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Fuck the Facts is a Canadian Juno-nominated, grindcore band from Ottawa,
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, Canada, formed in 1998. They began as the solo recording project of musician Topon Das. Their earliest recording was in January 1997; they began using the name Fuck the Facts in 1998. After many early recordings, including split tapes with groups from around the world, Fuck the Facts began developing a name in the underground with fans of grind. In 2001, the first full-length
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, ''
Discoing the Dead Fuck the Facts is a Canadian Juno-nominated, grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1998. They began as the solo recording project of musician Topon Das. Their earliest recording was in January 1997; they began using the name Fuc ...
'', was recorded. The same year, Das would assemble a full band to continue with the project. The band has since coined the terms "bastardized grindcore" and "mullet-core" to describe their sound.


History


Formation (1998–2001)

Fuck the Facts began early in 1997 as an unnamed recording project by Topon Das. The project remained nameless until featured on a compilation in 1998, when Topon decided on the name Fuck the Facts after a song from the first Naked City
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was released on Topon's Dedfuk Records that compiled all of the recordings made since the project's inception. Fuck the Facts released split cassettes with Cult of the Damned, Longdreamdead and S.M.E.S. then, in September 2000, released another full-length cassette entitled ''
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'' on the Slovakian label Where Late The Birds Sang. ''Vagina Dancer'' showcased a more experimental,
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side to Fuck the Facts than the self-titled release, which featured more of a grindcore style.


''Discoing the Dead'', ''Mullet Fever'' (2001–2002)

With the two full length tapes, and the various splits, Fuck The Facts started to gain notoriety in the underground noise and grindcore world. The next full-length album, ''
Discoing the Dead Fuck the Facts is a Canadian Juno-nominated, grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1998. They began as the solo recording project of musician Topon Das. Their earliest recording was in January 1997; they began using the name Fuc ...
'', was recorded in 2000 and released on Ghetto Blaster Recordings (another label run by Topon) on February 6, 2001. Positive feedback with this release motivated Topon to continue Fuck the Facts as a full band. Drummer Matt Connell and guitarist Tim Audette joined in late February. The three recorded music for a split with Ames Sanglantes, before the addition of vocalist Brent Christoff in April and bassist Shomir Das in May. In May 2001, the band recorded and released ''
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'', an EP which featured a cover of
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song " 409." Shomir left the band after three days, but the band continued on as a four-piece, performing their first live show on August 4, 2001 in Melbourne, Quebec. Regular performances around Ontario and Quebec continued until the fall when the band decided to record a full-length release. Before the end of 2001, the new Fuck the Facts line-up would release ''
Mullet Fever ''Mullet Fever'' is the fourth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts originally released in 2001. It was released on Topon's label Ghetto Blaster Recordings with only 200 CD-Rs being made. The album was reissued in 2005 with bonus tra ...
'', the full length follow-up to ''
Discoing the Dead Fuck the Facts is a Canadian Juno-nominated, grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1998. They began as the solo recording project of musician Topon Das. Their earliest recording was in January 1997; they began using the name Fuc ...
''. Mullet Fever, with its catchphrase "37 Songs in 35 Minutes", featured a more punk-influenced grindcore sound, though it still retained some of the noise influence.


''Backstabber Etiquette'', Splits (2002–2003)

In early 2002, following the recording of ''
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'', Brent Christoff was replaced by Mel Mongeon. While Mel had made a guest appearance on a previously recorded split, her first recording as a member of the band was a re-recording of the song "The Burning Side" for the Goreland compilation CD released by Black Hole Productions (the song was originally featured on Discoing the Dead, performed by Topon). Since joining the band, Mel has done most of the artwork for Fuck the Facts releases. The summer of 2002 saw the band expand their touring area reaching as far west as
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, and including a December tour of the Maritimes. The touring, along with the release of a split with Sylvester Staline, helped expand their fanbase overseas. The summer of 2002 also saw the release, on Mandarangan Recordings, of ''
Escunta ''Escunta'' is the fifth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. It was created and recorded in January 2001 at Total Bastard Studio. This release is different from most of the other Fuck the Facts releases because it is more focused o ...
'', the long-awaited noise follow-up to ''
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'', which had actually been recorded from late 1999 to early 2000. Following the winter Maritime tour, Fuck the Facts recorded their next full-length album, ''
Backstabber Etiquette ''Backstabber Etiquette'' is the sixth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The band recorded the album in 2002 at their own studio. The album was mastered by David Cain at Shark Fin Mastering in Ottawa, Ontario. This release marks the ...
''. It was released in early 2003 on Grind It! Records (a sub-label of
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). This new release featured a matured sound that incorporated
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elements in an already expanding sound. After the release of ''Backstabber Etiquette'', more touring ensued. This proved to be too demanding for guitarist Tim Audette, who departed in June 2003 (Audette died of MS in 2021). The band continued as a three-piece and recorded a series of three splits with Feeble Minded (''My Anorexia'', 2003), Sergent Slaughter (''Overseas Connection'', 2004) and Subcut (Eponymous, 2004). While recording the material for these splits, guitarist Dave Menard joined the band and brought new inspiration; the split with Subcut would be the last recording with drummer Matt Connell, who left to join the gore metal band Exhumed.


''Legacy of Hopelessness'' (2004–2006)

Matt Connell was replaced by drummer Tim Olsen, and Marc-André Mongeon joined as bassist (the first since Shomir had left in 2001). As a five-piece, the band toured across Canada through the summer of 2004. The constant touring proved to be too much for Marc and Dave and they left the band in mid-2005. Mathieu Vilandré and Steve Chartier (aka Esteve Decalisse) were brought on guitar and bass respectively in time for touring in support of Fuck the Fact's next release, ''
Legacy of Hopelessness ''Legacy of Hopelessness'' is the second EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The drums and bass were recorded on November 12, 2004 at June Music Studio in Ottawa, ON. The remaining instruments and vocals were recorded in November and De ...
''. This six-song EP was recorded in the fall of 2004 and was co-released in June 2005 through Ghetto Blaster Recordings and Steve's label Capital Kill. A much more experimental release, ''Legacy of Hopelessness'' featured more
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and ambient elements combined with the usual Fuck the Facts grindcore sound. The summer support tour for the EP took the band from Sydney,
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to
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.


''Collection of Splits, Stigmata High-Five'' (2006–2007)

Upon return from the ''Legacy of Hopelessness'' tour, Mathieu Vilandré and Steve Chartier were brought into the band as permanent members. It was at this time that the band recorded a two-song pre-production
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as an indicator of the direction the band would be taking for their next album. These demos were eventually released on two splits--with Pleasant Valley (''The Blasphemy of Free Thought/The Wreaking'', 2006), and Mesrine (Eponymous, 2006), and were used to look for a record deal. At the start of 2006, Tim Olsen was asked to leave the band. Mathieu Vilandré, who had previously filled in on drums, took over the position permanently and recording began for the next full-length album. Early in the recording process, the band was contacted by Relapse Records and secured a three-album deal that would start with their next album.In the interim, the ''
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'' was released by Great White North Records, and exposed fans to some music that had been difficult to acquire due to limited pressings. It included all of the material from the splits released between ''
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'' and ''
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'' (with Subcut, Sergent Slaughter, Feeble Minded and Sylvester Staline) as well as enhanced MP3 tracks from some earlier splits. The summer of 2006 was filled with tours of the Maritimes, North-Eastern United States (including a performance at the New England Doom and Grind Festival), Ontario and Quebec. In August 2006, ''
Stigmata High-Five ''Stigmata-High Five'' is the seventh full-length album by the Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts released August 20, 2006. It is the band's first release on Relapse Records. ''Stigmata High-Five'' is also the first recording to feature Mathie ...
'' was released on Relapse Records. The album highlighted not just a change in musical direction, but also a development in recording quality. For the first time, the band enlisted a producer to help them forge their sound, and went to a professional studio to record. Following the release of ''Stigmata High-Five'', the band filmed a music video for the song "The Sound of Your Smashed Head", featuring local actors Adam Steptoe, Luke Williams, and Eugene Swain. That was followed by a seven-week US tour, including a slot on the Relapse Contamination Festival, and a three-week tour of
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and
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. Touring continued to June 2007, when the band decided to take a break and begin work on their next album.


''Disgorge Mexico'' (2007–2009)

Following the final ''
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'' tour in June 2007, the band parted ways with bassist Steve Chartier, then spent two weeks on a road trip to
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and back to write the material for their next album. The album was tracked that August; however the three remaining members decided that it was time to take a break. By January 2008, they were back performing again. The touring, along with some personal issues, slowed the mixing and mastering progress of the album, however by April it was announced that ''
Disgorge Mexico ''Disgorge Mexico'' is the eighth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. It is their second album on Relapse Records from a three-album contract with the label. The instruments were recorded from the 6th to the 17th of August 2007 at Li ...
'' would be released in North America on July 22, 2008 as the band's second Relapse Records release. The band celebrated the album's release with a free CD release party in which they performed the entire CD on August 2 in Hull, Quebec. In 2009, Fuck the Facts embarked on their first
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an tour.
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Relapse Records label mates
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and
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grindcore band Dr. Doom joined Fuck the Facts for the tour which lasted from February 12 to March 3, 2009. In an interview, Topon noted the irony that the band was only now finding its way to Europe considering that many of their earlier releases (up to a decade earlier) were on European labels. Late in 2009, the band announced that touring bassist Marc Bourgon had become a full-time member of the band. Marc had been touring with the band since January 2008, and had recorded with the band on their latest split with
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.


''Unnamed EP'' and ''Die Miserable'' (2010–present)

In late 2009, the band announced that the following year would see the release of a new EP, their first video release, and a new full-length album. In late February 2010, they released ''
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'' having been recorded by the band and featuring artwork created and printed by the band--reviewers have lauded the band for their DIY ethic. In early March, the band left for Europe on a month-long ''Unnamed European Tour 2010'' and later published video of it. Upon returning to North America, the band completed work on their first video release, '' Disgorge Mexico: The DVD''. The DVD combined a live performance of their 2008 album ''
Disgorge Mexico ''Disgorge Mexico'' is the eighth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. It is their second album on Relapse Records from a three-album contract with the label. The instruments were recorded from the 6th to the 17th of August 2007 at Li ...
'' with a short art film made by Canadian filmmaker David Hall that used the album as its soundtrack. A bonus DVD featuring a plethora of other videos was also included in limited numbers. Fuck the Facts released '' Die Miserable'' on October 11, 2011, on Relapse Records. The band begun recording the album in January 2010, but put it on hold to tour and release their EP and DVD. The album was nominated for a Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year for 2012, but lost to
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's ''Venerable''. A companion EP, '' Misery'', was released the same day by the band. Fuck the Facts released the EP ''Amer'' on June 18, 2013. On October 1, 2014, with the Relapse Records deal at an end, the band independently released a new EP, ''Abandoned''. Two other studio albums followed--''Desire Will Rot'' in 2015, and ''Pleine Noirceur'' (''Full Darkness'') in 2020. ''Desire Will Rot'' was nominated as Heavy Metal Album of the Year at the
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.


Musical style

Fuck the Facts has had three different vocalists, all with their own style and impact on the sound of the band. The first recordings up until ''
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'' feature only Topon on vocals (aside from a few guest appearances). His singing varies between deep growls and more high pitched screams. The ''
Mullet Fever ''Mullet Fever'' is the fourth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts originally released in 2001. It was released on Topon's label Ghetto Blaster Recordings with only 200 CD-Rs being made. The album was reissued in 2005 with bonus tra ...
'' lineup features Brent Christoff who has a slightly deeper, more grunting sound. The biggest change is with the replacement of Brent with Mel Mongeon who has a very distinctive high-pitched shriek which has become the vocal style that the band is most known for. Most (if not all) Fuck the Facts songs are played on guitars tuned down a fourth (B E A D F# B). Bass tuning is the same (B E A D), though depending on the performer, sometimes a 5 string bass is used. Common grindcore elements such as blast beats are also present. Generally, most of the songs feature the darker
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such as Aeolian, Phrygian, Locrian and heavy use of the
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, though many songs feature other more chromatic scales as well. Different textures are used to create different moods. For example, a common feature will be the use of clean guitar within the context of a grindcore song that creates a radical change in the sound of the piece (an example would be the last half of ''Gated Community'' from ''
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''). Despite these few generalities, the musical style of the band has changed over the years.


Early period

Topon has stated numerous times that the name Fuck the Facts was chosen, in part, as a statement about his attitude towards the music he wrote. He tried not to feel hampered by genre labels, and that is reflected in the musical style. The earlier Fuck the Facts recordings up until approximately 2000 featured a combination of grindcore and noise. Though those two genres were prominent during this era of recording, many other styles crept into the music as well including death metal, crust punk, electronic and even as some as diverse as disco and jazz. When ''
Discoing the Dead Fuck the Facts is a Canadian Juno-nominated, grindcore band from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, formed in 1998. They began as the solo recording project of musician Topon Das. Their earliest recording was in January 1997; they began using the name Fuc ...
'' was released in early 2001, it retained many of these experimental styles, paving the way for the beginning of the first incarnation of Fuck the Facts as a full band. In addition to the grindcore style of the recordings, there were also many songs that were almost straight noise recordings. ''
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'' and ''
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'', recorded in 2000 and 2001 respectively, are the core of these noise recordings, with some other tracks being featured on various compilations and splits. ''
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'' was released in 2002 and featured a more punk-influenced grindcore sound. However, many of the songs included more experimental (for grindcore) styles including rap, hip-hop, jazz, noise and electronic. The album was largely recorded in one session of the band recording their own jam session and some minimal editing afterwards, and may explain why this album stands out on its own in terms of musical style and scope.


Middle period

When ''
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'' was recorded in 2002, vocalist Mel Mongeon had replaced Christoff, and her distinctive growl was markedly different than Brent's deep sound. Mel's higher pitched scream became the norm for the band. The musical style became more heavily influenced by death metal and showed more technical aspirations. This style persisted over the splits recorded between'' Backstabber Etiquette'' and ''Legacy of Hopelessness'' (these recordings are largely what make up the tracks on the ''
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''). ''
Legacy of Hopelessness ''Legacy of Hopelessness'' is the second EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The drums and bass were recorded on November 12, 2004 at June Music Studio in Ottawa, ON. The remaining instruments and vocals were recorded in November and De ...
'' showcased a bit of a departure for the band in that it had a lot more electronic influences. Keyboards are featured on nearly every track, and are sometimes the primary focus. Of course, grindcore is still quite present as well as Mel's distinctive vocals. The change in musical style can probably be attributed to this being initially intended to be a solo release by Topon, but was migrated over to the band when it was realized that another full-length release was not quite feasible.


Later period

''
Stigmata High-Five ''Stigmata-High Five'' is the seventh full-length album by the Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts released August 20, 2006. It is the band's first release on Relapse Records. ''Stigmata High-Five'' is also the first recording to feature Mathie ...
'' represents the latest musical style of the band. The grindcore and death metal elements are still present, but so are more progressive and experimental ideas mixed with metalcore elements. The album contains longer songs with more intricate riffs and atypical time signatures. For example, the opening song "La Dernière Image" moves from groove-oriented grindcore based around a repeating
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with odd meters interspersed throughout (the clave rhythm and odd meters are both basic musical features of much progressive rock). A middle section counters that with more ambient textures and clean guitars. ''
Disgorge Mexico ''Disgorge Mexico'' is the eighth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. It is their second album on Relapse Records from a three-album contract with the label. The instruments were recorded from the 6th to the 17th of August 2007 at Li ...
'' contains shorter songs than ''Stigmata High-Five'' but retains a similar overall musical style. In some cases, the experimental ideas are expanded further to the point where one track contains a section that is reminiscent of straight ahead jazz and contains a high register melodic bass solo typical of jazz or fusion. Rhythmic elements often featured in progressive rock are still present, and metric dissonance via
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s are often present.


Band members


Current

* Topon Das –
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s (1998–present) * Melanie Mongeon –
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(2002–present) * Mathieu "Vil" Vilandré – drums, guitars (2005–present) * Marc "Chops" Bourgon – bass, vocals (2009–present) * Johnny "Beige" Ibay – guitars (2010–present)


Former

* Matt Connell – drums (February 2001–2004) * Tim Audette – guitars (February 2001–2003) * Brent Christoff – vocals (April 2001–2002) * Shomir Das – bass (May 23, 2001–May 26, 2001) * Dave Menard – guitars (2003–2005) * Tim Olsen – drums (2004–2006) * Marc-Andre Mongeon – bass (2004–2005) * Steve Chartier – bass (2005–2007)


Touring

* Travis Tomchuk – vocals (May 2006) * Jean-Louis Wittinger – guitars (September 2006–December 2006) * Leigh Newton – guitars (January–March 2008) * Jonathan Ibay – guitars (June 2008–present)


Timeline


Discography

In addition to the releases below, Fuck the Facts have released a plethora of splits that count for a large portion of their repertoire. Additionally, the band has been featured on numerous compilations and tribute albums.


Studio albums

*1999: ''Fuck the Facts'' (Dedfuk Records) *2000: ''
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'' (Where Late the Bird Sang) *2001: ''Discoing the Dead'' (Ghetto Blaster Recordings) *2001: ''
Mullet Fever ''Mullet Fever'' is the fourth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts originally released in 2001. It was released on Topon's label Ghetto Blaster Recordings with only 200 CD-Rs being made. The album was reissued in 2005 with bonus tra ...
'' (Ghetto Blaster Recordings) *2002: ''
Escunta ''Escunta'' is the fifth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. It was created and recorded in January 2001 at Total Bastard Studio. This release is different from most of the other Fuck the Facts releases because it is more focused o ...
'' (Mandarangan Recordings) *2003: ''
Backstabber Etiquette ''Backstabber Etiquette'' is the sixth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The band recorded the album in 2002 at their own studio. The album was mastered by David Cain at Shark Fin Mastering in Ottawa, Ontario. This release marks the ...
'' (Grind It! Records) *2006: ''
Stigmata High-Five ''Stigmata-High Five'' is the seventh full-length album by the Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts released August 20, 2006. It is the band's first release on Relapse Records. ''Stigmata High-Five'' is also the first recording to feature Mathie ...
'' ( Relapse Records) *2008: ''
Disgorge Mexico ''Disgorge Mexico'' is the eighth album by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. It is their second album on Relapse Records from a three-album contract with the label. The instruments were recorded from the 6th to the 17th of August 2007 at Li ...
'' (Relapse Records) *2011: '' Die Miserable'' (Relapse Records) *2015: ''Desire Will Rot'' *2020: ''Pleine Noirceur''


EPs and other releases

* 2001: ''
Four0ninE ''Four0ninE'' is the first EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. It was recorded in mid May 2001 by the band. It marks the first recordings with vocalist Brent Christoff, and the only recordings with bassist Shomir Das. It is the second ...
'' (Ghetto Blaster Recordings) * 2005: ''
Legacy of Hopelessness ''Legacy of Hopelessness'' is the second EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The drums and bass were recorded on November 12, 2004 at June Music Studio in Ottawa, ON. The remaining instruments and vocals were recorded in November and De ...
'' (Ghetto Blaster Recordings / Capital Kill Records) * 2006: '' Collection of Splits 2002–2004'' (Great White North Records) * 2008: ''
The Wreaking ''The Wreaking'' is the third EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The EP was released on November 29, 2008, via the band's MySpace page and was strictly limited to 19 copies. When the 7" vinyl copies of the split with Pleasant Valley wer ...
'' (self released) * 2010: ''
Unnamed EP ''Unnamed EP'' is the fourth EP by Canadian grindcore band Fuck the Facts. The EP was released on vinyl on February 21, 2010, and digitally on February 28, 2010. The EP is limited to 500 copies on vinyl (400 on black, 100 on clear), and is also ...
'' (self released) * 2010: '' Disgorge Mexico: The DVD'' * 2011: '' Misery'' (self released) * 2013: ''Amer'' * 2014: ''Abandoned''


References


External links


Official website
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