Californian old school death metal act 𝙈𝘼𝙎𝙎𝙀𝘾𝙐𝙏𝙊𝙍 got its formation start by Joseph Landeros, gathering together members within the scene, they have played shows, released some material, including a recent single "Chaos Magick", with an upcoming album out sometime soon! Joseph himself discusses a lot of the band's insight about their formation, releases thus far, and what plans are set in stone, as far as shows, music, and much else.
1. Where did you get the idea for the band name, you planned it or did it come out just like that?
The Name “Massecutor” first originated from one of the many names I chose for when I was creating the band, initially as a thrash metal band believe it or not. A lot of people connect the dots when reading it ultimately is a shortened version of Mass Executor.
2. Why did you want to play this genre?
I ended up falling in love with Old School Death Metal as many know is a derivative of thrash from back then. I just absolutely loved everything about it. In addition, Its just fucking heavy as hell.
3. Did you know each other before the band was formed?
I started Massecutor alone. I ended up meeting all of my boys who are now my closest friends through the metal scene of L.A. and I met Zvon in my hometown of Santa Clarita. I felt inspired by the music and decided to put something out there which was a couple of demos and my debut release of “Conceptual Visions”. I asked them to be a part of this passion of mine and as time went on we've been dedicated to this project ever since.
4. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?
We are based in Los Angeles, which is where we play most of our shows. 3 of us are actually originally based out of Santa Clarita. A.K.A. the Six Flags Magic Mountain city haha.
5. Who or what inspires you to write songs?
My personal inspirations for writing music would have to be Slayer, Death, Suffocation, and Obituary. And of course, almost all of the 90s OSDM bands! The list goes on.
6. What are your songs about? (What specific themes do they cover?)
Themes usually covered in our songs pertain to what many old school death metal bands wrote about as well. The story of a gruesome death, The complexities and mysteries of reality, and real-world tragedies.
7. Do you write your own songs? (Discuss the songwriting process in detail.)
In the very beginning I wrote all the songs. But as for our upcoming album release. Me and my boys have written and collaborated with each other in the new songs we will be featuring very soon. The song writing process has been an easy-going process. The two main forces of songwriting have so far been me (Joseph) and Zvon, our bassist. Jake and Ayden created their own unique touches on the song(s). Zvon and I usually meet up and write the structures and lyrics of the songs together to see what best serves the song and the integrity of our sound.
8. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?
What we have released as a full line up has been our Live and newest version of “Arctic Autopsy" and our newest single “Chaos Magick”. Fans and new listeners should expect the old school brutality of our sound and our image.
9. Do you have any new music in the works?
Yes! We have an upcoming album we've been working on for 2 years now that will hopefully be released by the ending of this year… so stay tuned!
10. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?
We’re very limited to playing shows at the moment since we are prioritizing our upcoming releases. As far as touring. We will have one planned once the album is released.
11. What plans do you have for the rest of this year?
The only plans we have for the rest of the year is recording the album, mastering it and opening for VIO-LENCE in December!
12. Where can we find you online, listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?
You can find Massecutor mostly on all streaming platforms, YouTube and Bandcamp. We mostly sell our merch at shows! But if people want to buy online they just DM the account so then we can mail it out! I appreciate your time for this interview Natalie! Much love from me and my boys. Hails!!! - Joseph
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