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On Tyranny: Scotland Grindcore Artist Chairmaker Channels Anger Over Fascism Toward Helping Immigrants

Posted in Features, Interviews, On Tyranny, On Tyranny with tags authoritarianism, Chairmaker, fascism, grindcore, immigration, Neil Erskine, On Tyranny, tyranny on 10/23/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Scottish multi-instrumentalist Neil Erskine pours his blood, sweat and tears into his band Chairmaker for two reasons: to create the best grindcore his impressive abilities will allow; and to use that music as the soundtrack to his assault on late-stage capitalism. So, naturally, The Bad Penny was morally obligated to invite Erskine to participate in our ongoing On Tyranny series. He accepted wholeheartedly and jumped on a provocative video chat with us a few days ago.

We caught up with Mr. Chairmaker about three weeks before the release of Leviathan Carcass, a record he’s self-releasing on his Bandcamp page on Nov. 14. Watch The Bad Penny‘s conversation with the hyper-enlightened Erskine, and maybe you’ll learn a thing or two – if nothing else, that the new wave of authoritarianism destroying America is causing similar destruction across the pond and elsewhere in the world.

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What’s the Deal With Organ Dealer? Probing Interview Shows Their Pride in Delivering Deathgrind

Posted in Interviews with tags deathgrind, grindcore, Horror Pain Gore Death, Organ Dealer on 10/17/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

It’s something of a mass delusion among hard-core music fans that they’re the only ones who pine for special vinyl versions of albums by their favorite bands. What’s overlooked all too often is that such fancy pressings bring equal delight to the musicians who spent so much time creating their records and dream of them getting reissued in classy form.

To that end, Organ Dealer presumably ascended to cloud nine upon hearing that Horror Pain Gore Death decided to reissue the band’s first album, Visceral Infection, on vinyl for the first time. Released last month through the aforementioned label from Philadelphia, Organ Dealer’s first full-length is re-presented in glorious form for the 10th anniversary of the album’s initial release.

Below is our spanking-new (people still use that expression, right?) interview with Organ Dealer, conducted less than 24 hours ago.

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