Bloodmouth hail from Canberra and are devoted to spreading their message of animal liberation by any means necessary.

Robert Fitzsimmons caught up with the band for a chat... Photos by Nicole Goodwin

Thank you for taking the time to speak with us today, lets start with a brief introduction of yourself and the most underrated part of living in Canberra.

WE ARE BLOODMOUTH AND WE ONLY CARE ABOUT TWO THINGS: 1) PLAYING FAST SONGS ABOUT VEGANISM AND 2) VEGANISM.

THE MOST UNDERRATED PART OF LIVING IN CANBERRA IS XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX AND BEING ABLE TO XXXXXXXXX AND XXXXXXXXXXX WITHOUT GETTING ARRESTED.

You recently released a killer new 7” titled ‘Carnist Industrial Complex’ (though I am biased having been involved in its release), walk us through the process of putting it together and the influences you had both sonically and lyrically?

FOLLOWING A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTS, PLANNING ACTIVITIES, WARGAMING, AND CLANDESTINE ORGANISING EFFORTS, BLOODMOUTH MILITIA OPERATIVES MASSED FORCES AND FORWARD DEPLOYED WITH CUTTING-EDGE SONIC WEAPONS. INFILTRATING ENEMY LINES, RECONNAISSANCE TEAMS RELAYED VITAL INFORMATION TO BLOODMOUTH HQ INDICATING SEVERE VULNERABILITIES IN THE CARNIST INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX. WITH MOST OF THE BAND EITHER DISPERSED ACROSS MULTIPLE FRONTS OR ENGAGED IN SPECIAL SONIC WARFARE TRAINING, A NOTICE TO MOVE WAS ISSUED WHICH SAW SEITAN TEAM 6(66) RE-ASSEMBLE TO COMMENCE OPERATIONS. THE MISSION WAS PLAIN: ‘ASSAULT CARNIST POSITIONS THROUGH TARGETED ACOUSTIC WEAPONRY IN ORDER TO ANNIHILATE CARNIST INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND DISPLACE THE COMFORTABLE IGNORANCE OF MEAT CULTURE’. WE NEVER STRAYED FROM OUR MISSION.

Tell us about the Carnist Industrial Complex, I love the idea of it, and I’d love to hear you expand on it?

THE CARNIST INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS THE PREVAILING SYSTEM OF MUTUAL INTERESTS THAT INSIST UPON THE ONGOING SLAUGHTER AND EXPLOITATION OF ANIMALS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND USE. THIS SYSTEM IS ORDINARY IN MANY FORMS AND CONCEALED IN OTHERS. SLAUGHTERING TENS OF BILLIONS OF ANIMALS EVERY YEAR REQUIRES A VAST NETWORK OF INDUSTRIAL, POLITICAL, AND IDEOLOGICAL SUPPORT. FOR THIS REASON, DISTINGUISHING THE WORKINGS OF SUCH A SYSTEM IS ROUTINELY DISCOURAGED. CARNIST INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX IS A WAY OF INSISTING ON THE SCALE AND MAGNITUDE OF THE VIOLENCE AND SACRIFICE THAT POWERS THIS SYSTEM, LAYING BARE THE CONDITIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS NECESSARY FOR THE ONGOING CONSUMPTION OF ANIMAL FLESH, AND EXPOSING THE TECHNIQUES OF OBSTRUCTION AND HUBRIS THAT DEFER ATTENTION FROM THE PREDOMINANCE OF MEAT CULTURE.

IT REFLECTS A PROFOUND HATRED FOR THE MEAT INDUSTRY, A CREEPING IMPATIENCE WITH THE CALLOW INABILITY TO RECOGNISE AND RESPECT ANIMAL LIVES AS LIVED, INTOLERANCE FOR THE INCESSANT CREATION OF IMBECILE EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS, AND CONTEMPT FOR THE ARROGANT PHILOSOPHIES THAT MAINTAIN WIDESPREAD INDIFFERENCE.

Veganism is an idea that has always been intrinsically linked to hardcore from the beginning of the genre, though there have been peaks and valleys of interest in the idea, it currently feels in one of those valleys. What do you think is contributing to that?

FIRSTLY, A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF INTELLECTUAL HONESTY AND DISCRETION. SECONDLY, AND RELATEDLY, A SURGE IN NARCS, WIMPS, COPS, COWARDS, SNITCHES, AND APOLOGISTS. THIS DYNAMIC IS INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL AND IS GAINING MOMENTUM.

As a live act you are incredibly compelling visually with the look of the band, when and where did that come together?

THOUGH NOT ORIGINALLY A PART OF OUR ENDURING CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CARNIST INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, IT EVENTUALLY BECAME NECESSARY TO ADOPT ROBUST DECEPTION AND CONCEALMENT MEASURES – SUCH IS THE POTENCY OF OUR MESSAGE. SWIFT, PRECISE, AND EFFECTIVE SONIC WARFARE REQUIRES COVERT TACTICS.

One of the things I love most about Bloodmouth is your online presence, completely over the top, combative but something I always agree with. The voice of the band is so clear and concise, was it hard to find that and all agree on it?

BLOODMOUTH INFORMATION WARFARE TACTICS UTILISE INTELLIGENCE GATHERING ACTIVITES COMPRISING SIGINT, ELINT, HUMINT, AND PLANTINT, SUPPORTED BY AN INTEGRATED AND ENHANCED COMMAND AND CONTROL NETWORK IN BLOODMOUTH HQ. THE DEPLOYMENT OF INFORMATION WARFARE CAPABILITIES ACHIEVES TWO STRATEGIC EFFECTS: TO SUBJECT CARNISTS TO THE REALITY OF THE SYSTEM THEY UPHOLD; AND TO PROVIDE ENCYRPTED TACOM TO BLOODMOUTH MILITIA FIELD OPERATIVES CURRENTLY UNDRETAKING MISSIONS AGAINST THE CARNIST INDUSTRIAL COPMLEX IN AREAS OF OPERATION WORLDWIDE.

You’ve released a demo, album and now 7”. What’s next for the band? I’m sure we’ll see you heading around the country at some point but what else should people expect?

FOLLOWING A RECENT SECURITY PACT WITH VOLATILE WAYS, WE WILL EMBARK ON THE SECOND PHASE OF OUR CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CARNIST INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ACROSS THE EAST COAST OF AUSTRALIA. AS OUR ALLIANCE NETWORK GROWS, WE EXPECT TO CONDUCT FURTHER OPERATIONS AND DISPLAY SICKENING AMOUNTS OF SONIC FORCE. OUR STOCKPILES OF RIFFS AND SHEER UNADULTERATED SPEED AND BRUTALITY ARE HEALTHY, OUR LOGISTICS CHAINS SECURED AND HARDENED, AND OUR OPERATORS WELL-RESTED. NATURALLY, THEN, WE WILL UNLEASH THESE ELEMENTS OF ENHANCED LETHALITY THROUGH THE MOST CONCENTRATED AND POTENT DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPON AS YET UNKNOWN ON PLANET EARTH: A LONG PLAY RECORD OF INIMITABLE PLANT-POWERED FEROCITY.

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See Bloodmouth live with Volatile Ways on one of the dates below...