Primed And Ready To Destroy With RASYID From WORMROT

Interview by Kris Peters
Singapore grindcore band Wormrot, known for their intense,
fast-paced, and boundary-pushing music, are headed our way for a
ferocious double touring bill which also includes Pig
Destroyer. 
Formed in 2007 after the members completed their mandatory national
service, Wormrot have released four studio albums and several EPs,
touring extensively through Europe and the United States, in the
process becoming the first Singaporean act to play at the
Glastonbury Festival.
Following the recent reuniting of the original line-up, the band
have spent the first part of 2025 touring the UK and Europe and
after a couple of months to refresh hit Australia in
September.
Guitarist Rasyid joined HEAVY to talk about the tour. We ask about
their pairing with Pig Destroyer and the relationship between the
two bands.
"We have played before together," he nodded. "It was on the Napalm
Death campaign for the Musical Destruction Tour. Before that I was
acquainted with Adam Jarvis through Misery Index so then we started
talking, and we took the Pig Destroyer on the tour bus. It was fun.
Nice guys and we are quite excited to see them again."
We ask what Aussie fans can expect from Wormrot live.
"We just play hard and fast," Rasyid grinned. "I don't know what
else to say, we just play hard and fast. We try to do a curated set
with less talk in between and just more attack, so we'll see
(laughs)."
In the full interview, Rasyid spoke about the upcoming tour and
what to expect, the reuniting of himself with the other two
original band members and Wormrot's recent live album TNT, noting
that the setlist for the Australian shows will differ from that. He
also discussed the current music scene in Singapore, highlighting
the decline of metal culture since the band's inception in 2007,
while punk and hardcore shows remain popular. Rasyid acknowledged
the challenges of establishing a global presence without local
peers and mentioned that their increasing recognition in Europe and
the US is beginning to resonate back home. The band is currently
focused on touring and plans to start writing new music in early
2024.



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