SATURDAY 10.03.2007 : SAT 10.03.2007 :
LENG TCH'E (BE) + EX-NIHIL (BE) + FLAYST (CH) + AKTARUM (BE) + ATROXENTIS (BE) Metal / Death Metal / Grindcore
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Leng Tch'e
Metal / Death Metal / Grindcore
Leng Tch'e

LENG TCH'E, and the legacy continues. Belgian grindcore quintet LENG TCH'E are the latest standout grindcore troupe to join the heralded ranks of the Relapse Records roster. With The Process of Elimination, LENG TCH'E deliver some of the most devastating grindcore on the planet today.

LENG TCH'E aka death by a thousand cuts, is an ancient Chinese torture ritual where the victim has been doped up and is being cut into bits. The victim doesn't feel a thing of this procedure until it is far too late and death is unavoidable.

LENG TCH'E the band formed in early 2001, founded by Sven (drums, Aborted), Isaac (vocals, BBB, Permanent Death), Kevin (Bass) and Glen (guitars, Dark Ages).

Basing their own hybrid of grindcore on bands such as REGURGITATE, HEMDALE, NASUM and BLOOD DUSTER and mixing it all up with some stoner / rock / hardcore influences, the band baptized their own unique style, now known as 'razorgrind'.

The past two years have seen the band work through a number of line up changes before finally solidifying into its current incarnation of Sven (drums), Boris (vocals, Suppository), Nikki G (guitars), The Spleenventer (guitars, Spleen) and Nicolas (bass). The quintet have recorded two albums that have been released by The Spew Records in Europe. Noted underground label Willowtip issued the much talked about Man Made Predator in the USA most recently.

LENG TCH'E then signed a deal with Relapse Records for their new album, The Process Of Elimination. This album was recorded in the CCR studios in Belgium and was mixed / mastered by Tue Madsen at the Antfarm studios in Denmark (MNEMIC, ABORTED, THE HAUNTED, HATESPHERE). On the new album, hooks that sink into your brain accompany some of the fastest and most extreme grind to emerge in years as LENG TCH'E prove that grindcore can continue to evolve, while staying true to its formative roots. This is the new sound of extreme - don't be left behind.

Ex-Nihil
EX-NIHIL could be described as a deconstructed death metal band with heavy technical melodies and imaginative structures... <br><br> But EX-NIHIL can also be seen through its biographical point of view, as a musical project that started during spring 2004, when Jeffrey (guitar player) and Geoffrey (ex-Crazy About Silence drummer) decided to bring together their effort in a sort of new deconstruction-oriented musical experience... <br><br> In December of the same year, after a period of hard work, Bruno, also known as Stake 's charismatic legend, accepted to join the duo with Frank (ex-Nemesis Irae bass player). <br><br> Together, they started to deconstruct their influences in a way to recompose new musical identities which would be free from undue bias. A new chapter of brutality started to take shape, EX-NIHIL was born as fresh blood rose from nothing. after several working month, we have found a second guitarist : Pierre a.k.a Pich. We have equally foreseen dates (in SHOWS sections) And we record a first demo in the course of the spring 2006. STAY TUNED <br><br>
Flayst
Le groupe est fondé en 2002 par Jonathan et Olivier qui occupent respectivement les places de guitariste et de chanteur. Après quelques semaines, Lionel intègre le groupe en tant que batteur. Le combo évolue dans un style thrash/neo-metal. Un peu plus tard c'est au tour de Géraldine de rejoindre le groupe en tant que clavier. <br><br> Après quelques changements de line-up, le groupe splitte début 2005, période pendant laquelle Jonathan et Ismaël se rencontrent et ont en tête un projet de death-metal mélodique. Profitant du split du groupe, les projets fusionnent et Flayst devient un groupe de death-metal mélodique comptant désormais 5 membres: Olivier au chant, Jonathan et Ismaël aux guitares, Nicolas à la basse et Philippe à la batterie. <br><br>
Créé milieu d'année 2005, David (guitariste) et Thomas (Claviériste) se lancent dans la création de morceaux plutôt Folkloriques. Cela marchant plutôt bien, nous décidons d'agrandir notre line-up. Après plus de 6 mois de recherches intenses nous trouvons ENFIN un batteur (Jimmy), un autre guitariste (Vanish) et un bassiste (Ben). Ces deux derniers n'étant pas assez motivés et présents, nous changeons donc de line-up. Ces donc JF qui enfourche la deuxième guitare et Alex qui se met à la bass. Approchant de la date du festival (08 juillet 2006) et n'ayant toujours pas de chanteur, c'est Thomas qui prend le micro en essayant d'offrir une voix la plus correcte possible. Line-up enfin pret,solide et complet, nous sommes parés pour un concert ou l'autre. En juillet 2006, après notre premier concert, nous décidons de faire une petite démo disponible pour tous afin que les amateurs de Folk puissent gouter à notre son. Pour tout les cinq, AKTARUM compte vraiment, il nous donne le sourire et la joie de vivre, c'est avec passion et plaisir que nous jouons un maximum. Lorsque nous jouons, nous nous amusons à fond, et nous espérons qu'en nous écoutant vous vous amuserez de même.
Atroxentis
Born in 1997, Atroxentis, an extreme metal project lead at first by Thibaut was composed of Thibaut, Yannick, Gavin and Christophe. After a couple of monthes and two early gigs, they released a demo called “Evil’s prisoner”.   The band split up in 1998 due to some members being involved in their studies but came back under the lead of Yannick (guitar/vocals) and Sven (drums) later this year. Since then, the band’s line-up has changed multiple times.   We recorded two songs for the “Unleash your dark side” split in 2000.   Then, David filled the guitar spot and Ludo took the bass. We recorded then our first album in 2004 : “Blood heals my wounds” with this team.   Ludo left the band and the remaining members started composing new material for a complex concept album to be called “Verus Dominus”. David decided to leave the band in 2010 and was replaced by Olivier.   After a few gigs (including the Mass Deathtruction Festival) with the new line-up, we started recording our new LP called “Verus Dominus”. Eventually, we went to the Polish Sound Division Studio in Warsaw for the reamping, vocals and final mix/mastering by Malta.     We are now looking for gigs/interviews/reports to promote and share this new massive piece of music.