starkweather

Bio:

1989: inception

1990: demo

1991: demo

1992: crossbearer vinyl (harvest)

1993: crossbearer cd (too damn hype)

philly dust krew comp cd (2dH)

7" (inner rage)

food not bombs comp lp (inchworm)

1995: into the wire (edison)

1996: split 7" w. Season to Risk (supermodel)

1997: definitely not the majors comp cd (bush league)

transmission lost... infrequent sightings...albany, syracuse, nyc are confirmed.

2005: croatoan vinyl (hypertension)

2006: croatoan cd (candlelight)

transmission lost... bunkered down: reports indicate periodic movement between Philadelphia, PA and Union City, NJ throughout 2006-2009....seismic rumblings, something is approaching this sheltering night.

Starkweather was formed in 1989 with founders Todd Forkin on guitar, Harry Rosa on drums, and Rennie Resmini on vocals. Even in their embryonic stage their unique collective vision was lethal. Starkweather's progressive metal precision, Hardcore grit, and Avante Garde experimentalism coalesced into one awe inspiring musical force. After releasing a demo cassette through the then fledging tape trading circuit, Starkweather unleashed their 1991 debut album "Crossbearer" onto the masses. The release became an instant crossover classic, exerting far reaching influence over the hardcore/metal world of the day. "Crossbearer" paved the way for the hardcore/metal hybrids that dominate today's music community, ultimately changing the course of heavy music as we know it.

Throughout the nineties, sporadic live shows and hard to find 7"EP/Split releases and compilation appearances only added to their ever growing mysterious aura. All of it fuel to the flames of fanaticism for their followers. In 1995, Starkweather surfaced again to release their "Into The Wire" album on the Edison Recording label (also early home to Coalesce, Overcast, Converge, and more). The release once again cemented the band's reputation as visionaries, delving deeper musically and lyrically than any bands before them. Soon after they released a sought after split 7"EP with Season To Risk, and even contributed a track to the celebrated "Definitely Not The Majors" compilation before entering into a hibernation, or so it seemed...

For nearly a decade, Starkweather flew just below the radar. More importantly they flew below the metallic hardcore explosion that was taking place on the grid. Not interested in running with any pack or being part of any scene, Starkweather veered and ventured out into the darkness, alone. Like the animal they are, Starkweather would still need to feed. The band made occasional live show and festival appearances before unleashing their stunning "Croatoan" album on the Candlelight and Hypertension labels in 2006. The album was ultimately celebrated by fans of all sub-genres of heavy music and considered one of the best of 2006 by countless critics worldwide.

Now after four long years, Starkweather have emerged from the darkness to bring you their latest full length opus "This Sheltering Night". "This Sheltering Night" is a dizzying eleven song journey of unimaginable metallic twists and turns, Featuring mesmerizing soundscapes from Sophia Perennis and Oktopus (dalek) alongside traditional Starkweather efforts, "This Sheltering Night" is as brutal and as dynamic as aggressive music can be. Songs like "Broken From Inside" roll and mutate from crushing metallic riffs and into the serene. While songs like "Epiphany" and "Martyring" show a band as a giant at the height of their complex musical and lyrical power.

Without question, after 20 years of progression and isolation, Starkweather stand alone as the heavy music world's true apex predator.

Member Since:

June 07, 2005

Members:

Todd Forkin - guitar Rennie Resmini - vocals Harry Rosa - drums Vincent Rosa - bass

Influences:

VOIVOD, AMEBIX, GORGUTS, SWANS, ARTICLES OF FAITH, 16 HORSEPOWER, WOVENHAND, NICK CAVE, to mega therion...monotheist CELTIC FROST, within the veil FEAR of GOD, FIELDS of the NEPHILIM, old COC, BLACK SABBATH, MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL, 'and justice for all'-era METALLICA, PRONG, CONFESSOR, THOUGHT INDUSTRY, HUMAN REMAINS, VED BUENS ENDE, TROUBLE, SACRILEGE (UK), CROWBAR, IMMOLATION, ASPHYX, van drunen era PESTILENCE, ANACRUSIS, THE GOD MACHINE, SWERVEDRIVER, HUSKER DU, the EFFIGIES, THE FU'S, CCM, VOID, UNITED MUTATION, DIAMANDA GALAS, DIE KREUZEN, LAUGHING HYENAS/NEGATIVE APPROACH/EASY ACTION, BORN WITHOUT A FACE, MEMENTO MORI, CANDLEMASS, MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, ATHEIST, EXHORDER, MESHUGGAH, TERRY BOZZIO, JONAS HELLBORG, ESQUIVEL, VITAL TECH TONES, KING CRIMSON, RITES OF SPRING, EGGHUNT, ZENI GEVA, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, CONFLICT, CYCLONE TEMPLE, MACHINE HEAD, OVERKILL, QUEENSRYCHE, DREAM THEATER...



Recent Playlist: SAMO plex zero, concealment, revok, deathspell omega, Overmars - born again, Pharmakon - mcd/bloodlust, Virus - the black flux, BLK JKS - after robots, IRM - Order 4, Gerd Kuhr - Revue instrumentale et electronique, Hector Parra - knotted fields, Mark Andre - durch, Philippe Manoury - fragments pour un portrait, Moloken - Our Astral Circle, At the Soundawn - shifting, Combat Astronomy - Earth Divided by Zero, Rosetta - A Determinism of Morality

Sounds Like:

-isolationist music for the disenfranchised individual.

-a disturbance of the inner ear.

-a misanthrope's internal monologue interpreted through primal scream therapy.

Record Label:

Deathwish Inc (digital)/hypertension (analog)