1.Noisy and intense greetings from Perú,Chelsea! How going the things in Healer?
Howdy! Things are going well! We’re just coming off of a few weekends of shows around the Northeastern US and are back in the icy cold tundra called Buffalo, NY.
2.Tell us how is form this killer band of raw powerviolence called Healer? Hows been the begings?
Healer formed in 2013. There were a couple of line-up changes in the band’s early beginnings, but after a few months, the current lineup was all playing together. Eric (guitar) and I had played in a band previously called Human Touch. Eric also played in a band called Done Deal with Steve (drums). More importantly, Eric used to buy CD recordings of Steve’s farts (not a lie… some titles include “Back in Brown” and “Tunes in the Key of F”). We all knew Corey (vocals) from going to punk shows, and my old band, Coworkers, did a split with Corey’s old band, Inerds. I’d say we make a good team and I’m lucky to play with these people! We’re just a group of happy people playing angry tunes. It’s hard to even pretend we’re badass punks.
3.Discography of Healer?
Currently, we have an EP released on Nerve Altar Records which you can listen to here. We also have a full length LP that is not yet pressed to vinyl. You can listen to the full record on our Bandcamp page.
3.Influences of Healer?
I love listening to hardcore and powerviolence, but most of my influences come from other genres. Jesus Lizard and Shellac are some of my favorites. I love the raw bass and guitar tones. They cut through any mix and leave you feeling a little uneasy about what you’re hearing. In fact, these two bands got me interested in aluminum instruments—I use an aluminum bass now.
5.Some members of Healer have another proyect paralell?
Currently, I play trombone in a band called Mallwalkers—it’s 10 piece punk band that you can dance to. It’s not for everyone, but our shows are a blast to play and it’s really good cardiovascular exercise! Currently, Eric also plays guitar in a band called Green Slime, which catchy and heavy 90s-style rock with melodic vocals. They are incredible. Eric’s brother, Blake, plays in Green Slime and is one of my all-time favorite drummers.
6.Chelsea explain some more about the actual powerviolence scene from your city and recommend some bands.
Buffalo is a funny place. Our sub-scenes tend to meld together for a minute, disperse, come back together, disperse…. For us, there are not many other bands of the same flavor, so we tend to play shows with metal and grind bands, or straight-up punk shows. It’s all fun and we like playing for different people that might not seek us out otherwise. One of our favorite local bands right now is Yanari. There are lots of cool punk, hardcore, and doom bands here, but not many that seem like a “natural” fit to play a show with… that doesn’t stop us though!
We played with Test from Brazil in Buffalo a few months ago! Love everything off the Atropello Peruvian Hardcore Punk Compilation.
8.Stuff avaliable of Healer at the moment? where the grinders can find the stuff?
Our 7” record is available from Nerve Altar Records. We also have shirts, patches and tote bags. No webstore set up at the moment, so feel free to send us a Facebook message or an e-mail at justuspeanuts@gmail.com if you’re interested!
We are working on a new batch of songs that we will record soon—either for an EP or a split 7”.
Thanks for reaching out,Diego! In our wildest dreams, we’ll make our way to South America some day :)
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