TWO WEEKS

PATAC Records Spring Sampler 2012

Check out the PATAC sampler, plenty killer bands plus two songs from us; one from the split with Kruds and one from the upcoming full length!

The Rock smells t(h)rash.

From examiner.com--

As one of South Eastern Massachusetts’ most infamous and chaotic live acts, Rampant Decay have earned their reputation for unpredictability, particularly when it comes to the band’s proverbial mouth that roared, Rich “Bam Bam” Horror. Fulfilling the d-beating, Motorhead-worshipping, blackened grind genre’s quota for pro wrestling and TSR-related lyrical content via his unruly ‘n unholy howl, Horror has made it his mission to assault any unsuspecting jabrone with The People’s Power-Violence at any given moment. Read on or get super-kicked.

Cheers once again! How goes it in the Rampant Decay camp? Are you sufficiently stoked on the new 7” and could you give us a little back story as to its creation? How long have you known Kruds, and how did the idea to split some vinyl originally come about?

Things are better and drunker than ever. Finally doing some touring last year with this being the ultimate lineup has definitely brought everything to a level it's never been to before.  The split is definitely a big cause of excitement, especially since it took so long to come out at all! [laughs] Basically, the Kruds found us back in the prehistoric archaic times when people still used MySpace. They dug the Antisocial Deathmarch material a lot and wanted to put something of ours out on their label, Blast-A-Lot. Then through looking that up we heard their band, dug what they were doing and the idea to do a split with them just sprang forth from that.

Did you already have these songs lying around, waiting to use, or did you write them specifically for this release? Are they indicative of the direction RD might be taking on the next full length?

These are actually the first two songs we wrote fully with Pat Singleton as the drummer. They existed during the final days of the previous lineup, but were never played through completely. In fact I think possibly only "King Of The Trash" was even tinkered with at practice with the old lineup. So obviously we were very excited to get them out there for folks to hear. A combination of these two and leftover songs we'd recorded for the Insult split session were supposed to be used in this split and possible splits with Enabler from Milwaukee and Sin of Angels from Rhode Island. In the end however we decided to use these for the Kruds split, since that seemed like the most concrete plan at the time and to re-record the others for the full length. There are a few songs on the full length that are similar to the two on the Kruds split. A lot of people have called them "Motorhead meets Discharge d-beat metal", but to me they're just good gnarly rocking tunes to smash your face to. But then you could say that about every piece of music we've ever written.

Speaking of which, the band has grown exponentially, even since Antisocial Deathmarch. What are your thoughts on that release today, and where do you find the band’s creative headspace these days in comparison? The new material sounds far more grim, aggressive and sinister, yet at the same time more honed and controlled; there definitely seems to be a deliberate feeling to the songwriting. Would you agree at all, and could you describe how the creative process has progressed?

I'd agree, and it has everything to do with all the right pieces being in place and having a higher caliber of ammunition with which to murder people. A lot of it has been playing with a really incredible and heavy-hitting drummer. Pat is basically what we would have had to create in a lab Weird Science-style if he didn't already exist. With that comes the ability to incorporate more influences and styles, which has allowed Pat [Mahoney] to really spread his wings in a songwriting sense. Japanese Hardcore is something we're heavily into, so expect to hear more of that in the jams to come along with our usual throw everything in a blender approach.

Rich, where would you say you’re coming from as a lyricist these days, and how do you feel your vocal approach has grown over the recordings? “Political Lemmings” certainly sees you experimenting a bit with regards to Integrity styled howling over the psychotic screaming you’ve been known for up until this point?

The crazy grindcore early Napalm Death screaming thing fit in with the older stuff, because it was all very to the point and super fast breakneck speed the whole time. The current crop are a lot heavier and rocking, yet still super fast, but with riffs that make the speed seem even more insane. So with that I felt like a gnarlier vocal approach was what served the songs the best. Plus, I've been listening to a lot of Antiseen and with Jeff Clayton as your guide, it's impossible to not become a bad mother!ucker just by following his example.

Where do you see the band headed over the next five years, and what are some of your more immediate plans with regards to recording and shows? Any plans for overseas action, do you think?

More releases, more touring, more beers. The next thing we have our sights on is recording a 7" with an eye to it being released in Japan. Hopefully a split label release with an American label, just so everyone Stateside can get a taste of the new stuff as well, but invading overseas is a big goal for us. Playing Japan, Canada and Australia are two things I've had on my bucket list since the first time I heard AC/DC, D.O.A. and Gauze. Other than that, a two week tour of the Southeast is in the planning stages for this year, and in the coming years we'd like to revisit the Midwest, head to Texas to rage with the Kruds and then finally head out West.

Final thoughts? Thanks again for your time! Cheers!

Just thanks as always for the interview and support. Everyone can check out and grab the record online via PATAC Records along with all the other sleaze and filth that a$$hole puts out. E-C-Dub.