Having been by their own admission baptized in the gutter San Diego, Californian Death Metal and Hardcore merchants Mongrel rose to prominence in 2022 with a demo musing on themes of anger, violence and inner struggles called “Off The Leash“. Mixed and mastered by Dan Swano (Insomnium, Maceration, Dark Funeral) that record unites bassist Andy
Hailing from San Diego California, Mongrel are a comprised of musicians known for their prior convictions in World of Pain, Poison Headache and Xibalba, used to cutting their way through the urban jungle to claim their territory. The five piece drew first blood in 2022 with a three track debut EP “Off The Leash“, their
Letting Tim Lambesis take a back seat on this one, Heavy New York spoke to guitarist Phil Sgrosso from As I Lay Dying in this new interview. Obviously topics of conversation include the making of “Shaped by Fire” but more interestingly they also talk about playing with different projects like Wovenwar and Poison Headache, as well
