L: Will you give each one a different 'voice'? Maybe
clean vocals for one?
It’s complicated man at this age because I rely on
other people to go places.
B: That could definitely be a possibility; I may use clean
vocals in small parts of some songs to give it a spacey
feel. But the majority of the songs will be completely
guttural and dirty vocals. ha-ha
L: Yes I remember those days. It was hard to get the
parents to take the brontosaurus out of the cave to
take me places. And speaking of age how did you
start listening to the more extreme music when most
people you age are listening to bands like Pierce the
Veil and Black Veil Brides?
L: Do you have plans on making Fleshtorn a full band or
do you see it as always being just you?
B: I have considered making Fleshtorn a full band, but in
my current situation, because I live in a country town,
and any potential drummers and guitarists with the certain skill set required for playing this extreme music will
probably be in the city, and I’m not old enough to go
there on my own, id have to have someone drive me, it
would just be chaos, so I’m going to wait until college to
find other members possibly . because the city isn’t within walking distance ha-ha
L: So I guess it will be a few more years until we get to
see Fleshtorn live then. What bands that influenced you
the most would you like to tour or play a show with if you
could? Even bands that might not still be together today.
B: Actually, there are several one man bands that pull off
playing live by themselves, by using pre recorded background tracks. A few examples are "Blood Soaked" and
putrid pile. So I may play live sooner than that.
L: That's great. I've never seen it done. That would be
interesting to see. Are there places near you to play or
would you have to go to the city?
B: Well driving distance it isn’t that far, so I could have
someone drive me, ha-ha so probably the city.
B: Well ha-ha i started out with less heavy stuff like
Disturbed, and Slipknot, and then saw a TV show
called Metalocaylpse. that TV show is what got me
into death metal. haha now I’m a huge fan of many
old school bands like Cannibal Corpse, Carcass,
Grave, Death, Vomitory, Unleashed, Bloodbath, Bolt
Thrower, Immolation, Necrophagist, and many more.
I’m naturally old school man, and I really hope to
bring that sound back.
Oh forgot Morbid Angel haha
L: It makes me feel old seeing those bands being
called old school since I remember them starting out.
Is there anything you would like our readers to know
about Fleshtorn that I didn't cover?
B: Yes there is, LIKE MY PAGE FLESHTORN ON
FACEBOOK, KEEP OLDSCHOOL ALIVE\m/ okay
that’s about it.
L: Thank you for taking the time to do this interview!
Good luck with the album and I can't wait to hear it!
B: No problem man, I’m always happy to do interview
stay brutal \m/
- Leroy Hickman
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