Keeping it Groovy with Cerebral Bore
"We only wanted to be better...All we care about is being brutal, catchy, groovy, and having good songs. Everything else is just a bonus."
With the exception of the Som, the band hails from Glasgow (Scotland) where guitarist Paul McGuire, bassist Kyle Rutherford and drummer Allan "McDibet" McDonald joined forces to produce what Blabbermouth has called " "brutal death metal with personality and compositional diversity".
The band's success, however, has come at a price, since they have to combine their "regular" jobs with the rehearsing, touring and recording that is required for the band. And, boy, there have been a lot of tours.
Instead of waiting for producers to approach them, Cerebral Bore decided to take the bull by the horns and simply tour the US, booking everything for themselves. While the first visits might have not been particularly successful (the band was an unknown number in a foreign market) little by little things started to look up, and every time the band shows up again there are more fans waiting for them.
We met with the band in Tilburg, where they were performing on the main stage of the Neurotic Deathfest. Their inclusion in the bill was a last-minute thing, since they were expected to perform, once again, in the US, but some problems with the visa (which arrived too late!) kept that from happening. Bad news for the US, excellent news for the Neurotic Deathfest crowd.
Special thanks to the band, who were really good sports about everything (including my brief quotations of Seth Putnam) and Becky from Earache, who made sure everything went according to plan.
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