ANNOTATIONS OF AN AUTOPSY | Steve Regan: 20 Years Of Sludge

This week we are joined by Steve Regan, frontman of OG UK deathcore band Annotations Of An Autopsy. We talk about his vocal inspirations, the band's origin story, everything about the early demos & the Welcome To Sludge City EP, edgy lyrical themes, subsequent records & style changes, the band's reunion, new music & so much more.

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TIMESTAMPS (testing, testing, AI bad)

00:00:00 - Love us or hate us

00:02:39 - MySpace hustle

00:04:14 - MySpace vs. Facebook and Instagram

00:06:36 - Steve's roots and starting the band

00:11:09 - Hating "Serpents"

00:12:04 - Inhales & fake lyrics

00:14:22 - "Sludge City" controversy

00:16:37 - Gang chants

00:18:28 - Logos and design work

00:21:14 - Welcome To Sludge City artwork

00:22:57 - Rejected cover art

00:27:36 - IndieMerchstore

00:30:01 - Recording and getting signed

00:33:59 - Pigsqueals

00:45:21 - Early shows and Before The Throne Of Infection

00:48:07 - Hull Metal Fest

00:51:55 - UK deathcore scene

00:52:59 - Death metal vs. deathcore

01:00:12 - Crowd takes over "Sludge City"

01:02:48 - Stage Breaker era

01:11:11 - The hiatus

01:17:57 - Comeback shows w/ Slaughter To Prevail

01:22:42 - SS & Mitch Lucker

01:24:33 - Social awkwardness and tattooing

01:30:25 - Touring with Big Chocolate

01:36:15 - Crabcore sucks

01:48:06 - Inhale vocal debate

01:54:57 - New album

02:02:46 - Mitch Lucker wearing AOAA Hoodie