DYING FETUS: Back To The Grindcore

May 22, 2008

Washington Post's Express reports: "We're still putting in work; we're not rock stars," says John Gallagher, vocalist and guitars of the Upper Marlboro-based death metal band DYING FETUS. "I never wanna think that I am bigger than I am because you get all crazy and content, and that's when bands start fucking up."

Despite humble beginnings and dizzying lineup changes Gallagher is the only remaining original member of the quartet DYING FETUS is still going strong after 17 years of face-melting shreddage. It plays the Maryland Deathfest this weekend, an event the band last attended in 2003. Its profile has gone up since then. "War of Attrition", the band's 2007 release, saw the biggest DYING FETUS sales to date, says Gallagher.

But after they celebrate big sales, the band members trudge off to their day jobs. (Being a highly respected death metal artist doesn't always pay the bills.) "It's very humbling when you have to go back to the real world," says Gallagher. "The old dogs are still out there because they don't want to throw in the towel yet. They like the glory, the recognition, the accolades."

Read the entire article from Washington Post's Express.

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