Cripple Bastards

Hardcore / Death Metal / Metal

Asti-Cremona, Italy

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Asti, Northern Italy, March 1988. The consolidation of the friendship
and the common passion for extreme violence between drummer/vocalist
Giulio the Bastard (aged 13) and guitarist Alberto the Crippler (aged
17)- both playing with local thrash/punk bands that didn't fit their
tastes and didn't match their ambitions- spawned the CRIPPLE BASTARDS.

The initial aim of the two youngsters was to keep alive the legendary
Italian hardcore spirit of CCM, Negazione, Raw Power, Wretched etc and
to mix it with the fresh extremism of the fastcore / grindcore
pioneers releasing records through revolutionary labels like Children
of Revolution, Earache, Peaceville and Manic Ears. This original
crossover of styles, coupled with the aural viciousness inspired by
early noisecore outfits like Seven Minutes Of Nausea, was topped by
Giulio's unique creative approach at lyrical writing focusing on human
annihilation and existential decay.

From the early 2 piece line-up, CRIPPLE BASTARDS had to deal with
constant personnel changes until core member Alberto the Crippler
definitely abandoned music in 1998, the year the band found the
definitive line-up consisting in GIULIO THE BASTARD (vocals), SCHINTU
THE WRETCHED (bass), DER KOMMISSAR (guitar) and AL MAZZOTTI (drums).

After 5 successful demo tapes recorded between 1988 and 1993 and
distributed through Giulio's own "E.U. '91 SerbianLeague" D.I.Y. label
, the CRIPPLE BASTARDS start to build a solid reputation of merciless
noise mongers. They gained cult status worldwide by releasing more
than 20 EPs / split EPs, 4 full length albums, 2 anthological
collection CDs and the "Falafel Grind" tribute CD with 32
international bands covering their most classic tunes.

CRIPPLE BASTARDS has been constantly hitting the road since 1992
playing all over the world, the current line-up alone played more than
300 shows including three full length tours (Europe 2000, U.S. East
Coast 2002 and U.S. West Cost 2003) and appearances in international
underground festivals like "Fuck The Commerce" (D) and "Obscene
Extreme" (CZ), sharing the stage with acts like Napalm Death,
Dismember, Suffocation, Pungent Stench, Nasum, Ratos de Porão, Extreme
Noise Terror, Varukers and Chaos UK among others.

CRIPPLE BASTARDS have just finished recording their 4th full length
album at Studio Fredman (Sweden) with mixing desk extraordinaire
Fredrik Nordström (At The Gates, Dimmu Borgir, In Flames, Hammerfall),
which will be released via UK based FETO Records.

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