Formed in 1985:
vocalist/guitarist Corporate Death (Lance Lencioni),
bassist/vocalist Nefarious (Charles Lescewicz),
and drummer Dennis the Menace (Dennis Ritchie).

The trio is a vanguard of the style they’ve come to describe as “murder metal,” a ferocious mix of death metal, punk rock, grind, jazz fusion, thrash and folk melodies among other sounds with lyrics examining real-life stories of serial killers, mass murderers and more.

Jungle Rot unravel unregulated aggression in a purely candid style. As if set to an egg-timer, it never takes more than a heartbeat for this four-piece from Chicago to go straight to the fuckin’ point. Their songs are known for hostility and tightly infectious riffs. They have an impressive ability to deny sounding “reused” or “recycled”. Throaty, but understandable vocals have long been a trademark of Dave Matrise all throughout the nine years JR has been shoveling forth their particular brand of underground demolition. About the best thing going for Jungle Rot is their versatility. Referring mostly to musical style, their capacity to be a welcome addition to any bill is almost without question. Be it Sodom, In Flames, or the Beastie Boys, Jungle Rot is destination unto themselves.

Featuring original USURPER guitarist/songwriter/founder Rick Scythe, who helped forge the Chicago Metal scene more than 20 years ago. This band takes up where Usurper left off, with total headbanging, fist-banging metal anthems. Total old-school 80′s denim and leather death/thrash/speed metal from one of the pioneers of the Chicago Metal scene. Usurper has released 7 albums on labels such as Earache (UK), RIP (USA), Necropolis (USA) and Head Not Found (Norway), Primitive Reaction (Finland) and toured 17 countries throughout the world including a headlining main stage gig at Oslo Norway’s prestigious INFERNO FEST before disbanding in 2007.  Scythe will be debuting their 2nd album for R.I.P. Records, “Subterranean Steel”, so be prepared for a sonic juggernaut of apocalyptic aggression!

Armored Assault have been delivering riffs upon riffs to the unsuspecting masses since 2003. Not content with sticking to a label, Armored Assault is Metal. Now, armed with a new guitarist, the band’s ready to unleash its first new EP in 5 years.