CEREBRAL REVIEWMENT: Mental Disorder Review/Interview 2024

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bassist and vocalist is Tatsuhiro.

How old are you guys?

We're both 24 years old.

What are your guys' main jobs?

We are ordinary company employees.

How did Mental Disorder begin?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coyote Records. -

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

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

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

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

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

Who did the artwork for the album?

It's aziz blcxstry.

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

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