Artist description a mix of grind, death, black, crust, hardcore and obscure influences. fast. blasting. original.

Music Style Grindcore

Musical Influences emmett otter's jug band

Similar Artists celine dion, nelly, pink, busta rhymes, nas, marshall tucker, manowar, new edition

Artist History formed in december 1999. eyes forever red 7" on howling bull america fall 2000. 2 songs on 625 records international grind comp spring 2001. 1 song on lifeless records 2 disc comp spring 2001. product of hard living full length cd on willowtip records july 2002. kalibas/rune split cd on relapse records february 2003. played with the likes of: hellchild.cryptopsy.withered earth.spiral architect.origin.the esoteric.dissasociate.grimskunk.buried inside.godbelow.police line.sluts.lifebleed.avulsion.burnt by the sun.mastodon.deceased.shadows fall.total fucking destruction.melt banana.bongzilla.dim mak.anal cunt.nun slaughter.macabre.karma II burn.elusive travel.dominus obscurum.(fate of) icarus.the exam.luddite clone.creation is crucifixion.laughing dog.commit suicide.within.avulsion.vii tounges of god.all else failed.structure of lies.the crimson guard.agiel.progeria.drunken orgy of destruction.upsilom acrux.upheaval.anodyne.the dream is dead.harakiri.prelude to damnation.27.playing enemy.abysmal fall.the flying luttenbachers.total fury.hilkka.the elephant man.the end.sadis euphoria.

Group Members pat-vocals jody-guitar matt-guitar kurt-drums

Instruments large jug. medium jug. small jug. broom, bucket and string. jaw harp.

Albums eyes forever red product of hard living rune split

Press Reviews www.metaljudgement.com 4 out of 5 skulls After a little investigation, I am not surprised that this band is linked to an impressive past. Boasting ex-members of Lethargy ends all notions of the band's lineage. Having played with great musicians in the past does not guarantee you of success in the future, but it can tell you a fair amount about your playing ability. Lethargy contained none other than drummer Brann Dailor and bassist Bill Kelliher of Mastodon in its ranks, quite possibly one of the most solid rhythm sections in metal today. I would expect good things to happen with any person fortunate enough to play such a technical style of music with such talented individuals. Kalibas has their shit down, playing their ultra precise form of grindcore on full speed. It's played tight. And it's played fast. Grindcore doesn't really keep my interest too much these days, but the moment I heard these lads, my ears perked up in awe of their musical skills. And from looking at the lyrics, these guys aren't too keen on the state of the world these days. But who is? They're just telling it like it is. The sheer technical ability displayed here is almost hard to believe. The drums are played so fast and on target that I'd be willing to bet Brann Dailor was sitting behind the kit. Not only does Erik Burke play at the speed of light, he successfully melds a jazz/fusion style with the essential ethics of grindcore drumming. And from the sounds of the recording, this guy actually hits his drums, not opting for triggers to compensate for weak hits. If your face were his snare drum, there's no doubt you'd need one hell of a facelift. The guitarists speed right along in synch effortlessly, as they execute their technical riffing with ease. Singer Patrick Murphy executes a muffled form of growl akin to Suffocation while also venturing at times into hardcore-esque screams. In the end there is nothing hardcore about this band, as I assumed there might be. These guys are the essence of grindcore, and many bands should be taking notes, because this is technically mind-blowing. The production is right on par with the music, offering a crystal clear close-up of the ass kicking this Rochester five-piece is unleashing throughout the 30 minute blaster. The bottom line is that I appreciate a challenging record, and that is exactly what this is. Kalibas twist and turn through stunning mazes of grindcore excellence. And it just happens to be the soundtrack to a twisted lyricist, content on revealing the demented secrets of a fucked up society, gone to hell by greed, lust and the absence of sanity. For those into the likes of Mastodon and Misery Index, you may find yourself right at home with The Product of Hard Living. They might even have the chops that live up to Suffocation standards. That, my friends, is something to be truly proud of. www.xsisterhoodx.com 4 of 5 stars. It’s a hard-knock life for these guys, but thats okay because they fucking rock!! They are fast and brutal with no apologies. The drummer is what you are most apt to gawk at in this band because he is so precise and fast with his feet. I also really like the way the vocalist goes from high to lows without so much as a crack of the voice. The guitar players definitly know their way around the neck of a guitar and it shows. This album is damn good and i recommend it to fans of death metal in the vein of Skinless, Nile, Dying Fetus. Now if I knew what label they are on. www.silentstagnation.com 4.7 / 6 stars. Fast grinding metal madness from Rochester's finest! The debut full length from Kalibas with a speedy and powerful attack. Jason/Willowtip proved again his good nose for blasting and innovative metal in its extremist mutation! But part-wise also the grinding mayhem of Kalibas is alternated by powerful breakdowns and also hectic passages but they definitely do not drown in chaos rather they go on with the next brutal attack! Needless to say that all of them know how to play their instruments with the best combination of heaviness and speed! The sixth song is an even slow and sludgy sounding piece of music and between some tracks there are some crazy samples you must hear! They play in a similar league like Harakiri and those 12 songs are a great example for outstanding metal! The singer is perfectly changing between grunting and evil screaming! They also release a Split with Rune on Relapse, now the musically orientation should be absolutely clear! Nothing more to say, this is just brutal and heavy! www.digitalmetal.com Featuring a member that used to raise hell with Mastodon's Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor in the seminal hardcore/metal act Lethargy, Rochester, New York's Kalibas wield a form of death-grind that is so intense it's fucking scary and unsettling. The tracks on Product Of Hard Living, their debut full length for Willowtip records, are like 11 fine tipped arrows aimed directly for your throat, and dipped in a poisonous mixture not unlike Angel Corpse and Discordance Axis' severe grasp on noisy, controlled chaos. Kalibas' music contains the force of a fifty-acre wildebeest stampede; flattening and goring your skinny ass until nothing is left except a pathetic red puddle. But, by God, are they fucking intelligent with this shit! They are able to cover all the bases down pat right from the beginning with opener "Smells Like Menopause", pouring out a rabid onslaught of hyper-caffeinated blast work, ridiculously brutal yet at times undeniably skronky riffing, and absolutely over-the-top screams and bellows. Songs like "From The Waste Down" and "All Of Japa" get me all warm and excited inside because I can't help but notice the guitars and how they mix 'all-over-the-neck-and-back' riffage and panicked scaling with good ol' fashioned grind scrape, and with such tightness and enthusiastic blood thirst! I mean, to be perfectly honest, I just don't get these feelings listening to, say, Diabolic. Don't get me wrong, part of what makes Kalibas stick out from the pack is how they are able to maintain a sort of hysterical, raucous urgency to their music that is found in the best of punk-oriented grindcore, yet keep up with the speed and precision that the polished monsters of modern death so effortlessly flaunt, and many moments throughout Product Of Hard Living pay their homage to the latter. Insane chord patterns and timings give way to slower, throbbing groove segments that drive songs like "Last Minute Error" and "Smells Like Menopause" into the ground, and the band jam out on an evil, gravel dragging slow part in the middle of "Rundown" that could easily be used to open just about any Incantation song, or be added to any of the crushing slow parts on early Morbid Angel ala' Covenant. After listening to this thing a number of times, I've noticed that Kalibas tend to play riffs that are manipulated and disfigured to their own satisfaction, sometimes mutating what would normally sound like highly technical death metal pyrotechnics, into shards of lightning speed discordance (this is the biggest giveaway of a Discordance Axis influence, absolutely no pun intended). Album closer "Reroute The Foul" shows off a clever thread of songwriting skill in the Kalibas camp, giving the piece an undercurrent of melody that flows through the backbone of the song amongst the rampaging pandemonium, providing an exhilarating ending to such a harsh experience. Put this somewhere at the top of your list for albums that you will not regret spending hard-earned money on. It's no wonder these guys are the newest kids on the Relapse records block. www.vampire-magazine.com Apart from a 7 inch that was released last year though Howling Bull Records, this is the first time I really sat down and paid attention to Kalibas. Kinda like their labelmates Commit Suicide and Harakiri, they play blasting deathmetal with a fair injection of grind influences. Dropping a lot of the tired cliches that go with this style of music, Kalibas is more mature and 'serious' than most deathmetal bands you'll be likely to hear. Their delivery is precise and very intense, often choosing for a good song instead of pointless instrumental display without any hooks. They have this Skinless vibe going on and the samples (of which some are very hilarious) are proof of that. But, I think they sound more focused than Skinless. Production wise everything's well in place. Vocals aren't mixed too loud, the guitars are not overly dominant and the drumming's placed firmly in the back without being too distracting. The song titles are a different story, I don't know what lyrical concepts they use (there are no lyrics present in the CD booklet, apart from some random conscious thoughts) and the artwork makes it also difficult to point Kalibas to a particular direction. If the songtitles are any indication, I'd say the lyrics range from sarcastic to more personal issues. Although not that spectacular as some of the earlier mentioned Willowtip bands, Kalibas offer more style and finesse than most of the deathmetal bands out there at the moment. Taking all this in account, you can bet your ass this is a solid modern deathmetal album deserving to be heard. Transcending the mundane 9 out of 10 Upstate New York extreme metallers finally offer their debut full length, Product of Hard Living. Following a successful seven inch on the since forgotten Howling Bull Records, Kalibas appear to be stronger than ever. Members from underground bands As The World Burns and Lethargy come together to form Kalibas. "Smells Like Menopause" is fast paced and technical but "From the Waste Down" is where Kalibas show some originality. The creepy doom guitars creates a tension which is released on the frantic "All of Japa". This band reminds me a little of their former labelmates Circle Of Dead Children because of their ability to offer variety within the confines of grindcore and both bands have vocalists who sound possessed. Even when the band shows their doomy side, drummer Erik Burke keeps busy. Product of Hard Living is being released the same day as the higher profile Harakiri and Kalibas manage to offer an even better disc. Aversionline.com 8 out of 10 This is pretty damn good. 11 tracks of blazing death metal with a little bit of a grindcore feel at times, and despite the fact that there's a lot of speed and some complexity that leans towards the modern type of sound that I'm not usually into, there's something about this that's way better than average. I think for one thing it's the fact that almost all of the songs run less than three minutes, because it keeps the energy level high and nothing has time to get boring. They just tear through a slew of riffs and keep on truckin'. The vocals range from utterly insane deep growls to sick high screams, all with really nice texture, and musically things change up from slow dissonant breaks or monstrous mosh parts to frenzied high-speed runs. Every now and then an amusing sample will be thrown in, but they're handled well, even for humor value, rather than just being sloppily dropped in out nowhere. The recording is really fucking good. The guitar tone is heavy with a little bit of a rough edge, the drums are barely rigid at all and have perfect clarity and an even mix, the vocals aren't too loud, they rest right in with the guitars, and I can even hear bass on most occasions. The sound comes to a perfect apex in "Rundown" - one of the slower, longer tracks that's just an absolutely massive, devastating piece of work. It's hard to gauge what the content is like. Not one word of the vocals is decipherable, and the song titles range from the potentially serious ("Last Minute Error") to the clearly sarcastic ("Smells Like Menopause", "She Wipes From Back to Front", etc.), and no lyrics are included, just some stream of conscious text that has the same issues of contrast as the track names: "Parading around the room with her bracelet of balls, I smell burnt rubber, Someone committed road rage…" The layout is okay. The color scheme is cool and I like the small, subtle band photos and layering of imagery and text, but the front cover isn't the most exciting thing in the world (granted I've seen far, far worse). Not bad, just not as strong as some of the other Willowtip releases as of late. This is another very strong release for the label, though. Worth looking into… Sharpshooter.cc 6.5/10 Upstate New York metal heads Kalibas offer us their latest release entitled "Product of Hard Living." A decent effort with some fast blasting and slower more chugging parts. Not my pick of the year, but a solid effort nonetheless. The album opens promisingly with some in your heavy riffing to grab your attention, after a rather ambient noise intro. They lead into some nice blasting, which I have to admit I wish they did more of. Faster paced grooves and chaotic blasting are what truly make this album enjoyable. They have some nice tempo changes as well, showing you that they don't have to play fast all the time to be good. However I do think that the slower sections of the album will lose the interest of some listeners. Whatever. The production on the album is very nice, and it leaves nothing to be desired. The vocals are also very well done; there is a nice range and decent tone. He definitely knows what he's doing, and it shows. The guitars are fast and heavy when they need to be, and the drums are killer. The blast beats and fills are ear candy. This band definitely has potential to become huge; I just don't think that this album will take them to the next level. I really look forward to seeing what this band is really capable of; I just didn't see it on this record. Perhaps their split with Rune (coming out on Relapse) will help change my opinion. This could be an album that has to grow on you, and it just hasn't yet for me. Still, they are a band to watch out for. Sharpshooter.cc 8.5/10 Relapse records releases the latest from both Kalibas and Rune on a split. This is showcasing some of the better, yet somehow lesser known talents in the metal/grind scene today. Both bands give us 4 tracks, and while different in approach, both bands are putting forth their best effort. Kalibas is given the first four tracks, and they waste no time. The CD opens with their song Cyanideology, and this is what Kalibas does best, playing fast and aggressive. I'm glad to see them playing their faster stuff, it suits them much better, and it generally doesn't work when they try to do a lot of tempo changes. I'm definitely impressed with Kalibas's half of the split. The vocals are incredible and probably the best thing about this band. The singers range is impressive, as he can change from bellows to screams almost effortlessly. Rune has always been a band who has caught my interest, but I can never quite figure out. They always do something that is unique and worth anyone's attention. I have never heard a Run release I didn't enjoy. This split is no exception. The underlying double bass of their opening track is great, as the guitars can change from slow to fast, to some heavy crunch. The second song is much slower, but still amazing, as there's enough going on to keep you focused. The vocals are very unique, as they have a tone all their own. It just adds to Rune's individuality. The closing track is an ambient noise track with various samples and sounds that provide a rather contrasting end to the split. It's a nice way to ease yourself out of the CD. This is a really good split that really showcases two talents that deserve recognition. If these bands can keep this kind of quality in their future releases, well then, we're looking at two amazing bands for years. In the meantime, pick this up. You won't be disappointed KALIBAS "Eyes Forever Red" 7" (Howling Bull) 1,5 € Searing death/grind from Rochester, NY along the lines of Assuck meets Crytopsy. Crazy technical riffing with blast beats so fast you won't realize what hit you till you're left a crippled wreck slurping applesauce through a straw. Features the guitarist of cult metal band Lethargy on drums, plus members of A Death Between Seasons and As The World Burns

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Location Rochester, NY - USA

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