-Hey Mike, how are you going ?
It’s a pleasure according us this interview with you.
Things are great, thanks for the interview!
-Can you briefly present us the Devourment’s line up?
What are your impressions about this?
Devourment consists of me on vocals, Ruben Rosas on guitar, Eric Park on drums and 1,000% on bass, formerly known as Captain Piss. This has been the lineup for the last 2 albums and will be on the next one as well.
-I think the band split in 1999.
Can you explain us the reasons of this?
It was a combination of things but the main reason was that Ruben Rosas, who was the vocalist for the band at the time, went to prison for 2 years. I tried to keep the band going with moderate success, but the band really didn’t get truly back together until about 2004.
-Why did you finally decided to reform the band in 2005?
Who had this idea?
It was 2004 that and Ruben and I hooked up with Eric Park, who was a perfect fit for the band since day one. Ruben and I just decided it was the right time to do it, so we wrote Butcher the Weak and recorded it in 2005. Ruben and I both attempted to resurrect the band before that, but it never really worked out.
-Mike, previously you were bassist in the band and you became the singer.
Why this changement?
When we reformed in 2004, Ruben was going to play guitar as the former guitarists Brain Wynn and Kevin Clark more or less, disappeared from contact, so we decided to forge on without them. We got our original vocalist Wayne Knupp to once again do vocals for the band, but not long after that, he decided to leave due to some problems in his personal life. We then had to decide what to do, so at a practice one day, I picked up the mic and gave it a try. I knew I would have to practice quite a bit but was confident I could pull it off. After time, it all worked out very well.
-What place do you prefer in Devourment? Vocals or bass?
Vocals for sure, less shit to carry. I also love being in control of a crowd, it’s a killer rush.
-From the beginning to today, how the band evolved?
It’s evolved tremendously. The band now as opposed to the original lineup is more focused. I wouldn’t say one is better than the other, but different for sure, without losing focus of our sound or music. We have definitely progressed as song writers, as I think any band must to succeed.
Are there some differences between it?
The main difference is the songwriters. Back then, Brain Wynn was the primary song writer. Now, the whole band really is involved which I think makes for a lot more diversity, and bonds the band members a lot tighter.
-In 2005, you made a split called “united state of goregrind” with notably Screaming afterbirth.
How did this collaboration take place?
Haha, Im not really sure to tell you the truth. They contacted us and I said sure, put Babykiller and Autoerotic Asphyxiation on for us. We ended up getting some cds as payment and the credits were even wrong for us. I thought that kind of sucked, oh well, its cool, we appreciate any support really.
-You are also designer, and you manage Jewski art. You have work for bands like Insidious Decrepancy, Abominable Putridity, Degrade, Putrid Pile, Guttural Secrete and many many more…
How did you come to make design nowadays? Do you create artworks for Devourment?
Yeah actually one of the first bands I ever did t-shirt art was Devourment, and that was before I was in the band. So of course I still do designs for Devourment. A lot of the bands I do art for are good friends of mine, and bands I really love so its great to be able to do art for them. A lot of work just comes to me. People write me on my art myspace page and I pretty much don’t turn anyone away for wok, unless the band is in the studio or on tour.
-What could we wish to Devourment in the future? How do you see the band in the time to come?
We just want to continue to play good shows, and write the music we want to play. Hopefully our fans will always be happy and supportive of what we put out. Doesn’t always work out that way unfortunately, but we always try to get across that we never intend to change our style or try to make our music more accessible. That will never happen with us.
-You’ve signed on the Brutal Bands label.
How does it work? Is it a demand from the band or the label contacted you to work together?
I actually contacted them because I heard great things about their customer service and really liked their roster of bands. Basically, when we released Butcher the Weak initially, it was self released. We made the decision to re-record Butcher the Weak, but this time wanted to get it on a label so it would get more exposure, so I contacted Brutal Bands about it and a 2 album deal was made.
-On the myspace’s page, we see a lot of “maggots” drawning.
Could you explain us the concept? Where this idea is from?
Was it something like a contest?
It’s pretty cool how that started happening. I originally drew it for the Molesting disc art. When we were working on Butcher the Weak, I planned on drawing a new one, but decided to as another artist to do his version of the design, which ended up being Studio Sho, who is one of my favorite artists. What he did was so amazing, it seemed like a great idea to get another artist to do one for Unleash the Carnivore. I contacted Dan Seagrave, who is a huge inspiration to me artistically and he agreed to do his own version. What he came up with just totally blew me away. Next I asked Mark Riddick to design one, another huge inspiration to me, and his was also incredible. So I posted those on our myspace page, and from there, artists just started submitting their own versions of it. It just became almost a project for every underground artist to do. There has been some really awesome designs and its just a really cool way to check out an artist’s interpretation of that design.
-This interview is now finished, do you want to say something more?
Thanks so much for the support, and for all you European sickos, come check us out on our tour in August!
-Thanks for the time according to us.
All the best for you and the band!
It’s a pleasure according us this interview with you.
Things are great, thanks for the interview!
-Can you briefly present us the Devourment’s line up?
What are your impressions about this?
Devourment consists of me on vocals, Ruben Rosas on guitar, Eric Park on drums and 1,000% on bass, formerly known as Captain Piss. This has been the lineup for the last 2 albums and will be on the next one as well.
-I think the band split in 1999.
Can you explain us the reasons of this?
It was a combination of things but the main reason was that Ruben Rosas, who was the vocalist for the band at the time, went to prison for 2 years. I tried to keep the band going with moderate success, but the band really didn’t get truly back together until about 2004.
-Why did you finally decided to reform the band in 2005?
Who had this idea?
It was 2004 that and Ruben and I hooked up with Eric Park, who was a perfect fit for the band since day one. Ruben and I just decided it was the right time to do it, so we wrote Butcher the Weak and recorded it in 2005. Ruben and I both attempted to resurrect the band before that, but it never really worked out.
-Mike, previously you were bassist in the band and you became the singer.
Why this changement?
When we reformed in 2004, Ruben was going to play guitar as the former guitarists Brain Wynn and Kevin Clark more or less, disappeared from contact, so we decided to forge on without them. We got our original vocalist Wayne Knupp to once again do vocals for the band, but not long after that, he decided to leave due to some problems in his personal life. We then had to decide what to do, so at a practice one day, I picked up the mic and gave it a try. I knew I would have to practice quite a bit but was confident I could pull it off. After time, it all worked out very well.
-What place do you prefer in Devourment? Vocals or bass?
Vocals for sure, less shit to carry. I also love being in control of a crowd, it’s a killer rush.
-From the beginning to today, how the band evolved?
It’s evolved tremendously. The band now as opposed to the original lineup is more focused. I wouldn’t say one is better than the other, but different for sure, without losing focus of our sound or music. We have definitely progressed as song writers, as I think any band must to succeed.
Are there some differences between it?
The main difference is the songwriters. Back then, Brain Wynn was the primary song writer. Now, the whole band really is involved which I think makes for a lot more diversity, and bonds the band members a lot tighter.
-In 2005, you made a split called “united state of goregrind” with notably Screaming afterbirth.
How did this collaboration take place?
Haha, Im not really sure to tell you the truth. They contacted us and I said sure, put Babykiller and Autoerotic Asphyxiation on for us. We ended up getting some cds as payment and the credits were even wrong for us. I thought that kind of sucked, oh well, its cool, we appreciate any support really.
-You are also designer, and you manage Jewski art. You have work for bands like Insidious Decrepancy, Abominable Putridity, Degrade, Putrid Pile, Guttural Secrete and many many more…
How did you come to make design nowadays? Do you create artworks for Devourment?
Yeah actually one of the first bands I ever did t-shirt art was Devourment, and that was before I was in the band. So of course I still do designs for Devourment. A lot of the bands I do art for are good friends of mine, and bands I really love so its great to be able to do art for them. A lot of work just comes to me. People write me on my art myspace page and I pretty much don’t turn anyone away for wok, unless the band is in the studio or on tour.
-What could we wish to Devourment in the future? How do you see the band in the time to come?
We just want to continue to play good shows, and write the music we want to play. Hopefully our fans will always be happy and supportive of what we put out. Doesn’t always work out that way unfortunately, but we always try to get across that we never intend to change our style or try to make our music more accessible. That will never happen with us.
-You’ve signed on the Brutal Bands label.
How does it work? Is it a demand from the band or the label contacted you to work together?
I actually contacted them because I heard great things about their customer service and really liked their roster of bands. Basically, when we released Butcher the Weak initially, it was self released. We made the decision to re-record Butcher the Weak, but this time wanted to get it on a label so it would get more exposure, so I contacted Brutal Bands about it and a 2 album deal was made.
-On the myspace’s page, we see a lot of “maggots” drawning.
Could you explain us the concept? Where this idea is from?
Was it something like a contest?
It’s pretty cool how that started happening. I originally drew it for the Molesting disc art. When we were working on Butcher the Weak, I planned on drawing a new one, but decided to as another artist to do his version of the design, which ended up being Studio Sho, who is one of my favorite artists. What he did was so amazing, it seemed like a great idea to get another artist to do one for Unleash the Carnivore. I contacted Dan Seagrave, who is a huge inspiration to me artistically and he agreed to do his own version. What he came up with just totally blew me away. Next I asked Mark Riddick to design one, another huge inspiration to me, and his was also incredible. So I posted those on our myspace page, and from there, artists just started submitting their own versions of it. It just became almost a project for every underground artist to do. There has been some really awesome designs and its just a really cool way to check out an artist’s interpretation of that design.
-This interview is now finished, do you want to say something more?
Thanks so much for the support, and for all you European sickos, come check us out on our tour in August!
-Thanks for the time according to us.
All the best for you and the band!
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