Live at Electric Bristol: Spite & Emmure

Spite bio: When harnessed in proper fashion, anger unites. Spite attract outsiders together by way of a hypnotic, heavy vengeance bordering on thrash intricacy and deathcore intimacy. As a result, the Northern California quartet—Darius Tehrani [vocals], Lucas Garirrigues [guitar], Alex Tehrani [guitar], Ben Bamford [bass], and Cody Fuentes [drums]—engender a level of devout fandom that can only be categorized in canonical terms… “‘Spite Cult’ is how we refer to the union between ourselves and the fans,” says Darius. “It’s the opposition, the outcasts, and the rejects of society coming together. They’re embracing who they are and not just doing what they’re told. We’re letting people know it’s okay to be angry. We’ve never had a filter on our lyrics. There’s no limit on what we might say or how deep the music will go.” The group’s willingness to push the envelope quietly transformed them into one of modern heavy music’s most intense forces. Following 2016’s self-titled Spite, the musicians registered shockwaves on the Richter Scale with Nothing is Beautiful a year later. Tallying over 5 million-plus cumulative on-demand streams, “Kill or Be Killed” notably racked up over 1 million Spotify streams and just shy of 1 million YouTube views. The band destroyed stages coast-to-coast alongside everyone from Attila and Oceano to Carnifex, Whitechapel, and Winds of Plague. Along the way, four-piece prepared their most incisive statement to date in the form of their third full-length, Root of All Evil [Stay Sick Recordings]. This time around, they turned the anger outward, railing against everything. “Nothing is Beautiful stemmed from depression and self-hatred,” he explains. “We’ve shifted focus. Root of All Evil is based on outward anger towards everyone else rather than at oneself. We’re embracing the dark side.” Spite introduce this vitriolic assault with the high-speed and hard-hitting “Reign In Hell.” Tapping into a metallic side, the single ignites a fire that never stops burning, slipping from blast beats and breakdowns towards a head-spinning hook and provocative theme. Meanwhile, the title track sums up the mission statement. “‘The Root of All Evil’ is about embracing the darkness that swells in your core and going through with your sinister urges,” he goes on, “No help to seek, no God above, no happy ending. While others attempt to pick up the pieces of a failing society, you thrive in the negativity, the hatred, and the violence.” In the end, Spite gives their cult a soundtrack with Root of All Evil. “We want to take it to the next level,” he leaves off. “We want you to be gripping your seat from the first track until the very end. We hope you feel those waves of anger and hatred and know it’s alright to feel like that.” Emmure bio: For a generation of malcontents and outsiders desperate for that extra bit of adrenaline, just to make it through another day, the unrivaled ability of Frankie Palmeri to flip his middle fingers at the world (and himself), with equal bravado and passion, has made EMMURE essential listening. Frankie doesn’t mince word onstage or off and EMMURE albums are as allergic to complicated metaphors as they are filled with unrelenting, savage and catchy beatdowns. HINDSIGHT reunites the band with producer WZRD BLD, aka Drew Fulk (Dance Gavin Dance, Motionless In White, Bad Wolves), who produced their career redefining 2017 album for SharpTone, Look At Yourself. EMMURE’s confrontational spirit and irresistible hooks won them fans on Rockstar Mayhem, Warped Tour, Knotfest, countless festivals, and on tour with a diverse range of bands that includes Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, and co-headliners Whitechapel. Across eight albums - like the genre classics Speaker of the Dead (2011), and Eternal Enemies (2014) – EMMURE battled their way into the extreme music scene like uninvited but necessary guests. The band’s moniker references “immurement,” a particularly brutal form of execution where a person was trapped behind walls and simply left to die. EMMURE has defied all death sentences, however, from without and within. And while they’ve never been one to court awards or accolades, the fact that heavy metal tastemaker Loudwire put them alongside iconoclastic troublemakers GG Allin and Marilyn Manson in a list of 10 Bands That Didn’t Care If You Hated Them, just before the release of Hindsight, was exactly the kind of press to earn Frankie’s retweet. Tenacious, raw, and uncompromising in a sea of fakery, EMMURE proudly stands apart. Talking points

• Produced by WZRD BLD aka Drew Fulk (Dance Gavin Dance, Motionless In White, Bad Wolves)
• As seen on tour with Five Finger Death Punch, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying
• As seen at Rockstar Mayhem Festival, Warped Tour, Ozzfest Meets Knotfest
• Billboard No. 2 Hard Rock Albums, No. 3 Top Rock Albums (Look At Yourself, 2017) PRESS “Love them or hate them, deathcore’s kings of controversy will not be ignored.” – Revolver “It’s safe to say Emmure still couldn’t give a shit what you think about them.” – Loudwire “Where so many other bands pretend to be pissed off, [Emmure] really is.” – Metal Hammer “[L]ike swallowing 13 giant pills. Not for the weak-stomached.” – Alternative Press “Emmure has always been a band about pure energy.” – National Rock Review “Emmure singer Frankie Palmieri doesn’t care what you think.” – Houston Press Select discography Hindsight (2020) Look at Yourself (2017) Eternal Enemies (2014) Slave to the Game (2012) Speaker of the Dead (2011) Felony (2009) The Respect Issue (2008) Goodbye to the Gallows (2007)