⋘This cover of Minor Threat's "Bottled Violence" by HIVESMASHER is a Sociopathic Sound Records world premier! The band are good friends of ours, as well as having previously appeared on the Sociopathic Mixtape Series; when we approached them about the idea to include some type of unreleased track they had stored away - whether it'd be a demo, remix, new track, B-side, cover, or otherwise - Tim Brault (drummer) immediately informed us of "Bottled Violence", asserting that this mixtape is an ideal opportunity to finally get the track out to fans.

On behalf of the entire Sociopathic Team, we'd like to thank Hivesmasher for hooking us up with this killer cover, and for all of the fantastic collaborative work we've done together. There are a number of other projects lined up which will include the two of us working together again, so keep your eyes open for more Sociopathic Hivesmasher! ⋙

◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ BAND BIOGRAPHY & INFORMATION ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊

Hailing from Massachusetts, Hivesmasher are a grindcore/technical death metal/deathgrind band who formed between 2006 and 2007; their first release "Ascension Into Dismal Stages" (Vacant Sea Records) came out in 2008. After several years of touring in support of the record, the band sort of dropped off the map and hadn't been heard from in some time.

But then, in 2011 the six-piece grinders came back with a vengeance in 2011; creating an all-new Facebook profile to coincide with their new Bandcamp site - on the latter of those, they posted the first new song in four years ("Used Food"), which at the time had some ridiculously silly release date attached to it - "January 1, 2034" or something to that extent - and of course no name for the album it would appear on.

But, in late August, it was announced the band had inked a record deal with BLACK MARKET ACTIVITIES; announcing "Gutter Choir" as the name of the new record, along with the Oct. 23, 2012 release date. This is a band who can rival essentially any grind act on the planet, and from what we're thus far heard from the new album, it will be one of the finest pieces of grind to grace the extreme metal community in many years.

Details from a press release regarding the band's newest (sophomore) album "Gutter Choir":

From Massachusetts, Hivesmasher represent "a giant middle finger waved in the world's general direction", in the band's own words. An all-out destructive force, rooted in grindcore but freely veering off into hardcore, death metal, or thrash at will, Hivesmasher proudly revel in a distinctly "New England" brand of bad vibes. Over hyper-rhythmic, fifth-gear bursts of aggression, frontman Aaron Heinold spits pure, hysterical disgust in humanity's eye. (One of the most visible, hardworking bands in the Northeast today, Hivesmasher are, despite their misanthropy, proof that the altruistic DIY ethic is alive and well in the underground!)

A true-to-life depiction of Hivesmasher's technical yet raw sound, the band's second album (and BMA debut) Gutter Choir was recorded entirely in "living rooms, closets, and basements" and is devoid of studio trickery. The album was engineered by Eric Braunschweiger and Hivesmasher guitarist Tyler Kingsland, mixed by Braunschweiger, and mastered by Brian Redmond. The album contains guest vocals from The Red Chord frontman and Black Market Activities boss Guy Kozowyk, as well as Fit for an Autopsy/Premonitions of War vocalist Nate Johnson and others.

For fans of: Pig Destroyer, Rotten Sound, Trap Them


BAND MEMBERS:

Aaron Heinold - Vocals
Tyler Kingsland - Guitar
Julius Hayden - Guitar
Ali Ghorashi - Bass
Tim Brault - Drums
Dan Bolton - Keys


PRESS CONTACT: curran.reynolds@gmail.com

BOOKING CONTACT: Brodown.Booking@gmail.com (Tim)