Interviews: Sickrecy

On this new occasion, we had the opportunity to interview the Grindcore band Sickrecy from Sweden. Check out the interview and follow this band on their FACEBOOK PAGE.

1. Where did you get the idea for the band name? Did you plan it or came out like that?

S: The name just came to me one day, but I think that, previous to the appearance of the name, I was watching some documentaries about government red tape, government cover-ups, and the sick hypocrisies of state affairs and the church. The name is a combination of sick-secrecy, sick-hypocrisy, sick…. whatever ends with crisy. I did a quick search and found no other band with that name, so now it’s ours.

2. Why did you want to play this genre?

S: Actually, Napalm Death is to blame for that, hahahaha. If I hadn’t bought the Mentally murdered ep back in 1989, we probably wouldn’t play this way. They didn’t know it, and they didn’t aim for it, but they made the blueprint for how grindcore should be played with that record. A perfect combination of grindcore, crust punk, and death metal, all with an awesome sound by mr Colin Richardson and not to mention Bill Steers' wicked guitar tone and his weird, short solos. Just a beautiful piece of music. 10/10.

3. Did you know each other before the band was formed?

S: Both yes and no. Me (Martin) and Marcus played in a death metal infused crust punk band called World in Ruins when i started Sickrecy and i was/am involved in Marcus other band/project Damned to Downfall. I got to know Adde through a mutual friend, and Adde knew and has played with Tobbe back in the days of Jigsore Terror when they released the awesome album World End Carnage 2004. Isac wrote me an email wondering if we needed a bass player, and that’s how we all got connected.

4. Each band member's favourite band?

S: Ooh, a tough one!!! Our favorites change over time, but this week it’s:

Martin - The Clash

Marcus - Combichrist

Tobbe - Iron Maiden

Adde - Dissection

Isac - Extreme Noise Terror

5. Who or what inspires you to write songs?

S: I don’t know any longer. I find inspiration in many genres and many styles of music, but when I’m stuck in writer's block, I always return to Napalm Death - Mentally murdered and Lock Up - Hate Breeds Suffering. They always cheer me up and get me into grinding mode again. Lyric-wise, I just look at what’s going on in the world. There are enough horrors and injustices there to last all grindcore and crust bands a lifetime. I always try to write lyrics that matter and mean something. I try to make a difference, and hopefully I can inspire someone out there to speak out about all the horrors, too.

6. Where was your last gig?

S: Last gig was in Berlin, Germany. Great people and a very fun, sweaty gig.

7. Where would you like to perform?

S: I would personally like to play Obscene Extreme festival one more time, but nothing and I mean nothing beats a small, crowded, sweaty venue. When the set is over and you look like you’ve just come out of the shower, then you know that it was a good set.

8. Whom would you like to perform with?

S: Well, I would say any band or artist as long as they don’t carry any racist, homophobic, or fascist beliefs. There’s already to much of those dickheads around in the world today.

9. Who not?

S: Hmm, the same racist, homophobic, fascist slime as mentioned above. I must say that the grindcore/punk community is almost free from those bastards. It’s mainly a very inclusive community. We may look different and play aggressive music, but there’s so much love in the scene. I’m very proud to be a part of it all. 

10. Have any of you has ever suffered from stage fright? Any tip for beginners on how to beat that?

S: No, not that much, but I do tend to get more and more nervous before I go on stage, which is strange because I’m more used to playing live now, and I always warm up and do my practice before I go on stage. Once you get the first song going, it wears off, and halfway through, you definitely don’t think about it anymore. As it’s all in your head, you have to practice your endurance, you have to know the songs far beyond well, you have to trust yourself, and most importantly, let yourself go and have fun. Having fun is the key to a good show. If you have fun and show happiness on stage, your audience will feel it and they will return it a thousand times. It’s the cycle of joy.

11. What bands have inspired you the most?

S: It’s not so much about the bands as the era we grew up with. The late 80s and early 90s extreme music underground with bands as Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Morbid Angel, Entombed, Dismember, Anticimex, Doom, grindcore, death metal, crust punk, and hardcore. Bands mixed the ingredients and out came some game-changing albums that shaped the world to come. This era is what we grew up with, and that is still the main inspiration when it comes to writing music.

12. What's the weirdest thing a fan has ever asked you for?

S: Adde spoke of some weird shit a while ago but i can’t remember what it was. He’s the veteran in this band and travels the world with General Surgery and Birdflesh as his main bands. He’s seen a lot of weird stuff, but my memory is failing me now.

13. What do you think of your fans?

S: They are the greatest. We are a small band, but we have fans and followers from around the world. I’ve just sent our latest 7-inch vinyl to a couple of people in New Zealand, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, as well as the UK, Germany, and Northern Ireland.

14. What do you think of our site?

S: It’s a great site, and I especially like the variety on the site and that you can submit tracks for your compilations (Bandcamp) and different Spotify playlists. That’s a really important feature nowadays.

15. Something to add?

S: We got a brand new 7-inch vinyl out. It’s a split vinyl with our friends from the Austrian death grind machine, Distaste. You will find it on sickrecy.bandcamp.com.  Our songs will be released as a single on all streaming platforms on June 6, along with a video for the track Last in Line. This is the first of three split 7-inches to be released this year. Thanks a ton for this interview, and keep up your great work.