Bent Sea
| Bent Sea | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Wilrijk / Waregem, Belgium |
| Genres | Grindcore |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Associated acts | Megadeth, Soilwork, Scarve, Aborted, Strapping Young Lad, Napalm Death, Brujeria |
| Members |
Dirk Verbeuren Sven de Caluwe Shane Embury |
| Past members | Devin Townsend |
Bent Sea is a grindcore band created in January 2011 by drummer Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Soilwork, Scarve). After writing and recording a number of songs, Verbeuren (guitar, drums) enlisted vocalist Sven de Caluwe of Belgian death metal band Aborted (vocals) and multi-instrumentalist Devin Townsend (bass) for the Townsend-produced debut EP Noistalgia which was released as a digital download on November 11, 2011 and later on cassette format by Tankcrimes.[1]
In 2012, bass player Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria (band), Venomous Concept, Lock Up (UK band)) replaced Townsend. The trio recorded a batch of new songs written and produced by Verbeuren. The first of these recordings, "Partners In Grind" appeared on Double Penetration, a free digital split single with Swedish death metal act Torture Division.[2] Animalist/Usurpress, an split EP with Swedish death/crust act Usurpress saw the light of day in early 2014 on CD via SelfMadeGod Records[3] and on 10 inch vinyl via Doomentia Records.[4] Ascend/Descend, a split EP entitled with Cleveland grindcore band To Dust was released in July 2016 on 12 inch vinyl by Give Praise Records.[5]
Guitarist Sylvain Coudret (Soilwork, Scarve) recorded guest leads on the songs "Dead Meat" (Noistalgia), "Fashion Victims" (Animalist), "To The Extreme" and "Gluttonous Death" (Ascend).
Discography
- Noistalgia (digital EP/cassette) (November 11, 2011)
- Double Penetration (digital split single with Torture Division) (July 12, 2013)
- Animalist (split LP/CD with Usurpress) (January 6, 2014)
- Ascend (split LP with To Dust) (July 20. 2016)[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.tankcrimes.com/site/page/6/
- ↑ http://www.torturedivision.net/news/torture-division-and-bent-sea-releases-the-worlds-best-digital-split
- ↑ http://selfmadegod.com/shop/en_US/p/usurpress-bent-sea-split-cd/13730
- ↑ http://www.doomentia.com/news/show/__dg__page:6.html
- ↑ http://www.givepraiserecords.com/label/2016/07/01/bent-sea-to-dust-the-afternoon-gentlemen-100-years-moloch-gurthang-new-releases-ready-for-pre-orders/
- ↑ http://www.givepraiserecords.com/label/2016/07/22/stream-ascenddescend-split-dust-bent-sea-no-clean-singing/