So right out the gate it must be stated that most bands usually give in to label and or commercial pressures to change their sound in an attempt to gain a wider amount of success or more commonly known as “selling out”. If that is what you are looking for in a band stop reading any further into this article because I promise you, Dying Fetus has NEVER conformed past the boundaries of the brutal sound they have crafted and honed since 1991! On June 23rd, Dying Fetus released “Wrong One To Fuck With” via Relapse Records.
Formed in Marlboro, Maryland, the band’s current line up consists of Sean Beasley on bass guitar, Trey Williams on drums and original founding member John Gallagher on guitar and vocals. Even though the band has gone through several different changes as far as members, the current line up has been together for ten years with the latest addition of their drummer. This history really shines on their latest album, Wrong Person To Fuck With and proves you DO NOT want to mess with these guys! What can I say, their sound is absolutely as brutal as the cover of their new album which features a person (obviously the person the album title is referring to) holding a machete in one hand and the severed head of his victim in the other in gory fashion. But if you judge a book, or in this case a cd, by its cover you will totally underestimate the complexity and skill level it took to craft music of this nature. Sure it is not for the faint of heart and the vocals sound like John is drawing bile from the depths of his stomach to achieve this intensely guttural annunciations, but there has been so much thought and talent put in to create such extreme music.
“Fixated on Devastation” starts out with 32nd note drum fills and lead guitar runs that are the in your face assault that is pure Dying Fetus! Then, the song goes from blasts to half times to heavy break downs all while including an amazing bass riff by Sean. Another notable track was “Panic Amongst the Herd” which starts off brutal but then goes into an anthemic groove before taking your head off with blast beats and guitar runs that make playing “Flight of the Bumblebee” look like “Hot Cross Buns”. Track 5 is a favorite of mine titled “Seething with Disdain”. It is a speed demon’s paradise! If you enjoy hearing complex rhythms at breakneck speeds, coupled with tempo changes coming at you like a teenager learning how to drive a stick shift for the first time look no further! The guitars shred so unbelievably fast that is surprising that the fret boards didn’t up and catch on fire. And even if you had Kevlar earplugs it wouldn’t stop the proverbial machine gun-type assault the drums have aimed at your brain. Couple all that with the deep vocals layered over the top that almost seem like they would be achieved by a 90 year old smoker and you have an underground music lovers paradise.
Dying Fetus WILL strike a nerve in you with their latest installment and do not seem to be slowing down in the near future to which I hope they never do because that is what allows them to live up to their name. Let’s face it, you do not expect to hear a “Backstreet Boys” sound from a band called Dying Fetus and that is the beauty of this group. You put this on and expect to be mentally shredded all the while headband ingredients and hoping the pieces don’t fall out through the orifices in your skull. They are one of the pioneers in this genre and even though they have not given in to a commercial sound there is definitely a reason why they have received some commercial success.
Catch Dying Fetus co-headlining “The Summer Slaughter Tour” with The Black Dahlia Murder. Also appearing includes Fallujah, Cattle Decapitation, Oceano, Origin, Betraying The Martyrs, Rings Of Saturn, Slaughter To Prevail, and Lorna Shore. Here are the tour dates below. American Satan is sponsoring this tour.
Friday, July 21st at DNA Lounge in San Francisco, California(one-off date with Cattle Decapitation and Fallujah)
Thursday, July 27th at Reverb in Reading, Pennsylvania
Friday, July 28th at Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Jersey
Saturday, July 29th at Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts
Sunday, July 30th at Webster Hall in New York, New York
Wednesday, August 2nd at The International in Knoxsville, Tennessee
Thursday, August 3rd at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia
Friday, August 4th at Southport Music Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
Saturday, August 5th at Come And Take It Live in Austin, Texas
Sunday, August 6th at Gas Monkey Live! in Dallas, Texas
Monday, August 7th at House Of Blues in Houston, Texas
Tuesday, August 8th at Tricky Falls in El Paso, Texas
Wednesday, August 9th at Sunshine Theater in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Thursday, August 10th at The Marquee in Tempe, Arizona
Friday, August 11th at City National Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California
Saturday, August 12th at The Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California
Sunday, August 13th at House Of Blues in San Diego, California
Tuesday, August 15th at The UC Theatre in San Francisco, California
Wednesday, August 16th at Bossanova Ballroom in Portland, Oregon
Thursday, August 17th at Studio Seven in Seattle, Washington
Saturday, August 19th at Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado
Monday, August 21st at The Cabooze in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Tuesday, August 22nd at Concord Music Hall in Chicago, Illinois
Wednesday, August 23rd at Bogart’s in Cincinnati, Ohio
Friday, August 25th at Majestic Theater in Detroit, Michigan
Saturday, August 26th at Agora Theatre in Cleveland, Ohio
Dying Fetus will also be touring Europe in support of “Wrong One To Fuck With”. Psycroptic, Disentomb, and Beyond Creation will be providing support for Dying Fetus, and Galactic Empire will make a one-off appearance in support of Dying Fetus. Here are the European tour dates listed below.
Monday, October 9th at Lido in Berlin, Germany (w/Galactic Empire)
Friday, October 13th at Turock in Essen, Germany
Saturday, October 14th at LOGO in Hamburg, Germany
Sunday, October 15th at Voxhall in Aarhus, Denmark
Monday, October 16th at Sticky Fingers in Goteborg, Sweden
Tuesday, October 17th at Vulkan Arena in Oslo, Norway
Wednesday, October 18th at Fryshuset Klubben in Stockholm, Sweden
Friday, October 20th at Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland
Saturday, October 21st at Club Tapper in Tallinn, Estonia
Sunday, October 22nd at One One in Riga, Latvia
Monday, October 23rd at U Bazyla in Poznan, Poland
Tuesday, October 24th at Lido in Berlin, Germany
Wednesday, October 25th at Nova Chmelnice in Prague, Czech Republic
Thursday, October 26th at Viper Room in Wein, Austria
Friday, October 27th at Blue Hell in Budapest, Hungary
Saturday, October 28th at Feierwerk Hansa 39 in Munchen, Germany
Sunday, October 29th at Circolo Colony in Brescia, Italy
Monday, October 30th at Orto Bar in Ljubljania, Slovenia
Tuesday, October 31st at Z7 Konzertfabrik in Pratteln, Switzerland
Wednesday, November 1st at Doornroosje KZ in Nijmegen, Netherlands
Thursday, November 2nd at Dynamo in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Friday, November 3rd at The Fleece in Bristol, United Kingdom
Saturday, November 4th at Damnation Festival in Leeds, United Kingdom(w/Sodom and Agoraphobic Nosebleed)
Sunday, November 5th at Cathouse in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Monday, November 6th at The Dome in London, United Kingdom
Wednesday, November 8th at De Klinker in Aarschot, Belgium
Thursday, November 9th at Petit Bain in Paris, France
Friday, November 10th at Rock School Barbey in Bordeaux, France
Saturday, November 11th at Santana 27 in Bilbao, Spain
Sunday, November 12th at Lisboa ao Vivo in Lisbon, Portugal
Monday, November 13th at Penelope in Madrid, Spain
Tuesday, November 14th at Razzmatazz 2 in Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday, November 15th at Jas’rod in Pennes Mirabeau, France
Thursday, November 16th at Noumatrouff in Mulhouse, France
Friday, November 17th at Garage in Saarbrucken, Germany
Saturday, November 18th at Hellraiser in Leipzig, Germany(also appearing Apron)
Find Dying Fetus at the following locations:
Check out the title track via Relapse Records here
Dying Fetus- Wrong One To Fuck With
1. Fixated on Devastation
2. Panic Amongst the Herd
3. Die With Integrity
4. Revealing in the Abyss
5. Seething with Disdain
6. Ideological Subjugation
7. Weaken the Structure
8. Fallacy
9. Unmitigated Detestation
10. Wrong One To Fuck With
