Artist: CRIPPLE BASTARDS
Album: NERO IN METASTASI (CD)

Year: 2014
Media type: CD

Over two decades in, Italian hardcore/grind legends CRIPPLE BASTARDS return with a brand new full length of pummeling ferocity.  Recorded at the infamous Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden with producer Fredrik Nordstrцm (Arch Enemy, At The Gates, Dark Tranquillity), Nero In Metastasi is the next major movement in CRIPPLE BASTARDS' steadfast campaign of extreme auditory revolution.    Not for the weak!!!
 
Asti. Northern Italy. March 1988. The friendship and common passion for extreme violence between drummer/vocalist Giulio the Bastard (aged 14) and guitarist Alberto the Crippler (aged 17), both coming from local thrash/punk bands that didn’t fit their tastes and didn’t match their ambitions, spawned the CRIPPLE BASTARDS. The initial aim of the two youngsters was to keep alive the legendary Italian hardcore spirit of CCM, Negazione, Raw Power, Wretched etc. and to mix it with the fresh extremism of the fastcore /grindcore pioneers releasing records through revolutionary labels like Children of Revolution, Selfish/Japan, Earache, Peaceville and Manic Ears. This original crossover of styles, coupled with the aural viciousness inspired by early noisecore outfits like Seven Minutes of Nausea, was topped by Giulio’s unique creative approach at lyrical writing focusing on human annihilation and existential decay.

CRIPPLE BASTARDS gained cult status worldwide by releasing more than 20 EPs / split EPs, four full length albums, two anthological collections and the “Falafel Grind” tribute CD with 32 international bands covering their most classic tunes. The band has released four full-lengths to date: Your Lies in Check (1996), Misantropo a Senso Unico (2000), Desperately Insensitive (2003), and Variante Alla Morte (2008).
 
CRIPPLE BASTARDS has been a touring machine since 1992 playing all over the world. The current line-up alone has played more than 300 shows including three full length tours (Europe 2000, U.S. East Coast 2002 and U.S. West Cost 2003) and appearances in international underground festivals like Fuck The Commerce, Obscene Extreme, Maryland Death Fest, and more; sharing the stage with acts like Napalm Death, Dismember, Suffocation, Pungent Stench, Brutal Truth, Nasum, Ratos de Porгo, Extreme Noise Terror, Varukers and Chaos UK among others.

2010 saw the band sign Relapse Records who released Senza Impronte, in 2012, a 7? EP with 15 new tracks showing an urging and constant sense of evolution in the band’s sound. The 2008-2012 touring schedule featured insane performances at Neurotic Deathfest, Brutal Assault, Obscene Extreme, Maryland Death Fest and a full headlining Brazilian tour.

25 years after their conception CRIPPLE BASTARDS still hold high the banner of Italy’s most hostile and aggressive grind/hardcore unit around. Nero In Metastasi will be released via Relapse Records in early 2014.

Recommended If You Like: Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Phobia, Assuck, Wormrot ...

TRACKLIST:

1. Malato Terminale
2. Fumo Passivo
3. Strage Di Ostacoli
4. Regime Artificiale
5. Lapide Rimossa
6. Promo-Parassita
7. Soggetto Leucemico
8. Passi Falsi
9. Occhi Trapiantati
10. Anima in Disgregazione
11. Senza Impronte
12. Nemico A Terra
13. L’Apice Estremo
14. Sconfitto Di Ritorno
15. Agonia Di Un Rientro Forzato
16. Marcatori Positivi
17.Splendore E Tenebra
18. Morti Asintomatiche