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Wormrot - "Spot a Pathetic" (video)

Wormrot – “Spot a Pathetic” (official video)

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I know I post on Wormrot, like, every other day. But it’s been a while since a band excited me this much. I’m not even into their style of punky grindcore. But they execute it perfectly, and I mean perfectly. I’m still in awe of their Scion Rock Fest set, which had a control over tension and release that much more established bands never attain. You knew when you were in trouble: any time the beat changed. Whether it was a blastbeat or a stumpy polka beat, people went nuts. Few bands find the G-spot that turns humans into animals. Slayer know where it is. Converge know where it is. To quote Guns N’ Roses, Wormrot “hit the bull’s eye every night”.

Above are people willingly undergoing violation by Wormrot. The setting is The BLVD, which some here have likened to a junior high gymnasium. That’s sort of accurate. The sound is even worse, and the scrapes are even nastier.

— Cosmo Lee

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WORMROT – REMAINING TOUR DATES
w/ Tombs until Apr 02

Mar 29 – Richmond, VA – Gallery 5
Mar 30 – Baltimore, MD – The Talking Head
Mar 31 – Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
Apr 01 – Worcester, MA – Club Oasis
Apr 02 – Brockton, MA – O’Brien’s Pub
Apr 03 – Brooklyn, NY – Union Pool
Apr 05 – Peeksill, NY – Popeye’s
Apr 07 – Cleveland, OH – Now That’s Class
Apr 08 – Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
Apr 09 – Chicago, IL – Pancho’s
Apr 10 – Milwaukee, WI – Mad Planet
Apr 11 – St. Louis, MO – Fubar
Apr 12 – Columbia, MO – Sideshow
Apr 13 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Conservatory
Apr 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Chaser’s

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Wormrot’s new album Dirge comes out May 3 on Earache.

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