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Seplophile is:
Colin Winkelman - Vocals
Greg DiPasquale - Guitars
Matthew Backlas - Guitars
Shawn Gomez - Bass
Allen Malkiewicz - Drums
Greg DiPasquale - Guitars
Matthew Backlas - Guitars
Shawn Gomez - Bass
Allen Malkiewicz - Drums
Seplophile is a death
metal band from Buffalo, NY that formed in 2010. Their first full-length CD, Mesonoxian, was
co-released by Butchered Records and Sevared Records in February 2013.
Although Seplophile has
been together for only 3 years, some of its members have been active in the underground
metal scene for 10-20 years. They have
already played with some of the biggest acts in death metal including Cattle
Decapitation, Devourment, Internal Bleeding, and Suffocation.
I recently sat down
with Al, Greg, and Matt to discuss Seplophile, their new album, and the
underground death metal scene in general.
HA: How many years have you guys been active in
the underground scene in Buffalo and what are some other bands you were in?
Al: Probably
close to 20 years. I was in Three Below
and From This Day.
Greg: About 10 years for me. I was in Three Below/From This Day, Herod,
and Sons of Azrael.
Matt: I’ve been
in Herod, The War We Create, and a bunch of other random punk rock bands. I’ve been involved in the scene about 10
years, if not more.
HA: What are some of your main influences for the sound of
Seplophile?
Greg: Older death metal bands.
Cannibal Corpse. Pretty much any
fast death metal
I liked.
I liked.
Matt: My big
influence for everything was Entombed.
That’s where I was coming from.
Not that it was going to sound more Swedish, but it was definitely going
to sound more like Sunlight Studios, where all the first Swedish death metal
records like old Unleashed were recorded.
Greg: Autopsy
for doom parts. We get the Vader
comparison a lot. I like Vader but I
never was a crazy Vader fan, but somehow we must be doppelgangers.
Matt: The
influences we list on our website are Stockholm, New York, Buffalo, Tampa, and
Birmingham.
Al: Probably
anything pre-2000.
Greg: Earache
records, 1989-1993, Roadrunner Records, 1988-‘95. Napalm Death, Carcass.
HA: How do
you feel about the general reception of your album around here and in the
United States, and have you gotten any positive reception from overseas?
Greg: Around
Buffalo people seem to dig the record.
We had a really good turnout at our CD release show.
Matt: A lot more people showed up to that show than some of the national act
shows around here.
Greg: We had an 8/10 (review) in Decibel Magazine a couple months ago. We’ve
been getting contacted from people in different countries: Iran, Singapore.
A Korean energy drink company tweeted our Youtube video of “Under
Shifting Sands.”
HA: Why?!
Greg: I don’t know. We couldn’t read it!
HA: You guys have played some pretty cool events in the north-east region. Can
you give us highlights of some of your favorite events/bands you’ve played
with?
Matt: My favorite show so far was "Brutality Reigns II" last year in Rochester
(hosted by Sevared Records). The show was amazing. All the bands were
incredible.
Greg: Our first show was with Malevolent Creation. We got to play with Kam Lee
in Massacre for a night (an old school death metal band from Florida). This
led to us being asked to be a part of the reanimated Baphomet line-up.
HA: You
also have a couple great shows coming up this summer and fall. Can you talk about those?
Greg: We have a show in about a week in Pittsburgh with Abysme and
Rottrevore.
Then we have “Summer Sleaze II” in August with Incantation, Embalmer,
and Mausoleum, there’s maybe 12 bands, in Johnstown, PA.
HA: I know you’ve been working on a few new songs lately. Do you have any
plans yet for a new recording?
Then we have “Summer Sleaze II” in August with Incantation, Embalmer,
and Mausoleum, there’s maybe 12 bands, in Johnstown, PA.
HA: I know you’ve been working on a few new songs lately. Do you have any
plans yet for a new recording?
Matt: We’re either gearing up for a split or some kind of EP. If someone wants to
put it out on 7 inch, that’d be cool because vinyl’s always cool, otherwise
we’ll find someone who wants to put it out on CD for us.
put it out on 7 inch, that’d be cool because vinyl’s always cool, otherwise
we’ll find someone who wants to put it out on CD for us.
And be sure to
check out Seplophile and a ton of other sick bands this September at “A Day of
Death 2013.” See you there!!
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