Band: Swine Overlord
Genre: Brutal Death Metal / Slam
Q: Where does the band name "Swine Overlord" come from?
Well I came up with the name before Devin was in the band. It had been
called Hypoxic, and it was meant to be serious, but I had this crazy pig mask
from Halloween, so somehow the name came to me and my plan was to never reveal
my identity and just be one of those cheesy gimmick bands haha. But then Devin
joined and we got serious. We talked about changing the name in the beginning
since it's kind of silly, but it's stuck with us and I'm glad we kept it. It's
unique, better than the stereotypical "Putrid Anal Vomit Fetus" names
haha.
Q: Why did you choose to make brutal death metal music over other heavier
genres?
I hadn't heard of brutal death metal until relatively recently prior to
starting the project. I had always been into bands like Dying Fetus and
Suffocation (who I see as kind of the pioneers of what would become modern
brutal death metal). Not long after that I found Devourment, who I loved
immediately, and I began my quest. I quested for heavier lesser-known bands
dwelling within what I saw at the time as the underground.
I found bands like
Abominable Putridity, Pathology, Ingested and Disfiguring the Goddess, which
then led to Katalepsy, Short Bus Pileup, Putrid Pile, and Viral Load. I quickly
found myself surrounded by new bands of a whole new type of metal I had never
known existed. I loved the power of it, the driving beat of the slam sections,
and that it still kept technicality in passages to break the monotony of the
slams. It was not long after this that I started trying to write the stuff.
Q: You signed with Gore House Productions in March of this year. How has the
experience been being signed to them?
It has been great. Carlos has already been more supportive than we could ask
for. He's been working hard on getting us out there, re-releasing our EP, Anthology of Abominations in the
physical format, and just helping us prepare for our first full length. I feel
like he took a chance on us as a band that's not so well known, plus one that
is unable to play shows on a regular basis. We're doing our best to make him
and our label-mates proud!
Q: Your debut album, Parables of Umbral Transcendence is set to release this
year. What can we expect from this album? Will it be similar, or better, than
the demo you released in 2012?
We definitely see it as better. Our song-writing has improved both lyrically
and musically, just from the experience we've gotten from working together. Our
songs are heavier, more technical, but still have the sound we feel gives us somewhat
of a unique sound in a genre that can seem so monotonous.
I feel like it's
similar to our demo in that way. We try to make sure there's a degree of
musical value in there. Whether it's a solo, a clean passage, or just something
that you wouldn't usually find on another brutal death album, we feel like
we're offering something that is unique.
Q: What bands play an influence on your music the most?
We definitely brought some new influences into play on the full length.
Overall I'd say probably the biggest influences on our music are Devourment, Guttural
Secrete, Cerebral Bore, and Abominable Putridity. For me personally I'd just
have to add The Black Dahlia Murder, Aborted and Behemoth. While their influence isn't
directly heard in our music a lot of the time, they have really influenced the
way that I play and write.
Q: What is the local metal scene like in West Winfield, NY and/or Macclenny,
FL?
Well I know that in West Winfield the local metal scene is non-existent. In
some of the surrounding cities there are a few metal bands that are pretty sick
(Cymatics, Black Iris of the Sun, Omnipresent, as well as many others.) I feel
like there's a lot of variety in the bands in the area. You could take pretty
much any type of metal and find a band that plays it somewhere in upstate New
York. I believe Macclenny (Dev's hometown) also has a pretty small scene.
Q: Do you have any shout outs to give to the readers?
I'd just have to say support the scene, support the sick bands out
there, be sure check out our label, Gore
House Productions and the various bands they have signed, and just keep it
brutal!
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