Diabolical Conquest (Kunal Choksi): Hi Shaun, what were you doing before this? Putrid Pile (Shaun LaCanne): playing with my balls a bit and plus i just got back from playing the CIM metalfest. TOTAL SICKNESS!!! Putrid Pile: i was jammin with derek hoffman(ex-Gorgasm) for a little while,but he just got done with the latest Fleshgrind album so he had a commitment to that. i had another guitar player as well for awhile that played some shows with me,but after that he wanted to do other things so...... its back to just me again! Putrid Pile: the advantages are i can write what i want without other people slamming my riffs i work hard and also i get to travel all over the world whenever i want. thats totally a bonus!! what sucks is i dont have my bros on the road and sometime i dont have help carying in all of my gear. other then that everythings cool!!
DC: How do you manage to extract such sick vocals without using any effects? I came to know because it is mentioned it in your booklet otherwise I would have surely lost a bet with a friend and would've been sitting naked on top of a local train getting electrocuted by now. It seems you’ve made sure that even the various guest vocals on 'The Pleasure In Suffering' are done without the usage of any vocal effects. What’s the reason behind that? Do you feel this practice is unfair? Putrid Pile: LOL!! awesome dude!! well i didnt used to like vocal effects,but ive been warming up to it lately in the music i listen to. i just dont like it for my music. i love true raw vocals. i like to see what the human voice is capable of. anyone can use effects,ya know. i can make a 6 year old girl sound like Devourment with effects. i just open up my throat as far as i can and push that sickness out man! it seems to work pretty well.......,well sometimes! LOL!!
Putrid Pile: it took about tow months,but there was a lot of down time due to family things and trying to get into the studio. one day i would do the snare. the next i would do the toms. the next day i would do guitars. and so on. if i would have done it all with no breaks it would have taken about one week or two with the mixing. thanks for the compliment on the production BTW!
Putrid Pile: They are treating me very well right now. its early to tell,but i would like to stay with them.
Putrid Pile: i liked how it rolled off of the tongue. also it leaves a lot to the imagination. when i think of the name i think of a pile of corpses. someone else could think of something different. its all up to the person i guess.
Putrid Pile: leads dont impress me much. i can play them and plan to have 1 or 2 on the next album,but their just for flash anyway. i dont really mind them if they are done well and have some thought put into them.
Putrid Pile: i will still keep slam and old school riffing in there,but i plan to progress. i have 6 new songs written and they are better the my previous efforts.
Putrid Pile: why thank you vey much for your kind words my friend!! i always like the poses like that. i try to be as professional as possible. i take my music very seriously and hope everyone else does the same!
Putrid Pile: yeah. nerd metal RULES!! LOL!!
Putrid Pile: AWESOME! anyone who supports the underground is a friend to me. i really appreciate the time you took to type up the interview!! it means a lot to me!
Putrid Pile: I think people need to keep coming to the shows and supporting the underground. and maybe buy a cd or two online instead of downloading music all of the time. this hurts the bands that need cash for expensive gas to get to shows to play for the people.
DC: Thanks a ton for this interview, any final thoughts?
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DC: I also noticed that like me even you wear spectacles. Do you think that makes us superior? I’m certain that it helps you write good riffs. I can’t think of anyone wearing spectacles and playing in a brutal death metal band, no wonder they suck. Isn’t that so? 
