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God Is War
''God Is War'' is the first full-length studio album by the American band All Pigs Must Die (band), All Pigs Must Die. It was produced by Kurt Ballou and released on August 16, 2011 through Southern Lord Records. Track listing Personnel ;All Pigs Must Die * Kevin Baker - vocals * Ben Koller - drums * Adam Wentworth - guitar * Matt Woods - bass ;Miscellaneous staff * Kurt Ballou - production, engineering, mixing * John Golden - mastering * Florian Bertmer - illustrations References {{Authority control 2011 albums Albums produced by Kurt Ballou Southern Lord Records albums All Pigs Must Die (band) albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Pigs Must Die (band)
All Pigs Must Die is an American metalcore Supergroup (music), supergroup consisting of Kevin Baker of The Hope Conspiracy, Ben Koller of Converge (band), Converge, Adam Wentworth and Matt Woods of Bloodhorse (band), Bloodhorse, and Brian Izzi of Trap Them. All Pigs Must Die is signed to Nonbeliever Records, an imprint label of Shirts & Destroy. History The band's debut EP, which was recorded at Kurt Ballou's GodCity Studio, was released in October 2010. The cover artwork was designed by German illustrator Florian Bertmer. In December 2010 the band began recording for their second release, again with Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio. In March 2011, it was announced that their upcoming album would be titled ''God Is War'', and that the band had signed with Southern Lord. Their second full-length album, ''Nothing Violates This Nature'', was released in 2013. Members * Kevin Baker β vocals * Adam Wentworth β guitar * Matt Woods β bass * Ben Koller β drums * Brian Izzi β ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalcore
Metalcore (also known as metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining instrumental qualities include heavy riffs and stop-start rhythm guitar playing, occasional blast beats, and double bass drumming. Vocalists in the genre typically use thrash or scream vocals. Some later metalcore bands combine this with clean singing, often during the chorus. Death growls and gang vocals are common. 1990s metalcore bands were inspired by hardcore while later metalcore bands were inspired by melodic death metal bands like At the Gates and In Flames. The roots of metalcore are in the 1980s when bands would combine hardcore punk with heavy metal. This included New York hardcore bands like Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags, and Killing Time, British hardcore p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Lord Records
Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson. It specialized in experimental metal: particularly doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal. The label later expanded its line-up to include artists from black metal, hardcore punk and crust punk bands. History Before co-founding their own record label Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley were friends and bandmates in Thorr's Hammer and Burning Witch. The pair formed a new band named Sunn O))) in 1998 and moved to Los Angeles. They started Southern Lord as a way to have control over the releases of their own recordings. Southern Lord's first release was the CD version (previous released as a cassette) of Thorrβs Hammerβs ''Dommedagsnatt--'' a doom/death metal album with Norwegian lyrics. The second release was: Burning Witchβs ''Crippled Lucifer--'' a compilation CD of the band's first two EPs. Subsequently Southern Lord branched out to release a compilation album from Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Ballou
Kurt Ballou (born February 1, 1974) is an American musician and producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for hardcore punk band Converge and for his prolific recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio. Early and personal life Kurt Ballou started playing saxophone in elementary school. He performed in jazz band, concert band and orchestra, dabbling between baritone saxophone, bassoon and bass clarinet. Ballou was accepted to join the Hartford School of Music, but he opted to study aerospace engineering instead. His father used to have a guitar that Ballou played occasionally, but it did not interest him until a school friend gave him Slayer tapes around the age of sixteen. He is a vegan and follows a straight edge lifestyle. Career Since 1990, Kurt Ballou has played in the metalcore band Converge. From 1996 to 2000 Ballou played in the hardcore punk band The Huguenots. From 1996 to 1999 Ballou and Stephen Brodsky played in the rock band Kid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Pigs Must Die (EP)
''All Pigs Must Die'' is the first EP by American supergroup of the same name. It was released in 2010 on Nonbeliever Records. Track list Personnel All Pigs Must Die *Matt Woods β bass *Ben Koller β drums *Adam Wentworth β guitars *Kevin Baker β vocals ;Production *Kurt Ballou Kurt Ballou (born February 1, 1974) is an American musician and producer based in Massachusetts, best known as the guitarist for hardcore punk band Converge and for his prolific recording and production work at his own GodCity Studio. Early and ... β recording, mixing *John Golden β mastering References {{Authority control 2010 EPs All Pigs Must Die (band) albums Albums produced by Kurt Ballou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing Violates This Nature
''Nothing Violates This Nature'' is the second album by American metalcore supergroup All Pigs Must Die (band), All Pigs Must Die. The album was released on 28 June 2013 through Southern Lord Recordings, produced by Kurt Ballou and recorded at Godcity Studios in 2013. Track listing Personnel ;All Pigs Must Die * Kevin Baker β vocals * Ben Koller β drums * Adam Wentworth β guitar * Matt Woods β bass ;Additional personnel * Kurt Ballou β engineering * Brad Bostright β mastering * Aaron Turner β artwork, design References {{Authority control 2013 albums Southern Lord Records albums All Pigs Must Die (band) albums Albums produced by Kurt Ballou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
