Finnish extremists ROTTEN SOUND are streaming the next bone breaking track taken form their forthcoming album ‘Abuse to Suffer’, which has been scheduled for worldwide release on March 18th.
The track “Cannon Fodder” is now exclusively being premiered by Metalsucks at the link below.
“The song starts with a Napalm Death style mid-tempo groovy riff, which made me think that the vocals must immediately begin with low Barney type of grunting. The rest of the song is probably more ROTTEN SOUND with dissonant riffs by Sami, up-tempo blasting and a heavy mid-part. Somehow this track stood out to me with its extreme tempo-changes and stop’n’go style when it gets going. The lyrics can be summed up as a pretty straight-forward text about soldiers, who are forced to carry out every order from above.”
Artwork and tracklist of ‘Abuse to Suffer‘, which can both be viewed below.
Tracklisting
1. Lazy Asses
2. Intellect
3. Fear of Shadows
4. Trashmonger
5. Crooked
6. Time for the Fix
7. Slave to the Rats
8. Brainwashed
9. Cannon Fodder
10. Yellow Pain
11. Machine
12. The Clerk
13. Caged
14. Retaliation
15. Inhumane Treatment
16. Extortion and Blackmail
ROTTEN SOUND are furthermore announcing a new gig in Sion, Switzerland on the 29th of April in addition to their European tour, where the Finnish grindcore legend will be joined by ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and CULT LEADER. For a full list of all dates including headliner and festival shows, please see below.
Please direct your guest-list and interview request to Season of Mist.
ROTTEN SOUND headliner shows 18 Mar 16 Vaasa (FI) Hullu Pullo (+Tryer +Veil) 24 Mar 16 Helsinki (FI) Nosturi (+Feastern +Tryer +Kohti Tuhoa) 25 Mar 16 Stockholm (SE) Dark Days of Stockholm 01 Apr 16 Jyväskylä (FI) Katse (+Primitive Man) 02 Apr 16 Turku (FI) Klubi (+Primitive Man +Sunniva) 08 Apr 16 Seinäjoki (FI) Bar 15 (+Foreseen) 09 Apr 16 Vastavirta (FI) +Foreseen
ROTTEN SOUND tour with ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and CULT LEADER 22 Apr 16 København (DK) BETA 23 Apr 16 Tilburg (NL) 013 24 Apr 16 Köln (DE) MTC 25 Apr 16 London (UK) Boston Music Room 26 Apr 16 Antwerp (BE) Kavka 27 Apr 16 Paris (FR) Glazart 28 Apr 16 Lausanne (CH) Le Romandie 29 Apr 16 Sion (CH) Le Port Franc 30 Apr 16 Brescia (IT) Circolo Colony 01 May 16 München (DE) Backstage 02 May 16 Wien (AT) Arena 03 May 16 Leipzig (DE) Conne Island 04 May 16 Berlin (DE) Cassiopeia 05 May 16 Hamburg (DE) Hafenklang 06 May 16 Rostock (DE) Alte Zuckerfabrik 07 May 16 Göteborg (SE) Truckstop Alaska
ROTTEN SOUND festival shows 27 May 16 Baltimore, MD (US) Soundstage (Maryland Death Fest) 25 Jun 16 Kauhajoki (FI) Nummirock Metal Festival (exact date tbc) 16 Jul 16 Trutnov (CZ) Obscene Extreme Festival (exact date tbc) 20 Aug 16 Dinkelsbühl (DE) Summer Breeze Open Air (exact date tbc)
ROTTEN SOUND are back and angrier than ever. Grindcore is not for the faint of heart and these Finns do not subscribe to the idea of compromise. ‘Abuse to Suffer’ remains true to the band’s resilient roots, while not falling into the traps of chewing endlessly on an old formula gone stale or not daring to add an element of surprise when fitting the style. What sets ROTTEN SOUND apart from other protagonists in the field is an obvious intelligence that shows in their to-the-point songwriting, arrangements, and subtle inclusion of choice death metal elements in their massive sound.
ROTTEN SOUND were conceived in the city of Vaasa, Finland by guitarist Mika Aalto in 1993, who was soon joined by vocalist Keijo Niinimaa. This duo remains in place as the only original members – yet drummer Sami Latva and Kristian Toivainen on bass have meanwhile been steady members for many years as well. The Finns can proudly look back at an impressive catalogue of six highly acclaimed studio albums, seven EPs, three split singles, a single and a live DVD. Furthermore ROTTEN SOUND hit the stages of major metal and hardcore oriented festivals and toured in regular intervals alongside such renowned acts as NASUM, PHOBIA, DISFEAR, CARCASS, MUNICIPAL WASTE, EXHUMED, NAPALM DEATH, and PIG DESTROYER among many others.
With ‘Abuse to Suffer’, ROTTEN SOUND are hammering out an album that equally acknowledges the band’s celebrated past as well as breaking into some new harsh ground that keeps the fire burning.
Line-up Mika Aalto: guitars Sami Latva: drums Kristian Toivainen: bass Keijo Niinimaa: vocals
When my old buddy Kenn Jensen asked me if I wanted to contribute to the new site he had created, then called powermetal.dk, I didn't hesitate. My love for metal music was and is great. I wrote my first review during the summer of 2004 (Moonspell's 'Antidote' album). In 2015, I took over the editor-in-chief role.
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