Wormrot
| Wormrot | |
|---|---|
 Live on 9/28/2010 in Raleigh, NC | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Singapore |
| Genres | Grindcore |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Earache |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Arif Rasyid Fitri |
| Past members | Ibrahim |
Wormrot is a Singaporean grindcore band formed in 2007, immediately after the founding members had completed their mandatory two years of national service.[1]
History
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 the song "Born Stupid" on the compilation, Pearson searched out and downloaded Wormrot's full-length debut, Abuse, from file-sharing site MediaFire.[3][4] 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 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 and USA between mid August and September 2010.[10]
Their second album, Dirge, was released in 2011 and the EP, Noise in summer 2011. Wormrot went on an extended US tour in early March and April 2011 and a European tour in August-September 2011. In January 2012, they had toured Indonesia and their last European tour was in June-July 2012.[11] In a summer 2012 interview, the band commented that they would be taking a three to four years break, during which they would continue writing material for another album.[12]
Discography
- Studio albums
- Abuse (2009)
- Dirge (2011)
- EPs
- Demo (2007)
- Dead (2008)
- Flexi Disc: Decibel (2011)
- Noise (2011)
- Splits
- Wormrot (SG) / Diseptic (GRE) Split Tape (2008)
- Wormrot (SG) / I Abhor (US) split CD (2010)
- Compilations
- V/A Fist of Fury compilation CD" (2007)
- V/A Silence Sucks compilation CD" (2007)
References
- ↑ Hoare, James (June 2010). "Wormrot feature". Terrorizer.
- ↑ Smith, Zach (August 2010). "Grind! in the name of love". Decibel (70): 40. ISSN 1557-2137.
- ↑ O'Hagar, Sammy (13 April 2010). "Wormrot strive to be Singapore's chief export on Abuse". MetalSucks. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
- ↑ Lee, Cosmo (22 February 2010). "Earache and Burzum album leak". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pearson, Digby (31 January 2010). "How did Earache sign Wormrot?". Earache Records. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ Pacheco, George (29 April 2010). "Earache Records relives the days of 'total grind' with the release of Wormrot debut". Examiner.com.
- ↑ "Wormrot ink deal with Earache Records". BW&BK. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "Wormrot debut out now in Europe". BW&BK. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ Pacheco, George. "Abuse review". About.com. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "Wormrot kick off European tour". BW&BK. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
- ↑ "2012 European Tour Flyer".
- ↑ "Cardiff Interview 2012". Retrieved 17 June 2012.