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sobota 16. prosince 2023

A few questions - interview with death metal band from Mexico - ABJECT MENTOR.


A few questions - interview with death metal band from Mexico - ABJECT MENTOR.

Ave, can you introduce your band to our readers? – When was it founded and what style of music do you play etc.?

Hello, we are ABJECT MENTOR, we are a band that was founded at the end of 2020 in Aguascalientes, Mexico; with the purpose of making death metal in the style of the 90s with the current sound.

Where and under what conditions were you recording the new album? Who was in charge of sound, production and mastering?

In this title we work together trying to maintain a solid style between the songs without being changes of another style, but always maintaining death metal. Our close friend Fer Castro was the one who was in charge of giving the peculiar sound to the album using a very deep distortion, very intense voices and an aggressive drums which makes it unique to our album "abominaciones”.


How many copies were released and which medium was used for this new edition (CD, digital, vinyl, cassette)?

It is a single edition and limited to 1000 copies by Awakening Records in which it will be handled in physical Cd and digital format.

Who is the author of the lyrics and how were they created and about what do the lyrics deal with?

The author of lyrics is Tony Diaz (guitar and voice) and the purpose of the lyrics is only to show the raw side of reality, the day to day in an environment where you live fast, where death is the order of the day, we do not talk about death as something we profess but as the reality of today's world.

Who created the logo of the band, and who took care of the graphics and the website? What about you and social networks? Do you consider these things important?

The logo was created by Tony Díaz, our networks in terms of handling and graphics are in charge of that on some occasions we ourselves as a band and at other times we support ourselves with Blacksmith media. Social networks are very useful since they serve us in terms of promoting our music, events and merchandise, so we try to be active in the main networks.


Which label did you choose for releasing your album and why this label? Are you satisfied by how your label represents you and takés care about you?

We are working with Awakening Records and we are very happy to be working with them, they have given us the necessary attention that a label should have, in addition to the fact that for us it was a great thing to work with an international label.

Which bands do you idolise and where do you get your inspiration?

Our musical tastes are very varied since we like it from the progressive rock of the 70s to the most brutal of recent years, we take inspiration from bands such as Gorefest, Morbid Angel, Sadus, Possessed, Necrot, Blood Incantation, and more.

Did you send your record to some Labels - which are the labels? How was the response?

To be honest, we did not want to work with other labels nor did we previously seek to work with any, because the plan was to release the album on our own.


How many gigs have you played? Which type of gigs do you prefer, whether it's (clubs or festivals) and which of your performances would you consider as the best?

We have had around 50 shows including home shows, in small bars, in public forums, in terms of sound we prefer shows at festivals/forums but in terms of energy we prefer shows in small places.

What about your plans for the future? What do you want to achieve with the band?

We have in mind to compose music all next year, release some singles that we already have ready and we would like to achieve a few more dates in Mexico and maybe in a few years go down to the South of Latin America or visit the other side of the world.

How and where can your fans contact you? Can you provide some contact information?

To contact us, send a message to any of our official Facebook and Instagram pages or an email to antoniodeleonb@gmail.com

Thanx for the interview.
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