Feature / Music / Year End 2015
Pass The Mic: Artists on 2015

Mike Apocalypse (The Infamous Gehenna)

1. What are your top five albums that were released in 2015? (In order 1-5)

1. DeathgraVe / Augurs - split 7" (Trill Command Records)
2. Ötzi - Demo Cassette (self-released)
3. Thünderhead - Demo CD-R 2015 (self-released)
4. Low Life - Innocence Genocide 5 Lathe Cut. Sin Eater Records.
5. The Infamous Gehenna - The Day That Hardcore Died Cassette (self-released)

2. What band did you discover in 2015 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? What made them significant?

I heard Los Supersonicos for the first time. They're a '70s garage rock band from El Salvador. It was really wild stuff for the time it came out and I really appreciate bands who take risks.

3. How will you remember 2015? (In terms of music)

For me 2015 will be remembered as the year I tried to understand how the "music industry" works on World Suicide Prevention Day. To prevent my suicide I decided to say "Fuck it!" and give up on the music industry. Then I got drunk and listened to THÜNDERHEAD instead.

4. What can we look forward to from you in 2016?

Touring and these releases:

• The Infamous Gehenna / Bleach Everything split 7" ep
• The Infamous Gehenna - Negative Hardcore LP / CD / Cassette
• Mike Apocalypse - Music Can Be Such A Revelation Mixtape Cassette
• The Infamous Gehenna - DUI Hardcore Compilation Cassette

5. What records are you looking forward to most in 2016?

I'd love to hear new stuff from DEATHGRAVE, REPROACH, PUSHA T, OUTKAST???. A new record from Dissidence would rule too.

6. How relevant is the physical format record/cd/tape in 2015 and going into 2016? What do you see changing in terms of physical vs. digital discussions?

Physical releases will always be relevant. Digital releases are the bulk of what's coming out now because digital is for posers and the world is full of fucking posers. In 2016 I imagine more CDR's and cassettes because the vinyl pressing plants are a nightmare to deal with.

What do you see changing in terms of physical vs. digital discussions?

I see more die hards doing things themselves again and trying to distance themselves from the digital dummies. We've always done it like that. We believe in "DUI Hardcore". Get drunk and ruin your life the old fashioned way.