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Hatchet Releases Video For “Desire Of Oppression”
Bay Area Metal staples HATCHET have released the video for “Desire For Oppression”, the first single from their new LP DYING TO EXIST in stores June 22, 2018 via COMBAT RECORDS/EMP LABEL GROUP. The video is available streaming below.
“Desire For Oppression” is also the leadoff track on the upcoming 2 disc *COMBAT BULLETS VOL 1.0* compilation, in stores 4/6, also featuring tracks from COMBAT artists including SWORD (CANADA) , HELSTAR, DEAD BY WEDNESDAY, MARC RIZZO, WRATH, GREEN DEATH (FEATURING DAVID ELLEFSON), and THROW THE GOAT, plus over 25 of the best underground Metal bands, as voted by fans, including CASKET ROBBERY, THE VENTING MACHINE, WHITE THRASH, ANIALATOR TX, JUDGEMENTAL, MIDNITE HELLION, AT HOME IN HELL, MYNAS, DIABOLOGY, A HANGING, FATAL MALADY, and more.
Jeff Salgado of Sacramento thrashers Psychosomatic talks new music and line up changes.
From the depths of Sacramento California the crossover thrash metal, punk rock band Psychosomatic was twisted into form in 1988. Spewing forth chaotic blasts of jackhammer style guitar picking on top of super tight speed drumming, ripping fast bass guitar lines and ferocious vocals, spitting out lyrical topics ranging from anti-establishment social issues to horror and insanity. Lead singer/bassist Jeff Salgado took some time out of his busy work out schedule to answer some very important questions for us.
How did you first get in to music? Who turned you onto rock/metal?
I was 8 years old in 1978. My uncle John. He had these weird posters all over his room. Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden. Those images drew me in like a magnet & the music was irresistible.
How did you become a singer or guitarist and are you proficient in any other instruments?
I just listened to bands and wanted to emulate their styles. My grandfather gave me an acoustic guitar when I was a kid. I still have it. I tried to be a singer in a heavy metal band when I was 15 (1985). I sucked. It lasted about a week. I started hanging out with some local punk rockers & skaters and we started a band. The music was easier to play. I started playing bass guitar because nobody else wanted to. I taught myself.
Were you forced to go to church as a youth, if so were you an altar boy or participate in some other ways?
I was forced to go to church……Catholic church. I remember looking at all these gory pictures of a guy nailed to a cross and everyone was bowing down in front of. I always wanted to snatch some cash out of the basket being passed around. Guilt was a big part of it. I read the bible. I was in constant trouble. It all seemed like total bullshit from the beginning. I felt it in my gut. I went to Catechism after school. I hated that too.
What was the local scene in like in the beginning , was there a particular band you aspired to be like, favorite local bands back then, favorite local bands now?
Growing up in Salinas had zero scene. My friends and I would caravan every weekend 2 hours north to the Bay area in the mid 80s. We used to go to shows at The Farm, On Broadway, The Stone & Mabuhay Gardens in SF. 924 Gilman St Project in Berkeley & The Omni in Oakland. We couldn’t get enough of them. I saw Thrasher Magazine’s Skate Rock show at the Farm in 86. I’d made up my mind that that’s what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. I moved to Sac in 98. Firepie ushered us into the downtown scene. We buddied up with the Nitz and the Diseptikons. Sac was a hard town to crack at first. We just kept at it till we were noticed.
Who are your biggest musical influences?
As far as bass guitar I was a huge Steve Harris fan. As far as song writing, Slayer & DRI.
How would you best describe your sound?
80’s thrash metal and hardcore punk whipped into a blender with some crack cocaine added for extra flavor.
How did the band meet and how long did it take to finalize this lineup? How many other musicians did you try out that didn’t make the cut? How stable is the current lineup?
Musical chairs lol. It started as friends. Then pieces left and were replaced. For the longest period it was Toby Swope & Justin Reyes. Justin left and we became a four piece. Dan Mills basically replaced Justin’s spot & We had a couple of other guys in the band…Vince Cassinelli from Human Obliteration & Joel Barera from Wastewalker. Toby Swope our drummer wanted to switch to guitar on the last album so his little brother Jared Klein played drums. We did a couple US tours with that lineup & it was the tightest. Jared now plays in Rivers of Nihl & Toby is back on drums. The current line up is Toby Swope on Drums, Dan Mills on Guitar & myself Bass & vocals. We are currently looking for a second guitarist.
You most recent record Clicking Sound Of Hammer Pulled Back came out 2015, how did the writing process and recording process differ from your last album Another Disease? What kind of obstacles did you have to overcome to get it out?
Toby wrote most of the album as he did on Another Disease. I would arrange the chords to fit the vocal patterns and wrote a couple songs. Dan and Joel wrote their own leads. On “Clicking” we intentionally wrote it to be a classic thrash album. All the songs having a relatively same style that flowed throughout the entire record. A Reign in Blood style album that was consistent unlike Another Disease that was different from track to track. We recorded it the same as Another Disease at Pus Cavern by Joe Johnston in Sac. Toby laid down the drums and rhythm guitar tracks. Dan and Joel recorded their leads & I did the bass and vocal tracks. Pretty simple.
How soon can we expect new Psychosomatic music. Will it be a continuation of the first album. Will you be releasing it on cassette and vinyl. Do you own a cassette player, are cassettes silly? Will it be released by BuriedInHell Records. What has BuriedInHell Records done for you that you couldn’t do yourself? Will you be recording cover songs for the new album?
We’re currently writing the new album. I wrote all our albums before Another Disease which were “Tales of the Unbelievably Cheap, Salinas Years & The Unquenchable Thirst” so I’m back on writing duties again. Feels good. I’m challenging myself. Toby and myself have very similar styles but this one will have a different feel to it. We don’t know if there will be a cover song on it. We’ve always been asked about vinyl & but I have no clue if it will be on it. Cassettes are ok I guess? More of a novelty. Buriedinhell Records was just a one album deal. Kenny’s an amazing friend & promoter who worked his ass off for years in the Sac underground scene.
What other bands are you guys in?
Currently none. I attempted to do a side project with the guys from Deadlands called “Dust Devil”. It had a lot of potential. But Psychosomatic is a demanding project that allows little time for other things. So it didn’t work out.
What was the first music you bought and what have you bought more than once?
Everything that had an Iron Maiden logo on it. Anything Thrash Metal or 80’s style punk. I also listen to a lot of industial & 80s EDM. I would sometimes buy some remastered version of some bands I liked.
Do you follow President Trump on Twitter?
No.
Whats the biggest show you have played so far and do you still get nervous before a gig?
Tidal Wave festival w Exodus, Hirax, Attitude Adjustment & Havok in SF. 2500 in attendance. Shit was amazing,
I haven’t been nervous before a show in decades. But I still love it very much.
Out of all your songs which one gets you excited the most when you perform it? Are there any political or social issues hidden in Psychosomatic songs?
Our songs can be physically demanding so my favorite is Everybody Hates Me. Hahahaha. It’s super easy. There’s nothing hidden in our lyrics. We’re blatantly anti establishment.
What endorsements do you have and what endorsements do you still want? What gear are you currently using, amps, effects, guitars?
I never tried to get endorsed. I should look into that lol!!!! I use multiple Ibanez BTB series bass guitars. SWR x750 pro rigs with 4X10 Goliiath & a 15″ Son if Bertha with a 300 watt Sans Amp rack mount. Thrash as it gets.
Bands you would love to tour with and musician or artist you would like to meet and interrogate?
Havok. We did and I have. Hahahaha
Song to be played at your funeral and 3 albums to take to your grave?
Hmmmmm. These are weird questions. AC/DC. Highway to hell. I wanna be cremated.
Whats your next gig?
Summerfest in Watsonville, CA with Thy Antichrist. It’s July 15th. 2 weeks away.
Final thoughts, shout outs, dirty jokes?
I really appreciate everything Capital Chaos TV has done for the Northern California metal scene and I’m honored you interviewed me. See you all very soon when the album drops. Keep Thrashing \m/
Holger of Deathblow Interviewed In Sacramento (The Lost Interview)
Salt Lake City Thrashers Deathblow had released an official video for “Prognosis Negative,” the title track from the 2014 full-length debut. This interview was done with guitarist/vocalist Holger at their Sacramento stop of their 2016 The Other Side of Darkness Tour…..Transcribed by the awesome Tina Mattis..
CC: This is the Iron Serbian with Capital Chaos TV and we’re here hanging out with Holger, How’s it going, man?
Holger: Good, How are you?
CC: I’m doing great. It’s a beautiful night down here in downtown Sacramento.
Holger: It is, diggin’ it so far. Nice & warm.
CC: You guys just come down here from Portland?
Holger: Yeah, we were actually in Medford last night but we played Portland, way up in Portland the night before.
CC: How was the weather up there?
Holger: Pretty rainy
CC: Oh ok.
Holger: But, nice still, I like it rainy so not so bad.
CC: Standard Oregon weather.
Holger: Yeah, what you’d expect.
CC: And, you guys are from Salt Lake City, right?
Holger: Yeah, that’s right.
CC: The weather there is sort of, it’s probably a little colder, no?
Holger: It’s pretty manic weather, It’ll be hot one second and it will be freezing the next day. You don’t know what to expect.
CC: Is that just normal for Salt Lake City?
Holger: Ehhh, At this time of year, yeah it is. But, it will get pretty hot here soon.
CC: How hot does it get in Salt Lake City, over 100?
Holger: It hangs out at about 100 during the summer, not too much more than that. Hot enough to piss you off.
CC: It’s that dry heat out there.
Holger: Oh yeah, that dry heat.
CC: So, Deathblow…you’re doing like a two week tour, is that right?
H: Yeah, It’s supposed to be 10 dates, we had a couple of dates fall through so just like doing a week and a half long stint.
CC: You did it all yourself? It’s a DIY tour? Do you guys have a booking agent?
Holger: Oh yeah, No booking agent, no record label. Everything we do is DIY so I think it gets better and better every time we go out.
CC: You were smart enough to, at least, hook up with Clawhammer PR, right?
Holger: Oh yeah, Clawhammer, they’re great. Yeah, we went through them for out last album, they did a great job and they just helped us with our music video that just came out recently.
CC: Oh, how were they involved in that?
Holger: They just spread the word, they sent it out to a bunch of people and got us noticed a little bit more.
CC: Where have you seen your music video at, that you can thank Clawhammer for?
Holger: Just a bunch of different websites and zines. I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but…ahhh, it’s out there and Clawhammer is the shit, so thank you Clawhammer, Scott.
CC: And, it’s an EP that you recently put out, right? Five, six songs?
Holger: Yeah, it is. Yeah, it is…that’s our latest album, It’s called, “The Otherside of Darkness”
It’s about 25 min. long, 5 songs and we’re working on a single right now, which is going to be a cover and two other songs and those are gonna be strictly for the single unreleased on anything else and it’s be a kind of rare, cool collector’s item maybe on vinyl with like 300 pressings or something like that.
CC: Who do have in mind to do the cover?
Holger: The person doing the cover is a guy named Adam Burke, he just did the Vector album cover for, “Outer Isolation” and, no, “Outer Isolation”….”Terminal Redux” and he did the album cover for our friends in Rest in Piece from Portland, we just played with and we really dig his stuff. Excited for that.
CC: You said you were going to cover a song?
H: Oh yeah, that cover….yeah we’re doing a Motorhead song.
CC: Very cool
H: You’ll have to wait and see which one.
CC; Alright, alright. Don’t want to spoil the surprise here, right? Are you just doing the one cover or are you doing a couple?
H: We’re just doing the one cover and two new ones
CC: Cool
H: We’re playing them tonight too, so you’ll get a sneak peek
CC: Very cool. Are you playing the Motorhead song tonight?
H: Not sure yet. If we get an encore, we might do that one.
CC: It all depends on the Sacramento crowd, then.
H: Yeah, lol
CC: You guys have been together for a while, what brought you into the world of thrash metal and not Death Core/Metal Core and what not?
H: Well, personally I started out listening to punk music and in High School, I found Iron Maiden and Dio and then found Slayer, which pretty much flipped my whole world upside down.
CC: Oh, ruined your life from there.
H: yeah, the usual story you know, lol…And then from there, of course, found all the death metal bands like, Asyphx/Death and all that type of shit and just kinda combined everything together and that’s what we are. I guess, it a big conglomerate because of all the shit we’ve listened to.
CC: Do you come from a musical family, yourself?
H: No, not, really.
CC: Is your family supportive of what you do?
H: yeah, they’re really supportive. My brother also plays guitar, we had a band together called Castlex, kind of more of a Iron Maiden type of feel to it. But, he’s the only other one in the family.
CC: Is there a good robust thrash scene in Salt Lake at the moment?
H: Thrash, specifically – Kind of, the whole metal scene supports each other and has really a good scene booming right now. We got Visigoth, is really big right now on the scene and Odium Totus??? There’s a whole lot of other bands I could start mentioning but I don’t know I’ll probably forget somebody and I don’t want to do that
CC: You could be in big trouble. Ahhh, What’s rocking, jammin’ in your ipod right now? Anything that you listen to repeatedly ? Do you have a top 5 songs that you….
H: I’ve been listening to a lot of John Carpenter on this tour. He’s coming out with a new album, I think…but we’ve just been sucked in to that, “Lost Themes” album, which is…I don’t just kinda cool 80’s sci-fi…You know, John Carpenter though, director stuff like that.
CC: Escape from LA & NY, right?
H: Yeah, been listening to some Blue Oyster Cult, Neil Young and of course, Dio is a favorite.
CC: Is there a particular album that you’re listening to by Dio?
H: No, not really. We’ve been listening to Heaven & Hell a lot, that’s a favorite one of ours.
CC: The band or album?
H: The album…and the band too. But, that album specifically.
CC: Yeah, that the most solid on I think of that Dio era.
H: Yeah, I’d say so.
CC: What’s next for Deathblow after this little jaunt. You gonna go record and more touring or?
H: Yeah we’re gonna try to work on a full length when we get back and hopefully get some really good artists and maybe find a label for one and see what happens. So, any labels hit us up.
CC: What is the current gear that brings the Deathblow sound?
H: Oh a bunch…assortment of different shit, we’re not a…we don’t have too much money for great gear, so we just have….I’ve got a Marshall cab and what is it a…JMV 410 I think is what it is. And, then I use a Jackson guitar and it suits me pretty well. These guys all have different stuff, Our other guitar player, he’s got a Kemper head CC: Oh Ok, right…and he can get all sorts of different sounds with that, It’s pretty cool, actually.
CC: That’s a pretty think sound.
H: Yeah.
CC: And do you have any advice for any artist or upcoming musicians like yourself?
H: Advice, uhhh….Get a label when you can. Just keep do it eventually it’ll start to snowball.
CC: Alright, well thank you for your time, man.
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Cultural Warfare vocalist Jacques Serrano gets deep with Iron Serbian
Hailing out of Oakland California, Cultural Warfare is made up of four seasoned musicians with one common goal. Mass Destruction to every venue they step foot in! Former Taunted members Vocalist Jacques Serrano and Bassist Pete Aguilar joined forces with Cultural Warfare alum Guitarist Billy Garoutte and Drummer Kevin Doughty to form the heaviest lineup of Cultural Warfare to date.
Iron Serbian recently spoke with Cultural Warfare vocalist Jacques Serrano about joining Cultural Warfare, working with producer Juan Ortega (Machine Head, Testament, Vicious Rumors), local Bay Area musicians he admires, the end of the first wave of Bay Area thrash scene and much more….
IS: This is the Iron Serbian with Capital Chaos TV. I’m on the phone with Jacques Serrano with Cultural Warfare, How’s it going Jacques?
JS: It’s killer, glad to be on the phone with you discussing about all things metal and Cultural Warfare and happy to be here and talking to people.
IS: It says here you joined in 2015. Is that right?
JS: Sounds correct. You never know give or take a couple months. 2015 going on two yrs. now it’s hard to believe that I joined the band at that time but we been doing a lot of work.
IS: And when you joined that band it was just Billy and Kenny that was in the band. Is that right?
JS: Exactly, Billy and Kenny were in the band and I heard they were looking for a singer right away and I knew a little bit of Cultural Warfare, and I knew Kenny really well cuz we used to be in a band together back in the 90’s. So I reached out to him immediately and things moved along pretty fast as far as getting together and hashing out a couple songs. It happened pretty quick once they lost their singer.
IS: What band were you and Kenny in?
JS: We were in a band in the 90’s called Annihilation with Jimmy Stewart. They were pretty much a staple. I had done a couple of bands before that but when I was in Annihilation I got my feet full of the blood of Bay Area thrash and started my singing career more on that path of thrash. Thrash metal singing.
Z: I used to sing in the band called Turmoil and I think we played together at the Omni once.
JS: The name sounds familiar. Back in those days we all played 20 times a month.
IS: What happened to Kenny? Who killed Kenny?
JS: In a nutshell. What happens to any band when your progressing sometimes and sometimes the branches just fall off the tree and that’s just the way bands are, that’s the way life is and Kenny is a cool cat and I saw him a few months ago at a show I just hope he’s been doing well and I’ve known him forever but it was in the cards and it had to happen as Cultural Warfare kept progressing.
IS: Now you worked on the EP with Juan Ortega. What did he bring to the table? Did you go in there looking for some outside insight?
JS: Juan is as most people know especially musicians. He’s pretty much a staple in the Bay as far as recording great bands and I had worked with him prior with my other band I worked with him on a couple albums. And so he was my first choice in my opinion and the band knew of him as well and once they entered the studio it was warm and friendly and was a smooth process. Juan brings a lot to the table not just production skills but his ideas. There’s always a little idea as small as it may be that makes the song or a part a lot better. Juan was a musician himself back in the day.
IS: Juan was in Vile. Is that correct?
JS: Yes, he was the vocalist in Vile.
IS: How many songs on the EP are brand new?
JS: All of them are brand new. But live, we are playing older songs at select shows that people may know from Cultural Warfare’s first demo. But there’s some slicing and dicing. And with my vocals on board it’s changed significantly but if you’re a fan of the old stuff you’ll hear it and know what the song is. So we are playing some old stuff live.
IS: Do you have any favorites on the EP?
JS: I think every artist, when you have a full album are able to choose a handful of songs a little easier when you have 10 or 11 songs. When you have a smaller EP you always try to put your strongest material forward on a shorter focus like that. I actually like them all but truthfully it’s whatever mood I’m in that day. If I want to thrash and really just get up and go, Future Kill the title track is that fastest and heaviest song on the record but if I want to get into a groove and a good thrash groove I would listen to Rattens Krieg, so I really do truthfully like all the songs.
IS: Why EP and not LP?
JS: I think it was more because of wanting to get all the original Cultural Warfare fans a taste of what the band is doing and what we are about including because I was in some prior bands and what I was doing since being out of the scene for a bit until Cultural Warfare came about. Being a musician takes time to write songs and to perfect songs, write the melodies and everything that goes on then you got holidays, family, friends and a life outside bands so it takes time to put out music so we just wanted to get something out the strongest thing we could put out at the time and let people hear what we’re doing. So far I think we made the right choice people are really digging it.
IS: You have a nice vocal range, it’s a bit rare in the metal scene are there any other vocalist’s you admire?
JS: I’ve learned to appreciate bands, in general, for different reasons. Like, I’ll get into a band cuz I like the drummer or the guitarist but singing wise a lot of people like Christopher Dinsmore , his energy and his presence on stage, I know that guy works out cuz he’s got the endurance to totally push it on every song, every show that I see him play so I really appreciate a singer for that reason but then I’ll appreciate a singer, like my boy from up there in Sacramento, Norman Skinner and I have known each other for 100 years and I always respect and love Norm’s voice. He’s up there now gracing the stages of Sacramento. But he started out in the Bay Area. So there is a couple of guys that I really respect vocally.
IS: Christian Dinsmore is in what band?
JS: Mudface. Any band like Mudface. I just saw a band in So Cal cuz we played a show down there in San Diego and the Singer for Warpath. I don’t know his name but their cool little band that dresses up their all Indians from reservations and they have this vibe and the vocalist puts out these Native American vibes. But the band is called Warpath out in San Diego. There’s so many bands out there that a so full of energy and kickin’ ass and a lot of vocalists, the list is long I can name a bunch of them, but I like watching each person’s take and it’s not all about the scale you can hit, the growls you can do or the high pitched scratchiness you can do, It’s the whole package, the whole package of any singer.
IS: Absolutely, What band did you say Christopher Dinsmore was in?
JS: I’m blanking right this second. But I like Mudface and Angerhead. So he’s in Mudface and Paul is in Angerhead, Norm is in several bands. Jim Settle in Hand of Fire. I’m just trying to think of all the bands that have influenced me recently. It’s cool to be in the scene again and wee these guys perform and meet some of them. Some of them I had never met, like Jim. And, just sitting back and admiring their craft and what their working on, it’s something to see especially for myself cuz I’ve been doing that for quite a while In the bay area and it’s nice to see a new crop of people pop up and still kick butt.
IS: You got to go to Soutern California recently. What’s the live thrash scene like down there?
JS: I’ve been in the bay since ’89. I’m so proud of the bay but I have to give So Cal props. The people down there remind me of the old days. Almost everybody down there wearing jackets with patches. It’s seems like they have the passion and the vibe of European fans. And the clubs, I don’t know how long the clubs have been that that we’ve performed at but I’m hoping they stay a long time. Like clubs in the bay area seem to come and go. But the definition of fans is their fanatics they really dig their metal. I was just totally impressed. Shocked really it was really good down there.
IS: Will Cultural Warfare be reaching into the Taunted vault for riffs or material?
JS: I do not think so. (laughing) Taunted is a 100% different entity and we all respect each other’s music. When I joined the band, Billy the guitarist told me how much he was a fan of my music and Taunted so we play around with it every once in a while just for fun in the Studio. Pete Aguilar was also in Taunted for a while so we all love and respect each other’s music but I wouldn’t see that happening but like anything in this world never say never to anything.
IS: Is Taunted over?
IS: Officially no it’s not. I don’t stay in constant contact with Joey the Guitarist. Joey and I pretty much are and were Taunted but Joey lives in Las Vegas now so that make things more difficult but that ball is in Joey’s court and I think he’s working on stuff. And I hope he is working on stuff. What he does with it I’m sure I’ll be the first to hear about it then we can let the masses know.
IS: I hear Forbidden right away on Rattens Krieg. Do you hear it?
JS: It’s really funny when you hear that you sound like somebody, at first I never really hear it then when you start to listen to it over and over I definitely hear what some people are saying and obviously being in a thrash band where there’s a singer that has a little more melody than the average thrash band we’re going to get compared to bands like Forbidden cuz that’s what they brought to the table and we are proud to be mentioned the same breath as a band like that. I have a lot of really close ties with that band from the Annihilation days. We used to share our studios with forbidden a lot of history there.
IS: With Taunted you played Europe. Can we expect Cultural Warfare over there soon?
JS: I think that’s everybody’s dream to go across and get to Europe and perform. Everyone even if they haven’t been there how wicked it is to play in Europe.
IS: Holy land?
JS: Oh Yeah I’ve been there as a performer and I’ve been there a couple times with a band. It’s like nothing else. Like getting on the biggest roller coaster in the world. So Bad ass. So yeah the band wants to and I think that it will happen it just takes a little bit more time. We need to get a little more notoriety out in that area. Just as of yesterday we got a review in a really important German publication that gave us a good review. So I told the guys I knew of that. It’s called Street Clip TV. And they gave us some props over there so hopefully that spreads the word of Cultural Warfare a little more and we can bring that war train over there to Europe and burn up some tracks.
IS: You were in the Bay area in the late 80’s. Where the thrash scene what somewhat fizzling out and maybe a new kind of metal, death metal was starting to awaken or come to take over. Do you recall that area where Thrash was sort of on the wane?
JS: Yeah I moved here for the music in 89 right at the end of the peak but it still went another year or two but then it seemed like it just fell off the cliff. Why it happened, obviously everyone says the Seattle scene did change a lot as far as music goes and I think that hurt a little bit but you know when people say the thrash scene went away the die-hard true metal fans and people that love playing music we all know it never went away. It just wasn’t’ on your TV every day or it wasn’t in the magazines every day but the fans knew when there was a show and if a band like Sanctuary came to town or Overkill during those lean years people were there they were watching out and it never truly went away
IS: Three albums you can’t live without?
JS: My past started with Judas Priest. I’d have to pick Defenders of the Faith by Judas Priest, Them from King Diamond, Years of Decay by Overkill and believe me there are many more that are right there too.
IS: Well fortunately in this day and age, if stranded on a desert island, we will be there with a 64 gigabyte iPod. The days of 3 albums are sort of over. Thank you so much for your time I look forward to seeing you in Sacramento.
JS: Definitely we look forward to being in Sacramento as well. It’s going to be a killer show. Personally I’ve never played Sac in my whole career so I’m looking forward to being there and meeting the fans. So on April 29th be there and watch the band and all the other bands that are playing too. If you want to know more about us go to our website Cultural Warfare.com and that will put you in touch with everything from social media to updates, music, etc. etc. If you get in touch at Cultural Warfare.com we’ll get in touch with you.
IS: Well thank you and we’ll see you soon.
Full Set of Cultural Warfare @ Toots Tavern
Cultural Warfare is based on the concept of not being classified, labeled or catagorized in any sub genre of the METAL scene.
With members born thousands of miles apart yet raised in the Bay Area and having strong ties to the historic Thrash Metal scene spawned by powerhouse bands such as Testament,Exodus,Forbidden,Death Angel,Vio-lence,D.R.I. and countless others.
Our mission statement is to continue what these great bands have started with our own unique blend of style and influences from Machine Head,Napalm Death,Arch Enemy,Slayer etc.
With shredding guitars, thunderous machinegun percussions, dragline bass rippage infused with with sociopolitical commentary ranging from serial killers to black market organ trading.
We seek to establish the fact that NO MATTER what style of of METAL you play, listen to, or was influneced by…the ROOT of it all IS METAL! And that is all Cultural Warfare strives to be. A kickass, no holds barred, smashmouth METAL BAND!!!\m…FOR VIDEO CLICK ON PICTURE ABOVE
