Primarily based in L.A., Sewer Rot Records is a model new underground dying metallic label owned and operated by Chris and Max from former Demo:pay attention faves Encoffinized, and their buddy Yogi. Based on Chris, Sewer Rot started “to assist shine a highlight on all the actual true dying metallic bands.” Chris says, “[We] really feel the dying metallic scene is being overrun by a brand new fashion of dying metallic that’s like a mixture of hardcore and dying metallic riffs and we really feel there’s no in-betweens. It’s actual dying metallic or not.”
Chris says: “Our label roster proper now’s Encoffinized, Goreified, Malignant, Reeking, Entrenched, Soul Devourment, Foul Decay, Engulfer, Saprogenous, Surgeon, Visceral Mass, and Infested.”
“We needed to advertise and put out our personal music [on the label] as a result of it’s simply pure if we now have our personal dying metallic label,” Chris says. “And for every of the opposite wonderful bands we now have on the label. The choice to signal them was as a result of all of them personify and embody the old-fashioned fashion of dying metallic.”
“Goreified . . . [A]ll these guys are our buddies, and we expect they sound like Common Surgical procedure, or old skool Exhumed. Complete Gore metallic.”
“Entrenched are good associates of ours! Ethan, Frank, and Athony are all dying metallic freaks and Entrenched embodies the Bolt Thrower sound. Pummeling double bass, sick heavy riffs, and intense shredding solos. We expect Entrenched will get higher each time we see them play.”
“Soul Devourment [nothing available online right now] can also be one other venture of the Entrenched and Malignant guys, its whole HM-2 worship! sick riffs that remind us of entombed and nihilist!”
“Foul Decay we had been very impressed with as a result of its one younger man from Queens New York. Heavy as fuck, dripping with filth and slime and decay. You’ll be lifeless within the floor earlier than you’re achieved listening to his launch!”
“Engulfer it is best to already know/ Heavy as fuck dying metallic desecration from the sun-scorched state of Arizona. Aidan and Devin are a sick two piece and we’re stoked to have the ability to assist them launch Plunged into Hellscape!”
“Reeking from New Jersey has a contemporary tackle dying metallic that balances the brutal fashion we get pleasure from but in addition melds it with the old-fashioned sound. Plus they began as a two-piece similar to us so we associated to them and resonated with their band rather a lot. They now have a full lineup and are taking part in gigs!”
Chris particulars the remainder of what Sewer Rot has lined as much as launch within the coming 12 months . . .
“Saprogenous are excellent associates of ours. Walker and Ted are brutal dying metallic freaks and curators of a number of the heaviest riffs in brutal goregrind. Don’t sleep on Saprogenous! They’re sick as hell.
“Surgeon is definitely a recording venture between members of Encoffinized and Saprogenous so we felt it pure to place that out.”
“Visceral Mass was a venture our good buddy Jack Scully began! He’s an unbelievable guitar participant and vocalist. He requested Max from Encoffinized to play drums, and we’re very stoked to be part of this venture and see it come to life. Be ready for an intense brutal slab of heavy fucking slamming riffs and drums that draw affect from early Dying Fetus and all of the early East coast brutal dying metallic bands!”
“Infested is a venture between Father Mullet from Encoffinized, Yogi, one of many founders of Sewer Rot, and our good buddy Gera that needed to play filthy heavy early demo day dying metallic. They need to have a sick old skool demo popping out mid 2020!”
“Our focus and intention for Sewer Rot is to assist and promote all of the hardworking bands which might be related to our label, and [to] construct Sewer Rot to be a dominant power within the true underground.”
“We considered the title a very long time in the past,” Chris laughs, “as a result of our band began off practising within the sewers!”
Chris explains that proper now Sewer Rot is releasing solely cassettes, however quickly they hope to maneuver on to different codecs. “We wish to do document pressings and CDs as properly and it’s all within the works!” Chris says. “However cassette tapes are our favourite format. There’s one thing about tapes that’s satisfying and has the classic old skool aesthetic and really feel. Just a bit rectangle of music!”
Relating to their first 12 months lively as a label, in accordance with Chris, it’s been easy crusing down within the sewers. “We’ve been fortunate sufficient to date and haven’t confronted any issues within the quick time we’ve been round. We’ve truly felt a number of assist for our endeavor and that’s essential as a result of we wish the bands related to us to really feel that assist as properly. If the bands are supported that’s all we wish and care about for this label.”
Chris continues: “We needed to thank Fabian from Loss of life and Shadow information for serving to us and giving us a number of pointers for our bodily tape releases!! 2020 look very promising for all of the bands concerned. Numerous new releases, exhibits and excursions. Be ready for the 12 months of Sewer Slime!”
“Because of all of the individuals who have been supporting Sewer Rot Records,” Chris concludes. “And to all of the bands that belief us and have helped construct this label to date!”