But I think the thing up here, it’s a very incestuous scene, geographically it’s pretty small but you can drive three or four hours from here and hit several major cities. Roky Erickson and Roger Waters were the last concerts I’ve been to. If I’m at a show it’s because I’m playing it.
Massachusetts? I know that was kind of a breeding ground for hardcore in the ‘90s, but what’s the scene there now, is it evolving?ĪW: I’m the wrong person to ask, I barely leave my house ( laughs). NF: You guys are in the east coast right now. I didn’t think you guys could get heavier and then you did. NF: Right, there’s a noticeable difference in heaviness. I guess some of the more wider spectrum, the more involved, songs came to life a bit more. So I think we were kind of going down that path anyway and when he was on board, we didn’t have to worry about this at all. If we have someone else on board we can sort of push it.” We started to do that with our records, but we can’t really faithfully reproduce this live. You just kind of get to a point where you’re like, “Well, ok, we don’t want to keep making the same thing over and over again. I think a good deal of the record was sort of roughed out before he came aboard but we always had this thing where we talked before about having another guitar player. NF: When you guys brought in Brian Izzi, did that change the direction or dynamic of it all?ĪW: It definitely changed the dynamic, it definitely changed the direction. NF: Right, your last time was almost four years ago?ĪW: Yes, and some of this stuff, at least in its infancy, existed around then. This record was written over a long period of time, some of this material is pretty old. “Hostage Animal,” the song itself, was one of the earlier songs. NF: So did you try to tie it into the themes of the album as well?ĪW: I think it more fit into the album title which kind of informs everything. it has a nice graphic shape on it, it could be kind of iconic. so eventually we were like we need to give people more direction, we need to figure out what we want ourselves and stumbled upon the “rat king” and thought that it worked conceptually and visually. The album title is sort of an abstract state of mind or concept. This one we sort of talked to a few people and didn’t have an idea in mind. Is there a process that you guys use in determining the cover?ĪW: It’s been different for every record. It took me a moment to realize it was rats. NF: I guess I just want to start talking about the art of the new album cover. NF: Alright, quality over quantity, right? I usually only own one pair of pants at a time. but what are you wearing at this moment?ĪW: No, these are fairly new. NF: What do you think of over-the-phone type interviews? Do you think there’s something lost without meeting the band members in person?ĪW: Uh, yeah, we actually have never done it in person.ĪW: Yeah, it’s always been either phone or email. ?ĪW: Yes, we’ve been trying to split them up as best as we can. NF: Have interviews been kind of pouring in, or. Without further ado, enjoy gaining knowledge of my horribly awkward ice-breaking, Adam’s appraisal of Pink Floyd, the band’s musical process, and how they manage to balance adulting with cranking out skull-crushing corkers. While All Pigs Must Die’s latest album, HOSTAGE ANIMAL, came out in October of 2017 (read our review of it here), it still remains one of the gnarliest records of the past few years, and is entirely worth your time if you happen to have missed it! I was given the opportunity to interview Adam Wentworth, one of the main guitarists for the hardcore punk pundits, who just wrapped up a small West coast tour at the end of February.
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