PLAGUE BRINGER ~ New Album OUT NOW!

About Me

ferocious: marked by unrelenting intensity; extreme.
uplifting: To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt.
These two words embody the sonic, visionary, and aesthetic experience that is Chicagoâ€™s industrial metal duo, PLAGUE BRINGER. Featuring guitarist/drum programmer, Greg Ratajczak and vocalist Josh Rosenthal, PLAGUE BRINGER is an ever-evolving project whose mission to be as progressive as it is aggressive, has garnered comparisons across the 'heavy' music spectrum from TOOL to GODFLESH to PIG DESTROYER.
'Life Songs in a Land of Death', PLAGUE BRINGER's sophomore release and their first for HeWhoCorrupts INC, is the product of over two years of creative fervor, merciless judgment, and obsessive attention to detail both artistically and conceptually. The album satisfies the duo's selfish need to create intelligent, relevant, and personal art which also aims to captivate listeners by drawing them into a ferocious and uncomfortable yet rewarding and uplifting sonic experience. Thematically, the album addresses ideas of self realization through adversity, the death of the impassioned, and the search and discovery of beauty beneath filth. The album was mastered by Scott Hull at Visceral Sound and is the follow up to 2005's acclaimed debut full length, 'As the Ghosts Collect, The Corpses Rest' (Seventh Rule Recordings/Lo Fi Violence).
PLAGUE BRINGER formed in December of 2002, shortly after Ratajczak's work at Clava Studios with producer/engineer BRIAN DECK and MODEST MOUSE on "The Moon and Antarctica". Ratajczak asked long time friend and artistic collaborator, Rosenthal, to contribute his unique writing style to the project and provide lyrics that when read and reflected upon, unveil deeper layers of meaning to the reader. Ratajczak began the project with and has chosen to continue using the drum machine, which is just as significant to the PLAGUE BRINGER sound, both live and in the studio, as either human member.
PLAGUE BRINGER has established a strong presence in the metal underground. Consistent shows throughout the Midwest and several tours to the East coast afforded the group the opportunity to share stages with the likes of BRUTAL TRUTH, PIG DESTROYER, DEICIDE, the BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, KHANATE, the RED CHORD, and RUSSIAN CIRCLES.
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Member Since: 7/19/2004
Band Website: plaguebringer.com
Band Members: RATAJCZAK - guitar, programming, vokills
ROSENTHAL - vokills, words
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KASPARIAN - live guitar, design
Influences: - david lynch
- alfred hitchcock
- hermann nitsch
- joel peter witkin
- coast to coast a.m.
- bill hicks
- crispin hellion glover
- paul thomas anderson
- begotten
- m.a.s.h.
- alex grey
- ralph steadman
- matthew barney
- max ernst
- brothers quay
- pushead
- franz kafka
- coen brothers
- charles bukowski
- david r. bunch
- coffee
- sugar
- nicotine

Sounds Like: * pig destroyer
* pantera
* godflesh
* ministry
* anaal nathrakh
* tool
Record Label: HeWhoCorrupts Inc.
Seventh Rule Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

lyrics (as the ghosts collect, the corpses rest)

since getting a macbook, i realize that the lyrics link of the myspace player does not seem to like macs very much, so i have decided to include the lyrics to as the ghosts collect, the corpses rest h...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 08:41:00 PST

PHOTOS FROM 10.29.2006 LOGAN SQUARE WITH DEICIDE

We were fortunate to have the extremely talented Nathan Baker on stage with us to work his magic with the image capturing.TO SEE MORE OF NATHAN BAKER'S WORK CLICK THIS....
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:41:00 PST

Malachi Ritscher's Self-Immolation

Malachi Ritscher, 1954-2006 Mission Statement (from Savage Sound) My actions should be self-explanatory, and since in our self-obsessed culture words seldom match the deed, writing a mission statem...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:07:00 PST

ATTN: BANDS IN THE BEFRIENDING MOOD

Attention bands: The marketing/exploitation engine that myspace can be, seems to be in full effect, therefore we have blocked bands from adding us as friends. This may be for selfish reasons but we d...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 04:28:00 PST

YOU are AMAZING

to ANYONE and EVERYONE who has told a friend about us, sent an email saying 'hello', come to a show, posted a flattering comment, said a kind word, cared enough to say something, had the money to buy ...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:58:00 PST

NEW ALBUM REVIEW...Whoa, geez.

Plague Bringer - As The Ghosts Collect, the Corpses RestThe more I allow myself to be pummeled, raped, and stabbed by the half-hour of electric diode torture that As the Ghosts Collect, the Corpses Re...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 01:22:00 PST

--New Merch--

finally- NEW t-shirt designs are at the printer as i write this. thank you to Brian Payne for his ongoing assistance with our ' little projects'. t-shirts will be available at shows on o...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 05:30:00 PST

plague bringer press

This local duo, spearheaded by Greg Ratajczak, is part of a growing faction: metal bands with drum machines. Some might call this cheating, or at least a bad idea; others argue that it's the next logi...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:03:00 PST

Plague Bringer DVD -- UPDATE 01

we are STILL seeking out ANY Plague Bringer video footage that that you may have (we know you've got it) this footage is to be compiled and edited for an upcoming DVD release!! ANYONE with ANY video f...
Posted by PLAGUE BRINGER on Sat, 04 Feb 2006 12:28:00 PST