California’s dying metallers Skeletal Remains will make their India debut this week, acting on Aug. 22 and 23 in Mumbai and Hyderabad, respectively.
Part of their bigger Asia tour selling their new album Fragments Of The Ageless, Skeletal Remains contains vocalist-guitarist Chris Monroy, guitarist Mike De La O, bassist Brian Rush and most not too long ago, drummer Marco Prij who changed Pierce Williams mid-tour earlier this month.
They kick of their Asia tour in India, adopted by exhibits in Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan till Sept. 2. “It’s been amazing seeing how far our music has reached throughout recent years. Very fortunate to say we have a worldwide fanbase,” Mike De La O tells Rolling Stone India over an electronic mail interview.
Their India exhibits are put collectively as a part of Hyderabad-origin gig collection Aggressive Tendencies. De La O says they could be enjoying in a rustic for the primary time however the brand new album takes priority on this tour. “We’ll be pushing the latest record so you’ll be hearing more newer material than anything else. When an album is freshly released we tend to stick with the same setlist when touring country to country,” he says.
The band arrive in Asia on the again of enjoying staple metallic festivals like Wacken Open Air in Germany, Brutal Assault in Czech Republic, plus supporting dying metallic stalwarts together with Deicide, Misery Index, thrash metallers Exodus and others. It’s been a busy time selling Fragments Of The Ageless on the highway since July and Skeletal Remains are simply getting began. Through September and October, they bring about their pummeling, cutthroat (and acclaimed) model of dying metallic throughout North America. “The Death Train never stops!” because the guitarist says.
By the time they’ve gotten to India, it’s a distinct tempo. Asked about plans in India outdoors of the exhibits, he says, “Mostly traveling from show to show with little rest in between. We’re at the later leg of this tour so the fatigue is definitely kicking in.”
A serious problem that Skeletal Remains have needed to tackle was changing Williams with Netherlands-based drummer Prij in the course of the tour. Understandably, the guitarist calls it an “extremely difficult and stressful situation.” De La O provides, “The possibility of having to cancel the tour only days in was very real. We spent hours searching and asking around to finally land somebody who was willing to take the gig with only hours to prepare. First few shows were a bit on the rough side, as expected, but have since gotten stronger and much more fluid. We couldn’t be happier with how everything has turned out.”
For anybody who’s by no means been to or heard of Skeletal Remains, the guitarist guarantees a “heavy” present. He says, “We play fast and mean! We play old school death metal with a modern twist. If you love Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel or Suffocation, then you’ll love what we have in store for you.”
Skeletal Remains perform in Mumbai on Aug. 22 with Chaos, Darkrypt and Oblitera.
Skeletal Remains perform in Hyderabad on Aug. 23 with Septic Isle, Moral Putrefaction and Oblitera.
