INTERVIEW: Inferior

Inferior put out a savage tape last year entitled “Wrath” which instantly reminded me of Aussie metal forces like Destroyer 666, Bestial Warlust, Gospel of the Horns and Vomitor. So what do these Americans have to say for themselves?

1.Alright guys, introduce yourselves for us!

J. Goat – Drums/vocals
M.K. War – Lead Guitar
A.X. Bastard- Rhythm Guitar
Anathem- Vocals

2. I find your style pretty close to that of Australian bands such as Destroyer 666, Bestial Warlust, Gospel of the Horns and so on. Do you feel a particular kinship with the lads from down under? Is this an accurate stab at your influences? What bands forge the Inferior sound?

M.K: The sound came out naturally for us, there was no plans to take any specific influence per se, but yes we are all big fans of those bands. Just something about the riffs, and the attitude from down under just resonated with us more than the Norwegians or Greeks (nothing wrong with those). One very important influence for us is definetely  the first few Slayer albums for sure (as it should be for every band). The power of those first few releases is something we are chasing and will continue to do so.

J. Goat: Firstly I think Countries with extreme metal scenes in particular inspired myself to learn to play drums and write riffs and finally do vocals. The Australian and Canadian Black Metal scene were our primary influences, then the Brazilian scene and finally American osdm (no slam bs). Bands in particular that inspired us are Sadistic Intent, Antichrist (Canada), Abominator, Marduk, D666, Deicide, Bestial fukking Warlust and of course the mighty SLAYER (only Lombardo is real).

3. In 2023 you released a rehearsal demo tape featuring 3 songs. Can you tell us about the creation of this first step and how was the response?

M.K: It was a pretty quick process. Me and Goat started working together and within a few weeks we had three songs ready to go.

J. Goat: I met Mike Early 2023 or so, I believe he was wearing an Antaeus shirt and I was wearing a Destroyer 666 shirt or something of that nature and we both knew we weren’t listening to any of that pussy bs that other people in Washington listen to haha. We talked and started rehearsing and quickly wrote about three songs or so and hammered them onto cassette with the help of our noise artist friend and the demo was born.

4. Fast-forward to 2025 and “Wrath” was unleashed by Headsplit Records. How did you record this album, what went into it creatively and also from a production point of view?

M.K: We went into the studio In February of 2025 after taking a whole year to forge 8 songs we felt best represented us. Finding the right guy to record us was a bit tricky as no one here really specialized in the type of metal we play, eventually we found Don who really stepped up and made us something close to what we were chasing.

J. Goat: After the reception that rasing the banner demo got, me and Mike realized we needed to expand the idea into something more hateful and bigger that we could unleash live. We pretty quickly found A.X. Bastard, and started writing material with the goal of Recording a full length. We recorded the album somewhat professionally with the help of a local engineer Don, we raised enough money for about 4 days to record and mix. I wish we had more time to hammer in the ideas that I envisioned for the final product but a blizzard and the reality of 4 days to move gear, record and mix and move everything out only leaves you with so much time to do things to their furthest extent. The next Album will be heavier and more vicious.

5. Headsplit is a killer label, how has working with Dylan been for you guys? Do you plan to stay with him?

J. Goat: Dylan is a sick fuck who COMPLETELY gets the idea, he has put out a lot of sick shit. We look forward to working with him again.

6. I thought it was interesting that the album was only released on tape (at the time of writing). Do you plan a CD or LP release? Is there a reason tape was prioritised?

M.K: We just prefer tapes, nothing more to it. 

J.Goat: The album is out on L.P. on Devil’s Game Records. https://devilsgamerecords.bigcartel.com/ Daily life has made it difficult to give the album a proper release (besides the cassette version). I hate promoting but we are planning to play more live shows in the near future. Being alive is expensive.

7. As an American band do you feel you fit into the underground there? There’s a ton of cool bands on your continent but Inferior feels quite different to a lot of them. Is this a positive or negative for you guys? Further to this, can you maybe recommend some cool bands we might not know from over there?

M.K: I dunno if we fit in the scene honestly but then again collectively as individuals we never fit in so it makes sense our music doesn’t either. I guess you could call it a positive, it makes us stand out more but then again I guess some ppl just prefer riff less jargon. Some bands I really like from the us currently are abhorrency, lucemortis, lecherous, occult blood, wokescum pulverizer, true iron will. 

J.Goat: I don’t think we fit in at all, but maybe that’s a good thing. Bands I would recommend are bands I’ve had the pleasure of knowing personally. Baphomancia, Cerebral Rot (RIP) Abhorrency, Lecherous etc. I respect anybody who can do this kinda shit live and still keep that evil feeling, its an easy thing to lose.

8. I will keep this short, but thank you for the brief chat. Last words are yours maniacs!

M.K Warr: If you are a false don’t entry

J. Goat: We are currently working on new Inferior material and live shows… Hail to Destruction.

Available in print as part of Shrieks From The Abyss fanzine issue 8! Buy here!