On the face of things, it’d be easy to mistake Filth Is Eternal for one of those bands with zero chill. Their favourite genres? Powerviolence. Fastcore. Stenchy death metal. Grind. Humble origins? The notoriously gritty, grubby basement punk scene a layer below the grey skies of the United States’ Pacific Northwest. Initially, they had no serious intention of leaving behind more than a couple of gleefully dirty 7” singles and a slew of legendarily intense live shows. All of which would explain their headline-grabbingly provocative original moniker: Fucked And Bound. “Our music is a document of our experiences,” offers guitarist Brian McClelland, alluding to the years he and vocalist Lis Di Angelo have spent fundraising for anti-racism, safe abortion, LGBTQ rig...