The Beast of Russia

An interview with Alex Terrible of Slaughter to Prevail

By: George Archibald
Photos by Andrew James Bastion

Slaughter to Prevail – Alex Terrible Photo by Andrew Bastion

It seems that Deathcore has become a bit of a competition among bands to see who is the biggest, the baddest, the meanest, and most brutal band to rule them all. There is a new and worthy contender to that throne, Slaughter to Prevail. Hailing from Russia, this band has been receiving a ton of accolades since its inception. What’s a deathcore band without a badass vocalist, let me introduce Alex Terrible. Alex Terrible has a vocal styling that most entry level bands are seeking to copy, and with his online vocal lessons you possibly could. Outside of Slaughter to Prevail, he is also figurehead behind The Russian Hate Project, a group of gym enthusiast musicians that play extreme metal. I got to speak with Alex, while he was on tour supporting Summer Slaughter, about how it feels to play in America, and what’s possibly next for the band.

GA: How is tour going, how is Summer Slaughter treating you?

Alex: It’s fucking sick! I am really happy because this so much different than playing in Russia. In Russian, we don’t have the production like this tour does, with the stages and all the people that come out, but we are going to try to build that up. It’s like the United States is ahead by like twenty or thirty years, I really like it.

Slaughter to Prevail – Alex Terrible Photo by Andrew Bastion

GA: So this is like next level for you guys to be here. So how did you get in with Sumerian Records? How did that come about?

Alex: I’m really happy because I couldn’t imagine it at the time.  Slaughter to Prevail was around playing for two years and we got signed with Sumerian Records. This is a fucking big label to be a part of for us. I really appreciate everyone, my fans for all their support. I fucking love it.

GA: I saw online that you began teaching vocal lessons through your YouTube channel, how did this come about?

Alex: Back home, I have no job and I must make a living for myself. In Russia it’s a bad situation for employment at the moment, and I was thinking how I could make some money. A few of my friends said to me “Why don’t we start doing vocal lessons”, and I accepted their offer. I love it because so many people have messaged me saying, “This is fucking crazy. I watched your covers and I want to do vocals like you do.” So I am happy to do these videos for these guys.

GA: What bands were your inspiration for the vocal style you do in Slaughter to Prevail?

Alex: Suicide Silence, Bring Me the Horizon, Carnifex…. These bands on Summer Slaughter, this music, I grew up with this music. For me this is huge to be able to play with these guys. The bands here have told me, “You are fucking sick, you guys are fucking heavy”, and I can’t believe that when I was fifteen years old I wanted this, and now I fucking get it. This is a fucking dream, dreams come true.

Slaughter to Prevail – Alex Terrible Photo by Andrew Bastion

GA: So what’s next for Slaughter to Prevail?

Alex: The band has a new album that might be released come December. After that we hope that we can grab another big tour package to get on like Summer Slaughter. We want to be able to play in America every time something big comes up, because I love playing in America. Our European and Russian tours are awesome and I love all our fans there, but America seems to be next level for heavy metal music. It’s a big culture here in the US.

GA: Anything else you would like to add?

Alex: I love our fans, and I love what I get to do every night for all them. I love this scene and this is it for all of us, to be here.

I want to thank you Alex for speaking to me, especially after just preforming a set. I wish you and the band safe travels across the United States and back home to Russia. I can’t wait to see what is in store for Slaughter to Prevail in the future. You can catch Alex and the band on Summer Slaughter, also check them out on YouTube for they have an array of music videos. Slaughter to Prevail’s album Chapters of Misery is also available for streaming through Spotify, I recommend you check them out.

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