Interview with Foetal Juice
Foetal Juice is a death metal band formed in Manchester UK formed in 2005, they have three full length albums and use themes of gore and murder in their music
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Alicia
Can you Introduce the band?
Foetal Juice
Foetal Juice was a band formed in 2005 by myself and our Guitarist Ry. We formed mainly because we wanted to write music that we wanted to listen to. We wanted something that bridged the gap between Grind and Death Metal essentially. The name, like most of the best things in life, was a teenage drunken mistake. But now that it’s 18 years old it can legally fuck off. We have played all over the UK and Europe over the years playing hundreds of shows, tours and festivals such as Bloodstock (main stage and Sophie Stage), Extremefest (DE), OEF (CZ), Berlin DeathFest (DE), Incineration Fest (UK), UK Deathfest (UK) etc. “Grotesque” will be our third full-length album, which seems less than we should have but we have done many EPs and splits before we joined the full-length album game in 2016. We had to wait until then because we simply couldn’t afford to record an album before that.
Alicia
Where did the name come from?
Foetal Juice
The name Foetal Juice is obviously a pun on the film Beetle Juice. This band name came from us being very young and very drunk. We wanted a name that stood out in the Death Metal community. Most bands were named after a disease or another band’s song. We didn’t want that for us. Foetal Juice was the first name we came up with which made us all laugh and the first one we agreed on, so we kept it. We use the English spelling of the word “Foetal” because we are English, not American, where they would spell it “Fetal.” Please don’t ask us “What happens if we say Foetal Juice 3 times” – The answer is we aren’t interested in your interview anymore.
Alicia
You have an album coming out can you tell us about the recording process?
Foetal Juice
“Grotesque” is our latest release. It’s our third full-length album coming out on 17th November 2023 via Gorehouse Productions. Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Chris Fielding at Foel Studios. Artwork by Misanthropic Art. It’s an album we are so proud of and cannot wait for people to hear it. For the recording for this album, we started the guitars during all of the COVID lockdowns. Ryan managed to record all of these himself and just re-amp them in the studio. Once that was done, I went in to record the drums over 2 days. Then the same for the Bass and vocals. Pretty much 2 days in the studio each for this one.
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Alicia
Do you have plans to tour this release?
Foetal Juice
Yeah, we have a few European festivals which we are playing next year. There will be some shows booked to and from them so we can do a load of long weekend-style touring. That way it doesn’t get in the way of everyone’s jobs as much. We will be out-gigging to promote this album as much as we possibly can over the next year.
Alicia
Can you tell us about the music scene where you’re from?
Foetal Juice
We are from Manchester in the UK. The Extreme Metal scene here is booming at the minute, to be honest. There was a point a few years ago when it was all Stoner Doom bands who wanted to sound like Pantera and Down. Loads of “Hell Yeah, Brother” Metal Fans. But now the extreme scene in the UK has really taken off. For some one of the biggest UK metal festivals (Bloodstock Fest) to put a band like Foetal Juice on the main stage just shows how good the underground scene has become.
Alicia
Was music something you’ve always wanted to do?
Foetal Juice
I’ve loved the opportunity to play live as much as we have done over the years. This is the third full-length from Foetal Juice, I’m also in another Black Metal Band on Candlelight Records we are recording our 4th album this year. 2 other albums I’ve already recorded are coming out next year too. Playing music is something I love doing. Hopefully, it will be something I can do for a living one day but in the meantime, I do it as the best hobby on earth.
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