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starkweather
Metal / Experimental / Death Metal

Beautiful, Repulsive, Hateful, and Soul Wrenching



Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA
United States

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Member Since6/7/2005
Band Websitewww.myspace.com/starkweather666
Influences VOIVOD, AMEBIX, GORGUTS, SWANS, ARTICLES OF FAITH, 16 HORSEPOWER, WOVENHAND, NICK CAVE, to mega therion...monotheist CELTIC FROST, within the veil FEAR of GOD, FIELDS of the NEPHILIM, old COC, BLACK SABBATH, MORBID ANGEL, HATE ETERNAL, 'and justice for all'-era METALLICA, PRONG, CONFESSOR, THOUGHT INDUSTRY, HUMAN REMAINS, VED BUENS ENDE, TROUBLE, SACRILEGE (UK), CROWBAR, IMMOLATION, ASPHYX, van drunen era PESTILENCE, ANACRUSIS, THE GOD MACHINE, SWERVEDRIVER, HUSKER DU, the EFFIGIES, THE FU'S, CCM, VOID, UNITED MUTATION, DIAMANDA GALAS, DIE KREUZEN, LAUGHING HYENAS/NEGATIVE APPROACH/EASY ACTION, BORN WITHOUT A FACE, MEMENTO MORI, CANDLEMASS, MERCYFUL FATE, KING DIAMOND, ATHEIST, EXHORDER, MESHUGGAH, TERRY BOZZIO, JONAS HELLBORG, ESQUIVEL, VITAL TECH TONES, KING CRIMSON, RITES OF SPRING, EGGHUNT, ZENI GEVA, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, CONFLICT, CYCLONE TEMPLE, MACHINE HEAD, OVERKILL, QUEENSRYCHE, DREAM THEATER... ________________________ Recent Playlist: SAMO plex zero, concealment, revok, deathspell omega, overmars - born again, Pharmakon - mcd/bloodlust, Virus - the black flux, Dial - s/t, Gerda, Ulcerate - everything is fire, BLK JKS - after robots, Gerd Kuhr - Revue instrumentale et electronique, Hector Parra - knotted fields, Mark Andre - durch, Philippe Manoury - fragments pour un portrait, Moloken -Our Astral Circle, Transitional - stomach of the sun, Sektor 304 - soul cleansing.
Sounds Like-isolationist music for the disenfranchised individual. -a disturbance of the inner ear. -a misanthrope's internal monologue interpreted through primal scream therapy.
Record Label Deathwish Inc (digital)/hypertension (analog)
Type of LabelIndie


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   About starkweather
Thugcore rhythms. Slayer-esque metalcore. Faux melodic Swedish death metal. Aggro-tech fretboard gymnastics. Screamo. Genres with hyphens. Easy to swallow, run of the mill, forgettable and just like everything else crowding the Best Buy and mom n pop store shelves.

Those are things you wont find on or say about Croatoan, the first new album from Philadelphia's long lost yet recently awakened tech metal band Starkweather. Emerging from a lengthy hibernating period their last recording, Into The Wire, came out in 1995- Starkweather offer Croatoan, an untamed beast of a record that'll draw fans of legendary bands like Morbid Angel and Voivod, that'll attract fans of slow, sludgy bands like Crowbar and Neurosis, and that'll entice fans of current darlings like Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, and The Red Chord into its lair.

Technical. Precise. Thought out. Uncompromisingly brutal. Carefully calculated, but not calculating. Those are things they'll say about Croatoan. "They" being metal snobs, tastemakers, headbangers, true metal fans, and rock critics.

Starkweather formed in 1989 with Todd Forkin on guitar, Harry Rosa on drums, and Rennie Resmini on vocals. They released the extreme metal gem Crossbearer in 1993, and it's an underground neo-classic that many of today's metal darlings have taken influence and inspiration from. Crossbearer was truly ahead of its time, and while many have heard of it but even fewer have actually heard it, it's an album that doesn't sound like anything else and is inimitable. After Into The Wire, Starkweather released a split seven inch with Season To Risk in 1996, and contributed a track to the Definitely Not The Majors compilation collection in 1997. Ultimately, and somewhat abruptly, Starkweather disappeared off the radar. But in reality, they were flying under it. They even played shows, however sporadically, including a Hellfest appearance. They've endured periods of dormancy, but they never really broke up, so, please, dont call Croatoan a "comeback."

Starkweather have "officially" reawakened with Croatoan, featuring the core line up of Resmini, Forkin, and Rosa, with contributions by Liam Wilson on bass and Jim Winters on guitar, and with additional percussion provided by Tim Simmons. While its their first release in nearly a decade, its fresh yet vicious, kinda like a grizzly on its first hunt for food after awaking from its hibernation period. The songs are length and complexly constructed, but every time you return to the album, you'll unearth a new sound, a riff, a scream or a word that you didn't quite catch the first time around.

Croatoan is an album that's been 2 years in the making. The music was recorded at Wild Studio in Canada with Pierre Remillard. Vocals were laid down at Woodcrest Studio in a Philadelphia suburb with Tommy Lander. Mixing took place a year later back at Studio Wild, followed by mastering with Alan Douches. The band recruited Paul Romano, renowned for his visual work with Mastodon, Godflesh, and Nasum, to design the album's arresting artwork.

Croatoan "sounds" like an album created by people who enjoy the physical craft of making and recording music. As a result, the album, with its deadly vocal attacks and all around musical mayhem, will strike a chord with music fans with finely tuned ears and discriminating tastes. Yet those who want it as abrasive as possible will also flock to Croatoan. The album is 100% trend free and it doesn't want to please anyone but the members who made it. In this day and age, where making and manufacturing a CD is as commonplace as buying a loaf of bread, there needs to be that special something that separates the good from the god awful.

Croatoan has that special something, in that it doesn't exist to please anyone or anything. The music speaks for itself, which is why no one in Starkweather chose to speak about the album for this bio. So, stop reading this piece of propaganda and go listen to the music. After you get your wits about you and restore your equilibrium yes, it will knock you on your ass and you will go down for the count- you'll go back in for another round with Croatoan. Good music does that to you. And there's just not enough good metal out there these days.

Thankfully, there is Croatoan: good metal powerful and ferocious enough to be the death knell for all the false, unoriginal, boring retreads out there. ~Amy Sciarretto

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Larry "The Kid"/Drummer

Larry "The Kid"/Drummer
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Nov 10 2009 7:15 PM

THIS FRIDAY, Nov. 13th!!! 8pm.LTK presents at the M-Room (Front & Girard, Philly) "Benefit for C.J. Jenkins" w/ Anvil Bitch, Faith or Fear, Rise to Offend(featuring members of Anvil Bitch, Deadspot/Rupert Speed, and Dominance), Vicious Circle, and Facepin!!! $8 at the door, 21+
Killer Moon (BOOK US!)

Killer Moon (BOOK US!)



Nov 10 2009 1:04 AM

everytime i see that line up i think FUCK that's awesome.
Tidemouth [new noise up]

Tidemouth [new noise up]



Nov 9 2009 12:43 AM

that means a lot man.

thanks!

-ryan
Tibia [NEW SONG/LINE UP/LAYOUT]

Tibia [NEW SONG/LINE UP/LAYOUT]



Nov 9 2009 12:27 AM

Check out the news guys!

I will send some new links for your ears only my dear friend Rennie.

Take care :]


starkweather

starkweather



Nov 8 2009 6:43 PM





Nic O)))

Nic O)))



Nov 8 2009 6:15 PM

You're right !
Joey

Joey Humik



Nov 8 2009 6:14 PM

Baltimore!!!!! I'm there fella's....what a line up. Cro-Mags are playing at Bogies in Albany, NY dec12th just to let you know. If I don't see ya then I see ya in Baltimore for sure. BROOOOOTAL!!!!!
Nic O)))

Nic O)))



Nov 8 2009 5:42 PM

Don't know if Princess is released in US, but if not they should.
Javelina

Javelina



Nov 7 2009 6:48 PM

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Justinn

Justinn



Nov 7 2009 5:52 PM

I cannot wait to hear Epiphany recorded.
Latitudes (New track up)

Latitudes (New track up)



Nov 5 2009 8:23 PM

Thanks! Just been reading your recent blogs, can't wait to hear your new stuff. Got a few bits in common with your recent playlist too, loving Deathspell Omega and Overmars at the mo. Have you any plans to come to the UK?
AUTUMN (New Show Added 12/7/09)

AUTUMN (New Show Added 12/7/09)



Nov 5 2009 12:14 AM

Awesome!!! Cant wait to see you!!
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Nov 5 2009 12:07 AM

2 new songs.
THRONE RECORDS

THRONE RECORDS



Nov 4 2009 2:59 PM





Michele | www.audiodrome.it

Michele Audiodrome



Nov 4 2009 8:04 AM

Hi man, everything ok, thanx for caring.
GSKC "Par la Doleur, La Joye" is a real top album, so it's great you have it on your wishlist, I'm sure you will enjoy it.
I was very glad when, talking with their singer, Starkweather were mentioned as a common fave.
I really hope you will reach also Italian shores whenever hitting Europe.
Thanks for the updates and keep in touch
take care
M
xAmanda4130x

Amanda Jane



Nov 4 2009 1:22 AM

TA DA!
OMEGA SUPREME

OMEGA SUPREME



Nov 3 2009 5:41 AM

We Want Your JAPAN TOUR!!

We Want Our US TOUR!!

We Will Drop Our New Stuff Next Year.


Next Year Let's Play Together!!
xAmanda4130x

Amanda Jane



Nov 2 2009 9:22 PM

Yes I am. And I plan on forcing integrity to play my wedding someday.
Michele | www.audiodrome.it

Michele Audiodrome



Nov 2 2009 8:27 PM

Just a quick comment, to let you know that Gary Suicidal Kids Commando/Mondrian oak show was a killer, you really should see them onstage. Plus those guys are so cool and friendly persons, it was a real pleasure to spend some time around my place with them.
I really hope, I will be able to have also Starkweather hitting my town one day or another ;)
have a greta week
M
My Lament - Death Doom Metal

My Lament - Death Doom Metal



Nov 2 2009 2:13 PM

Hi Friend,

Here's a clip with live footage of Vlamrock of our new album "Broken Leaf", released on Solitude Productions, Russia.

Cheers!

xAmanda4130x

Amanda Jane



Nov 2 2009 8:21 AM

come to denver and lets go to arizona and see kiss!
Imperial China

Imperial China



Nov 1 2009 8:58 PM

That's awesome!!! If you make it out, come say hi. Thanks for getting in touch with us.
Marco pot pie

Marco pot pie



Oct 29 2009 12:34 PM

...yeah...I SO had the Split with you and season to risk...but alas, I have no clue what happened to it

xoxoxoxoxoxo...please come to RI


Jay Frost(NEW JUNKHEAD VOCALIST)

Jay Frost(NEW JUNKHEAD VOCALIST)



Oct 29 2009 4:25 AM

Yes FUCK THE YANKEES!
Jay Frost(NEW JUNKHEAD VOCALIST)

Jay Frost(NEW JUNKHEAD VOCALIST)



Oct 29 2009 1:29 AM

Prowler is fucking sick...I just inherrited like 37 gigs of music from a buddy of mine. Got like three or four Pig Destroyer albums?
awww...come on, man? No Acid Bath??? Them and Starkweather are pretty much tied for my all-time favorite band and probably the two most important metal bands in the history of metal.
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