Transcending Obscurity labelmates Dischordia and The Last of Lucy will be bringing their distinct brands of technical death metal across the eastern United States this June on “The Abyss Tour.” Dischordia’s latest offering is 2022’s Triptych. Mixed and mastered by Colin Marston (Gorguts, Replicant), the album showcases the band’s signature dissonant brand of tech deathContinue reading “The Last of Lucy, Dischordia to tour Eastern US in June”
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Episode Excerpt: Dennis Röndum (Spawn of Possession) on playing “Scorched”, and BEGOTTEN (unreleased album feat. SOP members)
Blogging returns to calideath.com! Coming off our recent episode #37 with Dennis Röndum, drummer and vocalist of the legendary Spawn of Possession, we had a great career-spanning discussion, with several interesting topics that are highlighted below. Recording the drums for “Scorched” Spawn of Possession pushed the boundaries of death metal in nearly every direction: songwriting,Continue reading “Episode Excerpt: Dennis Röndum (Spawn of Possession) on playing “Scorched”, and BEGOTTEN (unreleased album feat. SOP members)”
Blogging Hiatus
Apologies for the hiatus in blog posts. I haven’t had the time to update the website since I got a new teaching position, and I started renting a new lockout for band rehearsals. More Cali Death content will appear here eventually.
Episode Excerpt: Defeated Sanity on recruiting AJ Magana, recording Chapters of Repugnance
Defeated Sanity’s Chapters of Repugnance (2010), once advertised via CD sticker as “the most brutal album of all time,” owes its heaviness in part to the insane vocals of California Death Metal vocalist AJ Magana. In this excerpt we asked the band how they got hooked up with AJ to record the album and perform a select few shows.
Episode Excerpt: Diego Sanchez on his formative musical history
In this excerpt from Ep. 4, Diego Sanchez talks to us about his family’s musical heritage, getting exposed to death metal in high school, playing in Strangulation alongside Ben Marlin and Travis Ryan, learning alternate picking in order to play Disgorge, and writing the material for 1999’s She Lay Gutted.
Ep. 12: Cary Geare (Son of Aurelius, AllRealm (who?), &…Odious Mortem?!?)
We did a deep dive into music projects past, present, and future with longtime friend Cary Geare. Some topics we covered in this episode: Meeting Joel & early projects Seeing Odious Mortem for the first time Writing music with KC at the furniture dome Recording the first Son of Aurelius demo Writing 2010’s The FarthestContinue reading “Ep. 12: Cary Geare (Son of Aurelius, AllRealm (who?), &…Odious Mortem?!?)”
Episode Excerpt: Matt Sotelo on forming Decrepit Birth, creating …And Time Begins
In this excerpt from Ep. 2, Matt recalls the formation of Decrepit Birth, meeting Derek Boyer, and recording 2003’s …And Time Begins in his home studio.
Episode Excerpt: Jacoby and Mike on Erik Lindmark’s Passing
In this excerpt from Ep. 1, Mike Hamilton and Jacoby Kingston of Deeds of Flesh candidly recount hearing of their bandmate Erik Lindmark’s passing.
EP. 11: Defeated Sanity
Cali Death Podcast kicked off 2021 by welcoming on the champions of modern death metal: Defeated Sanity, who assimilated Cali Death influence into their multifaceted and ultimately unique style.
Episode Excerpt: Jacoby Kingston on starting Deeds of Flesh, recording Gradually Melted
In this excerpt from Ep. 1, Jacoby Kingston recalls his first band, meeting Erik Lindmark, forming Deeds of Flesh, and recording their 1995 EP, Gradually Melted.
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