INTERVIEW: Nige and Heather of Chupacabra Breakdown Their New EP “Fortified With Ashes EP” – Slayer, and Much More

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Keefy of Ghost Cult chatted with Nige and Heather of UK Thrash Metal upstarts Chupacabra! They just released their debut EP Fortified With Ashes! We chatted about the formation of the band, the folklore around the name and some mutual love for The X-Files, their connection to Slayer book author DX Ferris and his new podcast, influences, good advice from Gary Holt, feminism and religion, the current crop of great UK metal bands right now, and their next musical adventure already in the works!


 

Thanks to Clawhammer PR for setting this up!

Check out our review of their debut EP:

EP REVIEW: Chupacabra – Fortified With Ashes

 

Check out DX Ferris’ Slayer podcast with Chupacabra’s music in it: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Y90yH8Wgmx2oKmWHg7hwY?si=22862a88dabd4997

 

Follow, Buy, and Stream Chupacabra music and merch:

https://chupacabrametal.bandcamp.com/album/fortified-with-ashes

https://open.spotify.com/album/6MCKL5nGeLiKsw70XzP9BB

https://music.apple.com/us/album/fortified-with-ashes-single/1700860645

https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0CDLTFZ5D

 

Interview by Ghost Cult Keefy

https://www.instagram.com/ghostcultkeefy

Editing by Omar Cordy

https://www.instagram.com/ojcpics

Theme music by Salted Wounds

https://www.instagram.com/saltedwoundsnyc

This video includes a GC shoutout (a mention) to Charity Kill:

https://instagram.com/charity.kill/

 

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