ANb 2002 (from left to right) Richard Johnson, Scott Hull, Carl Schultz, Jay Randall

"Until singers can grow extra heads and someone invents a drummer who can outplay the Gatling Gun, this is the shit." - ALTERNATIVE PRESS

"(Agoraphobic Nosebleed) takes the microburst grind of early Napalm Death and gives it a modern twist with some rudimentary technology...as relentless as a band as you will hear." -KNAC.com

Out of sheer frustration over the lack of drummers in the local Massachusetts area, Scott Hull and friends formed AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED with the help of a drum machine in late 1994. Many artists, such as GODFLESH and MINISTRY, utilized drum machines effectively in the slower-paced industrial realm, but relatively few bands have ever attempted the 100,000 bpm "hailstorm of drums" approach to programming that head honcho Scott Hull has not only attempted, but achieved!! An AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED recording is like passing through a hailstorm of runaway steamhammers with only a puny cocktail umbrella for protection. Like flatulence in a wind tunnel, the listener must simply submit to being decimated.

Since 1994, ANb has morphed through various line-ups that included members of ULCER, ENEMY SOIL, THUG and
SUPPRESSION, but finally coalesced into the duo of Scott 'Hullhammer' Hull (guitars, bass, drum programming) and vocalist Jay Randall. AGORAPHOBIC then began to steadily release slews of various EP's and all variety of vinyl with many respected scene veterans including BENUMB, CONVERGE, CATTLEPRESS and LACERATION.

In February, 1998 AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED unleashed their Relapse Records debut, Honkey Reduction. Featuring 26 tracks of unbelievably manic grindcore, Honkey Reduction grilled up 26 prime cuts marbled with beefy riffs that sizzled flesh and tenderized minds. Instantly, Grindcore fans the world over were chewing the fat! Mac-daddy Hull made guitar strings swarm like pissed off hornets while his torrential drum programming -- sounding as if it were conceived by a quantum physics professor -- rained down on the listener like AK-47 rounds guttin' a pumpkin. Militantly hateful vocal angst kicked those who were down. The response to Honkey... was immense as fans and critics marveled at the unrelenting extremity that da' NOSEBLEED kicked down. After a slew of blistering 7" EP's and splits, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED had taken the power to the people!

In late 1999, AGORAPHOBIC unleashed PCP Torpedo (Hydra Head), a scathing barrage of derangement nicely done up as a
six-inch slab o' wax. Then, with Relapse proposing the idea of a split release, The Poacher Diaries surfaced, seeing AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED align themselves with Boston's CONVERGE, delivering a split CD of massive proportions. The vicious grindcore behemoths delivered nine blazing new molotov cocktails that lit a fire under the lumber regions of caffeine-addled velocity junkies the world over! Akin to being dissected in a glass tornado, ANb's monomaniacal bombardment of hypersonic fury resulted in auditory warfare of the most elevated order. Strong-arm man Hull's dexterous guitar warfare fused with decimating drum programming and voracious vocal vortexes. The CD met to a huge response, introducing both band's fans to new and interesting sounds. A split 7" with fellow Relapse labelmates BENUMB surfaced later that year, and quickly became a sold-out collector's item.

As writing commenced for the next AGORAPHOBIC recording, the ANb sound took a massive step forwards in heaviness and
additional members were deemed necessary. The band then doubled in size, adding grindcore alums Richard Johnson (ENEMY SOIL) and C.A. Schultz (PROSTHETIC CUNT). The band stepped up their efforts both musically and conceptually, combining their efforts in an attempt to make music that would be thought-provoking on an obtuse scale, while upping their extremity on the musical end in a myriad of ways.

After an almost 3 1/2 year wait -- the proposed album title having made the rounds in press circles many times over -- the
genetically altered noise collective introduced the long-awaited full-length Frozen Corpse Stuffed with Dope in 2002. An overwhelming, concentrated outpouring of perceptual stimuli, Frozen Corpse Stuffed with Dope referenced the glory days of early nineties grindcore while disregarding the genre's current ideals, becoming one of the most talked-about grindcore records in recent history. The album and band were featured in numerous high-profile magazines such as Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Kerrang!, Terrorizer, Washington City Paper, CMJ, and dozens more. Nasty, systematic beatings arose from 2000 beat per minute drum onslaughts, vein-splitting vocals and a piranha-like six-string attack. Perhaps Frozen Corpse's best description came from ANb vocalist J. Randall who surmised, "Frozen Corpse Stuffed with Dope is like ripping through back catalog Earache blastbeat shit armed with a submachine gun at 400 rounds per minute." Intricate, obtuse artwork by Aaron Turner (ISIS) further added to the surrealistic AGORAPHOBIC vision.

While the fires left burning in Frozen Corpse's wake were still smoldering, the band issued a split 7" release with fellow Relapse labelmates HALO, providing music fans with the ultimate battle of the extremes. Immediately following, the band set to work on a concept so bizarre, no one would believe it. With a focused mindset, and a plethora of mind-confounding ideas, AGORAPHOBIC wrote and recorded Altered States of America in Fall, 2002. Altered States of America - a limited edition 100 track 3" CD!! With an April Fools Day, 2003 release date, Altered States of America is set to deliver the most ambitious ANb yet. Delivering completely inhuman music with a consummate disregard for it's listener, this 100 track 3" CD instantaneously shatters your nerves and makes a bull's-eye of your mind. Round after round, clip after clip, ANb unloads an arsenal of stupefying guitar work, experimental noise and drum machine-gun blast beats while swarming vocalists hatefully taunt you into the crossfire. DIE AND GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY!!

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