Jungle Rot

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Jungle Rot is a Heavy metal band from the Midwest featuring:

Dave Matrise - vocals & guitar
Geoff Bub - guitar
James Genenz - bass
Neil Zacharek - drums

The Midwest based quartet JUNGLE ROT have garnered a large and loyal following within the last 10 years due in large part to having a style more similar to acts such as Slayer and Sodom, rather than the typical Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation rip-offs that the underground extreme music scene is so oversaturated with. The sound and attitude that JUNGLE ROT have exposed the public to is one of efficiency and execution. JUNGLE ROT have never tried to be the goriest or most technical band in the extreme underground, but instead have focused on flowing grooves and infectious, catchy songwriting.

In 1995, JUNGLE ROT released their first full-length demo/album, "Skin The Living", to rave reviews. This, coupled with the bands explosive live performances, led to a recording deal in 1998 with Pulverizer Records. They immediately released their second full-length album, "Slaughter The Weak", which helped them garner a rabid underground following. After enjoying promising and successful sales from the record, JUNGLE ROT was let down when Pulverizer Records closed it's doors. At this time, independent label Pavement Records stepped up and re-released "Slaughter The Weak" for the band.

Proving that they were one of the hardest working bands in the underground scene, JUNGLE ROT survived numerous lineup changes, kept playing shows and wrote new material. Some of this material, along with some classic choice cover songs, was recorded for the EP entitled "Darkness Foretold", released by cult magazine/label SOD. JUNGLE ROT's relentless touring and aggressive self-promotion caught the attention of Olympic Recordings, who quickly offered them a deal. Their third album, "Dead And Buried", further showed what this dynamic unit have to offer and exposed them to a larger, broader audience.

In 2004 came the release of JUNGLE ROT's 4th album, "Fueled by Hate", on Century Media/Olympic Recordings. Probably their strongest effort yet, this album should be no disappointment to any real metal fan. The year 2005 sees the band celebrating their 10 year anniversary with even more member changes and consistent touring including their first trek overseas to slaughter European audiences. JUNGLE ROT will soon be writing new songs for the next album, which should be due in early 2006. Staying with the formula of memorable songs and catchy grooves, while still having the heaviness to live up to and exceed the current requirements for extreme music, JUNGLE ROT will continue its legacy of uncompromising straightforward aggression for years to come.

[edit] Discography

"Live in Germany" dvd
Released 2006
Crash Records

1) Face Down
2) Let Them die
3) Fractured
4) Immersed in Pain
5) Mispaced Anger
6) Strangulation Mutilation
7) Habit Fulfilled
8) Lowlife
9) Gain Control
10) Darkness Foretold
11) Left For Dead
12) Gore Bag
13) Infectious
14) Scars of the Suffering

War Zone
Released Summer 2006
Crash Records
1) Victims of Violence
2) Cut in Two
3) Savage Rite
4) They Gave Their Lives
5) Strong Shall Survive
6) Decapitated
7) Ready For War
8) Ambushed
9) Fight For Life
10) Territoriality
11) Killing Spree

Fueled By Hate
Released Summer 2004
Century Media/Olympic Records
1) Intro
2) Face Down
3) Let Them Die
4) Fractured
5) Gain Control
6) Gasping For Air
7) Low Life
8) Scars of the Suffering
9) Symbols of Hate
10) No Surrender
11) Habit Fulfilled
12) More Demon Souls

Dead and Buried
Released 2001
olympic Records
1) Immersed in Pain
2) Virus
3) Misplaced Anger
4) Humans Shall Pay
5) Strangulation Mutilation
6) Red Skies
7) Killing Machine
8) Dead and Buried
9) Psychotic Cremation
10) Afterlife
11) Circle of Death/Jungle Rot
12) Another Fix

Slaughter the Weak
Released 1998
Pavement Records
1) Left For Dead
2) Gore Bag
3) Infectious
4) Demigorgon
5) Consumed in Darkness
6) Murder One
7) Butchering Death
8) World of Hate
9) Deadly Force
10) Darkness Foretold

Darkness Foretold
Released 1998
SOD Records
1) Sodom - Agent Orange
2) Slayer - Fight 'Til Death
3) Carnivore - Jesus Hitler
4) Darkness Foretold
5) Tomb of Armenous (live)
6) Eternal Agony (live)
7) Consumed in Darkness (live)

Skin the Living
Released 1995
Pure Death Records
1) Demon Souls
2) Destruction and Misery
3) Eternal Agony
4) Killing Spree
5) Rotten Bodies
6) Black Candle Mass
7) Awaiting the End
8) Tomb of Armenius
9) Decapitated
10) Screaming For Life
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