Having just released a new album entitled "Erections at an Animal Autopsy", the British pornogrind band ABÖRTED HITLER CÖCK is now two releases into their musical career. Master ejaculator porno luchador El Bukkakë had this to say:
Goul
First of all I would like you to introduce yourself.
According to a few different sites, Spirit of Metal and Metal Archives in particular, AxHxCx has two members, El Bukkakë and El Fucko - Is this true?
El Bukkakë
That's correct. Those were the names that we adopted upon the formation of AxHxCx, a Porno-Gore Luchador never reveals their true identity. The band started as a duo, myself, El Bukkake on guitars and vocals, and El Fucko on vocals and drums. He has some other commitments touring with a band whose name I cannot disclose, so I recorded the last CD as a solo project. The line-up is likely to return to being a two piece before recording the next album, although I foresee the release of several more EPs or splits soon in the current one-man incarnation.
Goul
If El Fucko is sometimes out touring, how much of an influence does he have on songwriting in the band?
El Bukkakë
We wrote the majority of the material from Erections at an Animal Autopsy together over a series of jam sessions, a couple of years back. Recording it and getting it out there was long overdue and we just fell into an unannounced hiatus, but I began feeling that itch again around six months ago and just had to scratch it.
Goul
The itch to what? The itch to just play music?
El Bukkakë
Yeah just to make the kind of grinding porno gore metal I'd like to hear, and get it out there for people to be able to listen to it.
Goul
So I assume El Bukkake is your alter ego or artist name or whatever. Is this simply for... "aesthetic" reasons? Or is it because being in a band that by nature is designed to offend people could cause some problems socially and the like?
El Bukkakë
I've always enjoyed bands who constructed their own mythologies...I find the supposed back-story alone of a band like GWAR to be far more entertaining than the entire discography of a lot of bands. I'd rather tell a story and make people laugh at something fucked up than sell a bunch of generic records. The anonymity is all part of the lore, and the character.
Goul
Are you thereby saying that it has nothing to do with social stigma, such as jobs and whatnot?
El Bukkakë
That's an added bonus. To be able to dissociate from everyday life and become a character does give more freedom to offend.
Goul
For the people who don't know the band, can you please explain the sound and lyrical themes of Abörted Hitler Cöck?
El Bukkakë
The sound is a sludgy, distorted, low-tuned guitar and an electric drum kit, just being thrashed the fuck out. Listening to Pig Destroyer's 'Explosions in Ward 6' had a lot of impact on that, I had no idea something without a bass could be that heavy...Musically, AxHxCx plays a blend of grindcore and traditional heavy metal riffs. I've always been interested in 'blurcore' guitar technique, I think that' going to be a direction the band moves in. But the songs are pretty much just whatever comes out of the instruments at the time, there's no predetermined genre...The lyrics and song titles are just exercises in infantile 'offensiveness'. You've got to remember the buzz from reading a Cannibal Corpse track list for the first time, or looking through the liner notes on a Carcass records. The grotesque, violent, freak-show shock aesthetic that borders on parody, AxHxCx aims to take that to the next level.
Goul
How did you come up with a name so blasphemous?
El Bukkakë
The name really is meaningless, but days of contemplation were spent trying to find the most amusingly horrendous combination of random words. Hitler and abortion, two traditionally "taboo" subjects often deemed off-limits for art or humour, and then the cock for rhythm. I like the sound of the hard 'k' at the end.
Goul
Is it something that adds to the offensiveness of the band, or is it some rather interesting marketing strategy?
El Bukkakë
There are a lot of mediocre garage bands with generic "shocking" names out there...But why be bad when you can be the worst? That's probably about as far as a market strategy goes. It's a niche product, not everyone is going to enjoy it.
Goul
What fueled you to create this carnal monstrosity and what makes you write those kinds of lyrics? Is it just to offend people or is it something... deeper?
El Bukkakë
It's holding a mirror up to the world, and reducing it to something unquestionably tasteless and obscene. And then laughing at it. Something so relentlessly abhorrent that it comes out at the other side, deconstructing the concept of offensiveness. It's pitiful when people have an imaginary line they won't cross, but are more than happy to take pleasure in everything up until that line, which is often tied up in their own worthless issues. If one instance of personal tragedy, disease, sexual malfunction, death or deformity is deemed funny, then they all should be.
Goul
It seems obvious to ask... Do you actually hate babies?
El Bukkakë
Babies are terrible. I've never seen or heard of one doing anything of any value, they're just missed opportunities to abort. The same goes for all children, they have no redeeming qualities. Even child slavery produces inferior goods. Children are such a boner-killer.
Goul
You just released a brand new album entitled "Erections at an Animal Autopsy" through Torn Flesh Records. Around 15 minutes of gory, groovy pornogrind. How long time did it take you to write and record all the songs?
El Bukkakë
The song-writing was normally a case of getting the guitars and drum parts down first, and then coming up with a song title and lyrics. Way too much work goes into the lyrics considering that the vocals are almost entirely unintelligible. The production of this album was really sporadic, it's taken 3 years to get it recorded. I don't think there'll be that much of a wait for the next releases.
Goul
Erections at an Animal Autopsy isn't AxHxCx's first release ever - In 2008 you released the 8 minute EP "the Foetal Grinder". Are there any differences, musically or otherwise, from then to now?
El Bukkakë
The Foetal Grinder EP was a lot more 'raw' sounding...Cheap equipment...bad drum samples...At the time that was very much the vision for it. Reaction to it was positive, but in hindsight I think a lot of the composition was lost in the production. I wouldn't rule out re-recording some of those songs at a later date, even though I've got feedback from people who say they prefer the old sound. The new album has higher production values, more clarity, it's more aggressive. It's the direction future recordings will move in.
Goul
I know you've just released the new album, but what does AxHxCx have in store for the future?
El Bukkakë
Expect tits, gore and grindcore. It wont be long until another couple of releases are vomitted up. There's something in the works right now. 2012 will be one hell of a year for Abörted Hitler Cöck.
Goul
Do you have any projects going on other than Abörted Hitler Cöck that you would like to tell us about?
El Bukkakë
Nothing outside of the band, but I think there'll be some interesting side projects coming up. Some non-musical output. But that's all I can say so far.
Goul
What inspires you musically? As in, what kind of music do you like and what are your favourite bands?
El Bukkakë
Where do I start? I listen to a lot of stuff but there are a couple of movements that really draw me in. I liked the early British grindcore, Napalm Death, Carcass...I still listen to both of those bands fairly regularly. 80's and early 90's thrash has always been pretty close to my heart too, Anthrax's 'Among the Living' CD was one of the first things I learned to play guitar to. The 90's and early 2000's American grindcore movement really appeals to me. I couldn't name a favourite band but there are a lot of bands that I really like, some are more obvious influences while some don't really effect the sounds that I make...I like Lord Gore, Repulsion, Autopsy...Cattle Decapitation, Nasum, Strapping Young Lad...Melvins, early Mastodon, Coffins...Pantera for the guitars and drums at least...I think Abörted Hitler Cöck is the result of meshing some of those sounds together. The lyrics were a result of trying to capture the essence of bands like The Mentors and Anal Cunt, and GG Allin. I wasn't aware of the contemporary pornogrind/goregrind scenes at the time, I didn't know about bands like Gut and Rompeprop until the Foetal Grinder demo CD had already been recorded. It's interesting to suddenly see the popularity of modern porno/goregrind.
Goul
But did the discovery of bands like Rompeprop, Gut or maybe Cock and Ball Torture affect the sound on Erections at an Animal Autopsy? I think most will agree that the sound is a bit more polished nowadays and that songs like Abort 'Em All sound like they're influenced by, say, Cock and Ball Torture.
El Bukkakë
Yeah I was impressed by the quality and heaviness of that kind of recording, hearing a lot of the contemporary grind releases was a wakeup call.
Goul
A final question: What does AxHxCx mean to you on a personal level and has it changed your life in any way?
El Bukkakë
I don't think the part of me that lives for infantile repulsiveness will ever die. As long as there's a demand for it, I'll be making more music...No wait, actually it'll be funnier when there's no demand at all. AxHxCx will intentionally be around long after there's a willing audience for it. But the fans have been great, and that's why I wanted to give something back by offering Erections at an Animal Autopsy as a free download.
Goul
Alright, that concludes the interview. It's been very interesting - Thanks for participating!
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