Gnawing Interview 2025

Ahhhh yes that familiar yet horrible feeling you get when eating your fellow human turns you on! "Abhorrent Nexus of Sexual Cannibalism" was released about a week ago, I think.  I'm not sure, but I have been jamming the EP nonstop, and the days are blending together.  If you want gross, beefy, grindy, slimy slams, then you will love this.  Coming in at just over 10 minutes, there is no excuse to sleep on this release.  You will thank me.  Everything is tight but just loose enough in the groove.  The stand out here for me is the vocals.  Just wonderful, inhuman sounds that are varied and do not get boring.  Luckily, Gnawing vocalist, Taylor, was kind enough to answer some quick questions!

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CEREBRAL REVIEWMENT - Hello!  Who are we talking to and what is your role in the band?

 

TAYLOR - Taylor Hoffman, vocalist and founding member of Gnawing.

Can you tell us the origin story of Gnawing?  and who all of the members are?

The idea of Gnawing came to me some time earlier last year “2024”.  It was originally a place for me to show case/practice experimental vocal styles.  However late “2024” I reached out to one of my guitar homies “Manny Cavillo, Hankpeng” and we started to create tracks I believed could be more than just Internet releases.

My good friend Tony Bourne “drummer” joined the team and enlisted the help of his friend Eric Blackcloud “guitar”.  Without giving away all of our upcoming secrets this currently brings us up to date with where we are now in the beginning of 2025.

3- Abhorrent Nexus Of Sexual Cannibalism is fucking amazing!  What can you say about the band's writing process?  It feels refreshingly original!

Thank you so much we are so glad you dig it.

For the instruments on our debut ep I have to give the homie Manny (HATRED6) all the credit. He has been a MASSIVE help and driving force when it comes to helping create the sound for ANSC ep. I usually like to track my vocal takes at home and send them to my good friend Mitchel Morrison (THE RAZOR CRYPT) who then helps me edit the vocal tracks and pick the best takes to use.

Gnawing is blessed to have many talented individuals who are willing to contribute when it comes to creativity. Huge ups to all my boys involved. Love you guys.

Who did the artwork?

Azizblvckstry did the art for the debut ep and another ep we have in the vault. Have always loved his art. Aziz is extremely professional and time efficient.

My good friend Musthafa.8.Kemal did our logo and does all our letter tittle work, big ups to these talented artists.

What does the future look like for you guys?

I am very excited for Gnawing’s future. We have a handful of shows that will be announced soon, and music releases planned through out the year “2025”.

The goal for 2025 is 4 ep releases and a few singles amongst a few other things I’d like to still keep secret.

Thank you Taylor and we can't wait for more Gnawing!

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