Houston, Texas based brutal death metal beasts Stabbing have signed a worldwide contract with Century Media Records and, to celebrate this news, they have now unleashed new versions of “Vortex of the Severed Dead” and “Pulled Apart,” complete with Devourment’s Ruben Rosas and PeelingFlesh’s Damonteal “D” Harris on guest vocals – plus a new mix and master from Cryptopsy’s Christian Donaldson (Suffocation, Ingested).
The tracks, which originally appeared on last year’s aptly titled Demo 2023, can now be streamed with newfound clarity—and brutality—here: https://stabbing.lnk.to/
Stabbing vocalist Bridget Lynch—whose inhuman gutturals have earned acclaim from peers and fans alike both in the band’s brief but brutal discography and via scene-viral videos of her filling in for Suffocation’s Ricky Myers for a few shows—speaks on the signing: “After basically caring about nothing but brutal death metal for around 11 years now, I am stoked to be a part of something that brings this style of music to a wider audience through CM. I never expected this but am very grateful for the opportunity to share my love for this more niche style, which I consider to be death metal in its truest form, and to help push this part of the extreme underground in some way via Stabbing.”
Mike Gitter, Century Media Vice President of A&R, commented as follows: “Stabbing live up to their name. They set new standards in extreme metal that Century Media has always pushed to be at the forefront of. This is the sound of brutality you’re not soon to forget and we’re excited to be working together.”
The band is currently on a tour based around Milwaukee Metal Fest, at which guitarist Marvin Ruiz played a second set with other band Devourment; they are also set to play Maryland Death Fest later this week. Shows with brutal death mainstays Internal Suffering are peppered throughout. Routing shows to-and-from an NYC barnburner with Kittie (yes, that Kittie) were announced yesterday, with New Standard Elite brutes Nuclear Remains along for the ride. See below for all dates; tickets can be purchased at: https://bnds.us/8ow5m8
Stabbing take their name literally, impaling ears with razor sharp brutal death metal. And the wounds are about to get gangrenous, with the blades forged in the toxic Texas air that birthed subgenre legends Devourment, new-school giants Frozen Soul and, of course, riff reinventors Pantera.
In the short three years since forming, Stabbing have begun closing the gap between them and those that came before—QUICKLY; guitarist Marvin Ruiz has joined Devourment, while vocalist Bridget Lynch readily and handily filled in for an ill Ricky Myers while touring with Suffocation. The rest of the world is about to catch up, with a signing to metal tentpole Century Media: soon it won’t just be those who can decipher Lynch’s inhuman growls and wrap their heads around Ruiz’s dizzying riffs.
The insanity has been flying across the country at absurd BPMs, following a whirlwind touring cycle that found them on the aforementioned Suffocation tour (alongside Incantation and now-labelmates Skeletal Remains), Defeated Sanity, Decrepit Birth and more. Peppered in were festival appearances, such as Chicago’s ultra brutal Domination Fest and state (and label) mate’s Frozen Soul’s Wrecking Ball, which marked the debut of the current lineup, rounded out by bassist Matt Day and drummer Nat Conner.
As brutal as the OG demo, Ravenous Psychotic Onslaught EP and debut LP Extirpated Mortal Process were, the band’s latest demo proves there’s (d)evolution to come. Now complemented by Devourment’s Ruben Rosas and PeelingFlesh’s D Harris, plus a new mix+master by Cryptopsy’s Christian Donaldson (Suffocation/Ingested/Shadow of Intent), there’s further proof that the wounds can only get deeper. Oh yes, there will be blood.