The following interview was conducted with guitarist Isaias SpeedBlosky from Mexican Death Metal band Infesticide.
Hails. Firstly, tell us about your band name and the twisted imagery behind it.
Infesticide was created as a non-earthly plane where Death and Darkness are melting as one... If I remember correctly, I was 17 years old. I wanted a powerful and dark expression... a way to translate that incandescent madness that feeds our visions.
What can you tell us about your new opus, Envenoming Wounds, and what people can expect from it?
Utter Darkness! A total festering celebration to madness and chaos. It's a direct album, It's our vision of how Death Metal should be presented, simple as that.
What were the recording conditions like for the new record? Was there any internal pressure to meet a certain deadline? Are you pleased with the result?
It was a very analog process. We had total control, metronome wasn't used, mostly songs took just one take... We had enough time to dial guitar tones an atmospheres. The studio wasn't far away from my hometown, so it was very comfortable to capture, experiment and transmit Infesticide's aims. It was recorded between June-August of 2019 then mastered in Sweden in December of that same year. Yes! Very pleased.
What are some of your biggest influences musically? Do you have any idols?
Demolition Hammer, WASP, Morbid Angel.
Izzy Stradlin, David Bowie, Trey Azagthoth.
What's your opinion on people playing in black and death metal bands with aspirations to become “famous”?
I do not care at all! We executed our music for ourselves.
How did you manage to link a deal with Blood Harvest and how do you feel about being signed to such a killer and renowned underground label?
Rodrigo and I talked for a few days about Infesticide. He offered us a deal, then I just signed... It wasn't difficult at all. Blood Harvest understood our vision. It's the perfect label to work with.
Who did the artwork for your new album and how important is it for an artwork to represent your music? What's some of your favourite album covers?
The artwork is oil on canvas, the artist name is Carmen Grim. It represents every song title, expressing artist's perception... Altars of Madness is my favorite one.
Your previous album, Death's Formulas Fatal, had a more cavernous production and sound. What prompted the new, more straightforward approach? And also, what do you think of bands like Cannibal Corpse and Incantation that mostly stick to the same formula?
I never liked the "Cavernous" sound, DFF was recorded very primitive, basically in a bedroom... resulted adding that environ-ment feeling. On Envenoming Wounds things were different... I'm against guitar modern sound; that 5150, Mesa Dual and HM-2, EMG pickups with lower tuning, pretending to sound "heavy" I hate it with all my heart! Envenoming Wounds is a statement of how DEATH metal SHOULD SOUND! Guitar tone basically is AC/DC eq... love the sound of an overdriven Marshall amp! Those bands bore me.
What metal albums have you been feeding your brain with lately? Do you have any favorites from this year so far?
Concrete Winds - Primitive Force
Many people in bands hold the opinion that you need to be a musician in order to have a valid opinion about music. What is your opinion about that?
Everyone has an opinion you know? But earth is full of idiots... Musicians are like robots, they execute what is best for that note, that scale bla bla... there's no substance! There's no emotions anymore. And the other side you have those stupids who write reviews, throwing his point of view without even reading the lyrics! I hate them both! Fuck them both!
That should wrap things up. Lastly, what does the future hold for Infesticide?
New music very soon...
