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Infobox musical artist | name = Rotten Sound| image = Rotten Sound - Kuopio Rockcock - 02.JPG| caption = Rotten Sound live at the Kuopio Rockcock, in 2008| image_size = 250| landscape = yes| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Vaasa , Finland | genre = Grindcore , deathgrind , crust punk | years_active = 1993–present| label = Spinefarm Records|Spinefarm , Willowtip Records|Willowtip , Relapse Records|Relapse | associated_acts = …And Oceans Throes of Dawn | website = http://www.rottensound.com/ www.rottensound.com| current_members = Keijo Niinimaa Mika Aalto Kristian Toivainen Sami Latva| past_members = Masa Kovero Ville Väisänen Pekka Ranta Juha Ylikoski Mika Häkki Kai Hahto Toni Pihlaja Rotten Sound is a grindcore band from Vaasa , Finland , formed in 1993. The band comprises vocalist Keijo Niinimaa, guitarist Mika Aalto, bassist Kristian Toivainen and drummer Sami Latva. The band has released eight studio albums and "earned a reputation for being one of the most intense bands on the Scandinavian death metal/grindcore scene".cite web|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p440820|pure_url=yes|title=Rotten Sound Biography|last=Henderson|first=Alex|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2008-10-01
History
Formation, Under Pressure and Drain (1993–2000)
Rotten Sound was founded by guitarist Mika Aalto in Vaasa, Finland, in 1993. The group started recordings in 1994, releasing the single Sick Bastard through Genet label. Their subsequent underground releases, between singles and EPs, included 1995's Psychotic Veterinarian on SOA, 1996's ''Loosin' Face'' on Anomie, and 1997's Splitted Alive on IDS.
Rotten Sound's first full-length album, Under Pressure , was released by Repulse Records (a Spanish label) in 1998 and was followed by Drain (also on Repulse) in 1999. This album was also the debut of second guitarist Juha Ylikoski. In early 2000, the band signed with American Necropolis Records , a subsidiary Deathvomit label for release the EP Still Psycho , which included a cover of Carcass (band)|Carcass 's " Symphonies of Sickness|Reek of Putrefaction ".cite web|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r494191|pure_url=yes|title=Still Psycho > Review|last=Kott|first=Paul|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2008-10-02 Paul Kott of Allmusic praised the album saying, "Rotten Sound does a good job, and although the audio production does leave something to be desired, the finished product is well worth listening to for any fan of earlier death metal and more recent grindcore. The video segments are very well-produced, with fantastic live audio recording, multiple camera angles, and good edits." The band toured in Europe to promote the album, along with label mates Hateplow, In Aeturnum and Malevolent Creation .cite web|url= http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/finland/rotten+sound#bio|title=MusicMight - Artists - Rotten Sound > Biography|publisher=rockdetector.com|accessdate=2008-10-01Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot
Murderworks and Exit (2001–2005)
Rotten Sound release their second full-length, Murderworks , in 2002. The Allmusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated, "This 2002 release gives the listener no room to breathe; from start to finish, Murderworks is an exercise in sensory assault for the sake of sensory assault."cite web|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r570974|pure_url=yes|title=Murderworks > Review|last=Henderson|first=Alex|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2008-10-02 For the album's promotion, the group headline a European tour, titled Murdering Europe , with support of two Czech Republic|Czech bands, Fleshless and Lykathea Aflame. They also toured Europe during June 2003, along with Hateplow and Debauchery (band)|Debauchery .cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=12270|title=Hate Plow, Rotten Sound, Debauchery to tour Europe|date=2003-05-26|publisher=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=2008-10-01 In May 2004, Rotten Sound teamed up with Circle of Dead Children , Phobia (band)|Phobia and Strong Intention for US Grind the East Coast tour.cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=21245|title=Phobia, Rotten Sound, Strong Intention to team up for Grind the East Coast tour|date=2004-04-09|publisher=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=2008-10-02 The band's fourth studio album, Exit (Rotten Sound album)|Exit , was recorded at Soundlab studio in Örebro , Sweden with engineer Mieszko Talarczyk and mastered at the Cutting Room. Shortly after their release, the album peaked at number 22 on the Finnish album charts.cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=31808|title=Rotten Sound enter Finnish Album Chart at no. 22|date=2005-01-21|publisher=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=2008-10-02 In March 2005, the band teamed up with Disfear for a co-headline Scandinavian tour.cite web|url= http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=31881|title=Disfear and Rotten Sound to team up for Scandinavian tour|date=2005-01-22|publisher=blabbermouth.net|accessdate=2008-10-02
Cycles and Cursed (2006–present)
In 2008, Rotten Sound released Cycles and in 2011, Cursed . http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article& newsitemID=156575 Rotten Sound Frontman Interviewed By METAL INJECTION (Video) - Apr. 9, 2011
Members
;Current members
Keijo Niinimaa (aka "G") – Death growl|vocals (1993–present)
Mika Aalto (aka "Q") – Electric guitar|guitar (1993–present)
Kristian Toivainen – Bass guitar|bass (2010–present)
Sami Latva – Drum kit|drums (2006–present)
;Former members
Juha Ylikoski (aka "J") – guitar (1998–2001)
Masa Kovero – bass (1994)
Pekka Ranta – bass (1998–2000)
Mika Häkki (aka "H") – bass (2000–2003)
Toni Pihlaja – bass (2003–2009)
Ville Väisänen – drums (1994)
Kai Hahto (aka "K") – drums (1995–2006)
Discography
col-begincol-2 ;Studio albums
1997 - Under Pressure (Repulse/Revenge)
1998 - Drain (Repulse/S.O.A.)
2002 - Murderworks (Autopsy Stench/Necropolis/ Century Media Records|Century Media / Relapse Records|Relapse )
Category:Crust and d-beat groups Category:Grindcore musical groups Category:Deathgrind musical groups Category:Finnish death metal musical groups Category:Finnish musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1993 Category:Musical quartets
