EPK – Torn The Fuck Apart – Kill.Bury.Repeat. (Gore House Productions) (2023)
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For fans of Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Deicide, Suffocation, Cryptopsy
Band: Torn The Fuck Apart
Release Date: October 6, 2023
Label: Gore House Productions
“We in TTFA are extremely excited to bring you our newest album “Kill.Bury.Repeat.”, a collection of horror stories from our imagination or inspired from true events. We believe this album represents the next level of brutality that we have worked to achieve over the years not only musically but also lyrically, something that any fan of metal can enjoy.” – Torn The Fuck Apart
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“The Kansas City brutal death dealers are incredibly good at what they do: song titles that could’ve come from the darker recesses of Jeffrey Dahmer’s mind, technical riffs, blast-happy drumming and grunted vocals.” – Emily Bellino – Decibel Magazine
“The band offer up a visceral blend of technical ferocity and rolling aggression, augmented with punishing grooves and even the occasional blood-red splash of melody.” – Wonderbox Metal
“The Kansas City-based band are known for a full-on, brutal approach, and this new track is no exception. This is the second single (A Statement of Malicious Intent) released from the anticipated full-length, and it proves the band are not slowing their roll at all, as it pummels through fast and furious.” – Decibel Magazine
“”If you’re just after some brutality and aggression, you’ll find it on ‘Kill.Bury.Repeat’ and you’ll be happy with it.”” – Metal Underground
“Torn the Fuck Apart is one of the most unpretentious band names in extreme metal, and it’s also an example of “truth in advertising”: their music delivers what the name promises. Much the same could be said for this Kansas City’s band’s new album that’s due for release next month: Kill. Bury. Repeat.” – No Clean Singing
“TTFA have a penchant for gruesome lyrical themes that match up with their name. There is indeed a maelstrom of ruinous madness in the song (Corrosive Form) itself. Operating at a full-throttle pace from the very start, the band open with a maniacally swarming riff that nevertheless includes a vivid pulse, and then switch into a whining and writhing sensation that also includes feverish jackhammering jolts. There’s equally ruinous tumult in the low end and equally manic progressions in the snare-work (though it often fires like a machine weapon), with monstrous gutturals barking the words like a huge hellhound. But as the song surges ahead, subtle changes in the rhythms and the riffing keep coming, one after another, along with sudden stops and starts, without detracting from the song’s overarching sensation of crazed cruelty. And as forecast, the song also proves to be a highly infectious disease as well as a big dose of adrenaline.” – No Clean Singing
“The new full length sees the band trimming down to a trio from the quartet from which we last heard, and the result is ten songs which are lean, mean, and designed to punch a hole in your head like the blast from a 12 gauge shotgun. Unsurprisingly, the music is uncompromisingly aggressive, the lyrical content intense, and cover art suitably intimidating.” – The Pitch (Kansas City’s independent source for news and culture)
“If you’re into any sort of extreme metal, then you will love this. It’s got all sorts going on and I can hear shades of Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Goatwhore and others. TTFK might be a trio but they make one hell of a noise and are as tight as a ducks butt. Death metal is in safe, but dangerous, hands with these guys and I’ll be sourcing their back catalogue ASAP.” – My Global Mind
“Classic brutal death metal, a little black metal vox, otherwise, a meaty cannibal corpse type sound” – The Moshpit – WORT 89.9 FM (Madison, WI)
“With grim and guttural intent, Torn the Fuck Apart take no prisoners here. Sticking rigidly to the brutal death metal formula, but also infusing the album with a level of horror that makes for a bloodcurdling listen.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Headbanging-Life
“If you’re into any sort of extreme metal, then you will love this. It’s got all sorts going on and I can hear shades of Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Goatwhore and others. TTFK might be a trio but they make one hell of a noise and are as tight as a ducks butt. Death Metal is in safe, but dangerous, hands with these guys and I’ll be sourcing their back catalogue ASAP.” – Jace Media Music
“The title track is a collation of everything here and is an absolute cracker of how they can build songs that fit within the brutal genre without being one note. Great stuff. The later songs chart similar paths but album closer sees them go full tilt with Scratch the Bone which is just storming. That tightness, the changing modes just deliver one of the best metal songs of 2023. This and the title track represent a high watermark, and they should be proud of them, just total quality. The inclusion of the Cannibal Corpse cover is welcome, but not necessary because the songs are strong enough to stand up for themselves. I would go so far as to say it detracts from the great work they have done, but that is purely a personal view. They have achieved what they set out to do, raising their game in order to move forward and sit at the table with the likes of Dying Fetus et al.” 4/5″ – Metal Epidemic
“TTFA’s musical technique is undeniable” – Amplified Magazin
“With a band name and album title like that, of course it’s some brutal death metal. I’ll tell you what, it goes hard for it’s 40+ minutes, too. Heck, even the mixing is in-your-face, with everything feeling like it’s turned up to 11 and right there at the front. If I’ve written those in a way that make them sound like bad things, they aren’t at all. I surprisingly liked this album way more than I thought I would! There are a lot of fantastic riffs throughout, and the low growls are really impressive… I’d LOVE to see these tracks live and if anyone’s into this sort of music you’ll love it!” – Overtone Magazine
Band: Torn The Fuck Apart
Release Date: October 6, 2023
Label: Gore House Productions
Track Listing:
1. Corrosive Form – 3:28
2. A Statement Of Malicious Intent – 2:32
3. Something Went Wrong – 4:06
4. Stuck In The Trunk – 4:20
5. Submerged In Human Compost – 4:26
6. Kill.Bury.Repeat. – 4:26
7. Dead But Delicious – 4:19
8. Autopsy Report (Inconclusive) – 4:19
9. Scratch The Bone – 5:43
10. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty – 3:55 (Cannibal Corpse Cover)
Album Length: 41:38
Album Credits:
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Robert Rebeck at GFM Recording and Chapter 2 studios.
Artwork by Giannis Nakos at Remedy Art Design
Michael Langner ( Guitars / Vocals )
Brandon Mitchell ( Bass / Vocals )
Dylan Watt ( Drums / Vocals )
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About the Album Artwork:
When it comes to art we knew Giannis Nakos was our guy. He makes the type of art so detailed that every time you look at it you notice something new. We have toured with his band Mortal Torment in the past and became brothers instantly. We trusted him to take the title, and songs and have full control over the idea and imagery he felt captured what Kill.Bury.Repeat. was about, and he knocked it out of the park. We couldn’t have been happier with the product we got back.
From the artist Giannis Nakos:
“Me and TTFA go back a few years so I was more than happy when the guys asked me to create the cover art for their new album. I already knew the guys were all about straightforward brutality so I wanted to create something massive and big, something that screams DEATH METAL from miles away. So, skulls, horns, hellfire, and all sorts of nasty visuals combined in a piece that demands the viewer’s attention. I really liked the band’s idea to add a couple of human figures, it really adds to the proportion and scale of the whole piece.”
The album as a whole:
KILL. BURY. REPEAT. is a special album for us, an album that represents the beginning of a new era. As such, the writing process was approached differently, with each member working off the other, from the bedrock all the way to the finished product. Musically and lyrically, it is our most polished and mature work to date. Instead of pushing the boundaries of our playing capabilities, we chose to identify our strong points and utilize those aspects for the music. With less focus on the technicality of the riffs, we worked on writing good songs, catchy riffs, and keeping the perspective on the song as a single piece. Our drummer Dylan has an amazing ear for writing lyrics and phrasing. Grasping the concept of the album almost immediately, he wasted no time in acclimating himself within the band and enhancing the parts that we had established. The lyrics are typically themed around horror movie tropes or inspired by true events. We’re not to be taken too seriously, and we like to bring a little humor into our lyrics and have fun with it. There is no hidden message, agenda, or opinion, just some good old-fashioned death metal with a little personal flair. This album has the best production we’ve ever had, recorded in a professional studio by a veteran engineer, Robert Rebeck. The process was an absolute blast in no small part thanks to Robert, who we couldn’t think of anyone else we’d rather work with. We feel when you listen to this album, you can hear the amount of fun it was to create. We hope this album provides an enjoyable ride from beginning to end.
Track By Track
1. Corrosive Form
The torture and disposal of victims by forms of evil twisted chemistry. Acids and Lye are the tools of choice by a deranged madman with a formidable love of destructive science. Kept in Barrels of Biohazardous waste, the remnants of the dead are now souls, liquified for eternity.
2. A Statement of Malicious Intent
A Statement of Malicious Intent is inspired by the true events of the Hollywood shootout on Feb. 28, 1997. The North Hollywood shootout was a confrontation between two heavily armed and armored bank robbers, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Matasareanu, and members of the Los Angeles Police Department in the North Hollywood area. More than 2,000 rounds were fired. It is considered one of the bloodiest shootouts in the history of the United States police force. Phillips was shot nearly a dozen times. His gun jammed when he was pinned down behind a car. He shot himself in the head, but an autopsy report noted the coroner could not determine whether he or the police fired the fatal shot and Matasareanu, shot several times in the legs, bled to death a short time later.
3. Something Went Wrong
A cover-up of gruesomely horrific proportions. A small confrontation at the top of a 102-story high rise ends in a free fall so high the helpless victim was vaporized on impact. Not to mention the live power lines that severed him in half. Finally, he makes repulsive contact with his fate. “He just lost his footing,” they said…
4. Stuck In The Trunk
Stuck in the Trunk is an infectious toe-tapper. A song that all fans of metal can enjoy. Nothing too complicated, just right-to-the-point death metal. A song about the horrors of being kidnapped, bound and gagged, and tossed in a car trunk by a demented menace, only to feel the momentary weightless terror as the car rolls off some cliff.
5. Submerged In Human Compost
Imagine, being dropped in the middle of a lake of decomposing bodies. Wading in absolute panic through blood and fluids squirming with maggots, as a cloud of ravenous flies attacks your every exposed office. So thick with flesh and bones you begin to sink deeper and deeper into the compost pile of human waste.
6. Kill. Bury. Repeat.
With his rusty-edged shovel, and moonlight to guide his purely evil drive to kill. One mass murderer hunts his endless victims, and dismembers the corpse by shovel blade, to fill numerous shallow graves on his secluded plot of hell on earth.
7. Dead But Delicious
By sickly black magic, a brood of rot-thirsty hogs ravages corpses. They glutinously feast on the recently deceased, trapping the souls in purgatory. The squeals of their horror are unwillingly heard by the ones next to die.
8. Autopsy Report (Inconclusive)
A perfectly preserved Jane Doe is booked into the morgue. As the autopsy is performed, the strange discoveries begin… Organs re-arranged, re-attached, and grotesquely sewn together, all filled and nearly bursting with live maggots… with not one visible entry wound or sign of foul play, how could this have happened?
9. Scratch The Bone
They’re inside, squirming and crawling through the flesh. Eating the meat below the surface. A junkie’s only escape from these parasites is the dirty old needles that sedate this living nightmare. Never seen again… and not a wonder why… in the back of a dilapidated train car, sits a pile of torn flesh and bones, scraped, and whittled unrecognizably. The demons that lead him to expiration lie deep within all of us.
10. 10. Unleashing The Bloodthirsty (Cannibal Corpse Cover)
Cannibal Corpse has always been a huge influence on TTFA. One of the first bands that got us into playing Death Metal in general. Unleashing the Bloodthirsty was not only one of our favorite albums but also one of our favorite songs. Something about the tone and attitude of unleashing the bloodthirsty is haunting, fearsome, and violent as is the nature of Cannibal Corpse.
L-R – Brandon Mitchell (Bass), Michael Langner (Guitar / Vocals), Dylan Watt (Drums)
Photo Credit – Jeffrey Sisson
Prepare for an auditory onslaught as Torn The Fuck Apart unleashes their highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Kill. Bury. Repeat.” This Kansas City death metal trio once again proves why they are at the forefront of the genre, combining technical precision, relentless brutal blast beats, and a blood-curdling storytelling that will send shivers down your spine.
“Kill. Bury. Repeat.” is a horrifying journey through the darkest corners of the human psyche. With each track, the band weaves intricate tales of murder, madness, and mayhem, immersing listeners in a world where nightmares come to life. From the guttural growls to the searing guitar work, the musicianship displayed on this album is unparalleled, showcasing the band’s mastery of their craft.
“We in TTFA are extremely excited to bring you our newest album “Kill.Bury.Repeat.”, a collection of horror stories from our imagination or inspired from true events. We believe this album represents the next level of brutality that we have worked to achieve over the years not only musically but also lyrically, something that any fan of metal can enjoy.” says the band.
“Kill.Bury.Repeat.” is due out on via Gore House Productions on October 6, 2023.
Torn The Fuck Apart is
Michael Langner ( Guitars / Vocals )
Brandon Mitchell ( Bass / Vocals )
Dylan Watt ( Drums / Vocals )
More background info:
Since the formation of Kansas City’s Torn The Fuck Apart, the band has been busy ripping people’s faces off with a relentless onslaught of brutality. With the release of their EP, “Skinned Alive” in 2006 and consistently playing shows in and around the region, the band began to build a steady following.
In July of 2009, they released their next self recorded album, “Gods of Gore”, and embarked on an east coast tour with metal veterans Monstrosity in support of it. April 2012 saw the release of “…The Dissection of Christ”, their first full length studio effort. The band continued to grow their fan base by playing both locally and regionally in support of their new record. In the course of their campaign to bring their brand of death metal to the masses, they have had the honor to share the stage with suchacts as: Morbid Angel, Cryptopsy, Origin, Nile, Dying Fetus, Vader, Deicide, Gorgasm, 1349, Kataklysm, Belphegor, Jungle Rot, Broken Hope, Vital Remains, and many more.
In June 2014, TTFA released their second full length studio recording, “Sexually Transmitted Torture”; on Ossuary Industries, and hit the road for a west coast tour in support of the new album.
In 2018, the band released “A Genetic Predisposition to Violence” on Gorehouse Productions, and promoted the album playing festivals such as Maryland Death Fest, Full Terror Assault, and Chicago Domination Fest. They also embarked on a short tour with Origin, Defeated Sanity, and Beneath the Massacre.
As the Covid pandemic wore on, TTFA continued to write new material for their next album as a power trio. Working with esteemed music engineer Robert Rebeck (Origin), they are proud to present their upcoming album, “Kill.Bury.Repeat” on Gorehouse Productions, showcasing the next chapter in the evolution of TTFA.
Discography:
2023 – Kill.Bury.Repeat.
2018 – A Genetic Predisposition of Violence
2014 – Sexually Transmitted Torture
2012 – The Dissection of Christ
2009 – Gods of Gore
2006 – Skinned Alive – EP
Shared Stage with:
Origin / Beneath the Massacre / Defeated Sanity / Internal Bleeding / Power Trip / Aborted / Morbid Angel / Suffocation / Nile / Monstrosity / Vital Remains / Wretched / Exmortus / Deicide / Severed Savior / Arkaik / Broken Hope / Unmerciful / Dreaming Dead / Dying Fetus / Cryptopsy / Decrepit Birth / Six Feet Under / Jungle Rot
Tours and Festivals:
2009/2011/2013/2014/2015 – West Texas Death Fest
2009 – Philadelphia Death Fest
2018 – Maryland Death Fest – Baltimore, MD
2018 – Full Terror Assault – Fayetteville, IL
2019 – Chicago Domination Fest – Chicago, IL
2022 – SlamDakota – Sioux Falls, SD
2009 – Tour supporting Monstrosity w/ Dreaming Dead
2014 – Beaten & Eaten Tour w/ Troglodyte
2018 – The Road Leads to Death Tour
2019 – Tour with Atoll / Mortal Torment
2020 – Tour supporting Origin / Defeated Sanity / Beneath the Massacre
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