ALL PIGS MUST DIE is the anti-supergroup featuring members of Converge, Bloodhorse, and The Hope Conspiracy. A self-supporting side- project hailing out of Boston, Mass by a quartet of musicians already well established in the genre of extreme music. GOD IS WAR is the bands first official full-length and the much anticipated follow up to their 2010 self-titled EP released on Shirts and Destroy imprint label NONBELIEVER. God Is War is available on SOUTHERN LORD RECORDS.
This is not a happy record. Hope Con singer and songwriter Kevin Baker describes the lyrical direction of APMD as being “much more focused on man’s inhumanity towards man, and the idea of mankind devouring itself and destroying everything around it, the environment, the world”. His frustration can be felt and heard in his delivery on songs like THIRD WORLD GENOCIDE and DEATH DEALER.
The title of the album comes from the book BLOOD MERIDIAN by American author Cormack McCarthy. “One of the characters in the book, the Judge, who represents humanity’s darker side, talks about how war is God, so we flipped it around. We thought it really worked well with our concept behind this band.”
This record is hard. A fierce, relentless onslaught of sonic schizophrenia. Unforgiving and unapologetic. The drumming of Ben Koller is always a treat. His style stands alone. He’s more than just a beat man and he hits the drums as if he's challenging his bandmates to keep up. He’s notorious for his spastic outbursts - as if nodding out in the middle of a song with the speed set on blast.
The record was recorded and produced by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou at Godcity [Studios] where he brilliantly captured the gloom and frustration the band sought out to convey. The output is thick and metallic. Like sucking on a penny in a steam bath. Adam Wentworth's guitar work is dark and melodic. His repeated use of the single high notes on intros and before chorus breaks create a frantic mood of impending psychosis. Downright disturbing at points.
Well deserved credit for the artwork on both records goes to Florian Bertmer, an established German Illustrator renowned for his work in the hardcore, grindcore, and metal scenes. His artwork can be seen on releases for Converge, Napalm Death, and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
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MEMBERS
Ben Koller (Converge) - Drums
Ben Koller (Converge) - Drums
Kevin Baker (The Hope Conspiracy) - Vocals
Adam Wentworth (Bloodhorse) - Guitar
Matt Woods (Bloodhorse) - Bass
Quotes from vocalist Kevin Baker were adapted from his interview with REVOLVER MAGAZINE. The full article can be read HERE