Interview with Dan Watson (Infant Annihilator): A Christian Missionary Family child crucifies Christ

Infant Annihilator (left to right): Eddie Pickard, Dan Watson,
Aaron Kitcher

Infant Annihilator, who debuted with the hilariously amazing The Palpable Leprosy Of Pollution in 2012, are a great new name in the deathcore world. With a great future ahead, their vocalist, Dan Watson, tells us about the future and the history. 

1: Name all the bands you have ever been a part of. 
Betrayer on the album Beneath the Realm of Consciousness
And Infant Annihilator on the album The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution.
I've been in a lot of other bands, but these are the two I’m proud of.

2: Who influenced you most? Who's your vocal idol?
In my earlier days of vocals I looked up to Randy Blythe from Lamb of God.
I also used to listen to a lot of “the red chord” and All Shall Perish’s album Hate Malice Revenge. 
I also had a slight obsession with bands like At the Gates and Abigail Williams.
Now, I don’t really have any idols or specific influences. 
I tend to get more inspired to write when I have some sort of visual representation to refer to.
I used images of Resident Evil’s Nemesis as inspiration for the IA album. I know it sounds funny, but looking at images of this monster while I did vocals helped me get into the right mindset. Plus, I’m a huge old school Resident Evil fan.

3: How long have you been doing vocals and why did you start? 
I've been doing vocals on and off for about 9 years now. I started doing vocals as an escape for my mind.
I grew up in a Christian Missionary Family and had to move around a lot. My parents usually chose the worst neighborhoods to live in, so I never had many friends. When I did make friends it was short lived, because I would have to pack up and move again. The frustration that came from my circumstances increased until it became a deep depression. This energy was another entity in my life gnawing at my free will. I figured out that I could channel this energy in positive and creative way by singing along with my favorite bands and writing my own songs. I still find this to be my only true freedom today.

4: How long did it take to record The Palpable Leprosy of Pollution?
I’m not exactly sure how long it took Eddie and Aaron to track the instrumentals. They were finished by the time I stumbled upon the project. The process for writing and tracking the vocals was pretty unusual though. Eddie and Aaron sent me one song at a time, and then I would write lyrics and try to track vocals on my lunch break at work. The fact that I only had about an hour to track each day made it very difficult.

5: Both Aaron and Eddie are from the UK, you're from the USA. How did you guys meet? 
I got a DUI and lost my license and had to quit my old band. I couldn't just sit at home and do nothing, so I sought out an internet project I could work on from home. I stumbled upon their Facebook while skimming through Total Deathcore’s posts and decided to message them to see if they had any vocal duties to fill. They sent me Decapitation Fornication’s instrumental and I got to work. After the song was completed they asked me if I would write vocals for the whole album. I said “hell yea”.

6: Are you ever going to play a gig as Infant Annihilator?
I’d like to. The only problem is the giant body of water between us. I’ve never even talked to them in person before, so it would be a big leap if we ever stumbled upon the means to do so.

7: Lucas Mann of Rings Of Saturn is a huge fan and supporter of Infant Annihilator, he also did the guest solo for one of your songs. How did that happen? 
I’m not exactly sure. Eddie arranged that guest appearance. I was pretty pumped when Aaron told me the news, though.

8: Are you working on the new album already? 
Not yet. It’s been on my mind, though. I’ve been working out ideas in my head for the new concept. I’ve also been practicing vocals a bit more in preparation. I’m ready.

9: A kid heard about a band called Infant Annihilator but had not listened to a single song. How would you define the sound and style if they asked you?
Depends on the kid and his interests in music. To most people this type of music is noise.
To a metalhead it’s just easy to say deathcore. Even to them, it might still seem like noise. Haha

10: Who wrote the lyrics for The Palpable Leprosy...?
I wrote all the lyrics for the entire album. Aaron and Eddie named all the songs before I even started writing, so I had to come up with a concept that tied all the song titles together in a sensible way. This was difficult, but I think I pulled it off.

11: If you had the chance to replace a band's singer, what band would it be? 
I don’t want to follow in anyone’s footsteps. I want to blaze my own trail in life and music.

12: What you think of the people out there who still think that IA are Aaron and Eddie? 
I think it’s understandable since I’m not in any of the music videos. But I’m sure they would catch on if Eddie or Aaron switched over to vocals. haha

13: Favorite IA song? Funniest IA song? 
Favorite: Devotion To the Child Rape Syndicate.
Funniest: Pinned Down and Fisted.

14: Zombie apocalypse or alien invasion? 
Oh, zombie apocalypse for sure. We would at least have a fighting chance as a race.
Plus I have been playing zombie games non-stop since Resident Evil 2. By now it starting to sound like it would be fun.

15: Say anything you want to all your fans.
To all seven of you: Thank you so much for all your love and support.

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