Rotten Sound

Nasum 2011

When Nasum were active, they were at the forefront of Swedish grindcore. They took the best from their peers in Sweden's fertile death metal and punk/dbeat scenes and viewed it through the lens of grindcore...

wow. From a press release:"You thought NASUM was dead? We are. This is not resurrection. It's farewell, for good."

"If things were different, if Mieszko hadn't died, NASUM would have celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2012...

DOWNLOAD: Rotten Sound - "Plan" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Maruta - "March Forward (Into Regression)" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Maruta - "Hand Of THe Overseer" (MP3)



With all of the love floating around for the new Trap Them LP (totally warranted), I'm a bit puzzled that their future Euro…

Torche at Beerland during SXSW (more here)

After their recent van robbery in Chicago, Hydra Head Records said that, "Torche is already sorting out potential DIY gigs in the states...

The oh-so-Brutal Truth

Pummeling, fist-pumping, extreme grindcore was the order of the day at Europa in Brooklyn on Sunday (5/17). It was day two of the Auditory Assault Festival, and the godfathers of modern grind, Brutal Truth, met up with the mighty Misery Index, Rotten Sound (who released one of …

Brutal Truth @ Maryland Deathfest 2007

Maryland Deathfest's belligerent younger sibling, Auditory Assault Fest, takes place THIS WEEKEND in Brooklyn on May 16th and 17th At Europa...

DOWNLOAD: Maruta - "The Collapse" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kill The Client - "Divide & Conquer" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Copremesis - "Zombie" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Defeatist - "Isolation Tactics" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Misery Index - "Conquistadores" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Crowpath - &qu…

DOWNLOAD: Harpoon - "Frogs, Boils, Locusts..." (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Complete Failure - "Like Rainbows in Gasoline" Demo (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Complete Failure - "Brown Acid Brainwound" Demo (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Complete Failure - "Subliminal Force of Suggestive Notion" Demo (MP3…

sunn o))) @ Knitting Factory (more by Damien Neva)

Ya hear that rumble? Thats the sound of great records perched in the distance waiting to descend on 2009 (more on that later)...

Michael Amott & Jeff Walker (Carcass) @ Gods Of Metal, June 28, 2008 (shadowgate)

Remember that rumored Carcass show line-up? The one with 1349, Suffocation, Necrophagist, Aborted, AND Rotten Sound...