From its modest roots as a basement mail-order operation to its status as one of the premier independent metal labels, Relapse Records has carved a niche as purveyor of distortion-heavy talent. In addition to a few ALARM favorites from Pig Destroyer, Liberteer, and Primate, this year saw noteworthy releases from Dying Fetus, Baroness, Horseback, Locrian, Serpentine Path, and many others.
Dying Fetus
Review: Dying Fetus’ Reign Supreme
Dying Fetus: Reign Supreme (Relapse, 6/19/12)
“Subjected to a Beating”
[audio:http://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Dying_Fetus_Subjected_to_a_Beating.mp3|titles=Dying Fetus: “Subjected to a Beating”]This, the seventh full-length from Maryland’s Dying Fetus, has the distinction of being the death-metal outfit’s first album to have the same lineup as its predecessor since its debut, Purification Through Violence, was released in 1996. Despite the many member shifts, however, Dying Fetus’ style hasn’t changed much. The band’s signature mixture of technicality, speed, and groove has spawned countless imitators and definitely helped — for better or worse — the invention of metalcore.
Contest: Win tickets to see Dying Fetus and Devourment w/ Cannibal Corpse and Vital Remains
Our friends at Relapse Records are giving away two tickets to the upcoming Dying Fetus and Devourment tour.
If you live on the East Coast or in the Midwest, you’re in luck. Anyone from Philly to Des Moines is eligible to win; all you have to do is specify which show you’d like to attend in your submission. See the full list of tour dates below.
And, as if it couldn’t get any better, the super-heavy, double-headliner tour is bolstered by the mutilating metal of Cannibal Corpse and Vital Remains.