Visceral Throne

Hello, How are you ? Thanks for this interview

Pretty damned good. We're happy to do it.


Visceral Throne is a recent band only formed in 2009. It's though well busy. Could you describe the band briefly for those who might not know you ?

Visceral Throne is a brutal death metal band from Evansville, IN, in an area where there aren't even any death metal bands, let alone a BRUTAL death metal band. We are a brutal death metal band that doesn't try to be the most brutal or the fastest, but tries to write the best, infectious, memorable tunes.


Where does the band name come from? Who got the idea ?

The band name is a symbol for our lyrical themes and philosophical ideas. We believe that man rules the throne of man, and not a god or gods. And so, Visceral Throne would be a representation of human beings holding the throne of humanity. The band name was Andrew's idea.


Can you explain how did Visceral Throne manage to be so advanced after such a short time? What's your secret?

Well I suppose the answer to that is either that people really like our tunes or sheer luck. We wrote a 2 song demo and went into record and everything else kinda took care of itself. I wish I knew the secret that way I could apply it to all my other music projects. HAHA.


What's the message behind your music ? Who writes the lyrics?

The message behind the lyrics is to try and get people to think for themselves. Each song has an individual message I want to portray to people. For example, the song Ignorant Persistence is about how despite the scientific achievements we've acheived as mankind, the majority of humanity wants to cling onto a god or their gods. I try not to stay on the same topic too much too. So all our lyrics aren't necessarily about religion. Some are about the corruption of mankind as well. Also, Andrew writes the lyrics, as well as all the music.


What are your future projects with Visceral Throne ? Is there something you'd like, you'd hope for but which isn't planned yet?

Well we are going to record our first full length this summer. After that it will be released on Brutal Bands. After that, there will be a lot of touring and fests. Possibly some overseas events. Only time will tell.


From April 2010 you have 4 tour dates for the moment. What are your hopes for that? What's your feeling about those?

Well a lot fo the shows we are doing at the moment are local, as we have seemed to create quite a following here in Evansville, IN. But we are also playing the Mid American Metalfest with Devourment, Putrid Pile and some other top notch brutal death bands. We're pretty excited for that.


You are from Evansville in the USA. And your 4 shows will be in this town. How is the local metal scene? What's the more listened-to metal genre?

The local metal scene here is piss poor. The scene here is mainly core/scene, but recently there has been a resurgence of metal. The most listened to genre of metal in Evansville, IN, is Deathcore, if you call that a genre of metal. But we have got quite a bit of support here locally and the shows we have done here have all been good.


You seem quite young so I suppose you're still at school. How do you cope with school and the band (rehearsals, recording, classes, homeworks...)

Well I suppose that would be a question for the other guys to answer, because yes, they are still in school. However, we seem to make time for practicing at least once a week. School hasn't really been much of a problem at this point. And we plan on recording in the summer so we can take all the time we need. It's really not much of a hassle, the way I see it.


I think you are busy composing an album. Can you already reveal some things about this album? (lyrics, artwork, recordings...)

Well we're trying to keep a lid on the details until we've got some solid, in writing plans for everything. We've picked out a studio and an artist. It will all be revealed in time. But however there are 5 songs done for the album at this point. There will be another 4 for a total of 9 songs.


When do you think we could hear it?

There may be a sampler up sometime late summer.


Which bands and which music style are a source of influence for your band? Do all the bands members have the same tastes when it comes to music?

Our main influences are Internal Suffering, Disgorge and Suffocation. We are also influenced by bands like Devourment, Meshuggah, Defeated Sanity and some others. The majority of the guys in the band are all about the brutal shit. Our lead guitar player is into a lot of the shred stuff and deathcore. But we all have a diverse collection of things we like.

This interview is almost over, one last word to say?

Thanks for the interview! Make sure to check us out if we come near your area!


Thanks for taking time to answer this interview and good luck for the future.