Who is aware of someone that is mentioned in the line up? Let me see some hands raised! No one? Come on! That's better! Ladies and gentlemen, let me present you Mr. Eric Forrest's latest achievement, PROJECT: FAILING FLESH. Remember this name, because as it seems you will come across it many times in the near future.
Eric Forest (ex-VOIVOD, E-FORCE) is a man who really knows what to do when it comes to heavy fucking music! The band was formed in 2001 by Gutierrez and Kevin 131 and the line up was later completed with the addition of Forrest. The band's debut release was 2003's A Beautiful Sickness, which was self produced. In September of 2003, the band managed to sign a contract with Karmageddon Media, the label that filtered the A Beautiful Sickness sessions through the unsuspecting extreme music network.
In 2006, the band signed a contract with the Greek label Burning Star, to release its second full-length effort entitled The Conjoined. What do PROJECT: FAILING FLESH have to offer to the 21st century's Metal scene? This is something we will have to find out. For all of the people that do not know this band, PROJECT: FAILING FLESH is an experimental Death Metal band, that doesn't hesitate to mix their native music with Industrial elements and many more stuff. The best characterization I have heard for this band is that if VOIVOD were a Death Metal band, this is what they would play. I have to say that I agree with this statement. Their GODFLESH meets FEAR FACTORY meets MESHUGGAH meets GRIP INC. style will not let you get bored even for a second. Forrest screams the shit out of him while the other two guys are tearing the place apart with their eleven kick-ass compositions! Everything seems to have been taken care of in a more than clever way. The order of the tracks, the duration, as well as the whole structure of this album has been carefully designed. The duration is (in my humble opinion) exactly as long as it should be so the listener doesn't get tired. The only think that someone may ask for is more! The production has been done by the band itself, if I am not mistaken, at the Assembly Line Studios that Kevin (band's member) owns. Add to all of the above the killer artwork and you may get an image of The Conjoined.
Do NOT make the mistake to think that PROJECT: FAILING FLESH is a project! We are talking about a full functional band that just released its second album and shows that this is just the start. I think that PROJECT: FAILING FLESH have some more good stuff to show us! We just have to follow them at every step they make!