CEREBRAL REVIEWMENT: serge gordeev

Epicardiectomy really need no introduction. Check out the interview below for some awesome updates:

Hello! Serge? How are things going for you?

Hey man, all is good here. We are actively working on the new album and planning to hit the studio in early 2026. Most of the material is written and we are just finishing a couple songs and doing some final touches. If everything goes well, we will release the new album by mid-2026.

How many years now has Epicardiectomy been a band?

Epicardiectomy has been founded in 2007, so seems like we are going to celebrate the bands 20 years of existence pretty soon 😊

Last I heard you were thinking a new full-length release would come out in early 2026. Is this still a decent estimate?

We still plan to release the material in 2026 even though there were a few setbacks. We were trying to play less live shows this year in order to focus on writing and hopefully we will be done and ready to record by the end of 2025.

So, you guys had Clayton Meade and Kiriakos Destounis fill in on some touring duties, due to parting ways with vocalist Ondřej Benc. I do think a lot of fans really liked him, and he provided a great 10 years. can you say anything more about him leaving? Everyone still friends?

Last year after Ondrej’s departure, Kiriakos from Embryectomy and Clayton from Condemned (and million other bands here) indeed helped us filling in for some shows and tours. We had a lot of shows lined up and we hate cancelling them, so these guys did an amazing job and forever will be Epicardiectomy family. As for Ondrej, we are grateful to him for everything he did for the band and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

So then we have the return of Tom! Can you speak a little about how it came about and what he had been up to?

Yes, Tom is back in the band! It all started with us inviting him to do a memorial show for the mutual friend, who passed away and who was a huge Epicardiectomy fan. Long story short, we
welcomed Tom back shortly after. Tom quit 10 years ago to spend more time with his family but now he is back and ready to show them hammers to everyone 😊

Can you possibly give any hints on the new record?! Theme? Artwork? Lyrics? Label? features? anything at all?

We prefer to keep all the information to ourselves for now, but we can promise that our fans won’t be disappointed. No lyrics about unicorns, no artwork with anime characters, just good ol’ ugly Epi stuff. A little hint, some material might sound like “back to the roots” but who would be surprised with Tom back on the vocal duties 😊 And you can expect some sick features for the first time!

I know there are tours planned for 2026, will you guys be making it to the U.S.?

Unfortunately, we don’t have plans for touring US next year but hopefully we will be back soon enough. We love playing in US, you guys have some absolutely insane fans over there. Follow the updates and keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for the new stuff! Stay sick!

THANK YOU SERGE FOR THE CHAT!

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I wrote this 14 years ago:

"Death Metal with good vocals, ones that you would totally say were not a woman.

Yes, that is a woman behind Abnormality's dialed in, precise, impressive guttural voice. This scene has a huge lack of female participants and followers, so I am always very happy to see this.

This release is a huge leap forward from their 2007 Demo. The songs are well put together and actually feel like they have different parts. The only problem I have with it is that there are only three songs on it! So I look forward to much more from Abnormality."

Looking back on it now, I actually enjoy that 2007 demo very much! Possibly in a different way, and I love the direction the band went in, but it showed a lot of promise early on.

Vocalist Mallika has come a long way and has continued to stay active in the scene; heading up numerous bands and running a label (Ultimate Massacre Productions) with husband Serge Gordeev (Epicardiectomy)

Abnormality had a long life, with 3 full-length albums.

Mallika currently does vocal in Unfathomable Ruination, Nidorous, and Emasculator. Each of which are very worth checking out. Nidorous was a true gem to stumble upon. Check out a track below: