Napalm Flesh Local Artist Spotlight: Stalemate Flesh

This week we’ve got plenty of local goings on and it’s fit that Napalm Flesh spotlights Salt Lake City’s Stalemate Flesh for our first local artist spotlight in a while. If you’re a local artist reading this and you would like to be featured in a local artist spotlight, hit Napalm Flesh up on our Facebook or email us at napalmflesh@slugmag.com. Also on tap are reviews from a re-issue of a re-issue from Cirith Ungol, as well as reviews of the new Desecravity and Psycroptic and your weekly event rundown.

On Friday, Feb. 3, local artists A Balance of Power, Eyes of Damnation, Orion’s Wrath, Dead Vessel and Foreseen Exile play at Liquid Joe’s. Tunes get underway around 8 p.m. You can hit up the bands themselves for a free ticket or pay a whole $5 to get in the door tomorrow night.

On Saturday, Feb. 4, Seventking play at Gino’s, 3445 South State. Tunes at 8 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5, Scale the Summit plays at Kilby Court with Elitist as a great alternative to watching the Super Bowl. Tickets are $10.

Tuesday, Victory Records’ Dr. Acula (whom I swear got their name from the TV show Scrubs) play Kilby with touring support from The Devestated. Tickets are $10.

Stalemate Flesh Interview

SLUG: How would you best describe the sound of your band to someone who has never heard it before?
Stalemate Flesh: We would classify it as extreme metal, really. It combines elements of thrash, death, and black metal with elements of punk, and some classic riffing. With influences ranging from groups like Strapping Young Lad, Six Feet Under, Slayer, Dead Kennedys, etc. We try to cover the gamut of all the elements from these bands to make a "metal potpourri." Lyrically we center around the things that are affecting everyone on all facets of life: religion and politics. Mostly, they are angry, hate-filled diatribes about the problems we view in the world.

SLUG: Do you have any recorded material available to buy or listen to? If so, where can people pick it up/hear it? Do you have any recording plans?
Stalemate Flesh: We have already finished our first album, titled "Freedom 2020". At the time of this interview, it is being manufactured and should be complete in about 3-4 weeks. If we were to have an official release date, I would speculate Feb 20th. If you want to reserve a copy, e-mail me at stalemateflesh@gmail.com. We will also try to get it released at the Heavy Metal Shop and other local record stores. We do have all of our music available online to stream at www.soundcloud.com/stalemateflesh. The thing that's great about having the physical copy is the artwork. You can view the cover on my Facebook page (search for Christus Black and you'll find me, our band page specifically on Facebook is being built at this time). It's zombie children in school doing what I call the "Hitler wave" while pledging allegiance to the US flag in which the stars have been replaced by the symbol of fascism. Although we loathe Hitler, bigotry, racism, etc. we have a feeling that with the way the politicians in the country, along with the Supreme Court, have neutered what this country was founded upon, we see that the future of freedom, and this country, is going to be nothing more than a long-ago thought while our children will be raised in a black and white world of key fears and phrases (like socialism, fascism) that will do nothing but remove our liberties for the price of safety and convenience. That and the nuclear blast behind it is really the only way things will be taken back to the lowest denominator.

SLUG: What is the mental mindset of your band? Basically, what is your band trying to convey to listeners?
Stalemate Flesh: We are pissed. We think the world, and specifically our country, has been razed, politically anyway, to where people are nothing more than a liability to the gears of greed and "progress." The Supreme Court ruled that companies are people, thereby overturning the laws and rules of this country that had been in place for decades, which prevented the lobbying system from going crazy and made sure dollar bills will ensure a specific vote on an issue as opposed to constituents and their voices. Although I think it was a terrible idea initially, I do think it's at least a more honest approach to how this country works. I mean, lobbyists have been ensuring special interests groups get their way for years in lawmaking. At least now they don't have to hide behind fundraisers and things like that. Their monetary motivations are at the fore-front for all to see. I'm just waiting now for 2013 to roll around and see how the super-pacs have directly affected the lawmaking process when congress goes into session.

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