WRETCHED DECAY, are a brutal new Death Metal band from Pittsburgh. These guys haven't been around too long, but i'm sure you'll be hearing more about em in the near future. With 3 out of 4 members being in the previous band DEAD BY DAWN. This band is fuckin sick. I highly recommend checkin them out. Their website should be up in the next couple months or sooner. I had the opportunity to check out one of their practices and was very impressed. Which was cool cause when they played a local metal show back in April, i missed out on their set cause i was puking in the parking lot. The whole band came up my place on muthas day and 2 of em did this interview, while the whole time there was puke everywhere on my floor, but it didn't seem to bother them, though there was a mighty stench as the puke was fresh. So read on and keep a lookout for them.
Interview with bassist Joe & guitarist Jake
Interview by DJ BUSHMADO
So when did Wretched Decay begin and how did you form?
We started in august of 2004 after our former band dead by dawn broke up. We replaced our former singer Ed Gremba with a new vocalist Tony Corsaro.
What is the current line up?
Tony-Vocals, Nick-Drums, Jake-guitar,Joe-Bass/Backing Vocals
Are you recording anytime soon?
We are recording at Duquesne University with Dave Watson of Grave Desire.
3 out of 4 of you were in the PGH Death Metal band DEAD BY DAWN? what was the reason for the split up and did yinz ever record anything?
We needed a change from the music we were making at the time and some inner band bullshit. We recorded around 5 singles with Skip (Baghead,Byzantine) each having 2-3 songs on them. We only destibuted the first session which contained "Visions of the WIcked" and "Cast Down".
3 out of 4 of you were also in Christ Repulsive, what happen with that project?
Christ Repulsive was actually just a working name that we later changed into Wretched Decay. AT the time we also had Joe(Sinning is Our Savior,
Built Upon Frustration) but he quit.
Where did you find your new vocalist Tony?
He came up to us after our first show when we were Christ Repulsive and asked if we needed a singer, which at the time we needed. We got together about a week later with him and he was exactly what we were looking for.
What has been the best show you've played so far?
Every show we play is one step closer to where we want to be as a band.
What bands do youm usualy play with?
We've played with Serious Grind, A Moment of Clarity, N.O.F., and Conelrad
Are you all from Pittsburgh?
Joe is from New Jersey but everyone else is from pittsburgh
Whre is yuour favorite place to play in the burgh?
georgios and mr. smalls
Where did you come up with the name Wretched Decay?
We were high and pissed off
What bands have the memebers of Wretched Decay previously been in?
we were all in dead by dawn accept for our singer tonny and our drummer nick was in HeadCase. Jake was in Cenotaph previously before Dead by dawn, and joe was in A Moment of Clarity
Who are some of your favorite bands?
lots of bands off of Unique leader and Relapse like Origin, Deeds of Flesh, Decapitated, Cannibal Corpse, Severe Torture,gorgasm,Psychroptic,Cephalic Carnage, Deicide, Malevolent Creation, Vile, Decrepid Birth, Myrskog, and Mayham
First show Wretched Decay played?
At Georgios With Conelrad, NOF, and Serious Grind
What are your thoughts on the PGH Metal scene?
Not enough death metal bands, not enough mosh pits,and not enough places to play. Everytime the community grows a little bit more though, I just think some Metalheads need to get out from under their rocks and start supporting the scene.
Best Live band?
the best live band we have seen was dimmu borgir.
Current Playlist?
Decrepid Birth and the new Origin,"Echos of Decimation"
Thoughts on the curent state of the world?
the world needs to die.
Wretched Decay website
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