bodycounter: Hello Adam, first of all, thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. Well, here they come:
Tell us a little about the history of the band, when did you start, line-up changes etc.
Adam: Dysentery first started back in the summer of 02 as a project between Will, Jeff, Tom, and Jake. Will has been a friend of mine for a long time and I was in a band with him before that so when he told me about Dysentery I was interested and was then told to come play bass. I think they had one song at that point and from there we wrote a few more and at the end of 2002/beginning of 2003 we recorded the demo entitled "Slaughtered Remnants". Throughout that next year we played a bunch of shows with bands like Goratory, Terminally Your Aborted Ghost, Leukorrhea, and others from the area. We got a lot of good reception after our sets and a bunch of people came up to grab our demo, being amazed that we were so young, our ages at the time ranging from 14-18. At the end of 2003 we recorded the split with Gutrot and then things went dormant after that. Jake and Tom our guitarists as well as Jeff our drummer left for different reasons. Fast forward about 3 years. The end of 2006 marked the return of Dysentery. We picked up Nick on guitar from some Grateful Dead cover band (inside joke) and we got Jeff's cousin, Eric to take the drumming job. That about brings everyone up to speed, haha.
bodycounter: The amazing songs on your split with Gutrot made me want to hear more from Dysentery, and a full length entitled "From Past Suffering Comes New Flesh" was supposed to be released a long time ago. Will it ever be released, and if so, why this delay?
Adam: We are lazy bastards. I'm kidding of course... After the Gutrot split recordings Dysentery had a huge fall out which just left Will pretty much. When I recorded my parts on the split I wasn't technically in the band anymore as I was doing full-time duty in Terminally Your Aborted Ghost. So for all this time, Dysentery was pretty much nothing. We have reformed (and are looking for a second guitarist, so if you're in the MA area please apply!) and are writing now for our full length that should have been 3 years ago. Sorry to keep you all waiting!
bodycounter: How would you describe the sound of Dysentery?
Adam: Dysentery is heaviness. We like to grind and churn out heavy, brutal slam. We aren't trying to be something we aren't and you won't hear us try to tell you otherwise. We also aren't a "by the book" slam/death band either. There is more substance to our sound, especially now more than ever!
bodycounter: Will there be fan wear e.g. shirts of your band available? And if so, where can it be bought?
Adam: Funny you mention that... we are currently in the process of getting shirts done now. They should be available in about a month or so from now so keep checking our myspace for updates.
bodycounter: What do you think of the Death Metal scene today and what would you like to change about it?
Adam: I don't know if you have noticed... but there is a huge influx of "scenester" and "hardcore" people playing their generic metalcore breakdowns and trying to do death metal vocals (BREEEEEE is death metal vocals?) all while labeling themselves as "death metal". I would like to see that stop. It's just false advertisement really. Stick to wearing your tight flared bottom jeans and spending an hour a day on your hair and leave the brutality to the pro's, Jr... Other than that, death metal has only gotten better and bands like Inveracity, Disavowed, Defeated Sanity, and Suffocation keep the bar high so other bands can try to step up their game to meet and even surpass them.
bodycounter: Name five of your all-time favorite bands and why you love them.
Adam: I'm warning you... you aren't going to see a lot of death metal on this list
Suffocation: Heaviest band ever. Period.
Anathema: They have music for every occasion. Besides, they continue to evolve their style and remain an excellent band in the process. Not many bands can do that.
Iron Maiden: I mean... come on.
Mercenary: They have excellent song writing abilities and a great mix of heaviness and melody. Excellent vocalist too.
Garden of Shadows: a band that didn't really release a whole lot of material but what they did release is top notch and original. I wish they would get back together.
bodycounter: What are in your mind the most promising newcomers in the scene?
Adam: I just recently have gotten back into the scene so I'm still listening around but Abominable Putridity, Cephalotripsy, Guttural Engorgement, Proteus, Porphyria, The Partisan Turbine, Sexcrement, and others I can't really remember off the top of my head right now. These guys all seem like they can go far.
bodycounter: What do you hear apart from Death Metal?
Adam: I have a VERY diverse taste in music and I generally listen to video game music more than anything. On top of that I listen to: trance, euro beat, classical, oldies, 80's pop, 90's pop, thrash, power metal, I listen to a lot of doom metal, movie soundtracks, a little older rap, brutal death metal, grind, monk chanting, new age, even 30's style music... I have musical ADS I guess, haha.
bodycounter: Are you planning to going on tour? If yes, will it include Germany as well?
Adam: Well touring is on the agenda of every band but the question is WHEN we will tour. We actually got offered a European tour spot a month ago but we aren't prepared enough right now, even though we want to be! It takes a lot of work to start again from square one like we are doing and in about a year or so after we get the full length out, touring will be a much more accessible option.
bodycounter: Ok, thanks for answering my questions, you have the last word.
Adam: Thanks a lot for wanting to interview me and I hope I answered everything correctly, haha. PLEASE check us out at http://www.myspace.com/dysenterygrind and keep checking it out for updates about shirts, shows, recordings, and all that other shit. Downloading music is ok... as long as you buy cds from time to time if you enjoy it enough or whatever. Buy, download, and even straight up steal our cd from your friends... I don't care! Ummm ... I guess that's pretty much it, haha!!!
