Jacob & Joe Parkinson of Tortured Demon - Interview

<p>Few bands can claim to have played a festival set so hard that the stage broke. Fewer still can claim to have done so when still barely teens. Then again, Manchester-based thrashcore band <strong>Tortured Demon</strong> is already onto something special. Aged between 17-22, the group have already opened for <strong>Evile</strong> and <strong>Xentrix</strong> in 2022, and, at Bloodstock 2021, such as their performance, the Jagermeister Stage fell down around them. Drawing the largest crowd ever seen on that stage, <strong>Tortured Demon </strong>has since been invited back to perform at Bloodstock 2023, where surely they wouldn’t be able to repeat the feat.<br></p> <p>Releasing their debut in 2021, recorded when all band members were still at school, <strong>Tortured Demon</strong> has moved up a gear with their new record, <em>Rise Of The Lifeless</em>. <em>ROTL</em> will be self-released by the band worldwide, except for Japan, where they’ve already inked a deal with <strong>Spiritual Beast/Universal Music Japan</strong>. <strong>Tortured Demon</strong>’s debut – <em>In Desperation’s Grip</em> – was <strong>DiskUnion</strong> (Tokyo’s leading record store)’s best-selling international metal record on release week. Again, no mean feat for a band so young. Suffice to say, the quartet have been hammering their way through the UK Metal Scene. Their line-up consists of brothers<strong> Jacob (</strong>Vocals and Guitar, 17) and <strong>Joe Parkinson</strong> (Drums, 19), joined by <strong>Billy Houigan</strong> (Lead Guitar, 19) and <strong>Sean Xavier</strong> (Bass and Backing Vocals, 23) completing the ground-shaking quartet. Combining Thrash riffs and Hardcore breakdowns with technical drums, all whilst maintaining a strong focus on quality songwriting, <strong>Tortured Demon</strong> brings a fresh yet classic sound to the UK scene.<br> Over the last 6 months <strong>Tortured Demon</strong> has been writing and recording their second album <em>Rise Of The Lifeless</em> with producer <strong>David Radahd-Jones