Rotten Sound unleash second song of new album and announce European live dates

Finnish extremists┬áROTTEN SOUND are unveiling the second┬ágrinder taken form their forthcoming album ‘Abuse to Suffer’, which has been scheduled for worldwide release on March 18th.

The track “Brainwashed” is now exclusively being premiered┬áby the official media partners below.

Metal Obsession (AU)
Rock Hard (DE)
Pitchline Zine (ES)
Kaaoszine (FI)
Thrashocore (FR)
Kronos Mortus (HU)
Metal Wani (IN)
Andfari (IS)
Rock Hard (IT)
Metal Exposure (NL)
Eternal Terror (NO)
Kvlt (PL)
Ultraje (PT)
Close-Up (SE)
Antichrist Magazine (UA)
Zero Tolerance (UK)

ROTTEN SOUND comment: “This song became an instant favourite with all band members on hearing the demos and drumming at the studio. Sami had paid a lot of attention to the riffs, fills, hooks, and flow to keep the┬ásong interesting. The track starts at mid-pace, but goes full speed in the middle part, which also guided my singing. The vocal arrangements are a little bit unconventional as I wanted to avoid having a chorus, but I still aimed for some repetition in the fastest part to grind some more. This massive track shows more variety than the previous song ‘Lazy Asses’ and it has already proved to be extreme fun for us live. The lyrics are pretty graphic and revolve around the topic of brainwashing people to become soldiers for some ‘important’ cause. The words ‘brainwashed to murder’ at the end are underlining the fact that nobody is born to kill.”

ROTTEN SOUND┬áhave previously┬árevealed artwork and tracklist of┬á’Abuse to Suffer’, which can both be viewed below.

On further news, ROTTEN SOUND have announced European headliner shows, festival dates, and a full tour, where the Finnish grindcore legend will be joined by ABIGAIL WILLIAMS and CULT LEADER. For a full list of all dates, please see below.

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 ÔÇô 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

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Style: Grindcore