Massive Obliteration Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
1. Hello, we created this band in summer 2017, Richy (bass) and Tétar (drums) created the band, then Conrad (guitar) joined the band and I (Mickaël, vocals) completed the line up.
The musical direction was clear, playing the music we like, playing music inspired by the origins of grindcore with the death metal and punk hardcore crust roots that fit with it.


2.Can you tell us a little bit more about the grindcore style you went for on this recording?
2. We are influenced by Terrorizer and Nausea Los Angeles, but also early Napalm Death and repulsion, also Extreme Noise Terror and Doom, and the death metal of the 80's and early 90's, why ? because this what we like to hear and play, and that has marked us deeply.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

3. As a traditional grindcore band, subjects that touch us everyday in our lives, injustices, working class problems, reality of life, anti political and anti religious, anti capitalist themes, denouncing what is not acceptable in general in this world, also talking a bit of apocalyptic themes in some of the lyrics i wrote.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Massive Obliteration'?
4. The destruction of everything that exist, the total annihilation of the system, of the world, as a kind of prophecy.

5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the ep cover?
5. An observation, a scheme, a staging of things that happening in this world.

6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
6. We don't have played much for now, but our 2nd gig was the one we are the most most satisfied about.

7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

7. Yes as i answer you in September 2018, we have 2 gigs this month that are coming, and after we will see what propostions we get, we are enthusiast about playing on st

8.The ep was released on 'Bleed Records', how did you get in contact with this label?
8. By Facebook, Fabien saw i talked about Massive Obliteration on facebook, then he contacted me because he heard our demo on bandcamp and he liked really what we play, and also he know us in real life, so he decided to propose us a deal with his label Bleed records, he wanted to releases good stuffs since a long time but as he told me he waited until to find the good bands with whom he want to w

9.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of grindcore?
9. For now as we are a new band, we are not yet very known, we have to do our proof in the time in the scene, play on stage etc... But all the reactions we got are very good, people that listen to our music seems to like really, they like the old school vibes of our grindcore and the quality of the music, this make us glad and proud, as we play this music with passion.

10.Are any of the band members currently involved with any other bands or musical projects these days?
10. Richy the bassist play also in a black thrash band called Infamy, Tétar the drummer has also a side project called Ohm i think, me i was already on vocalist in the past (early 00's) in a band called Gerbe of Life (grindcore death metal) and some years after i was drummer in grindcore/crust punk band called Social Plague, after some years of musical Hiatus i joined Massive Obliteration.

11.When can we expect a full length and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

11. We don't have a date planned but yes we will work for the future album soon, we will also working for a future split.


12.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

12. For me my influences are: Terrorizer,Nausea, Mule Skinner, Napalm Death,Phobia,Repulsion, the 2 first Carcass, Extreme Noise Terror,Doom,Disrupt, 80's Finnish and Swedish hardcore punk crust scene, hardcore from Uk and Boston too, 80's/90's death metal and brutal death metal, 80's thrash, industrial music...etc...etc...
For the band the main influence is Terrorizer/Nausea/Repulsion/Napalm Death/E.N.T/Doom... We still like to discover good bands recent or not,whatever the musical genre.


13.What are some of your non musical interests?
13. Enjoying the calm of walking in the nature (when i can), or just enjoying being in calm, or watching a good movie, or a good documentary, read a good book sometimes... Classic i want to say.

14.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
14. Thanks to you for this interesting interview !, hello to your readers, hope you enjoy the demo and don't hesitate to contact us on facebook or by mail if you want a copy of the demo, or for any propositions of concerts etc... Cheers !

Hallux Valgus/Death Will Prevail/Ex Nihilo Music/2018 EP Review

 
   Hallux  Valgus  are  a  band  from  Chile  that  plays  a  very  old  school  form  of  death  metal  with  elements  of  thrash  and  crust  punk  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  ep  "Death  Will  Prevail"  which  was  released  by  Ex  Nihilo  Music.

  Dark  yet  melodic  guitar  solos  start  off  the  ep  while  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  mid  80's  to  early  90's  along  with  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  bringing  in  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  as  well  as  the  vocals  being  earlier  era  death  metal  growls  and  the  music  mixes  in  elements  of  d  beat  and  thrash.

  A  decent  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  some  of  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  also  add  in  traces  of  mid  80's  era  grindcore  and  they  close  the  ep  with  an  instrumental.

  Hallux  Valgus  plays  a  musical  style  that  is  mostly  rooted  in  mid  80's  era  death  metal while  the  thrash,  grindcore  and  d  beat  elements  makes  the  music  stand  out  a  lot  more,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  death,  necromancy,  graves  and  pestilence  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Hallux  Valgus  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  death  metal  group  with  elements  of  thrash,  grindcore  and  d  beat  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Graveyard  Ritual" "Under  The  Ritual  Of  Necromancy"  and  "Casket  Land".  8  out  of  10. 

Corrodent/He Died/Skitnaste/2018 Split EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  split  ep  between  Greece's  Corrodent  and  U.S.A's  He Died  which  was  released  by Skitnaste  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Corrodent  who  continues  his  mixture  of  grindcore,  d  beat  and  death  metal.

  His  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  fast  and  brutal  grindcore  sound  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  screams  while  all  of  the  tracks  are  very  short  in  length  as  well  as  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  good  mixture  of  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  music  also  incorporates  elements  of  d  beat,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  angry  and  political  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Corrodent  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  grindcore,  d  beat  and  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cursed  Planet"  and  "Sweatshops".

  Next  up  is  He  Died  a  duo  that  plays  a  mixture  of  crust  and  grindcore.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  some  spoken  word  samples  before  going  into  a  very  fast  and  brutal  grindcore  which  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  a  mixture  of  guttural  death  and  screams  while  the  music  also  adds  in  a  touch  of  crust  and  noisecore  as  well  as  the  songs  also  adding  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  all  of  the  tracks  are  very  short  in  length,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  violent  and  political  themes.

  In  my  opinion  He  Died  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  crust,  grind  and  noisecore  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of t hose  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Mess  is  Made"  and  "Lords  of  Swarm". 

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  crust  and  grindcore.  8  out  of  10.    

Teknokrater/Corrodent/Lord Cernunnos/Chikari/Skitnaste/2018 4 Way Split EP Review

  This  is  a  review  of  a  4  way  split  between  Greece's  Teknokrater,  Corrodent,  U.S.A's  Lord  Cernunnos  and  Sweden's  Chikari  which  was  released  by  Skitnaste  and  we  will  start  off  the  review  with  Teknokrater  a  band  that  plays  noisegrind.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  spoken  word  samples  before  gong  into  a  very  fast  and  brutal  grindcore  direction  along  with  some  growls  and  high  pitched  noisecore  screams  while  the  music  also  brings  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  political  themes.

 In  my  opinion  Teknokrater  are  a  very  great  sounding  noisegrind  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  their  side  of  the  split.

  Next  up  is  Corrodent  a  solo  project  continuing  his  mixture  of  grindcore,  d  beat  and  death  metal.

  His  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  a  very  brutal  grindcore  style  while  the  faster  sections  of  the  songs  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  along  with  the  vocals  being  mostly  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  both  of  the  tracks  being  very  short  in  length,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  angry  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Corrodent  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  grindcore,  you  should  check  out  his  side  of  the  split.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "No  Brain".

  Next  up  is  Lord  Cernunnos  a  solo  project  that  plays  harsh  noise.

  His  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  harsh  noises  and  power  electronics  while  also  capturing  some  field  recordings  along  with  all  of  the  musical  being  instrumental  and  the  production  sounds  very  dark.

  In  my  opinion  Lord  Cernunnos  is  a  very  great  sounding  harsh  noise  project  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  his  side  of  the  split.

  Closing  the  split  is  Chikari  a  band  that  plays  a  very  raw  mixture  of  crust  and  hardcore  punk.

  Their  side  of  the  split  starts  out  with  slow  yet  heavy  riffing  before  going  into  a  faster direction  which  also  uses  a  decent  amount  of  tremolo  picking  and  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  angry  screams  and  growls  while  the  music  mixes  grind,  crust  and  hardcore  punk  together  along  with  the  guitar  solos  sounding  very  chaotic  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to t hem,  the  production  sounds  very  raw  and  heavy  while  the  lyrics  cover  political  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Chikari  are  a  very  great  sounding  raw  mixture  of  crust  and  hardcore  punk  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Animal  Testing".

  In  conclusion  I  feel  this  is  a  very  great  sounding  split  and  I  would  recommend  it  to  all  fans  of  noise,  crust  and  grindcore.  8  out  of  10.   

Corrodent/Self Titled/2018 Demo Review

  Corrodent  are  a  solo  project  from  Greece t hat  plays  a  mixture  of  grindcore,  d  beat  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  self  released  and  self  titled  2018  demo.

  A  very  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  before  going  into  a  very  fast  grindcore  direction  which  also  uses a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  along  with  the  vocals  being  a  mixture  of  death  metal  growls  and  screams  as  well  as  some  d  beat  elements.

  All  of  the  tracks  are  very  short  in  length  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  mostly  fast  parts  along  with  a  small  amount  of  mid  tempo  parts  as  well  as  all  of  the  riffing  being  done  on  power  chords  and  the  music  avoids  any  use  of  melody,  solos  and  leads  to  focus  more  on  a  brutal  style.

  Corrodent  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  grindcore,  d  beat  and  death  metal  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  sound  of  his  own,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  angry  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Corrodent  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  grindcore,  d  beat  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  solo  project.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Doomed  Existence"  "Scene"  Poser"  and  "No  Change".  8  out  of  10.    

Massive Obliteration/Self Titled/Bleed Records/2018 EP Review

  Massive  Obliteration  are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  a  mixture  of  crust,  grindcore  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2018  ep  which  will  be  released  on  September  20th  by  Bleed  Records.

  Powerful sounding  bass  guitars  start  off  the  ep  along  with  some  distorted  amp  noises  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  while  the riffs  also  add  in  a  small  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  before  going  into  a  faster  grindcore  direction  as  well  as  introducing  blast  beats  onto  the  recordng.

  Elements  of  crust  and  d  beat  can  also  be  heard  at  timed  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  along  with  the  music  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  early  90's  as  well  as  some  high  pitched  screams  also  being  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  short  in  length.

  Massive  Obliteration  plays  a  musical  style  that  goes  back  to  the  mid  80's  to  early  90's  era  of  crust,  grindcore,  and  death  metal,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  reality  of  life,  political  and  social  issue  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Massive  Obliteration  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  crust,  grindcore  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Leads  To  Extinction"  and  "Chained  To  Consumerism".  8  out  of  10.

Where's My Bible/M 'N' R/Inverse Records/2018 CD Review

  Where's  My  Bible  are  a  band  from  Finland  that  plays  a  mixture  of  deathcore  and  death'n'roll  with  elements  of  punk  and  black  metal  with  a  musical  style  they  refer  to  as  mosh'n'roll  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2018  album  "M  'N'  R"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Inverse  Records.

  A  very  distorted  sounding  intro  starts  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  death'n'roll  direction  which  also  captures  the  raw  energy  of  punk  rock  while  the  screams  also  add  in  a  touch  of  black  metal  along  with  the  vocals  being  mostly  a  mixture  of  hardcore  style  shouting  and  death  metal  growls.

  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  while  the  songs  also  bring  in  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  as  well  as  some  elements  of  deathcore  being  added  into  the  mid  tempo  sections  of  the  songs.

  pig  squeals  can  also  be  heard  briefly  while all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  brief  use  of  acoustic  guitars  and  keyboards  can  also  be  heard  before  returning  back  to  a  heavier  direction  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  as  well  as  one  track  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  clean  vocals,  a  couple  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic  in  length  and  also  adds  in  a  small  amount  of  movie  and  spoken  word  samples. 

  Where's  my  Bible  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  death'n'roll  and  deathcore  and  mixes  them  with  elements  of  punk  and  black  metal  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  humorous  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Where's  my  Bible  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  death'n'roll  and  deathcore  with  elements  of  punk  and  black  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Speedload"  "Meatholder'  and  "Failure".  8  out  of  10.