PG- Hey dudes! How is the new album coming?
Rasyid (WR)- We’ve completed all that was needed to be done on our part. It was a really tough period for all of us, not blessed with much time to come up with songs and practice and obstacles in our path, but we managed to in the end.
PG- What can we expect on the record?
Rasyid- Not gonna say anything about the record, but Earache just uploaded a track on Youtube.
(PG: Check it out! Manipulation)
PG- How is the recording process? Are there many obstacles between writing and getting the album on the shelves?
Rasyid- We came to the studio with nothing, just right off the bat jamming. Recently we had just came back from our US tour, and we had a deadline to come up with new materials by January. I had no time to come up with songs, so we just went into the studio and ask each other “so how you want it to sound?” It worked very well for us, much better than how we did ‘Abuse.’
PG- You guys have toured in Europe and America. How did those shows differ from shows in Singapore?
Rasyid- The obvious difference is the number of attendance and level of support. I’m not saying that we get lesser support from Singapore, but when you see people going apeshit with beer cups flying all over in EU and US, you feel so much more comfortable playing in front of the crazies.
PG- Singapore’s government is pretty strict, right? What’s the metal scene there like?
Rasyid- The scene here, including punk, is kinda quiet right now due to the lack of spaces to play. We had a couple of punk spaces a few months back but due to high rental costs, the kids had to give it up. The ones that are left have insane prices, but once in a while, there’ll be one. In Singapore bands do not play in pubs or bars. Those venues are reserved for bands that play Top 40s bullshit so everyone can be comfortable, sing along and get drunk too. I guess we are not that comfortable, haha.
Rasyid (WR)- We’ve completed all that was needed to be done on our part. It was a really tough period for all of us, not blessed with much time to come up with songs and practice and obstacles in our path, but we managed to in the end.
PG- What can we expect on the record?
Rasyid- Not gonna say anything about the record, but Earache just uploaded a track on Youtube.
(PG: Check it out! Manipulation)
PG- How is the recording process? Are there many obstacles between writing and getting the album on the shelves?
Rasyid- We came to the studio with nothing, just right off the bat jamming. Recently we had just came back from our US tour, and we had a deadline to come up with new materials by January. I had no time to come up with songs, so we just went into the studio and ask each other “so how you want it to sound?” It worked very well for us, much better than how we did ‘Abuse.’
PG- You guys have toured in Europe and America. How did those shows differ from shows in Singapore?
Rasyid- The obvious difference is the number of attendance and level of support. I’m not saying that we get lesser support from Singapore, but when you see people going apeshit with beer cups flying all over in EU and US, you feel so much more comfortable playing in front of the crazies.
PG- Singapore’s government is pretty strict, right? What’s the metal scene there like?
Rasyid- The scene here, including punk, is kinda quiet right now due to the lack of spaces to play. We had a couple of punk spaces a few months back but due to high rental costs, the kids had to give it up. The ones that are left have insane prices, but once in a while, there’ll be one. In Singapore bands do not play in pubs or bars. Those venues are reserved for bands that play Top 40s bullshit so everyone can be comfortable, sing along and get drunk too. I guess we are not that comfortable, haha.
PG- There’s some great bands from Singapore, like Impiety and Rudra. Where do you all fit in to the mix?
Rasyid- Grindcore naturally fits in the punk scene, but we have lots of friends in the metal scene and once awhile, we would appear in mainstream gigs. Singapore is small. Almost everyone knows each other.
PG- What has been your favorite show to date? What is the Wormrot crowd like?
Rasyid- Difficult question which I cannot answer! I love seeing bodies flying, legs up in the air, the sudden brush on the elbow by a stage diver. It’s never about the fame or the worship for Wormrot; it’s about all of us connecting with one another and move, feel and lose yourself to the music. Headbutt wins headbang.
PG- Now…the important stuff (most readers may agree). Which country/region you have toured has the best beer? And the prettiest women?
Rasyid- you can get almost all the good beers from almost anywhere now. But I love my Pilsner Urquell in EU. Women, Serbia. Hands down.
PG- Do you have any crazy tour stories you’d like to share?
Rasyid- Ee’ve not toured that much yet to bring some crazy stories; some we find crazy but for people there it’s normal. So we’re still looking out for really crazy shit happening. Other than that, getting drunk for 3 days in Obscene Extreme Festival with other freaks in a rainy weather, went to sleep and waking up in a green field full of crusties was crazy enough for me. Fuck, it was almost beautiful.
Rasyid- Grindcore naturally fits in the punk scene, but we have lots of friends in the metal scene and once awhile, we would appear in mainstream gigs. Singapore is small. Almost everyone knows each other.
PG- What has been your favorite show to date? What is the Wormrot crowd like?
Rasyid- Difficult question which I cannot answer! I love seeing bodies flying, legs up in the air, the sudden brush on the elbow by a stage diver. It’s never about the fame or the worship for Wormrot; it’s about all of us connecting with one another and move, feel and lose yourself to the music. Headbutt wins headbang.
PG- Now…the important stuff (most readers may agree). Which country/region you have toured has the best beer? And the prettiest women?
Rasyid- you can get almost all the good beers from almost anywhere now. But I love my Pilsner Urquell in EU. Women, Serbia. Hands down.
PG- Do you have any crazy tour stories you’d like to share?
Rasyid- Ee’ve not toured that much yet to bring some crazy stories; some we find crazy but for people there it’s normal. So we’re still looking out for really crazy shit happening. Other than that, getting drunk for 3 days in Obscene Extreme Festival with other freaks in a rainy weather, went to sleep and waking up in a green field full of crusties was crazy enough for me. Fuck, it was almost beautiful.
PG- Alright dudes, thanks for your time. Do you have anything you’d like to add?
Rasyid- We are not a one-hit-wonder band and we’re working very hard to stay in the game. And thanks for the interview, it was a pleasure!
Thanks for everything Rasyid, Arif, Fit and Azean, of Wormrot! Check them out: www.myspace.com/wormrotgrind
Rasyid- We are not a one-hit-wonder band and we’re working very hard to stay in the game. And thanks for the interview, it was a pleasure!
Thanks for everything Rasyid, Arif, Fit and Azean, of Wormrot! Check them out: www.myspace.com/wormrotgrind
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