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Montreal, QC – September 18, 2026
Canada’s CULLED w/ Members of MARES OF THRACE Honour TOMAS LINDBERG’s Legacy w/ Cover of DISFEAR’s “Deadweight”
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Canada’s Culled are honouring one of their greatest influences, Tomas Lindberg, on the first anniversary of his passing on September 16th, 2025. To mark the moment, Culled, along with backing vocals from Thérèse “Trez” Lanz and Casey Rogers from Mares of Thrace, is releasing a ferocious cover of Disfear’s “Deadweight” from the 2008 album “Live the Storm.” Lindberg’s legacy stretches across metal and punk, fronting At The Gates, Grotesque, The Great Deceiver, Disfear, The Crown, Skitsystem, and the grindcore supergroup Lock Up.
His impact on extreme music is undeniable, but it’s Lindberg’s work with Sweden’s crust‑punk wrecking crew Disfear that resonates most deeply with Alberta’s sludge‑soaked grind unit Culled. Their tribute channels the raw, storm‑ridden energy that made “Live the Storm” a landmark, and reflects just how profoundly Lindberg’s voice shaped their own sonic identity.
“With the first anniversary of his passing from cancer coming up, we wanted to pay tribute to his legacy by recording a cover of the song “Deadweight”. Not only is this d-beat masterpiece a sonic triumph in the Disfear discography, but it’s also still very poignant in today’s charged climate, fits Culled’s stance lyrically and emotionally, and hits hard from the first verse into the chorus…
“Propagating, entertaining, Rewriting and censoring
Our history desecrated, adjust, adapt, obey
Teachers, media, politicians, and, yeah, your parents as well
Are either bought or just equally fucked
It’s a one-way communication, A deadweight population
It’s a one-way communication; I won’t conform, no fucking way! “ adds vocalist Shane Hawco.
Proceeds from Bandcamp digital downloads of “Deadweight” will be donated to The Alberta Cancer Foundation.
Bandcamp – https://culled.bandcamp.com/track/dead-weight
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZgqzqMwB-k
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Culled is a Sludge/Doom Encrusted Grind band from Alberta, Canada, with members residing in Calgary & Edmonton. The band features members with a historical impact in the Western Canadian heavy music scene, including former and current members of bands such as Thorazine, Disciples of Power, WAKE, Exit Strategy, Broken Nose, Fuquored, Mass Distraction, Begrime Exemious, The Noumenon, Section VIII, Acantha, and Bestir.
Their latest EP “Psycles,” released in July 2024 via Horror Pain Gore Death Productions, was recorded with Rob Lawless at Lawless Recording, mixed by Jesse Gander at Rain City Studios, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege Mastering.
Album (CD / Digital/ Bundles) at https://www.horrorpaingoredeath.com and (Cassettes/ Vinyl/ Digital) https://www.culled.ca.
Music Video – “Halo of Flies” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx8ku0sjvHc
Music Video – “Coercion” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRu_Y0JQGC4
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VATxkdiw86kl9pBXMXw7E
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555777401936
https://www.instagram.com/culled.ca/
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“Entitled Psycles, the band’s newest is a five-song EP that sees the quartet expanding their sonic wingspan with some of the longest and most dynamic songs of their canon rubbing crusty and grease-stained shoulders with punchy sub-two minute ragers. As well, Psycles sees them making a shift from blatant political call-outs to an exploration of the current state of our collective consciousness.” – Decibel Magazine
“Instead of beginning Psycles with one of those swift cuts, they mimic their first EP with the lengthy “The Trauma Of History.” At seven-plus minutes, it’s a great encapsulation of all of their influences merging into one song. The gloomy intro that doesn’t rush off, an abrupt dive into bedlam, then back to an extended outro repeating a crushing riff. Psycles defies anyone’s opinion of where it’ll head, maintaining this for 20 minutes.” – Heavy Music HQ
“Culled has released an excellent second EP, alarmist, vindictive and full of intensity.” – Eklektik Rock
“Once you press play on «Psycles», you will find yourself in a spiral of frustration, darkness and violence in equal parts, which will leave you completely destroyed. And the quartet does not set limits or restrictions when creating music within the parameters that they themselves have chosen. Such a thing translates into two things: authenticity and intensity.” – Broken Tomb Magazine
“Throwing their bullets in the fire and running like hell, title track “Psycles” is an all out 105 seconds of pulverising Deathgrind with a Hardcore Punk edge that punches you in the guts and then asks you to say thank you for it. The track has it all from intense blasting on the kit to razor sharp earworm riffs that get stuck in your cranium. It’s not quite the polar opposite of the opening cut but it cuts out the Doom in delivering Meta to the Masses.” – Metal Noise
“This 5 song EP is sure to grab your attention from the first song. “The Trauma of History” has a very interesting intro with a gripping instrumental behind it, then charges into the over 7-minute song with the racing climb then peaks out and brings you down smooth and gentle. Continuing with the 4 additional tracks, getting more aggressive and doomier, this EP displays the originality and talent of this group!” – Keeper Magazine
“The approximately twenty-minute long EP is exciting extremeness that touches on grindcore, power violence and death/doom… The title track is faster and more uniform in tempo, but still incredibly well rehearsed and nuanced. That is one steamroller of a bass. The guttural vocals destroy all in its path and the blasting drums mean business again… Coercion is an assault and too short. It has my favourite riffing of the album in the middle of the powerviolence. Here the band is as heavy as it is technical. Any faster than Halo Of Flies and they need a new mach benchmark to do it justice. Amazingly, it never loses its coherence or tightness. Where did this band come from again? Excision (Lost Cause) reintroduces those slower parts next to the hyper speed barrage and disharmonic riffing. The band always has a few things to say, but allows itself to deviate from the minute-long excursions to spell them out on tracks like this. This group is culled from a different herd and just crushes it. – Ali “The Metallian””
“Political tensions in the world are running high, and Culled want you to know that they’re not down with it. Combining their searing take on the state of the world with a sludgy grind assault, Culled back their statements with tight songwriting and aggressive performance. On their debut album Thin the Herd, Fail to Learn, Culled wrap angular grindcore in thick sludge, spitting out blasts, mosh parts and distinctive vocals that reflect the band’s disgusted mindset.” – Decibel Magazine
“Sludge grind is one of those things that shouldn’t really exist and yet somehow Culled make it work. They sound absolutely colossal on their new track “Contagion,” a nearly nine minute epic that manages to combine everything that makes the band great. The stop/start madness and dynamic interplay of this song speaks to the band’s talent as songwriters. Meanwhile, the guitar tone alone speaks volumes to what this band has come to represent. With punk fringes on some truly punishing tracks, it’s hard not to be fascinated by the morbid horror of the band. The lead single, ‘Contagion,’ is a mesmerizing ode. It comes from their upcoming LP, Thin The Herd, Fail To Learn, due out October 26th on Hibernation Release. It’s hard to balance two genres that seem so diametrically opposed whilst simultaneously sneaking in moments of pure explorations into the sublime. Experimental, genre bending and clearly forward thinking, ‘Contagion’ is a triumph for a rising force.” – Metal Injection
“Alberta-based grinders Culled embrace all things grimy on their debut full-length, Thin the Herd, Fail to Learn. Much like fellow Canadian forward-thinkers WAKE and Fuck the Facts, Culled embrace grindcore’s lineage while pushing beyond the genre’s typical tropes. The quartet infuse their interpretation of grindcore with jarring discordance and elements of caustic sludge; a sound that is then fully fleshed out by intricate songwriting that demands more showtime than the genre typically lends its songs. Couple these unyielding stretches of chaotic instrumentation with relevant sociopolitical lyrical themes and listeners have quite the physical and cerebral beating in store for them… …Culled‘s Thin the Herd, Fail to Learn is an extremely solid debut recording that points to greater things in the future for these gentlemen.” – Svbterranean
“Edmonton, AB grind outfit Culled push the boundaries of the genre on their debut full-length, Thin the Herd, Fail to Learn. The quartet incorporate slow, sludgy grooves and doom-laden riffs into their discordant grindcore, resulting in a contrast of sounds that is jarring yet complementary… Thin the Herd, Fail to Learn is an impressive debut that showcases a battle of conflicting sounds throughout its 25-minute runtime. What makes it work is Culled’s thoughtful approach to song composition and structure, along with socio-political lyrical content to match the angst-filled emotions that their music emanates.” – Exclaim!
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