The last half of 2025 seemed to be proof of the BDM/Slam scene being handed down to the new generation, as bands full of teenagers have surfaced in beautifully large numbers. Thing is, these kids are actually pumping out some really, really good stuff. Enter New Jersey's Clotting, a very young band blending old school sounds with some slams and raw production and awesome vocals.
Read up below:
Who are you and what do you do in Clotting?
My name’s Josh and I am the Vocalist/Lyricist for Clotting
I’m Adam, and I play bass in Clotting.
I’m Bennett I play guitar
Hey, I'm Piotr and recently joined Clotting on the drums.
How did the band first come together?
Josh - I met our old drummer at a show my hardcore band was performing at, we got to talking and he invited me to do vocals with a brutal death metal band he had.
Adam - Ben and I were always into brutal death metal. We had been jamming together for a while, and we even tried to start a hardcore band out of a storage unit before they cut the power off and we couldn’t practice there anymore haha. Then we switched to working on some BDM and Ben was coming up with most of the riffs, we’d sit there in his apartment while practicing the songs and brainstorming. Eventually we found a drummer, who we actually recorded the demo with, and through him we found our vocalist Josh. Shortly after, we had to find a different drummer due to some issues that happened. Following a short hiatus we met Piotr through Angel the vocalist for Scasm and we were back into the swing of things. SHOUTOUT TO SCASM!!
Bennett - I met Adam off craigslist a few years prior and we were jamming together but I suck at drums so I switched to guitar and then met the previous drummer off Facebook and then met Josh through him.
How did you guys decide on the name Clotting?
Adam - I came up with it. It just sounded sick and had a nice ring to it. It was in between that and Clotted, but Clotting was the one we stuck with.
Who are some of your influences?
Josh - I take a lot of influence lyrically and vocally to deathcore and hardcore. they’re the two subgenres that got me into metal so they’ve always stuck with me the most. I’d say the bands Acrania and Dying Fetus hold the biggest influence in my lyrics, whereas vocally i draw more inspiration from old chelsea grin/thy art is murder, as well as internal bleeding and devourment.
Adam - Too many bands to list. Regurgitation, Suffo, Disgorge, Cryptopsy, Entorturement, Dying Fetus, Defeated Sanity as well as some heavy hardcore thrown in there like One Second Thought and Swear to God.
Bennett - Anything 90s NYC bdm/hardcore and dying fetus
Piotr - Some of my personal influences include Lille Gruber, Mike Heller, John Merryman, Tony Laureano, Dave Lombardo, and many more.
Josh - Ben does most of the work musically, but while at practices we all pitch in ideas for small adjustments to keep everyone involved. i usually just show up and come up with lyrics as we go.
Adam - Ben is behind most of the riffs for the songs, which sets the basis for every single one of them. I’ve helped with some of the riffs that he makes, or added some to songs, but for the most part, Ben is the riff powerhouse. Piotr jams along to Ben’s riffs, and he’s able to come up with a good beat pretty fast. Josh comes up with the lyrics and various cadences for the songs, when to use different kinds of gutturals or screams etc. As a band, we’ll all communicate while we’re together and writing to provide input that’ll help us create some brutal shit.
Bennett - I usually come up with most of the riffs and I try to structure that as best I can before bringing it in but things usually change. unless I have an idea for something in my head drum wise I let the drummer do his thing. Josh comes up with most of the lyrics.
We absolutely LOVE Destruction of Thought!! What is your favorite song to play?
Josh - "Brutality in a Theocracy" is my favorite to do vocals on, mainly for the breakdown at the end. but the groovier slam part towards the end is a lot of fun to play around with vocally
Adam - Thanks! My favorite song to play on the demo is "Destruction of Thought". It’s the first one that was ever written by us in Clotting.
Bennett - "There is No Mercy" is probably my favorite, the 2nd verse in that one is a fun groove.
How has the demo been received so far, are you guys on a label?
Adam - So far we’ve had nothing but positivity since the demo was released! We are not on a label currently, though.
Bennett - I’ve gotten a few compliments on it which I appreciate a lot, no label right now
Who did the bands logo and the demo cover art?
Adam - We have a new logo now, but our older logo as seen on the demo was done by Ronaldo Black. Also know as xDiary Designsx. Our new logo was done by groteskxlogos. And as for the cover art, Ben did all of that.
Who are some artists, metal or not, that you are listening to right now?
Josh - I've been getting more into black metal, specifically the bands Old Man’s Child and Forgotten Tomb, but the consistent hits on my playlist would be Waking the Cadaver, Mindforce, and Infant Annihilator.
Adam - I can’t go a day without listening to Crowbar. I’m actually listening to them as we speak. I also love Godflesh as well. Death Metal is a given, I’ll usually be listening to Dehumanized, Scattered Remnants, or Broken Hope all that good stuff. I’m a fan of rap as well, especially horrorcore. Three six Mafia, DJKillaC, MF Doom, Chase Shakur. I like everything.
Bennett - Steely Dan, Defeated Sanity, Suffocation
Piotr - A couple newer bands I'm loving are Sanguinary Consummation, Gibbeting, and Necrotic Defilement.
Josh - I've always been a big into story writing and acting, so both the performative aspects of playing as well as the lyrics are very much influenced by that.
Adam - I just want to be able to be apart of something that’s sick. New experiences and all that.
Bennett - Yeah I’m into electronics, making guitar amps and glitchy video gear
What is up next? Are you guys working on new music?
Adam - Yes. We’re currently jamming and writing some new songs for our full length.
Bennett - We’re in the process of writing a few more songs and then we will tie everything into a full length
Have you guys played live? Planning more live shows?
Adam - Nope, we haven’t played live yet, but we plan to soon! We’re hoping to get the songs we have as tight as possible before we go out and start playing.
Bennett - Dying to play our first show, hopefully soon though
What is your favorite movie?
Josh-It's hard to pick just one to put above others, but my main 3 will always be Revenge of the sith, Return of the king, and hereditary
Adam - The Thing 1982.
Bennett - Surfs Up
What is your favorite snack?
Adam - Beef jerky.
Bennett - Those tortillas chips they sell at chipotle.
Do you have any pets?
Josh - I've got four cats and one dog
Adam-I have two dogs! A dachshund/chihuahua mix named Nemo, and a Golden Retriever/Lab mix her name is Daisy.
Bennett - Got two little pups but they stay with my parents
What is your favorite drink?
Josh - Absolutely nothing comes above Barq’s Root Beer
Adam - Monster Energy Zero Ultra.
Bennett - Water or white monster haha
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