Band:

Misery Index

Biografie

The band was born in the spring of 2001, by Vocalist/bassist Jason Netherton along with Vocalist/guitarist Mike Harrison as a studio project, with drums performed by drummer Kevin Talley. “Overthrow,” their debut CD-demo was unleashed in September of 2001 on the band’s own Anarchos Records, where it quickly drew praise and interest from underground circles with its five song blast-thrash attack that met all expectations, and then some. The CD was subsequently released in 2002 in Japan on Howling Bull/Ritual Records, and in Europe on Fadeless Records. A limited edition vinyl put out on Goodlife Recordings soon followed.

The band was then shifted to a full time project with the addition of Sparky Voyles on guitar. Subsequently, the band’s second release was a split EP with Pittsburgh’s Commit Suicide on Willowtip records. This cd featured two new songs plus a cover of Disrupt, and came out in the summer of 2002.

Following the recording of their second EP in March of 2002, Mike Harrison and Kevin Talley left the band to pursue other projects, and with the addition of Matt Byers on drums, Misery Index embarked on their first US tour in the summer of 2002 with Canadian's Kataklysm.

Following this, 2003 saw the release of a split ep with Arizona's Structure of Lies, and the recording of Misery Index's debut album for Nuclear Blast, entitled "Retaliate". With the addition of Bruce Greig on second guitar, Misery Index toured extensively to promote the debut album, "Retaliate," which was released on August 26, 2003.

Subsequently, in 2004 the band embarked on several US and European tours to support "Retaliate", along with recording a video for "The Great Depression" and releasing the bands first DVD, which features a full live set from Greece, on their own Anarchos Records label imprint.

With the addition of Adam Jarvis on drums in August of 2004, the band performed sets at the Wacken, Brutal Assault, and Party San festivals, which followed the recording of the "Dissent" EP in the summer of 2004. "Dissent" represented a new birth for Misery Index, further refining the sounds of 'Retaliate'. Misery Index toured throughout the winter of 04 and the spring of 05 extensively to support the release, including runs with Napalm Death, Suffocation, Behemoth, Neuraxis, Rotten Sound, Magrudergrind, and an appearance at Germany's Up From The Ground festival. Additionally, joining the band on second guitar and vocals was Mark Kloeppel, who rounded out the sound of the band in fine form when he joined in February of 2005, giving the band its present lineup as it stands today.

In late summer of 2005 Misery Index recorded its first material with the new, finalized lineup, 2 tracks (an early version of "Conquistadores," and a cover of Naplam Death's "Walls of Confinement") for a split 7" with Japanese grinders Bathtub Shitter. Over the winter of 2005/2006, Misery Index wrote the "Discordia" album which was to be recorded subsequently at Hairy Breakfast studio in Atlanta, Georgia, with Daath's Eyal Levi. The record was released in May of 2006 following a full 7 week European tour as direct support for Fear Factory, as well as a May tour with Phobia and Disfear in the US and Canada. Later that summer, Misery Index embarked on the Steers and Beers tour alongside Animosity, Job For a Cowboy, From a Second Story Window, and Cattle Decapitation. Rounding out the year were US/Canadian tours with Intronaut, Fucks the Facts, Yakuza, and Neuraxis, as well filming a video for the track "Conquistadores" which was aired on Headbanger's Ball the following February.

Prior to returning to Europe twice in 2007, Misery Index recorded the "Hang Em High" 7" in Phoenix, Arizona, which became the tour 7" for the Euro run with Origin and Necrophagist. Later that summer, Misery Index returned for festival appearances at Hellfest (FR), Eisenwahn (D) and Tuska (FIN), as well as stops on the Never Say Die! tour with Converge. the band continued its run into Europe with a headlining tour of Eastern Europe that brought the band to far flung places like Turkey, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania and Croatia.

In late 2007 and early 2008, the band is deep in writing mode for the next full length on Relapse Records, tentatively due out in Sept of 2008. But until then, the band has recorded 3 blistering new tracks in St. Louis with G. Sprock, for a split release with Switzerland's Mumakill, due out in January on Power It Up Records, Germany.

Quelle: http://www.miseryindex.com/Discografie

2001 - Overthrow (EP)

2002 - Created To Kill (Split)

2002 - Misery Index / Commit Suicide (Split-EP)

2003 - Structure Of Lies / Misery Index (Split)

2003 - Retaliate

2006 - Discordia

2007 - Hang Em High (7")

2007 - Split with Mumakill (7")

2008 - Traitors

2010 - Pulling Out the Nails (Compilation)

2010 - Heirs To Thievery

2011 - Thus The Beast Decapitated / Siberian (Split)

2013 - Live In Munich

2014 - The Killing Gods

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Interviews

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Donnerstag 27.11.2008
Bereits seit ihrem erstklassigen Debüt „Retaliate“ gehören die Amis MISERY INDEX zur qualitativen Speerspitze der weltweiten Death- und Grind-Bewegung.

Reviews

Discordia - Cover
So recht durchgestartet ist Jason Netherton (ex-DYING FETUS) mit MISERY INDEX bisher noch nicht. Ob da wohl ein Labelwechsel zu Relapse hilft?
TIPP
Heirs To Thievery - Cover
MISERY INDEX sind ein Paradebeispiel für politischen Metal, ähnlich NAPALM DEATH – und genau wie die Briten sind auch die Amis seit Jahren kompromisslos ehrlich in ihren Aussagen und gnadenlos b
TIPP
Overthrow - Cover
Da werden Namen fallen gelassen wie im Herbst Blätter von den Bäumen rieseln: Jason Netherton (Dying Fetus), Mike Harrison (Sadistic Torment), Sparky Voyles (MOD) und Kevin Talley (Suffocation) haben
Pulling Out The Nails - Cover
MISERY INDEX begehen ihr zehnjähriges Jubiläum mit der “Pulling Out The Nails”-Compilatin, auf der sich 30 Songs von Splits, EPs, Bonustracks und ähnlicher Kram finden – alles, was d
Retaliate - Cover
Okay, "Overthrow" war ganz okay, aber hatte irgendwie noch den Charme eines Arbeitsbeschaffungsprogramms für zwar kompetente aber gruppenlos-gewordene Death-Metal-Musiker.
TIPP

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