Adel Souto (born November 29, 1969), who took the stage name "Adel 156" in 1990, is an American writer and musician. He is best known for his fanzine-turned-website ''

Feast of Hate and Fear ''Feast of Hate and Fear'' was a print fanzine from 1990 through 1998. The fanzine contained articles on subjects such as social and political issues to film, books and the music scene. It also ran many pirated comics, and republished rare and out-o ...

'' and the

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Early life

Adel Souto was born in

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left power in 1975, at which time the family moved to the United States. Souto went to high school at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High. He attended some college courses at Miami-Dade Community College, but quickly dropped out.

Creative work

Music

In 1985, Souto formed Gangbangang (no releases), playing bass, and later joined Mourning Breath (no releases), still on bass, while in Miami. Adel replaced the original vocalist in Miami's first

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band, Violent Deed, in 1987 (one

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demo, one live demo). In 1991, he began an

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project in Denver named Dääb-Soul Destruction (one cassette demo). Upon returning to Miami, he replaced the vocalist for Hangman, in 1992, changing their name to

(two

demos, one split

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, and two LPs). He formed Shroud in 1992 as an improvisational jazz-doom-punk outfit (one cassette demo / repressed on CD, and one bootleg 7-inch). He joined

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band None Dare Call It Treason, on vocals, in 2001 (one CDr demo). He began Martini Kulture as an experimental tape collage project in 2003 (one CDr demo). Souto joined Sound 4 Sound from 2003 to 2007, and again in 2009 (three CDr demos). He has contributed vocals to a track on DNME's ''Last of A Dying Breed'' LP, and played drums on The Goslings’ ''Grandeur of Hair'' LP and ''Hunter's Moon'' EP. Adel currently plays in the industrial junkyard outfit 156 (one CD EP, four cassette EPs), which released a 10-inch EP in 2016, titled ''Memento Mori'', where the music was made entirely out of human bones, such as skulls, femur, and

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Discography

*Violent Deed – self-titled, cassette demo (1988) *Dääb-Soul Destruction – "God Killing Himself: Volume One”, cassette demo (1991) *Timescape Zero – “Welcome to the Kaliyuga”, cassette demo (1992) *Shroud – “Suicide Mission”, cassette demo (1992), 7-inch EP (bootleg, 1993), CD repress (2011) *Timescape Zero – “Life In Sodom”, cassette demo (1993) *Timescape Zero / Subliminal Criminal – split 7-inch EP (1993) *Timescape Zero – “Born With the Fear of Dreaming”, 12-inch LP and cassette LP (1994) *Timescape Zero – “Total War”, CD LP (1997) *None Dare Call It Treason – “Preparing for the Quiet Wars”, CDr demo (2002) *Martini Kulture – “God Killing Himself: Volume Two”, CD EP (2003) *Sound 4 Sound – self-titled, CDr demo (2004) *Sound 4 Sound – “The Rat Bastard Recordings”, CDr demo (2005) *The Goslings – “Hunter’s Moon”, CDr EP (2005) *The Goslings – “Grandeur of Hair”, CD LP (2005) *156 – self-titled, CD EP (2010) *156 – “Frontyard / Backyard”, cassette EP (2012) *156 – “Eight Steps In the Dance”, cassette EP (2012) *156 – “My Deed Is Love”, CDr EP w/ DVDr (2012) *156 – "A Life Lived As If In Hell", cassette EP (2013) *156 – "Taking A Look At A Moment Lost", cassette EP (2013) *156 – "Memento Mori", 10-inch vinyl EP (2016) *156 – "The Beehive Suite", 5×7″ one song postcard record (2019) *156 – "Music For the Bardo", 7-inch vinyl EP (2020) *156 - "The Art of Dying: The Complete Memento Mori Sessions", CD LP (2023)

Writing

Souto began writing for his own

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in 1987, with his first being ''Evolution'' (one issue, dedicated to the

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and

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music scene, complete with band interviews), and later the more occult-oriented work, ''To the Left'' (1988 – 1990, four issues). In 1990, he began publishing the

-turned-magazine ''

'', which became the ''FHF'' website in 2001. Since 1992, Adel has written for several

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, including '' Maximumrockandroll'', and ''

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''. He has also been published in the first volume of the ''Antibothis'' anthologies. He has published ''We Shall Not Celebrate the Death of the White God'' (a translation of a work by Chilean poet

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) and a collection of ''

'' articles titled ''Some Words''. In 2014, he released a limited-edition art book on a 30-day

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, titled ''The Least Silent of Men,'' and, in 2015, released a chapbook of his "throwaway poems", titled ''Throne Out''. In 2021, Souto released a collection of articles touring New York City odd spots and morbid sites, titled ''This Hidden City''. The book collected 63 entries, covering all five boroughs, mentioning over 200 landmarks, complete with photos, and maps. Two years later, he released a compendium based on his ''Know-It-All'' blog, covering over 300 bizarre true stories in the fields of art, music, literature, hoaxes, religion, and lifestyles. The book's cover was designed by drummer Chuck Loose.

Bibliography

*''We Shall Not Celebrate...'' (by

– 2009, Souto served as English translator) *''Some Words: The Best of Feast of Hate and Fear Fanzine'' (2010) *''Schizotypal'' (2011) *''The Least Silent of Men'' (2014) *''Throne Out'' (2015) *''This Hidden City; A Tour of New York City's Esoteric Side'' (2021) *''Encyclopedia Obscurum'' (2023)

Photography

Souto has also released several books and fanzines containing his photography from 2011 through 2020 *''Ready For War'' (a collection of his battle jacket photography, 2018) *''Ready For War: The Florida Edition'' (a collection of his battle jacket photography from his home state of

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, 2019) *''Ad Removal As Modern Art'' (a collection of photographs of unintentional artwork created by the destruction of advertisements, 2020) *''Forgotten Rides'' (a collection of photographs of unintentional artwork created by the abandonment of bicycles, 2023)

Film

*''A Female Sacrifice'' (2007) – short film shot on a cellphone to help quit smoking. *''Four Throwaways'' (2012) – short film documenting four of Souto's free poems, which he called “throwaways”. *''Where Even Fools Often Fear to Tread'' (2012) – short film in homage to the NYC subway system. *''Staring At the Ground'' (2012) – short film used to show the ubiquity of advertising. *''Max Neuhaus' Times Square'' (2012) – short documentary on the Times Square sound installation by

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. *Video montages for Robert Turman, Jason Lascalleet, The Waterford Landing, as well as his musical project 156. *Acted in the short film ''Consumption of the Heart'' by Dayton, Ohio underground film maker Andy Copp.

Television

*Adel appeared four times on the Miami TV show, ''Kenneth's Frequency'', on

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69. *Adel filmed a TV show for Brooklyn public access in 2011 called ''Brooklyn's Alright… If You Like Saxophones'', which airs on BCAT, Brooklyn Public Access, and is currently in season two.

References

External links

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