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Photo by Michelle Lee
By Jenn Leonardi
Perptual Toxins: Neurotic Decay came together in 2004. Can you tell us a bit about the bands conception?
Chris from Neurotic Decay: Neurotic Decay was formed from the remains of another group called Ballistic. I took over vocals and Dan brought his keyboards, lap top and technical know how. After countless months of jamming and even a show or two without a bass player, Jay joined us. We went through a shit load of ideas and booze before eventually becoming what we are today.
PT: Can you give us a brief history of the members?
ND: We're all from other projects and bands. I'm not really gonna get into details or start dropping names but some of us still have our own independent projects going whether it be visual, audio or any other art form. We're all very compelled to keep creating.
PT: Neurotic has a sound that makes you want to kill someone and dance all at the same time. Was it any single person's idea to include the techno aspect or was it a group effort?
ND: We never have an exact idea or concept; we just let the songs create themselves. It's something that became what it is over time. When a song or concept rears its ugly head we just run with it till it feels complete. We're a constantly evolving beast.
PT: You have an EP out entitled Fresh Meat for the Grinder. How does the title tie in with the five songs on it?
ND: All of the lyrics on the EP I wrote around the same few months or so. It was just a general feeling of disgust for the lives we all lead as a race and at the same time in a certain odd way a requiem for all of our inevitable deaths.
PT: Will these songs be on an upcoming album or will they stand alone?
ND: We have thought of eventually turning the songs on the EP into a full-length project along with the rest of our new material and the video that we will be shooting sometime this summer. But most likely well be looking to get some more notoriety and get signed to a label or at least gain distribution and just work on a full-length project for the new and upcoming material.
PT: While all Neurotic's songs contain a major death/black metal aspect, some songs, including I Dream of Decay and Corrosion of the Dementia Vine, sound more suitable for a goth rave. Do you find this would be a suitable venue for your music or are you strictly a show band?
ND: I've always joked around with the phrase "Ain't no venue to small for Neurotic Decay!" Playing live is an absolute priority for us, not just for our own entertainment and to promote our music, but also to show kids that its alright to think and be different from the prepackaged so called "metal" they've been ... force-fed on the radio and television. Were not strictly, as you said, a show band. We would actually appreciate some of our more digestible songs to play in a club/ party or something to that end.
PT: On Neurotic's MySpace there's a blog that includes snippets from an employee of 3rd Rail Studio (the old Lamour's) in Brooklyn: "YOU ARE NOBODY. HACKS. I'D PREFER TO NEVER WASTE MY GODDAMN LISTENING TIME ON YOUR GARBAGE I WOULD MUCH RATHER THROW A GARBAGE BAG FULL OF POTS AND PANS DOWN MY STAIRCASE TO PRODUCE BETTER MUSIC," "Give me a break. My own six-month-old, three-piece band blows you away," and, from a message from Adam Castro, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. You guys were so terrible." Do you always receive such heartwarming responses to your music?
ND: That's actually the first time we've received hate mail like that. Personally I thought it was really amusing coming from someone like Adam Castro. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions but I suppose we managed to find a way to offend him so terribly that he had to take the time out of his day to act so childish as to harass us about the style of music we play and our skill level. I think we said enough in the reply to his message which you can read for your selves on our MySpace page.
PT: The guitar riffs in Dancing at the Dawn of the Apocalypse sound reminiscent of hard rock. Are there any non-metal band influences to your music?
ND: There are all sorts of varied forms of influences in our music. We all have our own personal music tastes, anything from classic rock and industrial to all the varied forms of death rock and black metal.
PT: With lyrics like, "I'll laugh the day religion dies. I'll fuck the angels as they cry...," "See the world through the eyes of god? Watch it turn to shit, a cross a lie a falsity..." and "stains of red rest upon the convent floor tile, Forgive me father for I have sinned," are black/death metal band members such as ex-Immortal guitarist Jorn Tunsberg (Satanist and convicted church burner) role models for Neurotic Decay lyrics?
ND: I have very varied influences and role models. I've never tried to imitate or bastardize any other person's art but I draw heavily on that cruel violent side to my personality. My inspiration draws a lot from everyday tragedies you can read in your local newspapers to films or writings of the horror genre and even my own personal fantasies and dreams. The particular lyrics you mentioned are directed towards my ever growing hatred for Christianity and other varied so called "white light" religions and organizations that in fact have caused more violence, pain and suffering in our world than any other reason or ideal. I'm not saying that I'm a "devil worshiper" that goes around burning churches and sacrificing animals but I find more interest and comfort in the idea of darker images rather than the cliché hope of clouds and never ending bullshit happiness.
PT: There are some local and international metal associations such as NYDM and Horns High for metal bands of all the various genres, are you associated with any?
ND: Even though we do have friends and acquaintances in such groups we don't associate ourselves with any of those groups or establishments.
PT: Is a new album in the works? When can we expect its release?
ND: We're always working on new material and have some brutal new ideas but there's no telling when a new release will be in the works.
PT: Are there any other big events we should be on the look out for?
ND: Like I've mentioned, live shows are a priority so you can always check either our website at neuroticdecay.com or our MySpace page to find info any events were going to be involved with.
PT: Any last words?
ND: We haven't even begun to scratch the surface of our own blasphemy. It can only get much more depraved from this point on.
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ormed in 2004, Neurotic Decay is a death metal band that adds the vibe of techno beats and sampling to their repertoire to create a new kind of music. With sound and vocals akin to Cannibal Corpse, Goat Whore and pre-Midian Cradle of Filth, Neurotic are anything but the norm.
