| Wormrot | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | Grindcore |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Earache |
| Website | www.myspace.com/wormrotgrind |
Wormrot is a Singaporean grindcore band formed in 2007, immediately after the founding members completed their mandatory two years of National Service.[1]
The band was discovered in late December 2009 by Digby Pearson, the owner of record label Earache, in a mixtape posted on the Invisible Oranges blog.[2]
After hearing Wormrot's "Born Stupid" on the compilation, Pearson searched out and [3][4] downloaded Wormrot's full-length debut, Abuse, from file-sharing site MediaFire.
Pearson was impressed with the album's quality and the band's "ambition, hard work ethic, and willingness to put [its home country] and Asian grindcore in the global map."[5]
Pearson approached the band on their MySpace page, asking if they were interested in joining Earache's roster.[6]
The band investigated the label's credentials on a music forum and after receiving positive responses from others users, they signed a recording contract with Earache in late January 2010.[5][7]
Earache reissued Abuse in Europe on 13 April 2010 and in the United States on 8 June 2010.[8][9] To promote the album's reissue, Wormrot toured Europe between late April and June 2010.[10]
Their second album, Dirge, was released in 2011 to high acclaim from the blogosphere.
They relesed a new EP, Noise, in summer 2011.