Here is the 15th installment of the Dreams of Consciousness podcast, featuring an interview with Tom Banks of the Vietnamese death metal band Disgusted. I met Tom in 2012 when Disgusted played Kuala Lumpur; having been in a band and lived in South East Asia for roughly the same period I've been writing about it for this blog, I wanted to get his perspective on the scene, and what it means to be a metal fan here. Especially important to me were his experiences in Vietnam, a scene that's little known and much overlooked, even in this region.
I'd been planning on doing a second installment of South East Asian Metal Attack since the beginning of 2014, as there have been a number of important releases this year. Between my talk with Tom and the new stuff that's come out, it seemed like a good time to zoom out and look at South East Asia as a whole again. Besides, this is the era of sequels and reboots.
My thanks to Tom for taking the time to talk to me, and to all the bands who sent me music.
TRACKLIST:
Disgusted (Vietnam) - Unleashed the Hatred
taken from the album Half Decade in Torture
Gaur (Malaysia) - Gayal
taken from the self-titled demo
Keladak (Malaysia) - Black Crows (EP Version)
taken from the EP Death By Karate
Death After Birth (Philippines) - The Other Side
taken from the upcoming Death After Birth/Surrogate Prey split from Berdugo Records
Atomicdeath (Malaysia) - Hell Reign on Earth
taken from the Re-Atomation 7"
Succubus (Malaysia) - Necrotic Rites
taken from the Descend Unto Gehenna EP
Blood Legion (Malaysia) - Cathedral of Death
taken from the Dawn of the Pariahs cassette EP
Toxemia (Philippines) - Death Blood and Murder
previously unreleased (thanks Corix!!!)
Pathogen (Philippines) - No System (Dead Ends cover)
taken from the upcoming compilation Salamat Sa Ingay: A Tribute to Dead Ends
Throw (Philippines) - Baboy
taken from the album Stand
Snäggletooth (Singapore) - First Class (featuring Mikey "HOGAN!" Thunder of Bloodstone)
previously unreleased (thanks Heryadi!!!)
Murio En El Caos (Mexico/Malaysia) - Lujo Sangre
taken from the EP Pacífico
Maskburn (Sabah/Malaysia) - Violence
taken from the Life is Short cassette EP
Flesh Disgorged (Singapore) - Indulging in Fecal Debauchary
taken from the album A Pulchritudinous Macabre
Brutore (Vietnam) - Drugged and Dislimbed
taken from the EP Mantra of Mankind
Tools of the Trade (Malaysia) - Convictions
Tools of the Trade (Malaysia) - Consumed
taken from the album Proclamation
