Member Since: 12/23/2004
Band Website: rethgrind.com (DOWN AT THE MOMENT)
Band Members: RETH are:-
Christopher 'Love Pudding' Reese - VOICES - (Ex-Microsleeper)
Elliot Durkin 'Fucks Your Dead Mother' Smith - DRUMS - (Ex-LBW, Feeble. Current: Kastrated, The Afternoon Gentlemen, Executive Distraction Tasks)
Paul 'Anal Battlefield' Priest - BASS - (Ex-Canvas, Tangaroa, Narcosis, Eye of Phetkanha. Current: Incandescence, Cerebral Constriction, Raw Nerve Promotions)
Matthew 'Hells Bells' Wells - GUITARS - (Ex-Morkret. Current: Written in Torment)
Matthew (Jim) 'Bag of Morbid Spanners' Bentley - GUITARS - (Current: Matthew Bentley Acoustic)
Influences: Everything influences us in one form or another, all part of the eternal quest for improvement, so instead, we'll just list a load of the bands we've played with in the past, some of the big names we're very proud and honoured to have shared a stage with...
2002
Strife, Skindred, D.R.I.
2005
Cephalic Carnage, Crowpath, Blood Duster, Melt Banana, Khanate, Deranged, Skinned, The Red Chord
2006
The Berzerker, Happy Face, Carnal Decay, Suicide Silence, Abigail Williams, Ephel Duath, Birdflesh (twice), Sylvester Staline (twice), Genghis Tron (twice)
2007
Severe Torture, Mincing Fury and Guttural Clamour of Queer Decay, Mucopus, Pigsty, Napalm Death.
2008
Brutal Truth, Defeated Sanity. Genghis Tron, Nachtmystium.
UPCOMING:- Obscene Extreme Festival, Blastonbury Festival, Rottingham Festival, Davefest, Essexfest.
We've also played a large amount of gigs with the cream of the UK scene as well over the years, including:-
My Cross To Bare, Art of Burning Water, Narcosis, Tangaroa, Labrat, Charger, The Final Sigh, Unsanctum, My War, Johnny Mental, RSJ, Executive Distraction Tasks, Soulfracture, Raise The Dead, Beef Conspiracy, a.P.A.t.T., Whores Whores Whores, Agent of the Morai, Hangover Heartattack, Amputated, Mistress, Bossk, Madman is Absolute, Rolo Tomassi, Co-exist, Testswitch Isolator, Heresy of Thieves, Postmortem Promises, Mel Gimpsuit, Castor Troy, Errander, Humanfly, Microsleeper, Kastrated, Desecration and tons more.
Sounds Like: Main comparisons are Cephalic Carnage, Cryptopsy, early Carcass, Gorguts, Discordance Axis, Narcosis. Think very tech-grind-sludgey-groovy-death metal, now with added black metal and slam influences as well in the new songs. Described as one of the most catchy grind bands around!
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Record Label: Anticulture Records
Type of Label: Indie