GROSS 8/2000 By Ian Degrussa for Undergrind Mini-zine #0 1. Give a brief history. Lee: GROSS was conceived for the sake of my pursuit to create the most extreme form of music, that being gore grind, in my own personal flavor. I was about to go off to school in Florida and in a total jolt of enthusiasm brought on by the likes (on that day) of DECOMPOSING SERENITY and DISMEMBERED FETUS I recorded a demo. GROSS is me on guitar, vox and drum programs as humanity is for the most part gay and finding other members proved a waste of time after too many attempts. After a ton of crap in my life I'm getting ready to have out some CD-Rs on several DIY labels. Check out my webzine for information for when these are available. 2. Describe your music. Lee: Sometimes I feel bad about comparing my work to other bands because I don't want to sound as though I think I'm as good as them. But inspiration for GROSS comes from a sick gallery of bands ranging from REGURGITATE to ANAL CUNT to NUCLEAR DEATH to DYSMENORRHEIC HEMORRHAGE and so on.Typically a GROSS recording will have songs less than a minute long, screeching/dying vox to blasts with inserts of midpaced groove, and in my weaker moments some sloppy guitar work (sorry I'm not a great guitarist). The full length to be released on Fuck The Scene Productions will feature a different but still total gore grind sound with insane cyber drum blasts and the most foul and dirty vocals and guitar crunch that GROSS has ever had, more along the lines of GORE BEYOND NECROPSY, ANAL BIRTH or maybe CATASEXUAL URGE MOTIVATION. I range my style but keep it gore grind all around. 3. Name the members and their part. Lee: It's mainly me on everything, but I've had some real cool guest vocalist like my friend Brussel, he did a nasty super sick vomit job on a track from the album to be released on FTSP. And my 10 year old brother Drew has done several backing vocals on previous recordings, when you hear the younger growls, that's him! 4. What's happening now? Lee: Damn! Well, I'm reinstalling Pus Vomit Productions back into the scene full throttle to make up for my absence which was beyond my control. Getting back in touch with bands I stopped writing is one thing I'm trying to atone for. I was given a printer/scanner for my birthday but still need the right disc to install it, but after that my website will feature some photos and art and GROSS T shirts will be made! There are a bunch of GROSS CD-Rs ready to spew, including a split with DYSMENORRHEIC HEMORRHAGE, also a pro CD with GYNOPHAGIA and CADAVER REMOVAL TECHNICIAN. I had an idea for a split with VOMIT SPAWN featuring live VS material but I don't think it will be released with GROSS, sorry! That material will be elsewhere if it doesn't happen! A Pus Vomit movie is being made, real crappy and will feature a gore grind soundtrack! A half hour has been made so far and more is prepared to be shot. Pus Vomit Webzine is going strong and is here for the gore grind zine, bands interested check it out and send my poor self some releases so I can review them already! When I figure out how to transfer tape to hard drive to turn into MP3s, I want to make rare collector CD-R releases of super rare gore grind obscurities and perhaps release them on Pus Vomit to immortalize some seriously hard to find material! Stay tuned! 5. What's happening in the future? Lee: See that's what I get for being a spazz, I got ahead of myself and answered this question before I even read it! Sorry guys, check above! But since I'm here on 5 with no answer please let me say that if you need inspiration ever to play aggressive music, go to the mall and shop around. I guarentee you'll see so many fucking jocks and gangstaz trying to look tough for their slut girlfriends you'll come home with enough hate to really explode, and might as well explode with your instruments to vent emotion, since murder is unfortunately illegal. 6. Anything else? Lee: If any dildo at school ever tries to deter you from following your true passions because they're "not realistic" or some shit, and you should do good on your math test because it's going to help you in life, remind them that those who can't do, teach! The structure of society has been infected with biased, ignorant pinko fucks and unfortunately they have some power, but being reclusive is an alternative. Humanity is a heap of sweltering shit and you don't have to feel bad if you don't have the same materialistic ways as the dickheads that seem to run things. If people don't like you because you're not rich or don't have a nice car or don't wear the right brand clothing then they don't matter anyway! Sorry just thought I'd bitch a little. Thanks Ian, great to be supported by the dude who does VIRUS! Anyone not heard the MCD yet you don't know what you're missing! Everyone check my webzine at http://www.geocities.com/pusvomit/gross.html INTERVIEWS HOME