Barbarism - Interview 2026

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.

Stay brutal... and don't stop the madness!

GRAVE ISLAND RECORDS

Tomb of Scabs - Glacial Residue - 2025

Tomb of Scabs describes their music as Antediluvian Slam.

Antediluvian - of or belonging to the time before the biblical Flood.

Tomb - a large vault, typically an underground one, for burying the dead.

Scab - a dry, rough protective crust that forms over a cut or wound during healing.

    Maybe you already knew all the words, but to actually read the definitions and be reminded of the push-and-pull that can come between the beautiful and hideous, only helps to set the scene before "Glacial Residue" throws a wrench in what you thought you understood.

Art by HoloDreamzDesigns

Glacial Residue is the newest EP, released October 20th, 2025 via Sewage Nation, from 2-man international slammers Tomb of Scabs, comprised of Rory Kennedy and Azerate Nakamura.

"Glacial Residue" is experimental, atmospheric, odd, and catchy.  Most of all, it oozes confidence and vulnerability; in a sub-genre where everyone feels the need to over-exploit the shock factor and nastiness of everything, Tomb of Scabs' last EP, "This Broken Earth" as well as "Glacial Residue" stand alone as atmospheric Slamming Brutal Death that really does bend the rules.  Some of the riffs would be annoyingly simple all by themselves, yet they haven't added all that much, and they are in a mysterious pocket of brutal catchiness that works rather well.  Azerate's vocals could 100% be described as nasty or gross, like he is somehow vomiting up his own feces. His range and diversity compliments Rory's riffs, and almost ghostly sounding solos over said riffage. Dave of Bloodcrusher and Enzo of Misanthrope also make appearances on this EP, which is around 15 minutes of brutal, emotional, and beautifully written stuff.  I am a fan, and you'd be crazy not to check this release out!

You can order the CD through Sewage Nation HERE, which looks great!

TOMB OF SCABS

SEWAGE NATION

HOLO DREAMZ

Infertile Crescent - "Toiling Through Worthless Masses" - Review/Interview 2025

Holy shit.  I love it when I stumble upon something like this.  "Toiling Through Worthless Masses" is the debut EP from Infertile Crescent.  This project is the evil little brain-child of Chip Smith, a multi-instrumentalist in his mid 20s, who we are LUCKY to have putting all of his energy into Infertile Crescent.  I mean, this thing is under 15 minutes, but still somehow feels like a complete story; a bleak and disgustingly tangible walk down a shit-slime drenched sewer.  Parts of it remind me of a raw black metal atmosphere, parts of it are reminiscent of Bell Witch, and most of it churns, chugs, and slams you to death.

Right away I noticed the tones of the guitar.  The perfect, fuzzy fit for how this project feels.  The heavy parts feature chugs that have to be palm muted by god, (satan?) himself.  To compliment it all are these wonderful drums. They provide a perfect warmth to the mix and a luxuriously tight feeling snare but still with a full sound. Then I learned that it was Joey Pelletier behind mixing and mastering this, and thought 'ok he may know a thing or two about how to make a drum kit sound pretty perfect' and everything else does too!!

 Chips vocals, creative writing, and awesome artwork (both by Chip, and the cover art, by Vlad Mashynskyi) all help to wrap this up nicely and make it one of my favorites of the year!!  

Click HERE to let it play while you read the interview below!

Can you tell us who you are and a little about yourself?  What exactly do you do in this project?

I’m Chip. I’ve been playing music for about 10 years but have been passionate about music my whole life. I’ve been in several bands since then, but Infertile Crescent is my one man passion project so I do all writing, instruments and vocals in the band. 

How long have you been playing music, what got you started?

I’ve been playing music for about 10 years now, or since I was 15. I originally started playing drums after listening to a bunch of Calculating Infinity by Dillinger Escape Plan. My family and the people I grew up around are very music oriented so I grew up with a lot of musical influence. My brother introduced me to metal when i was a preteen and I kind of just went down the rabbit hole from there. 

The EP "Toiling Through Worthless Masses" is insanely heavy, groovy, brutal, doomy, sludgy, dissonant and everything else. It really does have so much going on, and thanks to the wonderful production, we can sit back and really enjoy this without any confusion or straining to hear certain things.  Can you speak on this?  How did we get here?!

Honestly, the type of music I write just comes naturally to me. There’s less thought behind the writing with Infertile Crescent. I just open my DAW and let it happen. Writing Infertile Crescent is kind of my comfort place. I feel like I’m truly me when I’m working on this project. Thankfully, as far as production goes, I have some wonderful people around me who are talented and help me make things sound brutal. Joey Pelletier mixed and mastered “Toiling Through Worthless Masses” and completely understood the direction I was looking to take it. This project is purely me, and writing the music is kind of like writing an autobiography to me, as corny as that is

I love the art and the font choice, even the movement of light when I let the youtube video play.

Vlad 'Darkness' Mashynskyi

I’m very inspired by lost/cursed and generally off putting media. The samples, imagery of the band, and how I present it is just as important to me as the music itself. Just like the music, the imagery is a piece of me and comes fairly naturally. I feel like the music wouldn’t be the same without all the other things that come along with it. If you haven’t gone down the rabbit hole of disturbing media, and you’re a horror fan, I would strongly suggest giving it a go. 

What or who are some of your influences?

For this project, I pull a lot of my inspiration from experimental death metal, black metal and similar genres. Bands like Portal, Blut Aus Nord, Xasthur and the likes have probably been the bigger influences. I’m sure there has been a month or two span of time where I nearly only listened to those three bands. Apart from those, there is a slam/brutal death element to the music that is inspired more by slam as a whole and not any particular bands. However, Wormed, Infertile Surrogacy and Grieve are some bands that did provide inspiration to my sound. Honorable mentions would be mathgrind and anything generally f***ed up. I’ll listen to harsh noise if it hits the spot. 

Will there be physical copies for sale?  merch?  any plans for more music from this amazing project?

As far as physical copies and merch go, it really just depends on the demand for them. I would be more than willing to release merch and physical copies if people are interested in buying them. I’m planning to release more music, and already have a new release in the works. I think I’ll always work on this project in one way or another.

Thank you Chip for taking the time!

LINKS

INFERTILE CRESCENT

JOE PELLETIER

IC SPOTIFY

IC APPLE MUSIC

VLAD MASHYNSKYI

Vile Deformity - Forced Conviction - 2025

 

"Forced Conviction" is the debut EP from Vile Deformity.  I really don't know a lot about this project besides this is a fun, quality release.  Under 10 minutes, to the point, quick samples, brutal and catchy riffs.  Majority of these vocals sound like inhales, good ones, and we have killer features, two amazing vocalists who we here at Cerebral Reviewment have interviewed before, Taylor from Gnawing and Tomb Dweller and Sony from Cardiomyotomy.   

Instruments are tight and production is fire.  Mixed and mastered by The Razor Crypt.

This was release June 13th 2025, and is not one to sleep on!

Check out the links below and support the band!

VILE DEFORMITY

CARDIOMYOTOMY

GNAWING

TOMB DWELLER

THE RAZOR CRYPT

LISTEN TO EP HERE

GNAWING INTERVIEW

CARDIOMYOTOMY INTERVIEW

Equalizer interview 2025

Equalizer, a 5-piece slam outfit from Florida, seemed to come out of nowhere with this EP.  

"Respect Da Slams" is 12 minutes of just that; SLAMS.  You can't help but love this shit.  Also came with an absolutely ridiculous music video.  Check it out: 

Check out a quick interview below:

1. Who are the members of Equalizer and where are you from?

Hey! Thank you for the opportunity! Equalizer is basically just me (santi), I write all the songs, run the page, do the merch, etc. But when we perform live we have some of the best players in heavy music in general, all the members are:

-Caleb Tello from yet still we pray, deepslate, allbutone, etc (drums)

-John Manesis from Yet still we pray (bass)

-Christopher Alva from yet still we pray (guitar)

-Wes

-Santiago Amoretti (me) (vox)

I’m seriously grateful for what these guys do and the time they take to make sure we sound fuckin banging on stage, check out their other projects! Also we’re in Broward County, FL

2. When was the band formed?  How did it all start?

Back in 2023 I was in a Deathcore band with the previously mentioned Caleb and John called Birthoftragedy, and after our first EP phenomenology of possession, we found ourselves arguing over creative differences we had within the band. But we decided that our friendship and brotherhood was more important, so I decided to start my own thing (equalizer) and they started their own thing (yet still we pray) and it’s so cool because so much cooler music has come out of it and we still get to play music together which is what it’s all about 

3. Respect Da Slams is crazy!  Can you tell us everything about it?!  

The way that the EP was made was I just locked myself in my room for a week and got stupid high for that week and thats what came out, I had been recently unemployed and had a ton of savings and weed so I just got high and made slam all day, one of the best times of my life quite frankly

4. Are you guys having fun?

Absolutely man, the support has actually been unreal, it’s only been one week and this project’s numbers have been already surpassing everything I’ve ever done in the past musically, so it’s an amazing feeling

5. Tell us all about the slam?

I feel like heavy music in general does something that us humans we can’t quite fully comprehend but it just tickles that one part of our brain that gives you a rush and brings out the most primal energy out of us, hence why we have moshing and the term “caveman riffs” and I feel like slam is just that, but on crack. Let’s be honest, we all have things we like about the subgenre of metal that we like the most, but there’s  nothing like being 13 and hearing your first breakdown, the simplicity of just chugs and gutturals has always been the part of the song everyone goes the craziest to, and a slam song is basically 1-3 minutes of breakdowns with the occasional blast beat, I compare it to rappers like Playboi Carti, Yeat, Ken Carson and others like them, they don’t make music to make you think, they want you to jump up and down at rolling loud, so it doesn’t matter what they say on the song, as long as the RHYTHM is good, and slam works the same exact way, on all of these songs I don’t go above the 5th fret and the lyrics are just blabber about shooting your opps, but rhythmically it sounds good so people like it, and I LOVE rhythm and messing with it in different ways and I can play all the instruments in a slam band so it was a match made in heaven

6. Any last words?

Slam is love, slam is life

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Equalizer

Birthoftragedy

Yet Still We Pray

Rectoplasm - Soda City Slam - 2025

Rectoplasm are back with another EP, and woah, of my goodness, its good!!!  Check it out and see if you agree!  Following a slowed-down Alec Baldwin sample, you will immediately notice and appreciate the production on this.  Vocals are better, drums are better, looser, more creative - riffs are better.  and sorry, but it gets better.  Roasted To The Bone - A straight-forward, chuggy slam drives this song, slow caveman-esque with primal drumming and more impressive dynamics in the vocals.  The outro to this track is a wonderful, wonderful time.

Big Money Moves Made In Silence a trip down beatdown lane with aggressive yells and in your face pissed off shouting.  Actually a surprisingly good fit and blend of styles. Shout out to Fishface, a seriously great group out of Massachusetts you should really check out. 

Now, the title track.  Here we have it.  The fucking riffs here.  This song is a head knodder all the way through, then we have Municipality of Monumental Suffering, a straight-to-point, nearer lean to death metal, but then back to crazy slamming track that features Traumatomy Vocalist, Kirill, and then a crazy guitar solo transition before the EP comes to a close.  Please support this band and pick this up!

EP Tracklist:

1. Intro

2. Roasted to the Bone

3. Big Money Moves in Silence (ft. Fishface)

4. Soda City Slam

5. Municipality of Monumental Suffering (ft. Traumatomy)

Brutaful cover art by Daemorph

Mixing and Mastering done by insomniamerica

SUPPORT BAND HERE

Enjoy our past interview with the band below if you missed it:

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**February 2024**

 PHOTO BY FYSIPHOTOGRAPHY

Rectoplasm are a 4 piece BDM/Death Metal act hailing from South Carolina.  As such a young group (High School), this band sounds way ahead of its time.

Thank you to Racoon (Vocalist) for answering a few quick questions!!

Can you tell us how the band started, how long you’ve been a band, and how old you guys are?

So this band started as mainly just a high school project thing. Me, the vocalist, and Wyatt, our guitarist, have been trying to make music together for probably around 3 years before this, but at the time his interests were too proggy for me, and my interests were too punk for him, eventually though I discovered Peeling Flesh, showed it to him, and the slam genre really just clicked for both of us. We’ve been a band technically since last August when we released the EP, but really that was a way of trying to put our music out there so that we could get enough interest to find other band members, so I would say we’ve officially been a band since last October when we played our first show with a full lineup. I, Raccoon, am 17 right now, Wyatt is 18, Grey our bassist is 23, and Tim our drummer is 21.

Your Self titled ep was a promising slab of raw BDM. liquifying picks up where you guys left off with the song writing, but has a whole different feel sonically. What was the recording process like and what can you say about the mixing/mastering of the ep?

Since we had more people this time to contribute their thoughts to the songs, and also since we were now a bit more versed in songwriting, I feel like all off our influences in the band came through really well, with just super old school brutal death riffs, going into the more modern hardcore/slam crossover stuff. The recording process was a huge learning curve for us, we had never worked with a set deadline for recording before so honestly it was kind of stressful, but luckily all turned out well. We were so so fortunate to have a friend, Matt Carrano, let us borrow his entire drum mic setup and just give us much needed help along the way. For the mixing and mastering, we got Ethan O’Brien (@tobaccobowl on instagram) who got reccomended to us by Boltcutter, he’s made our new songs sound so tight and bass heavy, what more could you want in a mix?

tobaccobowl

"My life revolves around music like a fly revolves around stinky trash. I have had experience in handful of bands, and they influenced me to learn the production art of music. I began creating music with FL Studio 12 about 9 years ago, and I am still improving every single day messing around with FL studio and dabbling in Pro Tools. I write my own songs, and collaborate with other artists to create a bunch of killer tracks. My main goal in the studio is to figure out what sound is in the artists head whether it’s through conversation and cracking jokes or shutting up and getting to work. With my production experience my strongest genres that I work on are Pop Punk, Hip-Hop, Slam, Hardcore, Indie, RnB, and Hyperpop. I strive to become well rounded in all genres in order to collaborate with all types of artists. All in all, I love making music and aiding other artists in songwriting and production in the studio, and I’m going to take any opportunity that allows me to do that."

Check out his personal project, tobaccobowl, HERE

Jon zig is fire!! How did that connection come about? And who did the recto logo???

Honestly the connection with Jon Zig was just purely through emailing him as a stranger haha! He was super willing to work with us and was accommodating to our budget, the album cover is not a full on commission but it’s insane how spot on it fits with our image and sound, super awesome guy. I did the logo actually! Just on procreate trying to make the most gooey unintelligible logo ever.

Who are some of your biggest influences?

Definitely Devourment, Cephalotripsy, Peeling Flesh, Cerebral Incubation, Corpse Pile, Snuffed on Sight, and Analepsy Any other soda city bands we should be on the look out for???

Yes! This first one is from Myrtle Beach not Cola but still shoutout Grimjaw, shoutout to Eighth House, Scrlett, Severed by Dawn, Fleshgate

Could you pick three albums, any genre, that you can’t live without?

Rei Momo by David Byrne, Effigy of the Forgotten by Suffocation, and God’s Country by Chat Pile

Thank you Racoon for taking the time!!

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Rectoplasm's second EP, “Liquifying Brutality” will be releasing 02/24/24 on ALL PLATFORMS!

TRACKLIST

1. (Blunt) Forced Cranial Cleansing ft. Ken Freeman of Severed By Dawn

2. Dismembering The Third Leg

3. Gorged

4. Leash Of Entrails ft. Angel Ochoa of Cephalotripsy (OFFICIAL) and Abominable Putridity

Album Artwork done by Jon Zig

Layout by Grey Westbrook

Mixing and Mastering by Tobaccobowl

Art by Jon Zig

Liquifying Brutality opens with a Dracula Flow sample, which made me smile and seems to be a good fit!

The bass tone shakes the whole mix, in a great way. Drums and guitar are beautifully clear.

I am in love with the mix on this! Makes it that much easier to appreciate the catchy songwriting and groovy intricacies that each instrument is adding.

Racoon's vocals are as nasty as can be and compliment the whole vibe wonderfully.

This project also features guest vocal appearances by Ken Freeman (Severed By Dawn) and Angel Ochoa (Cephalotripsy)

Overall this EP is blowing me away and secures Rectoplasm as a band for any Slam/Brutal Death fan or label to pay attention to!

"Liquifying Brutality" has the sound and feel of a mature and thought out record. I cannot wait to hear what Rectoplasm do next!!!

Check them out below:

BANDCAMP

FACEBOOK

INSTAGRAM

APPLE

YOUTUBE

--Salvaged Flesh--

 

Salvaged Flesh blessed us with this masterful EP last year.  It also came with a bit of an announcement.  At the bottom of the bandcamp page is this :

The final release for Salvaged Flesh. 6 more tracks of grooving early 2000's slam worship.

In a way this is sad but in a way it is something I wish a lot of bands/projects would do.  Too many times, our favorite bands pump out music until their hearts aren't in it anymore.  If this is Salvaged Flesh's attempt to "go out on top" or "quit while you're ahead", well sir, mission accomplished.

To say this leaves me wanting more from this style of SF is an understatement.  This managed to have that 2000s slam feel that it was going for while still remaining original in its own style.  Dull, tinny snare (perfect tone) with the fuzzed-out slam riffs, nasty vocals, and heavy heavy grooves all keep this in my rotation.

One release that also cannot go unmentioned is an EP that feels like it is a prequel to this one, and well worth a listen, is Chopped and Disposed.  Also released last year by Salvaged Flesh.  Also fire.

Around the time of that release, we featured a quick interview, which I now include below:

*****SALVAGED FLESH INTERVIEW FROM FEB. 24TH 2024*****

Salvaged Flesh is the brain-child of Floridian Bryce Nielsen.  Thank you for sitting down to answer a few questions!

"Cerebral Incubation/Artery Eruption mid 2000's slam worship. With this release, I am abandoning the goregrind sound wit this project. This style of slam will continue on future releases." - Salvaged Flesh

CAN YOU START BY STATING YOUR NAME AND AGE?

Bryce Nielsen and I’m 25 years old. Some people might know me as Brihk (the name I used under a lot of my projects). 

HOW DID THE BAND START?  IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE IN AN ERA OF MANY ONE-MAN-SLAM-BANDS BEING BORN.   I PERSONALLY LOVE THIS!  WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON IT?

Salvaged Flesh was originally a goregrind project. I did a demo that I released on my little tape label Moldy Mellon Cassettes and had an EP that I don’t think I ever released publicly. But that was like my 5th goregrind project and I haven’t had a proper slam project in about 2 years so I decided to start going more that direction and sound. 

My first 1 man project I had was a slam project called Lordosis Scoliosis. Don’t bother looking it up it was pretty shitty but everyone’s got to start somewhere I guess hahahaha. I’ve always been a big fan of slam and brutal death metal, since even before I got into goregrind and gorenoise, so I just figured it was long overdue for me to have a slam project again hahaha

ONE OF MY FAVORITE ASPECTS OF THE EP IS THE FUZZED OUT BEEFY GUITAR TONE AND THE TIN CAN LIKE SNARE.  DOES A LOT OF THOUGHT GO INTO THESE WHEN RECORDING?

Oh yeah I’d go as far as to say I put more thoughts into the tones than really any other aspect of the recordings. I wanted to do my best to emulate that specific 2000s tone and production. 

I'M LOVING THE LOGO AND THE ARTWORK!  WHO DID THOSE?

The logo was done by my buddy Corey and the artwork was done by Joey Cashman of Goremonger. 

CHOPPED AND DISPOSED (LISTEN HERE) FEELS LIKE A COMPLETE PROJECT WITH A HEAVINESS AND GROOVE TO IT THAT KEEPS ME COMING BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN!  ARE YOU PLEASED WITH HOW IT TURNED OUT AND PEOPLES REACTION?

Thank you I appreciate that! And Oh yeah I’m most definitely stoked with how it turned out. It’s always a good feeling when something ends up sounding exactly how it first pictured it in my head. 

BEEN IN ANY BANDS PREVIOUS TO THIS ONE?

Yeah I play bass in a death metal called Blunt Force Trauma. And no not the Japanese one hahahaha. I also have had a handful of goregrind and gorenoise projects which can be checked out on the Acrid Infestation YouTube channel, cause it’s too much to name them all here hahahaha. 

HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH THE NAME "SALVAGED FLESH"?

I honestly don’t remember. My guess is I was stoned and someone said those words in a movie and I thought that would sound cool as a band name. That’s usually how I come up with a name hahahahaha. 

ANY PLANS FOR PLAYING SHOWS IN THE FUTURE?

For now it’s just going to be an online project, but anything is possible. 

ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO OUR READERS OR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY AT ALL?

Thank you to anyone who checked out the EP and a big thank you to Cerebral Reviewment for having me do this interview!!

Salvaged Flesh Bandcamp

Acrid Infestation Youtube

Cannibalistic Infancy - Dominant Inhumanity - 2013 Soulflesh Collector Records

Artwork- Marco Hasmann

"Dominant Inhumanity" boasts such an immense improvement in recording and production since Cannibalistic Infancy’s 2009 EP “Decomposition of Materiality”, you may think it's a different band entirely.  Words that come to mind with their new sound are thick, beefy and pounding.  Everything is mixed in really well for an incredibly hard-hitting brutal slamming death metal record.  Right from the beginning, the re-recorded “Urethral Decaying” proves the band is back and is much better.  The vocalist, Artyom Pavlenko, does an amazing job of mixing in a few different styles of airy gutturals.  He makes it obvious that he has an extensive range at his disposal, but does not overuse different styles.  "Urethral Decaying" is the only song on this full length that also appeared on the band's 2009 EP.  The last minute of this song is one big, fat, slow slam.  Come to think of it, one big, fat, slow slam could describe the majority of this record.

Yes, "Dominant Inhumanity" is generously peppered with brutal, head bobbing slams, but what else is here?  Of course, you've got your quicker, catchy guitar riffs, blast beats, and cute little drum fills.  All of these elements are key to a great record in this genre of music, but what else is needed?  That secret ingredient, the one that cannot be put into words.  It's more of a feeling.  What classics are made of.  Just that feeling or vibe that makes you keep coming back for more.  That is what is missing here.  

"Dominant Inhumanity" is a good album, there just aren't many memorable moments.  It's all been done before.  I admit, it is incredibly heavy.  Barbarically Brutal.  Unforgivingly Ugly.  It has been well received and Cannibalistic Infancy are definitely a force to be reckoned with, I just think they could do better to push the boundaries.

Let me talk a little more about what saves this record from the endlessly growing sea of generic bullshit in todays Brutal Death Metal scene.  The tones of the tunes!  The guitars on here are so powerful.  Think Coprocephalic meets Kraanium, and then hit yourself in the face with a sledgehammer.  Also, as I touched upon earlier, the vocals really keep all these slams from going stagnant.  However, for me, the bass guitar needs to be turned up!  I hear it rounding out the low ends and keeping things warm, I just wish it were more stand-alone audible.  Between the slow parts, you get tremolo riffs that feel, and work well as transitions.  When all is mixed together, it feels like a dumbed-down Defeated Sanity.

Some of the slower, almost beat down sections on the album remind me of Short Bus Pile Up, more than anything because of the vocals.   I've always thought that on "Repulsive Display of Human Upholstery" Tyler Sharpes, vocalist of Short Bus Pile Up, was among the first to have some super awesome gutturals that were also comprehensible.  There is a fair share of that vocal style going on here.  "Dead Pornstars" is one of my favorite songs, bringing together all the element of the album, along with creative songwriting.

"Dominant Inhumanity" covers 8 songs over 26 minutes.  While it may have a few flaws, it is short, and worth checking out.  For me, it is missing some originality, but, once again, Russia brings home the Brutal Death bacon.



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Open Flesh Wound - Vile Putrefaction - 2024

Open Flesh Wound are a 4-piece Slamming Brutal Death Metal outfit from York, Pennsylvania.

The band's new full-length, "Vile Putrefaction" is blasting, knuckle-dragging, thick, slimy slams, with
many parts of Death Metal sprinkled in the mix.  Every instrument gets to shine here, in different ways on each track.  The vocalist employs nearly every guttural technique, with the ease of an ironic, gurgley burp.

The songwriting is refreshing; knowing when to be simple, but at times flexing a more technical approach, one thing you won't be is bored!

Released June 28, 2024

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Open Flesh Wound

Aidan Halfpap - Vocals

David Thomas - Guitar

Josh Carpenter - Drums

Tristan Messner - Bass

Guest vocals on "Catheter Strangulation" by Logan Schmall of Gangrenous Flesh Consumption

Artwork by Julian Felipe Mora Ibanez

 

Some bands just seem to have that thing.  From the artwork, merch, writing, and just how everything flows together in their own original style, Open Flesh Wound are one of those bands.  I am beyond excited to watch them keep going!!!

Listen to "Vile Putrefaction" HERE

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