From the fractured and hope-starved shores of the UK comes a new death metal/grind project, HERETIC PLAGUE. The band will release their debut album, Context Is A Stumbling Corpse, in early April through Selfmadegod Records.
Blending a wide range of influences into a savage cocktail of extremity, HERETIC PLAGUE was created by guitarist/bassist Adam Watts, an original member of cult UK grind band Beef Conspiracy. He is joined by his former band mate Tom Bradfield who provides vocals and beats for the project. Bradfield is also a member of the bands Repulsive Dissection, Twitch of the Death Nerve, Infected Disarray, and operates the label Grindethic Records.
HERETIC PLAGUE’s Context Is A Stumbling Corpse introduces a vile brew of death-infused grind with horror aesthetics in the vein of Nasum, Cryptopsy, early Brutal Truth, and Pig Destroyer. The album was recorded at Grindethic HQ, mixed and mastered by Tom Bradfield, and completed with artwork and layout by Bradfield and Midjourney.
PRESS:
…rips through you like a blade through flesh, and the horror and grind influences apparent in their straightforward death sound are familiar but welcome. – Decibel Magazine
The UK band cultivates an air of creeping madness on their debut album, toying with surreal subject matter. It raises the hairs on the back of my neck, but it's an enjoyable kind of discomfort. Every track is a delightful exercise in weirdness... The album bounces from one demented riff to another, constantly changing up drumming patterns as it goes to reinforce this air of urgent, unpredictable insanity. – Invisible Oranges
...Context Is A Stumbling Corpse is utterly vile from the very first second to the last...Whether it’s to check that, yes, it really is that grotesquely heavy, or to prove to yourself that you can stomach the kind of aural torture it dishes out, it’s a gross and engrossing entry into the pantheon of deathgrind. – Distorted Sound Magazine
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From the first chords of the lead in to the Terrorizer cover to close out the album this is a non-stop buzzsaw of OG style grind. Blasts, grooves, tempo changes, this release has it all. Infinitely listenable and ranks right up there with some of the best grind from any era while still sounding fresh and current in today’s world. Kill Division is killing the game. ufobigfoot
Sludgy death metal brutality from the upper Midwest, featuring some of the most terrifying vocals and riffs imaginable—in a good way. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 20, 2022