1. Hello, let us know your name and why do you think being a one piece band is the way to go for you guy?
We will go with Uncle Celly because the mystery is part of the fun, I have played in bands and toured and I love making music and had a great time doing so but it’s a lot of financial stress and ideas always butt heads and there’s nothing wrong with that in the creative process but it’s awesome to have something you have full control over. The other part that is good about it is, in general I feel that full band life is getting harder and harder, you have to try and figure out your way around work, people’s schedules, venues asking for merch cuts and etc.. with the one person band it’s pretty much, have fun, hope people enjoy it and share it with streaming
2. Take us briefly through your life’s musical journey. Were either of you classically trained as a child? Musically, what were some of your early favorites? What music did you enjoy early on, but later grew out of?
So I started playing violin when I was about ten but at the music store I took lessons at I saw a guitar and was enamored by it and pretty much just fell in love with playing guitar. My early musical influences were definitely a lot of what my mom listened to, Jethro tull, Black Sabbath, Alice In Chains, Chik Corea..stuff like that. When I was about the age I got my guitar I was consumed by ac/dc and then by 12 got into slayer in a huge way and was constantly looking for heavier and heavier until I turned up being the only 14 year old at goatwhore and vital remains shows in my area. I would have to say there’s not a lot I grew up with that I can’t go back to and find some enjoyment in other than some bad 90s country I listened to because I was a toddler in Texas lol.
3. What do you do other than the band, for fun/work and do you like being in Georgia?
So I’m mainly a big fat nerd, I play dnd with my friends, play board games and card games with my wife, big pro wrestling fan, and obviously a big horror movie buff, I collect horror vhs tapes, I do a horror podcast with my best friend, and bunch of other lame shit that I love. I work as an IT tech and enjoy it for the most part, Georgia is pretty cool, Savannah is definitely a fun area with pretty chill people, I recommend people visit, music scene in Atlanta is better though.
4. So you play brutal death metal... But why "Brutal"? What does this word mean for you, and what does brutality represent in your daily life?
Brutal to me and what it means in my music is like those scenes in a horror movie where even the most seasoned viewer has to whence a little bit when it happens, something that amazes and disgusts you at the same time.. like Taco Bell after a hangover, life’s fuckin brutal so why not make brutal music lol
5. What does Death metal mean for you? Can Death metal be good if it's too based on brutality or doesn't contain enough of it?
Death metal can mean a lot and there are enough genres of it to make you want to die when you’re trying to explain to someone “there’s like this one genre that’s like about anime and porn but I swear it’s not what you think I’m normal and my closet most definitely does not have body pillows in it and please don’t look”. On the whole though it’s really that heavy hitting aspect of something that sounds so guttural and I think there’s a band in every sub genre that can nail it, I think the brutal aspect is more about what the music is about and how heavy it is, but there’s also amazing tech death out there with very intelligent songs and amazing playing like obscura, equipoise and the like. So I think it just depends on what you’re playing.
6. I can't really imagine the amount of work involved, but as a one-man project it's certainly huge. What challenges and advantages do you experience as a one-man band?
Advantages are I’m on my own schedule and sometimes if I have an idea I can knock the ramen noodles off my chest on my lunch break and make a new song. I think the harder part is doing your best to record, mix, master and then try and promote yourself, it’s not an easy process and I reach out for help alot with it. It’s hard to share the stuff but not being annoying to people as well, either way..I’m having a good time
7. How different was the process of composing and recording between the new album “B Roll Butchery” and the previous releases?
B roll Butchery I decided to start using a headrush set up instead of using my plugins and amps, it’s a little more streamline than finagling with the settings all the time, I also was trying to fit in a bit more technical aspects..but on the whole, I still ate too much and felt sick at some point and had to lay down
8. How long did it take you to create the entire album from start to finish? What is the process you take when writing new music?
I would say B roll is a pretty short album and also I work from home so I find extra time lol, so about a month or so
9. Are you ever concerned about “repeating” yourself musically from one album to the next? And yet it would seem important to continuing making albums that still sound like Cellar Fluids.
I think every person playing music worries about that all the time, and I know sometimes I will make something I like and be like “fuck..I already did that” so it can be concerning but I like doing it and I like learning and trying to incorporate new things.
10. What kind of music you listen to when you’re not in a creative mood. What can get you started?
There’s not a lot of music I can’t find something good in, but in all honesty I listen to metal all the time, wether it be black metal, death metal, doom metal or the like, I also enjoy throwing in some reggae, punk, and ska sometimes when I need a pick me up.
11. If there is one thing you want to come across to the listener when listening to Cellar Fluids what is it and why?
I don’t really have a good answer but if someone liked the song I made enough to watch the movie it’s about or they just dig the metal, I’m happy
12. Oftentimes, death metal has been a struggle between technicality and simplicity. Judging by your sound, you prefer the latter. Do you think death metal complicates itself too much?
Oh not at all, I love tech death, I love shredders and I like to “try” and shred but I think it wouldn’t fit what I’m aiming for
13. In this day and age is there really a need labels in underground death metal with the digital age and site like bandcamp and stuff? Or just do a digital release is enough?
So I think their is some merit to it, I think that it’s good to be on something with some bands with a little more recognition, having that source of promotion. I don’t think it’s absolutely necessary but some of these labels do put out things some bands can’t afford to.
14. As a metalhead, I guess you enjoy to collect cool metal items. What are your jewels, and are there some demos, lps, eps, cds you are actually looking for?
Oh fuck that’s a rough one, I have a lot of black metal EPs and such that I really care for like some of my throne of katarsis, my wolves in the throne room black cascade lol, my Splatterhouse -the house that dead built, bestia arcana, and my deeds of flesh lps..I will throw my grief collection lp and basin inhale exhale in there as well… I would love to have all the Cephalotripsy and disgorge cds as well.
15. If CELLAR FLUIDS was an odour, what the fuck could it be?
A good will t shirt covered in sweat and veganaise stains doing it’s very best
16. Many thanks for your valuable time and your effort! I wish you only the best! The last words to our readers are of course yours!
You’re all uncle cellys children in my eyes, go watch more horror movies and thanks for the interview .
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