Bent Sea is a Belgian American grindcore band formed in January 2011 by drummer Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth, Soilwork, Scarve). After writing and recording a number of songs, Verbeuren (guitar, drums) enlisted vocalist Sven de Caluwe of Belgian death metal band Aborted (vocals) and multi-instrumentalist Devin Townsend (bass) for the Townsend-produced debut EP Noistalgia which was released as a digital download on November 11, 2011, and later on cassette format by Tankcrimes.[1]
Bent Sea | |
|---|---|
| Origin | International (Wilrijk, Belgium / Los Angeles, US) |
| Genres | Grindcore |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Members | Dirk Verbeuren |
| Past members | Devin Townsend Sven de Caluwe Shane Embury |
In 2012, bass player Shane Embury (Napalm Death, Brujeria, Venomous Concept, Lock Up) replaced Townsend. The trio recorded a batch of new songs written and produced by Verbeuren. The first of these recordings, "Partners In Grind" appeared on Double Penetration, a free digital split single with Swedish death metal act Torture Division.[2] Animalist/Usurpress, an split EP with Swedish death/crust act Usurpress saw the light of day in early 2014 on CD via SelfMadeGod Records[3] and on 10 inch vinyl via Doomentia Records.[4] Ascend/Descend, a split EP entitled with Cleveland grindcore band To Dust was released in July 2016 on 12 inch vinyl by Give Praise Records.[5]
Guitarist Sylvain Coudret (Soilwork, Scarve) recorded guest leads on the songs "Dead Meat" (Noistalgia), "Fashion Victims" (Animalist), "To The Extreme" and "Gluttonous Death" (Ascend).
Members edit
- Dirk Verbeuren – guitar, drums (2011–present)
- Sven de Caluwé – vocals (2011–present)
- Shane Embury – bass (2012–present)
Former members edit
- Devin Townsend – bass (2011–2012)
Discography edit
- Noistalgia (digital EP/cassette) (November 11, 2011)
- Double Penetration (digital split single with Torture Division) (July 12, 2013)
- Animalist (split LP/CD with Usurpress) (January 6, 2014)
- Ascend (split LP with To Dust) (July 20. 2016)[6]
- Partners in Grind (single) (April 2, 2020)
- Instagrind (single) (May 1, 2020)
References edit
- ^ "TANKCRIMES". Tankcrimes.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Torture Division » Torture Division and Bent Sea releases the world's best digital split!". Archived from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "USURPRESS / BENT SEA – Split CD". Selfmadegod.com. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Doomentia Records". Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "BENT SEA / TO DUST, THE AFTERNOON GENTLEMEN, 100 YEARS, MOLOCH / GURTHANG New releases, ready for pre-orders - Give Praise Records". Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
- ^ "Stream the Ascend/Descend Split from TO DUST / BENT SEA on No Clean Singing - Give Praise Records". Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.