Finnish grindcore pioneers ROTTEN SOUND have announced the reissue of their third album, “Murderworks,” originally released in 2002, through Time To Kill Records.
This album represents a pivotal moment in the band’s career and the grindcore genre, delivering relentless speed, brutal precision, and raw aggression that have shaped the scene and inspired countless artists worldwide.
“Murderworks” is celebrated as one of ROTTEN SOUND’s most intense releases, combining the chaotic energy of grindcore with razor-sharp death metal influences.
The band shared their thoughts:
“‘Murderworks’ is the third full album of ROTTEN SOUND and is also considered as the stepping stone for the band, which also got us finally touring internationally. We had been doing more crusty stuff at first on ‘Under Pressure’ and earlier releases. Then we added elements of death metal on ‘Drain’ and finally started blasting more than ever on ‘Murderworks’.
‘Murderworks’ was created mostly during 2001, when Keijo already lived in Tampere while others still were based in Vaasa. Keijo had moved already in 1997, but on 2001 he was rehearsing more than before with others, who were also spending a lot of time together at the rehearsal place. That extensive rehearsing made the release and entire band tighter than before, which probably has a lot to do with how the album ended up being”.
Tracklist:
1. Targets
2. Void
3. Revenge
4. Lies
5. Doom
6. Iq
7. Insects
8. Seeds
9. Suffer
10. Obey
11. Edge
12. Lobotomy
13. Insane
14. Agony
Watch new video for “Doom” below:
