Spesimin came into being in 2019, when Punk-rooted Ian (Vocals/Drums) and Jazz inflected Alejandro (Guitar) joined forces after bonding over their shared appreciation for old-school Thrash and Death Metal. Ian’s former bandmate Jeff (Bass) joined in 2020, bringing his love of Florida Death Metal and New York Hardcore to perfectly round out the band’s unique brand of melodic evil Metalpunk.
While fusing elements of Punk, Hardcore, Thrash and Death Metal, Spesimin often defers to Rock grooves and melody over blasts and brutality. The musically adventurous trio has recently refined their approach, transporting their precision riffing and primitive rhythms into slightly Doomier territory, incorporating its long-form technical elements, while continuing to explore deadly serious subjects. They are an anthemic anomaly of their own extreme genre.
In the formation of Spesimin, Ian drew from his lifelong love of gothic and psychological horror, penning lyrics for the first time since his teenage punk band. A more mature viewpoint now drives the approach, as the lens of reality opens a path to scrutinize the world in its fundamentally horrifying state. But the love of horror still brings in the right touch of fun, a flagrant indulgence never shying away from the grotesque. Horror literature fuels tracks like “Spesimin”, which epitomizes the existential dread of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. “Stubborn Beast Flesh”, which draws from H.G. Wells’ The Island of Dr. Moreau, vilifies colonialism and prescriptive social norms, reveling in a bloodthirsty vision of radical self-acceptance.
1.Spesimin
2.Mentally Mutilated
3.Violent Sanctification
4.Sycophant Slaughter
5.Born In The Crypt
6.Rotting In The Vine7.Severed Ties8.Nest Of Nightmares
9.Violent World
10.Mouth Of Hell
11.Stobborn Beast Flesh
12.Skull Worship
13.Recovered Abduction Memory
14.Barren Night(Jersey Devil’s Fight)
Spesimin is happy to present their newest compilation LP via Strange Mono Records. Available from now on vinyl and CD. Order here.
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