7000 Dying Rats

Experimental Grindcore Line-up ("Who did what" over the years...): Sam Bailey - bass (Invisible Witch) D.J. Barraca - guitar (Lair of the Minotaur) Shauna Bearman - vocals (Junken Groil) Justin Berger - lead guitar, keyboards, vocals (Ten Words for Snow) Scott Bridges - saxophone, theremin, vocals John Davies - bass, vocals (Beaver Shoot) Josh Diebel - lead vocals, samples, shakers, fish, pipes (The Christpunchers, Sheephead and Alley Sweeper Records) Josh Elmore - guitar, bass, vocals (Cattle Decapitation and My Lai) Zach Fiocca - drums, puppets (My Lai) Eric Hanson - drums Michael Hartman - drums, pipes, vocals (TV Pow) Brent Gutzeit - bass, pipes (TV Pow) Abigail Jeuell - violin (Junken Groil) Deon Leal - drums Dave Melkonian - drums (Ten Words for Snow and Harpoon) Eric Mikich - drums Brian Peterson - bass (My Lai and MP Shows) Steve Rathbone - guitar, keyboards, samples, bass, harmonica, drums, vocals (Lair of the Minotaur, Sheephead and Junken Groil) David Reeves- tapes Steven J. Ruiner, Esq. - drums Kraig Sagan - bass (Ten Words for Snow) Tim Speir - guitar Derek Swanson - bass (Heads Will Roll) Brian Tamm - guitar Toney Vast-Binder - lead vocals, bass, keyboards, trombone, air organ, drums (Gun Kata, Harpoon and Cock of the Rock) Weasel Walter - drums, vocals (The Flying Luttenbachers, Curse of the Birthmark and XBXRX) Tom G. Warrior - sword Vince Williams - guitar, bass (The Christpunchers) 7000 Dying Rats' brand of comedic grindcore can be summed up with many key marketable terms; diversified, mitigating, volatile, efficient, etc. When explaining the 7KDR sound to an unnamed photographer, screamer Toney Vast-Binder explained, "we kinda sound like this pizza that I'm eating, I guess you can classify us as garbage grind". The groups penchant for delivering extremely eclectic music while holding on to their comedic roots has confusingly scored the group a well-attentive audience (blood) thirsty for a new record. The groups lineup over the past 10+ years has remained as sporatic as its sound, including members of Cattle Decapitation, My Lai, TV Pow, and many more. The current lineup consists of Steve Rathbone and D.J. Barraca (Lair of the Minotaur), Toney Vast-Binder (Gun Kata), Josh Diebel (The Christpunchers), and Weasel Walter (Flying Luttenbachers, XBXRX) with additional work on the record contributed by Scott Kelly (Neurosis). Their abundant discography includes two full-lengths, a triple 7" box set, two 7"s, two tapes, and countless compilations on a wide variety of record labels, including Toyo, Tumult, Invisible, etc. Season In Hell is currently being recorded at Volume Studios (Lair of the Minotaur, Modern Life Is War, Pelican) with Sanford Parker. When asked about the signing, Andy Slania and Ryan Durkin of Hewhocorrupts Inc concluded, "We are very excited to be a part of the future of 7000 Dying Rats. Hewhocorrupts would not be a band or have the sound that we do if it wasn't for them. I think it is important to for everyone to hear another 7000 Dying Rats record. Besides the fact that we feel like strippers on ecstacy just knowing one is coming out. This is a controlled composition. But make no mistake this will be a 7000 Dying Rats record, unchanged and the way they and they alone envision it." http://www.7000dyingrats.com/ http://www.myspace.com/7000dyingrats