Impalement Interview 2025

Who do we have the pleasure of talking to, and who are the band's members and what are their ages

Left to right:

Thomas - Cam - Dylan

Hello this is Cam from Impalement, so far Impalement is comprised of myself ( 20 ) on drums, Thomas Meeker ( 21 ) on guitars and Dylan Drach ( 21 ) on vocals

What is the origin story of Impalement?

The origin of Impalement is a long one somewhere in late 2022 through 2023 our former guitarist ( Jayden West ) and I would riff out until we found our vocalist Thomas. 

Shortly after we found Thomas in late 2023 we dropped our demo in early 2024 which had me on Drums , Jayden on Guitars and Thomas on bass and vocals after our demo came out it garnered attention from NSE .

After signing to NSE , Jayden ended up leaving and Thomas took over on strings which fit our sounds perfectly. So then the writing process for stabbed was underway with just me and Thomas. Dylan had joined as well to fill in on vocals and then became an official member after playing a couple shows with us, we ended up loving his vocals and that's how the current line up was formed.

Do you like Devourment?

Yes  Impalement loves Devourment ! we aren't necessarily heavily inspired by them but we certainly love em!

You guys got a lot of new ears and attention from Stabbed.  I don't think it needed a push from NSE, but I am sure it helped!  How has it been working with the label?

In regards to working with NSE its been the best we couldn't of asked for a better label it was important that we not only share a label with people who share a same interests. While we may stray into the realm of slam or grind we consider ourselves BDM first and NSE in ours eyes is the best label for pure 100% brutal death.

"Stabbed" was released but then the S.E.i.P. very soon after?  am I right?  what was the timeline like with writing the eps and the signing to NSE?

Stabbed was comprised of old music and rewritten music that we had previously been played live but not tracked, every track we still love but we decided to move forward and drop Sadomasochistic to not only showcase our new direction as a band and new direction musically but to also properly introduce Dylan as our vocalist. 

In regards to the writing process me and Thomas have a approached it fairly unconventionally , drums first riffs after was how we wrote most of stabbed and sadomasochistic. 

Somehow magically Thomas just knows what I want over my drums and it works.

Who did the artwork for Stabbed?

The artwork for stabbed was made by our good friend and underrated artist Colter Masson. His previous work includes Misnathropic, Nuclear Remains and more. 

The artwork itself was inspired by simple hard hitting artwork like Stabwound Bloodsoaked Serenade, Disgorge cranial impalement and Wasteform crushing the reviled. We wanted artwork that looked both old school and represented us as a band and Colter managed to capture that...

What are some of Impalement's biggest influences?

I would say Impalement is heavily inspired by bands like Stabwound (sweden) , Craniotomy , Delusional Parasitosis and Gorgasm are probably the biggest influences.

What are some of your guys hobbies, outside of music?

Outside of music we mostly work and school. Not much time for many other hobbies. 

Can you name any bands from your local scene that we should be on the lookout for?

Local bands that are worth checking out would be local atascadero grind legends Necropsy Odor and Mephitic Corpse real filthy slamming deathgrind.

Inside of San Diego there are a huge amount of awesome bdm and slam bands , some of my recent favorites have been Gnawing and Enucleation ( Dylan's other band ). 

What is the future of Impalement looking like currently?

In regards to the future of impalement we've been planning on writing new material for our full length , so far we have about two / two and a half songs ready which we plan on showcasing at our shows! 

outside of impalement the impalement members are also starting a new band called Sterilized so be on the look for that and the impalement full length!

Thank you so much for doing this, anything else you'd like us to know?

Absolutely we appreciate the opportunity!

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IMPALEMENT

NEW STANDARD ELITE

COLTER MASSON

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STERILIZED

Sebastian Guarin (Decarabion, Bacteremia, Amputated Genitals, Parasitic Septicity) Interview 2025

Bro!!!!  The new Folterknecht song is so crazy and has me so excited!   

Before we talk about that, I have some Sebastian questions! 

You are a vocal legend and have put your disgusting 

sounds on so many tracks! 

How old are you?  How long have you been doing vocals and what first got you into it? 

Brother, I'm 40 years old I've been singing for 25 years And it was with my first band that was before the age of 14 I was still a child hahahahaha since after this present audition in PURULENT which was the one in which I got right to continue singing !!! 

Can you list the bands you have been part of?  Active and inactive?

 OF COURSE THESE HAVE BEEN 

DECARABION 

PURULENT 

Amptated genitals 

BACTEREMIA 

ANIMALS KILLING PEOPLE 

MY PLAGUE 

SUPPURATION 

EXTREMELY ROTTEN 

FOLTERKNECHT 

Parasitic septicity 

SANGUINARY VERDICT 

CARNAL (col) 

UNDER GRAVE

AND IN SOME MORE AS A GUEST 

What can you tell us about the Folterknecht Demo and what else is coming in the near future?

Well with FOLTERKNECHT, Daniel the guitarist was talking to Livio about a project. At that time they asked me if I wanted to participate and we decided to talk to Javier bassist who joins and so we started the composition of two songs which will be available soon and in the very near future we will be entering the studio for what will be our first long album. Stay tuned !!!

Who are some of your favorite vocalists/ inspirations?

Some of my favorite vocalists At first Carlos Amalla Former vocalist in Purulent, Chris Barnes in Cannibal Corpse, Matti Way in Disgorge, and Wayne Knupp in Devourment !!!! 

Purulent (1999) Line Up:⠀

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Wilson Rairan: Drums⠀⠀

Carlos Amaya: Vocals

David Rairan: Guitars

Daniel Caycedo: Guitars

Daniel Paz: Bass

Chris Barnes

Matti Way

Wayne Knupp

Which one of your bands are you most excited for right now?

Actually all the bands in which I work always have something new a great expectation for each job but in reality my band DECARABION is the one that fills me with expectations and illusion in every step we are taking !!!

You are coming to NSE Fest to play with Parasitic Septicity correct?  Will we have a full length by that time?

For November it is confirmed that we will be there in Texas to carry out the launch of the band and we are already waiting for this recording but we are making every effort to have the long record very soon !!!

Have you always practiced the same vocal techniques?  Do you do a warm up?

Generally I always warm up, a few minutes before rehearsing or making a recording, I had always used the same techniques, now there are some more that I will be adapting to the new things in the bands!!

What are some examples of music that you enjoy that is not metal?

I always enjoy good rock music from the 80s to the present day you could say.

What do you do for your job?

I am currently independent, working under my label Bringer Disorder Records among other common tasks!!

What is your family life like?  Is it hard to balance family time and music time?

I think it has never been a problem managing my personal and family time with my music, there is always time for everything, my family life is united and they have always provided great support in my work. 

If you could create your dream tour, including one of your bands, what other bands would you bring along?

ugh a fairly complex question but if it were like that, I would love to spin with Deeds of Flesh, Disgorge (cal) among others and many more!!!

Do you have any specific goals for 2025?

Totally, this 2025 is loaded with a lot of work with all the bands I work for, they will all have full albums, videos and tours.

What is the album or song with your vocals that you are most proud of?

the album I feel the most proud of is Decarabion "BASTARD SON OF DIVINITY" it was an album that was made very calmly, a lot of union with the musicians, among them with Daniel we always have a pretty good communication where we can achieve things between the two of us without leaving aside the great musicians who accompany us and have not accompanied us!!!!

Anything you'd like to say to your fans???

Thank you very much for your time and thank you for your great support!!!

A very big greeting to everyone thank for your incredible support during all this time and stay brutal bands and much more extreme music will come !!!

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DECARABION 

PURULENT 

Amptated genitals 

BACTEREMIA 

ANIMALS KILLING PEOPLE 

MY PLAGUE 

SUPPURATION 

EXTREMELY ROTTEN 

FOLTERKNECHT 

Parasitic Septicity 

SANGUINARY VERDICT 

CARNAL (col) 

UNDER GRAVE

Disarticulating Extinguishment - Psalms of Wrath - 2011 - Imbecil Entertainment

Disarticulating Extinguishment was a Brutal Death band out of Russia.  This E.P. showcases their unique approach to bringing creativity into their songwriting. Some is very good, some is not.  Their name though, roughly translating to ‘putting an end to something by separating bones’, is awesome.  The parts of this album that are not as good are still good, it’s just that there is some really great stuff on here, so I am being picky.  This was an underrated release from a band that I wish would've done more for us to hear!

'Righteous Prosecutor' is a short track with very creative drums and some low tones and harmonics accompany us to a very bad ending.   It just seems to quickly fade away and end with a sample that I cannot understand.
'Noisome Pestilence' starts with a cool bass line and very mechanical sounding drums.  Slow riffs pound forward with lower harmonics than I am used to hearing, which is good.  This track is very consistent/almost boring until a weird clean guitar break leading into a slow, chugging, bouncy groove over saturated with vocals.

Lev Kurgansky : Drums

Anton Karavaev : Guitars

Vlad Melnik : Guitars

Nika Clitoridectomy : Vocals

Kirill Issakov : Vocals

"Heathens’ Foredoom" opens with what I will call underwater demon vocals and more of that signature robotic drum sound that I am really enjoying.  The rest of "Heathens’ Foredoom" is a lot of relatively simple brutal slams made to sound awesome by super creative drummer Lev Kurgansky, who also is the drummer Ezophagothomia, so it comes as no surprise this has superb drumming.
'Estranged From The Womb' is a more straightforward mix of old school death metal riffing and brutal slams.  This track contains the best vocals.  Throughout this album I would say there is too much vocals in the mix, which is a shame because they are very good vocals.  Know when to rest!  It is also worth mentioning that the two vocalists of this group compliment each others style very nicely, just too often.
"Indurate Laceration" is, I believe, my favorite part of ‘Psalms of Wrath’.   It is unwavering brutality and over the top non-sense. 

To wrap things up we have the title track, which, after I eventually made it through, fit as a nice way to end this weird album.   Noise layered with haunting noise, then a still haunting guitar part that is soon ran out by more weird noises.
Very pleasant ambient ending reminiscent of what I imagine you may hear while drifting off to sleep on a deserted island’s beach.  In fact, I highly recommend lying down for a nap during the last three minutes of this!