Brutal Truth
Formed: 1990
From:
New York,
NY,
United States
Last Known Status: Regrouped
Latest Brutal Truth News
Below is our complete Brutal Truth news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Bent Sea (Megadeth, Napalm Death) Premiere Track
Grindcore supergroup Bent Sea—featuring Megadeth drummer Dirk Verbeuren, Aborted frontman Sven de Caluwé, and bassist Shane Embury (Napalm Death, among others)—have unveiled their latest single, My Fall. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming debut album, The Dormant Ruin, scheduled for release on September 5th.
The track features guest vocals from Kevin Sharp (Venomous Concept, ex-Brutal Truth) and stands as a heartfelt tribute to Verbeuren’s late mother. Speaking on the song, he shared: More...
Anthrax Taps Ex Bassist Danny Lilker For Shows
Today, Anthrax announces that, due to personal reasons, bassist Frank Bello will not be able to accompany the band on its upcoming South American tour, set to kick off April 13 at MXMF the Metal Fest. Filling in on those dates, as well as two U.S. festival shows in May, will be Anthrax founding member and original bassist Dan Lilker, marking his first appearance with the band in 40 years. Lilker, who co-wrote and played on Anthrax’s debut album "Fistful Of Metal," was also a member of Stormtroopers of Death with Charlie Benante and Scott Ian.
"I'm really looking forward to jamming with Anthrax again," said Lilker. "When we parted ways back in 1984, they told me to stick around because they might need me in 40 years."
Added the band, "We’re all very excited about with playing with Danny again, and we really appreciate his filling in for Frank. It’s been way too long since we played South America, so you don’t want to miss these shows, they’re going to be insane."
Lilker has not been idle over the past four decades, having played in a wide variety of bands. He was the bassist for the thrash/metal band Nuclear Assault and the grindcore band Brutal Truth. He also plays bass for Exit-13, Malformed Earthborn, The Ravenous, Overlord Exterminator, Venomous Concept, and more.
With Lilker on bass, dates for Anthrax’s upcoming tour are as follows: More...
Venomous Concept (Napalm Death) Premiere New Song
Hardcore punk outfit Venomous Concept - featuring Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria, etc.), ex-Brutal Truth frontman Kevin Sharp (Lock Up), guitarist John Cooke (Napalm Death) and drummer Carl Stokes (Cancer) - premiered their new single “Fractured“. It’s the third advance track to arrive from the band’s impending new studio full-length “The Good Ship Lollipop“, due out on February 24th.
Explains Embury: More...
Venomous Concept (Napalm Death) Premiere New Video
Venomous Concept - featuring Napalm Death‘s Shane Embury and John Cooke, ex-Brutal Truth vocalist Kevin Sharp and former Cancer drummer Carl Stokes - premiere their new single named “Timeline“. The song is taken from the group’s upcoming album “The Good Ship Lollipop“, which Decibel Records will release on February 24th, 2023.
Check out now "Timeline" streaming via YouTube for you below.
Tomas Lindberg Returns To Lock Up For New Album
Initially joining the band in 2002 for the "Hate Breeds Suffering" album, Tomas Lindberg (Grotesque, At The Gates, Disfear) who also recorded the "Necropolis Transparent" and "Play Fast Or Die - Live in Japan" albums with Lock Up, is now back in the fold joining Kevin Sharp for more insane malevolent grind and death vokill attack.
Lock Up is currently recording the brand new album, "The Dregs Of Hades," to be released via Listenable next fall. The "Dregs Of Hades album" will also feature new drummer Adam Jarvis (Misery Index, Pig Destroyer) on drums following Nick Barker’s departure last year.
Adam Jarvis comments: "When Shane first asked me to join the already elite league of extraordinary gentlemen I was beyond ecstatic! THEN.... I find out Tompa was rejoining the band and I went bananas! So excited for everyone to hear what madness we’ve created so far, and for a double assault from Kevin and Tompa that is bound to make you want to punch stuff!" More...
Venomous Concept Premiere New Track
Venomous Concept, the hardcore/grindcore supergroup featuring Brutal Truth’s Kevin Sharp as well as Napalm Death’s Shane Embury, Danny Herrera and John Cooke, premiere a new track entitled "Vote Clown Party", streaming via Soundcloud for you below.
Venomous Concept Premiere New Single “Eliminate”
Venomous Concept (Napalm Death, ex-Brutal Truth, etc.) premiere “Eliminate” from their impending fourth full-length, “Politics Verses The Erection“. Season Of Mist have the album scheduled for an August 28th release date.
Venomous Concept (Napalm Death) Premiere Single
Venomous Concept, the project featuring members of Napalm Death, Corrupt Moral Altar and Brutal Truth, will release their new full-length “Politics Vs The Erection” on August 28th via Season Of Mist. The supergroup premiere the song “Lemonade” as the first track from the release below.
"Slave To The Grind" Documentary Streaming Free
Doug Brown has made his 2018 grindcore documentary, "Slave To The Grind", available to the public for free. Stay at home and stream some grindcore!
Comments Doug Brown: More...
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Thrashback Thursday: Sugardaddy
Last week, we took a look at grindcore pioneers Napalm Death and their song, "Suffer The Children" from the "Harmony Corrupted" album. The record was their first with vocalist Barney Greenway (with whom you can see an exclusive video interview here,) and was more widely available in North America than their previous two albums, with many grindcore fans and favourites there citing it as heavily influential on the American grindcore scene. This week, we're going to stick with the genre and look at perhaps the most revered name from the other side of the Atlantic; Brutal Truth.
Brutal Truth was one of approximately 18 billion bands that Danny Lilker was a member of, forming the group after his departure from Nuclear Assault, (themselves covered in this column a few weeks ago.) They released their superb debut album, "Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses" in September 1992 through Earache Records, which was home to a number of grindcore favourites and associates, including Napalm Death, Carcass and Godflesh. It was followed eighteen months later by another awesome release, "Need To Control," after which they left Earache and signed with Relapse Records, widely considered to be Earache's American equivalent. With their new label, they released the somewhat experimental mini album, "Kill Trend Suicide" and another excellent full length, "Sounds of the Animal Kingdom" in 1996 and 1997, before deciding to call it a day, signing off with the double disc live and rarities album, "Goodbye Cruel World."
In 2006, Dan Lilker, Kevin Sharp and Richard Hoak, three quarters of the final lineup, along with new guitarist Erik Burke, reformed the band and contributed new music to the "This Comp Kills Fascists" compilation album. Fans were eager to hear a new full length from Brutal Truth however, which finally arrived in April 2009, under the title, "Evolution Through Revolution." The introduction to the album came in the form of the song, "Sugardaddy." It was a remarkable return, showcasing all the talent and trademark sound that made Brutal Truth one of the most recognisable names in grindcore.
The video threw fans a little at first, with its silent movie style showing the group turning up at the studio to play a song and the members ribbing each other, before a memorable riff peaks in, allowing Sharp's gruff scream to be unleashed, along with all the noise and fury of extreme music. It's riff laden, blastbeat filled and led by the iconic barking vocals of Kevin Sharp. It even features a groovy kind of bridge, before naturally returning to the explosive sound of before. The video even throws in the six second track, "Branded" as a bonus. It was a great return from a band that fans of extreme music had been missing and since Lilker's retirement in 2014, we miss again. More...
Blurring Premieres Pre-Release Full-Album Stream
Rochester, New York-based technical grindcore act Blurring premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming five-song EP "Cloud Burner", which will be released on April 28th via Bandcamp. Blurring features legendary bassist Dan Lilker (Brutal Truth, Nuclear Assault, Anthrax, etc.) and Erik Burke (Sulaco, ex-Kalibas) on drums.
Check out now "Cloud Burner" in its entirety below.
Lock Up: New Full-Album Streaming
Lock Up (Napalm Death, Ex-Brutal Truth) premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming new album "Demonization", out in stores now via Listenable Records.
Check out now "Demonization" in its entirety below.
Stench Price Pre-Release Full-Album Streaming
New grindcore supergroup Stench Price - involving members of Brutal Truth, Necrophagist, Benighted, Monument Of Misanthropy, Cynic, Hail of Bullets, Benediction, Bolt Thrower, The Grotesquery etc. - premieres the pre-release full-album stream of the band's upcoming self-titled EP, which comes out on Wednesday, November 30th through Transcending Obscurity Records in a limited box-set format as well as standard formats.
Check out now "Stench Price" in its entirety below.
Stench Price Premieres New Music Video "Pressure"
New grindcore supergroup Stench Price - involving members of Brutal Truth, Necrophagist, ex-Monument Of Misanthropy, Cynic, Hail of Bullets, Benediction, Bolt Thrower, The Grotesquery etc. - premieres a new music video for "Pressure", taken from the upcoming self-titled EP, which will be out in stores November 30th through Transcending Obscurity Productions.
Check out now "Pressure" below.
The band consists of: More...
Denver Black Sky Adds Three More Bands
Denver Black Sky - set to take place August 2nd and 3rd at the Gothic Theatre and Moe's BBQ - has announced plans to extend the lineup of the two-day, three-stage event with three additional acts.
The festival organizers are pleased to welcome Mexican death grind perpetrators, Rottenness, which features Mile High City metal veteran Ben Pitts on vocals. The band will drag its own special brand of filthtified death metal to the DBS stage on Saturday.
Also making its way to the ceremony of chaos is Los Angeles powerviolence troupe Maladjusted, and finally Denver Black Sky welcomes iconic grindcore/crust combatants Nausea to the riotous bill.
The second edition of Denver Black Sky features another vicious lineup that includes appearances by 908, ACxDC, Annul, Brutal Truth, Cannabis Corpse, Cattleist, Cephalic Carnage, Condemned Remains, Dead Temple, Doperunner, Early Graves, Ghosts of Glaciers, Gomorrah, In The Company Of Serpents, Khemmis, Municipal Waste, Nails, Noisem, North, Phobia, Resurrection, Scalafrea, Skinned, The Drip, The Xiphoid Process, Theories, Transient, Vale of Pnath, Wayfarer, Xibalba, and Zombie Hate Brigade.
Brutal Truth Kicking Off Final European Shows
The Godfathers of grind in Brutal Truth are heading to Europe this week to commence the first leg of their final dates on that side of the pond. Earlier this year, the band announced the grind is finally coming to an end after 24 years.
Brutal Truth will head back over in June for shows in France and Spain, before one final visit to bow out at Obscene Extreme festival in the Czech Republic.
Of the appearance at Temples Festival in Bristol, U.K. this weekend, Danny Lilker offered the following: "OK people, this is it! The last Brutal Truth UK show! Unlike that well known and loved British icon Ozzy, when we say we're done, we're done! Come on down and grind with us one more time. Love, Dan Lilker"
May 02 Temples Festival w/ Electric Wizard,... Bristol, United Kingdom
May 03 Neurotic Deathfest Tilburg, Netherlands
Jun 16 Le Secret Place Montpellier, France
Jun 17 Sala Explosivo Zaragoza, Spain
Jun 18 Sala Koh Tao Mislata, Spain
Jun 19 Sala Silikona Madrid, Spain
Jun 20 Estraperlo Badalona, Spain
Jun 21 Hellfest w/ Nile, Carcass, Clisson, France
Jul 18 Obscene Extreme Fest Trutnov, Czech Republic More...
Denver Black Sky Announces Second Edition
Following a successful debut last December, the bringers of Denver Black Sky are pleased to announce a second edition of live debauchery.
Crowned "Colorado's Best Metal Festival" by Denver Westword, this year's Denver Black Sky event will take place August 2nd and 3rd again at the Gothic Theatre and Moe's BBQ and feature another vicious lineup that includes appearances by:
Day 1 - August 2nd, 2014
Municipal Waste
Nails
Cephalic Carnage
Noisem
Dead Temple
Transient
In The Company Of Serpents
Vale of Pnath
Cattleist
Doperunner
Khemmis
Gomorrah
908
Ghosts of Glaciers
The Xiphoid Process
Wayfarer More...
Cripple Bastards To Play Obscene Extreme Fest
Italy's Cripple Bastards has been confirmed for the upcoming Obscene Extreme Festival. The following press release was also issued about the appearance:
"You could say this is a 'grindcore hat-trick' as it is the third OEF appearance in 2014 for Italian hate mob Cripple Bastards after headlining the insane Obscene Extreme Asia in Tokyo and Obscene Extreme Australia in Melbourne earlier this year. But if you really want to see the Bastards play at home, then Obscene Extreme Trutnov is the grounds for the final massacre. They have been blasting the shit on stage since the festival's birth back in 1999 and raised the most infernal stage diving pits for countless times through the years that followed.
"26 years after their conception Cripple Bastards still hold the banner high as Italy's most hostile and aggressive grind/hardcore unit around. With one foot firmly in the past and all the vicious savagery of manic fast 80's hardcore extremity, Cripple Bastards are also charging forwards. With bloodshot eyes and a rabid 'get out and bite them' attitude, this band are ready to introduce their brand new 2014 full length 'Nero In Metastasi' on Relapse Records and they will consolidate their ongoing mission of bringing nihilistic, fuck-you-all, grinding hatred to every corner of an underserving mankind. Cripple Bastards will also be introducing for the first time ever on Trutnov's Battlefield their 5 piece line-up with new axeman Wild Vitto on second guitar which will only enhance their wall of hate/grind fury!"
The Obscene Extreme Festival 2014 will take place from July 16th - 20th, 2014, with full details available right here. The confirmed lineup includes the following bands: More...
Brutal Truth To Play Obscene Extreme Fest
The Obscene Extreme festival will be taking place from July 16th - 20th, with ticket information available at this location. Now the festival has announced several new additions to the lineup, including Brutal Truth and Morgoth. The festival organizers comment:
"Few bands represent Obscene Extreme as fully as US grind legends Brutal Truth – they've weathered break-ups and line-up changes, but never once have they halted in their mission to keep pushing the bleeding edge of grindcore.
"Never complacent, each steamroller of Brutal Truth album has furthered their sound and moved the goalposts for the whole damn genre in the process. Now bassist, founding member and extreme metal champion Dan Lilker approaches his 50th birthday, he's stepping back from music and his baby - Brutal Truth - will be no more.
"When the band returned in 2006, it was Obscene Extreme the following year that welcomed them back as very personification of the festival. Now, seven years later we'll bid them farewell with one final performance. Obscene Extreme 2014 – this promises to be unforgettable!!!
"Another band that will be stepping out onto the Obscene Extreme stage this year will be fathers of the German death metal scene, the mighty Morgoth. Originally split in 1998 after only three albums - the coffin-lid hammering of 1991's ‘Cursed,’ 1993's forward-thinking ‘Odium’ and their most divisive albums ever, 1995's post-punk ‘Feel Sorry For The Fanatic.’ More...
Brutal Truth Posts New Music Video
Brutal Truth has teamed up with Terrorizer.com to release a new music video for "The Stroy," which can be seen below.
The track comes off Brutal Truth's split with Bastard Noise titled "The Axiom of Post Inhumanity." The entire split can be heard at this location.
In related news, Dan Lilker recently announced he would be retiring from music later this year. Read the full statement right here.