Metal Mind Productions will re-issue "Retaliate" on 27th July in Europe and 8th August in USA (via MVD). New digipak edition is limited to 1000 copies.
Misery Index isn't your average death metal or grindcore band. This is violent music driven to the edge of perfection. To put it simple - these guys deliver all the goods and more. It all started back in 2001, when three members of the death/grind legend Dying Fetus � Jason Netherton (bass, vocals), Sparky Voyles (guitar) and Bruce Greig (guitar) � left their original band and along with drummer Matt Byers formed Misery Index � a group that was never planned to exist in the first place.
In time, the Baltimore-based project developed into a regular band, getting stronger with every month. Misery Index released their debut EP "Overcome" in 2001. In 2003 the band started working on the material for their first full-length album. Finally, on August 23rd, Misery Index released their official debut LP � "Retaliate" � on Nuclear Blast Records. Introducing 10 tracks of pure devastation, it quickly became one of the most intense and extreme metal albums of the year. Inspired by diehard metal heroes such as Napalm Death, Carcass, Suffocation, Cephalic Carnage, Obituary, Extreme Noise Terror and even the black-metal influences of Mayhem and Emperor, Misery Index brilliantly combined death metal heaviness with grindcore intensity, delivering one of the finest mixtures in the history of extreme music. With crushing guitar work, insane drumming and harsh, straight-forward vocals, this album was easily an "all killer, no filler" offering � strong, uncompromising and merciless. But Misery Index is not just about sound terrorism. Although the music comes first, lyrics are a close second. The lyrical content on "Retaliate" is one of the strongest points of the entire release, focusing on mature topics ranging from war to politics, the government and social issues. "Retaliate" turned out to be a great success for the band, with enthusiastic reviews in the press and warm reception on the metal scene. "Retaliate" remains their violent wake-up call, an intense manifest for both extreme music and political awareness. With such brilliant tracks as "The Great Depression" and "History is Rotten", it also stands alone as a masterpiece of brutal death/grind metal, mixing the best elements of extreme genres in truly epic proportions.
Tracklist:
1. Retaliate
2. The Lies That Bind
3. The Great Depression
4. Angst Isst Die Seele Auf
5. Demand The Impossible
6. Order Upheld /Dissent Dissolved
7. Servants of Progress
8. The Unbridgeable Chasm
9. Bottom Feeders
10. History is Rotten
11. Birth of Ignorance
Preview and Purchase Misery Index CDs
On The Record: Collective Soul, A Day To Remember And More
Tim Gartland - Right Amount of Funky
The Blues: Corky Siegel - Symphonic Blues No. 6
Quick Flicks: The Million Eyes of Sumuru
Stream Lamb of God Star Mark Morton's 'Without The Pain' Album
Spin Doctors Share Roller Derby-Inspired 'Boombox' Video
Magnolia Park Unleash 'Shadow Talk' Video
Bourbon & Beyond And Louder Than Life Music Festivals Get 10 Year Venue Deal
Sammy Hagar Offers Chance To Win Ultimate Red Rocker Rockstar Experience
Aerosmith Offhsoot Close Enemies Share 'Sweet Baby Jesus' Video
Nick Drake Estate Announce 'The Making Of Five Leaves Left' Box Set