OEF NEWSLETTER #2

Deathgnnd is tough to get just nght, pile on the death metal too thick and all the raw chaos vanishes -treading that fine line since 1993, Finland's furious ROTTEN SOUND will obliterate OBSCENE EXTREME 2011 with a perfectly controlled bombardment of extremity.
Relentlessly technical without sacrificing an single drop of passion, not lightly have Rotten Sound been compared to the late, great NASUM, their fourth album in particular, 2005's 'EXIT, showcasing the kind of ruthless perfection, intimidating musical skill and genuine anger that's made them very real heirs to the Swedish mob's throne.
Freshly signed to RELAPSE RECORDS and paying homage to their influences with last year's crust-caked 'NAPALM' EP, the mighty Rotten Sound are poised to scale new heights and become not just a rare 'mainstream metal' success for such a dedicatedly underground scene, but one who manage it by refusing to compromise on theirtoxic sound and rabble rousing politics.

PSYCHO
Boston's PSYCHO have been around for so long now. Started in 1981 as a punk band and released the legendary "8 song EP" in 1983. Then the band started to get some recognition being played regularly on local and national college radio programs. After putting out two full LPs PSYCHO were still staying in the punk rock vein but adding a bit of thrash to the mix. By 1990 and another change in bassist players PSYCHO got even more extreme with the sick death vocals. Over the next few years releases were plentiful ! Alot of split 7 inchers and a few full 7 inch eps were released. A killertour to Australia in 1992 secured the fact that PSYCHO are a brutal force in the underground music scene!
PSYCHO disbanded in 1994 but still released a few more split eps. The band decided to reform in 2005 with second bassist Ed Lynch and it was back to the punk/thrash /hardcore attack.
In 2010 they released the "Saw Blade" shaped 7 inch on PATAC Records . So far a small tour of Canada was done and they have been playing around the New England and New York areas very frequently. Also releasing 3 compilation Cds of all the old stuff, one of them is "The Grind Years" CD released on Selfmadegod Records from Poland/Europe. And now it's time to conquer Europe and Obscene Extreme Festival in 2011!

INSTINCTOF SURVIVAL
We were all very sorry INSTINCT OF SURVIVAL could not grind us with their stench core already this year but worse things do happen... Anyway, IOS have been invited for the coming year again and we believe nothing is going to stand in their way to Trutnov!!!
While everyone is desperately trying to sound like Earache would have released their first albumin 1988, Instinct Of Survival are cranking it back even further, convincing anyone who'll listen that Peaceville would have released their first LP in 1986 had they merely formed twenty years earlier. With these old school thrash/grind/punks ripping at their crusty heels.
Prepare your nostrils for maximum stench!!!

SUFFERING MIND
Listening to SUFFERING MIND it comes to my mind at once: an exclusive Polish answer to the beloved INSECT WARFARE? This is absolutely extreme mix ofgrindcore with power violence!!! Really an unbelievable, super uncompromising grind as the honeys like it!!! Grinddddddddd!!!

IDIOT CONVENTION
Afresh hardcore/thrash со re band, getting their name from and Anthrax song, combining hardcore/punk with thrashmetal and thrashcore. Played many shows in Belgium with bands such as Unkind, Asshole Parade, Voetsek, Sakatat, Active Minds, Raw Power, Insomnio, Colera, Lobotomia, ... and released a demoCD (sold out) and split tape with Agathodes (also sold out) so far. they're currently writing songs to release a full length EP with all new songs to be released this winter.