Dying Fetus (w/ Full Of Hell, 200 Stab Wounds, Kruelty, Malefic)

Maryland death metal titans Dying Fetus headline Empire Live in Albany with special guests Full Of Hell, 200 Stab Wounds, Kruelty, and Malefic.

In 1995, DYING FETUS self-released, promoted and distributed their first album, ‘Infatuation With Malevolence.’ In support of the album, the band toured the Eastern U.S., including a high-profile performance at the CMJ Music Convention at New York’s Lincoln Center. DYING FETUS also represented death metal as a genre on a panel at the convention.

In 1996, DYING FETUS‘ second album, Purification Through Violence was released simultaneously in America on Pulverized Records and in Europe on Diehard Music Worldwide. The band immediately embarked on their first full North American tour, hitting 25 cities with Canada’s KATAKLYSM and Florida’s MONSTROSITY. The response to the band’s unreal live show was astounding and the DYING FETUS name began to take residence in the minds of metal heads everywhere.

1998 saw the release of DYING FETUS‘ third album, Killing on Adrenaline on both Germany’s Morbid Records and in the U.S. through the band’s own label, Blunt Force Records. DF embarked on unprecedented 52-date North American/European tour, hitting 12 countries in the process- from Denmark to Spain and Belgium to Poland.

In 1999, DYING FETUS reissued the out of print ‘Infatuation with Malevolence’ CD (their 93-94 demo collection) with extra tracks via their own label, Blunt Force Records. The new version contained three live songs recorded on the 1998 European tour, as well as one demo track not included on the previous edition of the disc.

Looking to expand their scope even further, DYING FETUS signed to Relapse Records in early 2000 and immediately hit the road for a U.S. tour with DESTRUCTION and KATAKLYSM. The band re-issued their Grotesque Impalement EP, a collection of old material and covers before completing work on their first Relapse album ‘Destroy The Opposition’.

After almost three years DYING FETUS returned with Stop At Nothing in 2003. Symbolically representative of the greater alliance of anti-mainstream death metal/grindcore/hardcore-punk scenes, DF stand in direct opposition to what is considered “normal” in the overwhelmingly conformist American musical arena.

2007 saw the release of War of Attrition, which found the band touring with CANNIBAL CORPSE and label-mates NECROPHAGIST. This release was followed by Descend Into Depravity, the 2009 masterpiece which led to numerous headlining tours in North America and abroad, including the band’s first ever appearances in China and Southeast Asia.

On June 19th 2012, DYING FETUS took their biggest leap yet, with their earth-shattering album Reign Supreme. Long-term fans rejoiced at the band’s consistency and critics lauded the band’s unparalleled musicianship, with Heavymetal.about.com raving that “Dying Fetus are at the top of their game with this record, which is sure to thrill old fans and gain them even more new ones.”

In 2017, DF once again raise the bar of sonic extremity with their 8th studio album and first new material in over 5 years, Wrong One To Fuck With. The seasoned veterans manage to further stretch their creative and technical boundaries across 10 complex tracks of pulverizing death metal, filled with more dynamic intricacies, brutal breakdowns and varied vocal patterns than ever before.

Now over 25 years into their distinguished career, DYING FETUS cement their legacy with Wrong One To Fuck With and uphold their position as the most dominant force in death metal today.