Retched Perspective on Horrific

We are excited to share Retched's new track "Horrific"! Our goal at SongBlog is to highlight outstanding new music and give you a peek at the artist’s world behind the music. In this blog we get a chance to sit down with Retched to learn all about the inspiration, concepts, and creative energy that it took to create and produce "Horrific". We hope you enjoy and please feel free to ask Retched anything!

Who are you and what do you do?

Answer:

I am an Old School Thrash Metal solo artist and a producer / sound engineer for my releases: retched-metal.com reverbnation.com/retched

How does your background play into this song?

Answer:

I composed and arranged this song I recorded and mixed and mastered it. I play all the instruments and vocals

What is your earliest memory of listening to music?

Answer:

5 yrs old

At what moment in your life did you decide to become an artist / performer?

Answer:

when I was 10 years old

What genres does this release play into?

Answer:

Old School Thrash Metal - Put on your bullet belt

How has your sound and style evolved in the last 3 years?

Answer:

Yes it has gotten more the way I intend it to sound

What themes do you explore throughout your music?

Answer:

The world / life / the universe

If you could go on tour with any artist, who would it be and why?

Answer:

Exsodus - Testament -Sodom - Jungle Rot - Warbringer - Megadeth - Anthrax - Judas Preist - Slayer -

To name a few and why they are my all time heroes of metal.

How would you describe your favorite artist's music to someone who has never heard them before?

Answer:

You have to hear it for your self to understand

How would you describe your music to someone who has never heard it before?

Answer:

Old School Thrash just spin it and find out

What does your dream performance look like?

Answer:

Live at the Wavcken in Germany

What do you want people to feel when they listen to your music?

Answer:

What ever they feel its not about what I want.

What three words would you want your fanbase to use to describe you?

Answer:

Thats their thing it's not about how I want them to talk I just want to connect with my fans

Do you practice? How has your practice changed over time?

Answer:

I can never practice enough because time is my enemy I'm always fighting againt time. I'm lucky enough to be able to write and produce my music because I work long hours at my day job at a mining operation here in Southern California in the Mojave Desert.

If you could alter the music industry in any way, what would you change and why?

Answer:

I would have them pay my royalties at a dime per stream instead of fractions of pennies studios aren't cheap and artist pay a lot for their productions.

Has being an artist made your life lonely? How do you counteract this?

Answer:

I'm married to a great lady and she never complains about my work but sometimes I want to go out with her on a nice day but I'm stuck hashing out my parts and perfecting my sound. Sometimes I don't want to be in the studio I want to be outside and see the land instead of four walls in my face. Now here lately I've found a balance between the two so it doesn't make me feel so confined.

What is your overarching goal as an artist?

Answer:

I hope someday I can do my music fulltime

Artist Perspective - What do you want to ask?