Ithaca Underground & Odyssey Booking present:
PHOBIA (Relapse/Willow Tip/Deep Six: Orange County, CA)
D.I.S. - Destroyed in Seconds (Deep Six : Los Angeles, CA)
Strong Intention (PATAC Records : Frederick, MD)
Dialysis (Syracuse)
Hiroshima Vacation (Angry Mom Records : Ithaca, NY)
Tuesday, Oct 16th - 8PM
The Space @ GreenStar
700 W Buffalo St.,
Ithaca, NY 14850
$8 ADV / $10 DOS
**ALL AGES**
PHOBIA
http://www.facebook.com/phobiagrindcore
Formed in Orange County California in 1990, Phobia has been punishing ears with their murderous sociopolitical grinding noise assault for over a decade. Dealing out their savage combination of the energy and ideals of hardcore punk mixing it with the power and brutality of early grind, Phobia has shared the stage with a diverse mix of bands over the years such as Chaos U.K, Grave, Napalm Death, Detestation, Neurosis, Deicide, Final Conflict, Corrupted, Assuck, Spazz, Exhumed, Immolation, Disassociate, Darkest Hour, and Mayhem to name a few.
Soon after forming, their demo "What Went Wrong" was recorded, followed by the "All That Remains" 7 inch on Relapse Records, during which time Phobia tore up the O.C. / L.A. scene with the likes of local bands such as Mindrot, Morgion, Dystopia, Confrontation, A//Solution, Glycine Max, Carcinogen, Fear Factory, and Excruciating Terror.
1994 brought the release of the "Return To Desolation" CD/EP and a small west coast tour sharing insanity with Capitalist Casualties, Lack Of Interest, and Christdriver. 1997 brought the union of Slap-A-Ham records and the release of their "Enslaved" 7 inch. Another west coast tour followed, reaching as far as Victoria, Canada. Phobia's first full length release "Means Of Existence" on Slap-A-Ham was pressed in 1998, as they embarked on a full U.S. tour.
Throughout 1999 a split 7" with Japan's Corrupted on Rhetoric records, as well as a CD/EP entitled "Destroying The Masses" has been released on Pessimiser/Theologian records. 1999 also saw Phobia's long overdue first European tour. Embarking for a maddening 2 months and almost 50 shows throughout the countries of Eastern and Western Europe and the UK.
July 2000 brought a 12 date tour of Japan with local heroes of the underground CORRUPTED. July 2001 the touring continued. This time joining forces with longtime friends ANARCHUS and embarking on the "GRINDING OVER AZATLAN" Mexico tour. Shortly after returning from Mexico and with the release of their new album SERENITY THROUGH PAIN (Deathvomit Records) Phobia tore up the US soil once again on the GRIND YOUR FUCKING HEAD IN tour with support from label mates CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN as well as tons of other insane local bands and friends. September 2001, West Coast madness ensued with a two week jaunt up the 5 FWY with metallers and fellow three wheelin' fanatics DARKEST HOUR.
2002-2008 brought further US touring and some of the bands most brutal and punishing material including "Grind Your Fucking Head In" and "Get Up and Kill" on Deep Six and "Cruel" and " 22 Random Acts of Violence" via Willow Tip
Since entering their second decade as a band, Phobia continue to pummel the masses with their relentless releases including splits with Gadget and Extinction Of Mankind plus their first official EP through Relapse called " Unrelenting" - all in 2010.
2012 so far has brought a new touring guitarist CC Grind (she'll shred your face off!) and just earlier this summer, Deep Six issued Phobia's latest effort, "Remnants of Filth" - 18 pile-driving, socio-political grind hymns in 19 minutes which were produced and mixed by Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer, Agoraphobic Nosebleed) at Visceral Sound Studios.
Come fucking GRIND.
D.I.S. (Destroyed In Seconds)
http://www.facebook.com/DestroyedInSeconds
A crushing powerhouse of Swedish influenced D-Beat punk mixed with ripping metal and thrash, backed by powerfully aggressive vocals - this is D.I.S., an unstoppable bulldozer of heaviness and ferocity.
Formed in 2008 by Bruce Reeves, a founding member of Grindcore legends Phobia and heavy sludge masters Mange along with Sean Vahle (Eat The Living) on drums song writing began. Shortly after forming the lineup was filled out with Kent Elmore (Mange, Semtex Vest) on Bass, Leon DelMuerte (Exhumed, Intronaut, Impaled, Murder Construct) on Guitar and Mike Fisher (No Warning) taking up the Vocal duties to complete their 2008 Demo.
With the line up now secure, D.I.S. were ready to hit the stage with the likes of The Accused, Naked Aggression, General Surgery, Mastodon, Phobia, Cattle Decapitation, Litmus Green, Lack Of Interest, Bastard Noise, War cry, and Gravehill among others, establishing themselves as a brutal favorite amongst metal and punk crowds.
The end of 2009 brought D.I.S. back into the studio to record their first full length “Critical Failure”. With a release in Spring 2010 through Deep Six (US) and Power It Up (EUR), D.I.S. headed across the U.S. and Europe in 2011 with Alex Vahle (Eat The Living) taking over the guitar duties for Leon Del Muerte.
After returning from Europe D.I.S. parted ways with original singer Mike Fisher and recruited new Vocalist Jon Tomala (Dolemite Project, Panties) who has done his time in the Los Angeles underground fronting various brutal bands over the years. With a brutal new voice to add to the mix cementing their sound and bringing their music to the next level, D.I.S. has released 3 new demo tracks and is preparing to re-enter the studio March 2012 to record for their second full length release.
STRONG INTENTION
http://www.facebook.com/STRONGINTENTION
Formed in the mid-nineties, STRONG INTENTION continue to deliver brutal thrash/grind/hardcore/punk fueled by extreme speed, heaviness, and disgust.
The bands early days found the band influenced by NYC ultra-tough heavy hardcore, but in 1996 (after a year-long hiatus and major revamping of the line-up) founding member Zac issued in a new band with a new, diverse range of ideas and influences to the band. Gradually writing faster and faster material, the band released a debut 7" EP in 1997 on Crucial Blast. This EP was a minor departure from the earlier heavy NYHC hardcore the band had been known for; as the newer material was much faster and moved Zac over to lead vocals. After the EP was released, STRONG INTENTION continued to go through a myriad of lineup changes throughout the 90's; yet managed to tour the US and Canada 5 times.
Since then, the band has continued to shift more and more towards the harshest ends of the underground extreme hardcore / metal spectrum, releasing several CD's, 7"s and an LP while touring with Phobia, Vital Remains, Rotten Sound, Neuraxis, Disfear, Misery Index, Eyehategod, and Anal Cunt.
2012 will see the world release of their latest record, recorded and produced by Today Is The Day's Steve Austin.
DIALYSIS
http://dialysis.bandcamp.com/album/ep
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dialysis/425849797474987
Syracuse's Dialysis have cooked up a fresh EP of grind goodness with plenty of thrashy, punk & hardcore influences to keep 'em guessing. Featuring HEX Records owner Ryan on vocals and Ebony Sorrow members John and Mike (who also plays in AIIA).
VERY stoked to have these three on the bill.
HIROSHIMA VACATION:
http://hiroshimavacation.bandcamp.com/
Ithaca-based duo keeping grind alive. Lots of hardcore/powerviolence and other influences here mixed with scathing grindcore. New release coming this fall