have single dropping from our upcoming debut album “Sanctum Of Accursed Mausoleums”
Does the band have any specific dreams or goals?
We only want to stay brutal and stay a part of an inspiring community of talented brutal death metal artists.
Thank you so much! Any last words??
We want to say thank you Ant for approaching to interview us, Thank you Zakk from Eminent Sounds for picking us up and helping us release our music and thank you to our fans who support slamming blasting brutality.
Colombia's mighty blasting brutal death metal four-piece, Sanguinary Verdict, has their full length album recorded, mixed, ( Iron Hand Audio ) and ready to release via New Standard Elite soon. It will be called "Brute Force Supremacy".
We caught up with the band a little bit below:
Hello! Who are you? Who are all of the members of Sanguinary Verdict?
Hello, thank you again for your incredible work and support, I am Sebastian, the vocalist. Sanguinary Verdict has maintained all of the original members!
Alberto M
Sebastian G
Nadher T
Josheph L
Are all of you in Colombia?
Currently we are all located in the United States
I kind of feel like SV has gone under the radar for a lot of people for some reason. Can you tell us the whole story of the band? From the very beginning, to where we are today, with a new full-length coming out soon!
Well, the band was really born when Beto and Sebastián met in Colombia then we recorded what was our first album Mastery of The Killing Craft without thinking about any shows since the band was divided into two countries each one had and still has other projects.
After years Sebastian and Beto decided to settle in the United States.
Our full album is done, and in a few days will have a preview song released, also what we never thought could happen will begin to take shape with different shows in the state of New York being planned!
So far, with Mastery of The Killing Craft (2023), how would you describe Sanguinary Verdict's sound?
We describe our sound as fast and dirty and some technique
Would you say that sound has changed much on the upcoming album?
It has and it will be notorious, it is already something much more elaborate by the whole band, it will be something more technical and fast, be prepared, it is something totally brutal !!!
Are you still with New Standard Elite?
Yes absolutely !!!
Lyrically, the songs on killing craft were all about murder, killing, violence. Does the new album stick with those themes?
Taken from Grand Arsenal of Gore:
drilling through the sockets of what once were eyes body parts to random pieces by the axe many lacerations made with sharpened chainsaw you will not survive much longer screams are heard but well ignored your life is held with no regard every tool is utilized
your intestines shoveled out genitals are set aflame pain will be your last sensation
i kept this place a slaughterhouse for those who dare to trespass each and every one become experiments for testing none have survived my trials of death the pain far too great for humans to fathom after the carnage is fully complete i learn what to do with the next one in line
Yes we continue with this type of theme but we add something even darker!!!
The artwork for Mastery was done by Mottla, and was amazing! Who is doing the art for the new album? Can you tell us anything about it?
Mottla's work has always been incredible! The new album will have something more specific in terms of art, designed by Arda Lepha who has been working with various bands around the world. He has done an incredible job.
The Colombian scene is known to produce some of the nastiest, filthiest brutal blasty BDM, What are some bands from Colombia that we should be keeping our ears perked up for?
Of course! Colombia has had strong exponents in brutal death and now there are incredible new and experienced bands such as Morgues, Ripping Flesh, Basatan, Suppuration, Decarabion, Exhaurity, Imperial Execration etc... many that I am not naming just because they have had a fairly extensive career.
Thank Sebastian and SV for your time!! We can hardly wait for the new release!!!
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