Venomous Concept
| Venomous Concept | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Chicago , United States |
| Genre (s) | Hardcore punk , grindcore |
| founding | 2004 |
| Current occupation | |
| Shane Embury | |
| Danny Herrera | |
| Kevin Sharp | |
Electric bass |
Dan Lilker (since 2007) |
| former members | |
Electric guitar |
Buzz Osborne (until 2006) |
Venomous Concept is an American hardcore punk band formed in 2004 in Chicago , Illinois . The band members were or are members of other bands such as Napalm Death , Brutal Truth , Stormtroopers of Death , Anthrax , Nuclear Assault , Lock Up and The Melvins . The name of the band comes from the hardcore punk band Poison Idea .
history
The real history of the band goes back to 1989, when bassist Shane Embury and singer Kevin Sharp met in New York City at a Napalm Death concert at the CBGB and were friends from then on. In February 2004 they met again on the The Art of Noise tour, on which Nile , Strapping Young Lad , Dark Tranquility and The Berzerker were represented in addition to Napalm Death . They decided to found the band Venomous Concept. Guitarist became Buzz Osborne , drummer Danny Herrera . In 2004 they released their debut album Retroactive Abortion on Mike Patton's label Ipecac Recordings .
This was followed by an appearance at The Double Door in Chicago . In 2007 guitarist Osborne left the band because he had to devote himself to his other band The Melvins. Bassist Embury took over the position of guitarist, while Danny Lilker became the band's new bassist. Then the band went back to the studio to record the next album Poisoned Apple , which was released through Century Media .
style
Venomous Concept play a mixture of hardcore punk and grindcore. The use of blast beats and guttural singing is characteristic. The band is compared to other hardcore and crustcore bands like Poison Idea and Discharge .
Discography
- 2004: Retroactive Abortion (Album, Ipecac Recordings )
- 2006: Making Friends Vol. 1 (split album with 324 , HG Fact )
- 2008: Blood Duster / Venomous Concept (split album with Blood Duster , Missing Link )
- 2008: Poisoned Apple (Album, Century Media )
- 2016: Kick Me Silly VCIII (Album, Season of Mist )
Web links
- Venomous Concept at Myspace
- Venomous Concept at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Artists Venomous Concept , accessed August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Biography , accessed August 21, 2011.
- ↑ Sickman: Venomous Concept "Poisoned Apple" , accessed on 21 August 2011th
- ↑ Alexander Eitner: Venomous Concept - Poisoned Apple , accessed on August 21, 2011.