Bent Sea is a Belgian American
grindcore
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band formed in January 2011 by drummer
Dirk Verbeuren
Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian musician and the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, amongst other projects. He previously was a member of the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork.
Verbeuren recorded f ...
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Megadeth
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,
Soilwork
Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They have released twelve studio albums. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, the band was originally known as ''Inferior Breed''. In late 1996, they changed t ...
,
Scarve
Scarve is a French technical death metal band from Nancy. They have released four full-length albums, the latest being '' The Undercurrent'', released in 2007.
History
Scarve was formed in 1994 by rhythm guitarist Patrick Martin and drummer ...
). After writing and recording a number of songs, Verbeuren (guitar, drums) enlisted vocalist
Sven de Caluwe of Belgian death metal band
Aborted
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(vocals) and multi-instrumentalist
Devin Townsend
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(bass) for the Townsend-produced debut EP ''Noistalgia'' which was released as a digital download on November 11, 2011, and later on cassette format by
Tankcrimes
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.
In 2012, bass player
Shane Embury
Shane Thomas Embury (born 27 November 1967) is a British musician, who is primarily known as the bassist of the grindcore and death metal band Napalm Death since 1987—the longest-serving member of the band.
Career Napalm Death
While not ...
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Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in Meriden, West Midlands, in 1981. None of the band's original members have been in the group since 1986, but since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mi ...
,
Brujeria,
Venomous Concept
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,
Lock Up) replaced Townsend. The trio recorded a batch of new songs written and produced by Verbeuren. The first of these recordings, "Partners In Grind" appeared on ''Double Penetration'', a free digital split single with Swedish death metal act Torture Division. ''Animalist/Usurpress'', a split EP with Swedish death/crust act Usurpress saw the light of day in early 2014 on CD via SelfMadeGod Records and on 10 inch vinyl via Doomentia Records. ''Ascend/Descend'', a split EP entitled with Cleveland grindcore band To Dust was released in July 2016 on 12 inch vinyl by Give Praise Records.
Guitarist Sylvain Coudret (
Soilwork
Soilwork is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Helsingborg. They have released twelve studio albums. Formed in late 1995 by Björn Strid and Peter Wichers, the band was originally known as ''Inferior Breed''. In late 1996, they changed t ...
,
Scarve
Scarve is a French technical death metal band from Nancy. They have released four full-length albums, the latest being '' The Undercurrent'', released in 2007.
History
Scarve was formed in 1994 by rhythm guitarist Patrick Martin and drummer ...
) recorded guest leads on the songs "Dead Meat" (''Noistalgia''), "Fashion Victims" (''Animalist''), "To The Extreme" and "Gluttonous Death" (''Ascend'').
Members
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Dirk Verbeuren
Dirk Verbeuren (born 8 January 1975) is a Belgian musician and the current drummer of American thrash metal band Megadeth, amongst other projects. He previously was a member of the Swedish melodic death metal band Soilwork.
Verbeuren recorded f ...
– guitar, drums (2011–present)
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Sven de Caluwé – vocals (2011–present)
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Shane Embury
Shane Thomas Embury (born 27 November 1967) is a British musician, who is primarily known as the bassist of the grindcore and death metal band Napalm Death since 1987—the longest-serving member of the band.
Career Napalm Death
While not ...
– bass (2012–present)
Former members
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Devin Townsend
Devin Garrett Townsend (born May 5, 1972) is a Canadian singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. He founded extreme metal band Strapping Young Lad and was its primary songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist from 1994 to 2007. He has also ...
– bass (2011–2012)
Discography
* ''Noistalgia'' (digital EP/cassette) (November 11, 2011)
* ''Double Penetration'' (digital split single with Torture Division) (July 12, 2013)
* ''Animalist'' (split LP/CD with Usurpress) (January 6, 2014)
* ''Ascend'' (split LP with To Dust) (July 20. 2016)
* ''Partners in Grind'' (single) (April 2, 2020)
* ''Instagrind'' (single) (May 1, 2020)
References
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Belgian grindcore musical groups
English-language musical groups from Belgium
Musical groups established in 2011