Wormrot
Wormrot is a Singaporean grindcore baund formed in 2007, immediately efter the foondin members completit their mandatory twa years o Naitional Service.[1]
History
eeditThe baund wis discovered in late December 2009 bi Digby Pearson, the awner o record label Earache, in a mixtape postit on the Invisible Oranges blog.[2]
Efter hearin Wormrot's "Born Stupid" on the compilation, Pearson searched oot an [3][4] dounloadit Wormrot's full-length debut, Abuse, frae file-sharin steid MediaFire.
Pearson wis impressed wi the album's quality an the baund's "ambition, haurd wirk ethic, an willingness tae put [its hame kintra] an Asian grindcore in the global map."[5]
Pearson approached the baund on their MySpace page, askin if they wur interestit in joinin Earache's roster.[6]
The baund investigatit the label's credentials on a muisic forum an efter receivin positive responses frae ithers uisers, they signed a recordin contract wi Earache in late Januar 2010.[5][7]
Earache reissued Abuse in Europe on 13 Aprile 2010 an in the Unitit States on 8 Juin 2010.[8][9] To promote the album's reissue, Wormrot toured Europe atween late Aprile an Juin 2010.[10]
Their seicont album, Dirge, wis released in 2011.
They are currently recordin a new EP scheduled tae be released online in simmer 2011.
References
eedit- ↑ Hoare, James (Juin 2010). "Wormrot feature". Terrorizer.
- ↑ Smith, Zach (August 2010). "Grind! in the name of love". Decibel (70): 40. ISSN 1557-2137.
- ↑ O'Hagar, Sammy (13 Apryle 2010). "Wormrot strive to be Singapore's chief export on Abuse". MetalSucks. Retrieved 13 Julie 2010.
- ↑ Lee, Cosmo (22 Februar 2010). "Earache and Burzum album leak". Invisible Oranges. Archived frae the original on 28 Mairch 2010. Retrieved 23 Julie 2010.
- ↑ a b Pearson, Digby (31 Januar 2010). "How did Earache sign Wormrot?". Earache Records. Retrieved 11 Julie 2010.
- ↑ Pacheco, George (29 Apryle 2010). "Earache Records relives the days of 'total grind' with the release of Wormrot debut". Examiner.com. Missing or empty
|url=(help);|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ "Wormrot ink deal with Earache Records". BW&BK. 27 Januar 2010. Archived frae the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 11 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Wormrot debut out now in Europe". BW&BK. 13 Apryle 2010. Archived frae the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 11 Julie 2010.
- ↑ Pacheco, George. "Abuse review". About.com. Archived frae the original on 21 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 11 Julie 2010.
- ↑ "Wormrot kick off European tour". BW&BK. 23 Apryle 2010. Archived frae the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 11 Julie 2010.