How much time after COVID restrictions were lifted did you wait to play shows again?Īlex: Yeah! As soon as we felt it was safe we were back playing live.ĭo you feel like there’s been a renewed energy injected into the scene? Steve: I think the scene has always been pretty good unfortunately venues are disappearing in Boston. There are a good core of bands here in Massachusetts and in the New England area there are quite a few top grind bands. You guys have been going on for 10 years, how different is the scene you occupied back then compared to now?Īlex: I feel that the scene is actually thriving. Steve: The members of Horrible Earth have combined all of their favorite hrindcore, hardcore punk, and death metal influences in creating their best album yet, Weakened by Civilization. He always has the right verse for the moment.ĭescribe this new record in one sentence.Īlex: Fast and brutal with moments of pure filth. I’ve said it before it’s like grindcore public service announcements under a minute! Most of the lyrical content does ring true today, some older songs I went off the reservation with stranger fringe subjects but yes I think the messages holdĪlex: I won’t comment on Steve’s lyrics. Steve: The state of the planet, misinformation, sociopolitical subjects. Lyrically what inspired you on this album? Do you feel like your lyrics have also changed over the years or do you feel like what you wrote 10 years ago still rings true today? Steve: We always sneak in new stuff when we play out ! our fans notice, after our set they definitely approach us and ask wtf was that song and they usually take the set list we printed out and if you come to our shows then you know you want one of our set lists! Some folks get mad because they feel that the songs are a tease. People have been generally pretty receptive. We did Typical Human Behavior and our self-titled album there alsoĭid you guys test these songs on audiences before the release? What’s the reaction been like?Īlex: We did, we have been playing these songs for quite a while. Steve: We are very fortunate to have a great relationship with New Alliance Audio, working with Jon Taft, and with Nick Zampiello at New Alliance East makes it easy for us and we are very comfortable there. We hashed it out in rehearsals with David and Steve working on the arrangements.Ī post shared by Horrible Earth was the recording process for Weakened By Civilization like? To be honest, Frank wrote 99% of the riffs on this record. Steve: I think we stick to more of the older style of grindcore when it comes to key influences but what really changed the writing was the addition of David’s drummingĪlex (bass): My key influence is always Nasum.

What were some of your key influences going into this and did they change when you wrote the new record?

Shortly after we formed Alex brought Frank in and that was the first version of the band. One day we were jamming the song and Alex turned to me and said that’s a great name for a band, and it stuck in my head.Īlex and I were really looking to start a grindcore band and convinced some good friends from the Boston band Guilty as Sin to join Horrible Earth. Steve (vocals): Horrible Earth was the title of a song Alex and I wrote with a project band called Violent Order. If you enjoy grindcore dealing with the reality of capitalism delivered through calloused hands and exhausted eyes. I’ve been meaning to get an interview with them done for awhile so here it is at long last. Weakened By Civilization by HORRIBLE EARTH

They even flex their playing skills well with a jazz number in the middle of the album that somehow doesn’t stop the experience dead in its tracks, on the contrary even, it elevates it. Now, seven years, their latest record drops you right in the middle of Boston’s worst streets (aka Allston) and reminded you just how awful everyday life really can be not just out here but in America at large. Since forming, Horrible Earth have dropped a slew of singles and dropped their debut album, Typical Human Behavior, in 2016.

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