Show Notes
This week we are joined by Steve Regan, frontman of OG UK deathcore band Annotations Of An Autopsy. We talk about his vocal inspirations, the band's origin story, everything about the early demos & the Welcome To Sludge City EP, edgy lyrical themes, subsequent records & style changes, the band's reunion, new music & so much more.
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TIMESTAMPS (testing, testing, AI bad) 00:00:00 - Love us or hate us 00:02:39 - MySpace hustle 00:04:14 - MySpace vs. Facebook and Instagram 00:06:36 - Steve's roots and starting the band 00:11:09 - Hating "Serpents" 00:12:04 - Inhales & fake lyrics 00:14:22 - "Sludge City" controversy 00:16:37 - Gang chants 00:18:28 - Logos and design work 00:21:14 - Welcome To Sludge City artwork 00:22:57 - Rejected cover art 00:27:36 - IndieMerchstore 00:30:01 - Recording and getting signed 00:33:59 - Pigsqueals 00:45:21 - Early shows and Before The Throne Of Infection 00:48:07 - Hull Metal Fest 00:51:55 - UK deathcore scene 00:52:59 - Death metal vs. deathcore 01:00:12 - Crowd takes over "Sludge City" 01:02:48 - Stage Breaker era 01:11:11 - The hiatus 01:17:57 - Comeback shows w/ Slaughter To Prevail 01:22:42 - SS & Mitch Lucker 01:24:33 - Social awkwardness and tattooing 01:30:25 - Touring with Big Chocolate 01:36:15 - Crabcore sucks 01:48:06 - Inhale vocal debate 01:54:57 - New album 02:02:46 - Mitch Lucker wearing AOAA Hoodie
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