Here is the 106th installment of the Dreams of Consciousness podcast, featuring an interview with Leila Abdul-Rauf of Vastum.
[cover photo by Chris Johnston]
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Vastum emerged from Oakland at a time when old school death metal was regaining popularity, but the band has maintained a sound and identity separate from the jacket-patched revival hordes. If anything, they represent the resurgence in the Bay Area metal scene, which has grown in leaps and bounds since Vastum released their first album almost a decade ago.
I spoke to guitarist/vocalist Leila Abdul-Rauf about the band's latest release Orificial Purge, the album's divisive cover art, and the state of the Bay Area metal scene. It was a good conversation filled with fun tangents.
My thanks to Leila for speaking with me, and to you for listening.
TRACKLISTING:
Devoidtaken from the album Carnal Law
Dispossessed in Rapture (First Wound)
Orificial Purge
taken from the album Orificial Purge
Hole Below (A Dream of Ritual Abuse)
taken from the album Hole Below
Vastum on Facebook
Vastum on Bandcamp
Vastum Web Store
Orificial Purge via 20 Buck Spin
Death on the Bay:
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