A while back ago I downloaded a song with this band called Putrid Pile, completely unknown to me before. And the brutality suddenly hit me. "Fuckin' ace!" was my initial thought, but of course I thought in Swedish, hehe. I was glad that Shaun were up to making this interview...
And as usual I can't remember when the hell we started this intie. Done by email one question at a time it takes a while. Last answer was received at the 2nd of August.



Hi, Shaun!
Hope everything's alright over there in the "land of the free", hehe. Let's just start with your introduction of the band. Not a biography (unless you really want to), just let the readers know who you are and give the other members of Putrid Pile a shout out.
WHAT'S UP Y'ALL?! PUTRID PILE IS A SICK AND DISGUSTING DEATH METAL GORE BAND WITH SLAM! SICK,SICK,SICK! AT FIRST IT WAS JUST ONE MEMBER, ME, SHAUN LACANNE AND THEN I RECRUITED ANOTHER GUITAR PLAYER BRANDON WHITE.

As you said, Putrid Pile was a one-man band at first. But now you've almost got a complete line up. What made you deicide to stop being a one-man project? And how is the search for a bass player going? You have got Derek Hoffman behind the drums, right? Was he in the band when you recorded the CD "Collection Of Butchery" or did you use a drum machine for that?
WELL ACTUALLY NOW IT'S JUST ME AND MY OTHER GUITAR PLAYER BRANDON. DEREK WAS IN THE BAND BUT HAD TO GRACEFULLY BOW OUT. HE'S ALSO IN FLESHGRIND AND THEY JUST GOT DONE RECORDING THEIR NEW FULL LENGTH AND ARE GOING TO BE ON TOUR SOON. WE'RE STILL COOL WITH EACH OTHER THOUGH. HE'S GOT PRIORITIES THAT NEED TO BE FILLED, YA KNOW? I USED A DRUM MACHINE FOR THE ALBUM. PLUS I OVERDUBBED LIVE CYMBALS AND LIVE TOMS. THAT'S WHY THE DRUMS SOUND REAL.

ahh. I see... Will you try to get a full setting for live shows and stuff?
The CD is some really brutal stuff, and so are your lyrics. Do you take on inspiration for those by real persons that you know and feel deserve what you describe in your lyrics?
WELL IT'S JUST BRANDON AND I FOR NOW PLAYING THE LIVE SHOWS. I GET SOME INSPIRATION FROM SOME REAL PEOPLE AS WELL AS USING MY IMAGINATION. IT'S KINDA WHAT EVER COMES TO MIND, YA KNOW? WHAT EVER I CAN THINK OF THAT'S SICK!

hehehe... Being "sick" seems to be quite important to you ;)
You will play at a couple of metalfests soon. Do you have any special memory from a live show that you care to tell us about? Maybe even your best memory :)
Yeah bro, sickness is the key!! ha,ha! I'd have to say the Maryland Deathfest was the best show i ever played. It was the most people i have played in front of to date, and the response really threw me back! i'd love to play there every year if i could.

The death metal scene over there in the US seems to blossom at the moment. A lot of bands, labels, touring and so on... When did this uprising begin, and where there any special bands that helped it on the way? Do you think that it will continue to blossom?
I really couldn't tell you when the "uprising" began, but it has been going really good lately! i keep hearing about more and more band that are coming out of the woodwork. Good bands too i might add! i couldn't say what bands helped it,besides Lividity,Disgorge(CA),Devourment,and Skinless. They helped out a great deal i believe. Yes i think it'll continue to blossom. More and more people are getting introduced to bands in the underground and realizing that there's really a lot of brutal bands out there.

What are your own personal favourites when it comes to death metal, American and foreign bands? What bands inspired you to play brutal death metal? Do you maybe listen to other types of music for inspiration?
PYAEMIA,DISGORGE(CA),DEVOURMENT,PIGSTY,DYING FETUS,LIVIDITY,DEEDS OF FLESH,INTERNAL SUFFERING. THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. I ALSO LIKE A LOT OF OTHER KINDS OF MUSIC TOO. AS LONG AS THERE'S SOME THOUGHT IN IT,YOU KNOW? I JUST CANT HANDLE SOME COUNTRY. I CAN TAKE ABOUT A SONG OR SO THEN I START PULLING OUT MY HAIR! LOL! WHEN I COME HOME AFTER WORK AND POP IN A CD,IT'S PRETTY MUCH BRUTAL DEATH THOUGH.

I totally understand. Country is like the worst :)
Now that you're no longer just a one-man band, how do you go about composing new songs? Is it still just you or do you take equal responsibility, or what? You're just two guys so I suppose your not coming up with the stuff in a rehearsal room, so how do you do?
WELL BRANDON WILL SHOW ME SOME RIFFS AND WE'LL DECIDE WHICH ONES ARE USEABLE AND WHICH ONES ARE NOT. MOSTLY I COME UP WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE MATERIAL THOUGH. WE JUST HOOKED UP A FEW MONTHS AGO,SO WE'RE STILL GETTING USED TO EACH OTHER'S STYLE. BRANDON PRETTY MUCH KNOWS WHAT I WANT AND HOW I LIKE MY SONGS TO GO. THE NEW TUNES ARE GOING TO BE TOTALLY SICK!

How has you work with United Guttural been going? Satisfied?
What kind of deal did you get for the CD? How did you handle studio costing and so on...?
SORRY I REALLY DON'T LIKE TO DISCUSS BUSINESS TO THE PUBLIC. SORRY

Hahaha... No problem. Could you at least tell me/us if you will continue to work with UG for you next record? When can we expect new stuff from you to be released?
THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING. YEAH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING IT WITH UG POSSIBLY. I WOULD LIKE TO. I THINK WE'LL HAVE THE SONGS FOR THE NEW ALBUM DONE SOMETIME LATE IN '04. WE'RE GOING TO START WRITING THE NEW MATERIAL AFTER THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST IN AUGUST. WE'RE JUST CONCENTRATING ON THAT RIGHT NOW AND THEN WE'LL START WRITING THE NEW STUFF. I HAVE ABOUT A SONG AND A HALF RIGHT NOW.

Late '04. That's a long time...
Why do you think that there are so few women that play this kind of brutal music, or brutal music at all? I've thought a little about it, but can't really figure out why. Maybe you have a clue :)
Lyrics to brutal death metal often describe murders, but also a lot of "fucking", raping and generally degrading towards women. Why is that? And do you think that may have something to do with the fact that women don't exercise this type of music, 'cause they're repelled?
YEAH THAT'S A LITTLE BIT FOR THE NEXT ALBUM,BUT WE HAVE A 4-WAY SPLIT COMING UP SOON ON UNITED GUTTURAL WITH DYSCRASIA,BOUND AND GAGGED, AND SCREAMING AFTERBIRTH. I COULDN'T TELL YOU ABOUT THAT WOMEN AND DEATH METAL THING.. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CRAZY CHICKS THAT ARE TOTALLY DIE HARD FOR IT THOUGH! MAYBE IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO FUCK DURING A GRIND OR SOMETHING. HA,HA! I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF GORE AND STUFF THAT INVOLVES WOMEN ,BUT IT'S JUST LIKE A LOT OF HORROR MOVIES,THEY'RE ALWAYS KILLING WOMEN AND SHIT TOO. IT'S THE SAME THING BUT JUST IN MUSIC. THERE'S A HIDDEN MEANING THAT JUST SAYS WE LOVE THEM. (he,he)

Ahh� I see, hehe.
You know what� I�m running out of questions. But before we call it quits, what can we expect from Putrid Pile in the future?
DEFINITELY MORE AGGRESSION. THE NEW STUFF IS GOING TO TOTALLY CRUSH. BRANDON WANT TO GET MORE AGGRESSIVE AS WELL,SO I THINK THE NEW MATERIAL IS GOING TO WORK OUT WELL. PROBABLY MORE GRINDS AND A LOT MORE FASTER PACED STUFF.

I�d have to thank you for your time, and I hope things work out great for you guys. The CD kicks ass, really looking forward to hearing your new stuff. Anything you�d like to say to end this?
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INTERVIEW! FUCKIN' A!!
THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST IN PUTRID PILE AND JAMMIN' OUT ON THE CD! CHECK OUT "COLLECTION OF BUTCHERY" AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK EVERYONE! IT'S ONLY FOR THE SICK AND TWISTED!
www.putridpile.com



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United Guttural Records