Band: Abscission
From: Brighton, UK
Their formation story:
(Cal, vocals): “It happened pretty naturally; I was introduced to Sam (guitarist) at a show. He told me he wanted to start another project alongside his hardcore band (True Intent) but explore something heavier, which I liked the sound of.
“He invited me to come and scream some shit over a couple demos he had already written. I had never been involved in a project before and was clueless on how the process worked. On the first session, he had to teach me how to plug the mic in properly (wish I was joking, bro...).
“After some time, we found Reece (drummer), then Morgan (second guitarist), and finally Stan (bassist). Which took some time, but it’s really cool to hang with homies that share the same love.”
Their sound in their own words:
“It’s a hard one, man. Half of us grew up as metalcore kids, half of us listen to a lot of death metal, but we are all hardcore kids at heart. It’s at the center of what we do, always. We’ve taken a lot of inspiration from bands we all really fuck with.
“I guess when you take everything that inspires us and mix it up, it creates something pretty evil. So if you like your evil shit, you’ll possibly like us.”
Latest release info:
“The first two tracks on our debut EP were grown from the original demos that Sam had written. The rest came together from us just hanging out and exploring ideas.
“To be fair to them boys, Sam and Reece work together really well. I’d step outside the room for some air, 10 minutes later I’d go back in and they’d have half a song written. It’s pretty wild when you watch two people just bounce off each other like that and I feel privileged that they trusted me enough to be involved.
“All the lyrics and the contents of the songs are from me. If I’m completely open I’ve struggled a lot with my mental health over the years, in the real dark days I used to just sit down and write anything that would come to my head.
“So when it came down to it, I was already sitting on a load of words I could structure into lyrics. After a year of hanging out, chatting shit and playing around, the EP was done.”
Future plans:
“Ah mate whatever comes! Just mad proud to be doing it and giving back to something that means so much to all of us. More shows, in the BN1 and outside. Hopefully another little release next year and just keep it rolling I guess. We’re grateful for anything man.”
What other bands from their region should we check out?
“Bodybag, Imposter, Sylvia, No Relief, plus too many more to mention. I ain’t going to act like you haven’t heard them homies already. That new Euthanize demo and Wimp 2-track is dope too. Love to Brighton Hardcore.
“A lot of our inspiration comes from the sounds that have bled down from London also, so check out Agency, Impermanent, and Wears Me Out for you emo heads, once again plus many more. Love to the Big Smoke too.”
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