Pig Destroyer Interview

Pig Destroyer might get more attention with each new album but that doesn’t mean the band has opted for life on the road. Instead, the members of the grindcore quartet stay put in the Washington, D.C. area for most of the year. They play shows when they want (the band only has a handful of dates remaining this year), tour infrequently, and write albums at their own pace. There was a three-year gap between Terrifyer (2004) and the critically lauded Phantom Limb. About.com caught up with PxDx electronics guru and programmer Blake Harrison.

Justin M. Norton: What have you been working on lately? Are you writing new material?
Blake Harrison: We’re starting to soon. We don’t tour too much, so we did Australia and a few one-offs and blind dates in Atlanta and Seattle. This (the Deathfest performance) and a New York date is pretty much it for the rest of the year and then we’ll start writing.

All of you hold day jobs. What is it like to work and not do the “road warrior” thing a lot of these other bands do?
We like it. It gives us the opportunity to be passionate about our music. It doesn't become a job. We don't rely on it. It s not ‘we’ve got to play more shows because I can’t pay my rent.’ We want to do this because we’re playing with bands we want to play with or because it’s a cool show. It’s more fun for us.

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(photo courtesy Relapse Records)