Bent Sea, the grindcore ensemble led by drummer/guitarist Dirk Verbeuren (Soilwork, Scarve) and featuring Sven De Caluwé (Aborted) on vocals and Devin Townsend on bass, released their debut EP Noistalgia as a digital download on 11/11/11.
Noistalgia, which was produced by Townsend, contains 11 tracks of pure old school grindcore.
Get it now for only $5.50 at the Bent Sea website.
"Noistalgia is a furious grindcore/death metal EP I never saw coming from Dirk, simply becoz I didn’t know he was such a huge fan of this kind of metal. But I'm happy he is, becoz Bent Sea is just as competent as you’d expect from Dirk." -globaldomination.se
"Paying homage to the likes of old-school grind bands such as Napalm Death, Repulsion, and Nasum, not only does the EP match the intensity of those great bands step for step, but it’s also smart enough to remember that the greatest early grindcore records knew how to be as catchy as they are throttling. It’s a mighty fine 12 track, 20-plus minute little record, one that’s so good that we can only hope it won’t be a one-time thing."
-Adrien Begrand, msn.com
"With such experienced musicians in the line-up, it comes as no surprise that the music of Bent Sea should reflect their expertise in metal. A quick glance at the “bowel-churners” listed in the liner notes and it all becomes clearer: Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Terrorizer, Carcass, Unseen Terror, Rotten Sound - the members of Bent Sea, in addition to hailing from the old scene, remain adherents to it, and it is this firmly drawn allegiance to the old that makes this EP so great." -voicesfromthedarkside.de
"Noistalgia is like an uppercut straight to the face [...] kind of like Vallenfyre, it's a look in the rear view mirror that should please all extreme music lovers." -metalsickness.com
"The tracks follow each other without respite, tearing it up severely [...] reminding me of Napalm Death's From Enslavement to Obliteration." -lahordenoire.free.fr
"Extreme and powerful, a real wall of sound with ultra-precise, devastating drumming." -trexsound.com
Noistalgia, which was produced by Townsend, contains 11 tracks of pure old school grindcore.
Get it now for only $5.50 at the Bent Sea website.
"Noistalgia is a furious grindcore/death metal EP I never saw coming from Dirk, simply becoz I didn’t know he was such a huge fan of this kind of metal. But I'm happy he is, becoz Bent Sea is just as competent as you’d expect from Dirk." -globaldomination.se
"Paying homage to the likes of old-school grind bands such as Napalm Death, Repulsion, and Nasum, not only does the EP match the intensity of those great bands step for step, but it’s also smart enough to remember that the greatest early grindcore records knew how to be as catchy as they are throttling. It’s a mighty fine 12 track, 20-plus minute little record, one that’s so good that we can only hope it won’t be a one-time thing."
-Adrien Begrand, msn.com
"With such experienced musicians in the line-up, it comes as no surprise that the music of Bent Sea should reflect their expertise in metal. A quick glance at the “bowel-churners” listed in the liner notes and it all becomes clearer: Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Terrorizer, Carcass, Unseen Terror, Rotten Sound - the members of Bent Sea, in addition to hailing from the old scene, remain adherents to it, and it is this firmly drawn allegiance to the old that makes this EP so great." -voicesfromthedarkside.de
"Noistalgia is like an uppercut straight to the face [...] kind of like Vallenfyre, it's a look in the rear view mirror that should please all extreme music lovers." -metalsickness.com
"The tracks follow each other without respite, tearing it up severely [...] reminding me of Napalm Death's From Enslavement to Obliteration." -lahordenoire.free.fr
"Extreme and powerful, a real wall of sound with ultra-precise, devastating drumming." -trexsound.com
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