Czech grinders INGROWING took the time to answer a few of our questions in anticipation for their appearance at this year’s Maryland Deathfest, where they were easily one of the best bands of the festival.

For those unfamiliar with Ingrowing, how would you describe yourself?

Well, we are four nice guys from the middle of nowhere, we love making noise and enjoying the life on this fucking planet!!! It could be enough in the start.

Why did you decide to accept a spot on this year’s Maryland Deathfest?

We always wanted to play there!!! Ryan and Evan are cool friends of us, first time we met in 2004 at Obscene Extreme fest in Czech republic and we have changed some e-mails before. Then Ryan moved to Europe and we started talking about our participation at MDF. The biggest problem for us was to get these fucking visas. Actually is everything fine, we got that fucking stamp so get ready for our coming!

Are you excited to be the first Czech band to play the festival, and probably the first Czech metal band to play in the United States?

Be sure that we can’t wait to come to the States! Of course, we have never been there and we’re full of expectation. MDF is very known underground festival worldwide and we’re proud to play there as the first band from Czech Republic. But we are looking forward being in U.S. in general. I only have to correct you with that we are first Czech band playing in the States. Before us FLESHLESS and KRABATHOR played there. FLESHLESS played there even twice (I mean two visits).

Could you beat up Jig-Ai if you wanted to?

Yeah, always! JIG-AI are cool guys playing an amazing musick and when they will be most popular than us, we can beat them up, hehehe!

With so many bands performing, what do you think sets you apart from the others, and why should people make sure to check out your set?

For that you should ask someone else. I’m not a person who should say something about INGROWING’s music. I only can promise that we will play the best set which we will be able and hope that people will enjoy it. As I said, we never played in the States and being there is a big challenge for us. We hope that people will support us.

Have you ever seen Ryan naked?
Fortunately no. It’s enough that I saw him without a cap, haha!

What other band/s on MDF are you most excited to see?

Mainly REPULSION and NUCLEAR ASSAULT. REPULSION are my grincore heroes since 1989 and even when I already once saw them on the stage, I will never throw away the chance to see them. I didn..t see yet a gig of NUCLEAR ASSAULT, so there it will be the first time, cool band as well, their albums from eighties are unforgetable!!! But there will play many cool bands what I want to see and never seen them. IMPALED, FUCK…I’M DEAD, GHOUL, COFFINS, HELLNATION, etc., etc…

What is your set list looking like for the show, and are you going to do anything special?

We made special set list for our U.S. gigs. We put there some songs which we already don’t play at the gigs here in Europe and we prepare a small surprise especially for MDF. Nothing really special, just only funny thing, you will see!

If you could pick one band to play next year’s MDF, who would it be?

Very hard to say. MORBID ANGEL would be cool, SLAYER would be awesome!!! Maybe NAPALM DEATH… I guess Ryan and Evan will try to invite more bands from central Europe.

Who would win in a fight, Pigsty or Mincing Fury?

Definitely PIGSTY. They play more grinding music and they smoke more weed than MINCING FURY, hehe.

Does MDF try too hard to be like Obscene Extreme?

I don’t think so. MDF and OEF are diferent festivals, although are a bit similar. Maybe Curby influenced both of guys to arrange something like OEF in the States. Presumably people do appreciate this…

How much alcohol do you think you will consume over the weekend?

As much as possible, we have no limits!!! Just kidding, we would like to enjoy whole the festival, not to be dead all the time. I don’t know, I’m used not to play anything, we will see what will happen!

Why are there so many amazing grindcore bands from the Czech Republic?

I don’t really know. I try to reply this question to myself really long time. But what I remember, here always been good conditions for playing of this kind of music. People always supported this one. Current situation is that Czech bands finally can play almost everywhere and they do it. That’s cool, finally Czech guys can show to everyone what Czech grindcore means! By the way, I think Sweden rules with grindcore scene in the world…

Do you miss Czechoslovakia?

No more. I missed Czechoslovakia when that republic was divided, in 1993. You know, everyone here was used to share one state with Slovakia, we were two nations in one state. Everything was just only dirty politics, no one ordinary man wanted to divide that state. What to do… I’m happy that ordinary people kept the friendship and here is no hate between both nations. That’s cool, politics shouldn’t divide the people.

Are you going to try and fuck an American woman on your trip, or are they too annoying/ugly?

Oh no, man, we have no prejudice! We’re excited about U.S. girls! I personally know many American girls and no one of them is ugly even not annoying. Hope we’ll meet cool girls with big breasts which will want to meet fine guys from central Europe!

Any final words for our readers?

Thanx for intie! Get ready for Czech attack! See you at MDF. Cheers!!!

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