After the demise of Rochester's tech-grind powerhouse Kalibas in August 2003, drummer Kurt Lancaster teamed up with local unknown guitarist Scott D'Agostino and a giant hulking yeti named Rich Kirk. The latter two had been toiling in the unknown depths of Rochester's seedy metal underground for a year or two prior- trying to find a kindred soul who could invigorate the two grind freaks with some inspired blasting. Upon completion of their first "official" practice in October 2003, the three musicians quickly realized they had something....a steaming mass of original metal goodness. Lacking though, was a second guitarist, until local underground veteran Jody Roberts decided to throw his sausage hammers into the mix. Upon Jody's entry into the fold, the four musicians began practicing furtively- honing and perfecting their collective skills into a new and original metallic brew. Borrowing from their past experiences and tastes, an amalgumation was formed, combining the melody of black metal, the speed and technicality of grind, the power and brutality of death metal, and the groove of hardcore. With encouraging internet response from their very unproduced four-track demos, the four set out to solidify a line-up. They called on former Kalibas bandmate Matt Colbert to join the group in the fall of 2004 who added a whole new dimension with his technically-savvy low end. In December of 2004, the now solid five-piece entered Doug White's Watchmen Studio to record a three song demo. The response so far has been quite over-whelming and the future looks bright for these five smoked-out black, death assailants. |