Getting to Know… Sickrecy | Interview

In the 466^th Q&A in our Getting to Know… series, we get the inside scoop from Swedish grindcore band, Sickrecy. 

“After burning 15 churches in Norway, we all fled to Sweden and tried to lay low for a while, but the law caught up with us, so we pretty much started off like most bands do – in prison!!!” We listen and we don’t judge, Sickrecy . Of course, that response by Martin Eriksson to a question regarding the band’s formation was a joke.  In all seriousness, Sickrecy characterizes itself as a “riff-based band with distinct and obvious verses and choruses.” They add, “That, along with lyrics that matter, makes us stand out as a band.” Rock on ! In the 466^th Q&A, we get the inside scoop on the Swedish grindcore unit’s genesis, goals, musical influences, and current and future musical endeavors. So, without further ado, let’s jump right into Getting to Know… Sickrecy: Interview No. 466!

For those who may not be familiar with you, what would you say makes Sickrecy distinct or unique? How do you rock the audience’s socks off?

I would say that we are a more riff-based band with distinct and obvious verses and choruses. That, along with lyrics that matter, makes us stand out as a band. 

Okay, let’s explore some juicy backstories. How did Sickrecy form, and what were some of your goals or visions early?

After burning 15 churches in Norway, we all fled to Sweden and tried to lay low for a while, but the law caught up with us, so we pretty much started off like most bands do – in prison!!! No, just kidding. It started as a side project of mine (Martin) in 2020, but it evolved to be a real band in 2022, and we made our first show in 2023. My vision from the start was to write four grindcore songs in the spirit of the Napalm Death Mentally Murdered (EP) because that to me is the best grind release ever. A perfect match between blastbeats, death metal, and crust punk.

In the end, I wrote six tracks which we recorded and passed around, and the response we got was awesome. After that, things just rolled on, and I/we made the album, Salvation Through Tyranny (2022), which got an even better response. We then made some new tracks which ended up on the Split album with Barren (2024), and some more Split vinyls, and every time[with] every release, the response from the crowd has been better and better… The goal from the start was to be able to write four good grindcore songs, and then it shifted to have them released, to getting our stuff on vinyl, to play live, to play Obscene Extreme Festival, to whatever the future holds.

Let’s talk more about goals.  Have your goals or your perspectives changed since first starting? What do your aspirations or goals look like now?

I kind of answered this in the last question… Our next goal is to write even better songs and enough songs for an album, and a couple of split 7 inches. And…we hope to play live even more.

Everybody is influenced by somebody else. Who would you consider some of your biggest musical influences, and how are they influential?

There’s no denying that bands like Napalm Death, Terrorizer, Anticimex, Carcass, and such have played a significant role in our sound. Without the whole late 80s and early 90s extreme music underground, we wouldn’t exist. We are a product of this era, and it has shaped us. With that said, there are a lot of great bands today that influence us in many ways. Bands like Axis of Despair, Feastem, Lock Up, Mass//Reaction and many more are all great inspiration music-wise.

Ah, the fun stuff.  What’s your craziest tour story or the wackiest thing that’s happened during a performance?  Feel free to be creative.

Sorry for being such a boring guy now, but the only thing that’s happened was that I got cramps in my right arm during our show at Obscene Extreme last year. It hit me in the second song, and I had to play the whole set with cramps. That’s what you get from not warming up when you are in your 50s.

To this point in your career, what would you describe as your favorite song you’ve recorded or performed live? What makes that song special?

I would say “Follow The Leader,” our second song of the album, Salvation Through Tyranny. It has such a great sing-along punch in the chorus, and people just start to scream along with us when we play it live. That’s a rare thing when playing the sort of music that we play.

Is there anything else awesome, cool, or left-of-center we should know about Sickrecy? Secret talents or surprising tidbits?

To everyone’s surprise, we don’t live under a container and just listen to grindcore all day long. We all love different types of music and exercise it in other bands and projects. I used to produce hip-hop, Tobbe Ander plays in two different hard rock/heavy metal bands. Marcus Dahl has his wicked band called Damned to Downfall where he explores EBM/industrial/death and black metal. Then we have Adde Mitroulis, who plays the drums and screams in both General Surgery and Birdflesh, which takes him all over the world.

What is Sickrecy currently working on or promoting that you can share? We love secrets, but there’s no pressure. 

We have a brand new 7-inch vinyl out together with Austrian death grinders Distaste, and we have just got the video for the track, “Last In Line,” back from editing. It will go live on June 6, 2025. That’s the same date that our new single will go live on all streaming platforms. Both tracks are taken from that 7-inch vinyl.

I can also reveal that there are two more 7-inches to be released during 2025, together with our friends from Gothenburg, Sweden, Brainwasher, and our good friends in the French grind machine,  Massive Charge. In other words, this year will be a BLAST.

Thank you so much for sharing and taking the time to answer these questions, and best of luck moving forward. 

Thanks a lot for this interview, and if you can’t get enough of us, check https://linktr.ee/Sickrecy for merch, videos, socials, and so on. Cheers!