Wastelander is a 3-piece post-apocalyptic Castle-Punk black rocknroll metal band hailing from Michigan, the land of forests and rust.

THE SAGA OF WASTELANDER

…all started in the beleaguered urban-outpost of Lansing back in 2006, when high-tech low life, Matt War, started writing Fallout-inspired tunes after the leaving his previous band, the NWOBHManiacs, Harbinger for being way too maniac.
With a tape full of riffs, Matt got together with Sean ‘Xaphan’ Peters (Formerly from Summon/ Masochist), and the two put together a 6-song demo over the nuclear winter of 2006/2007, using a drum machine.
Response to the demo was immediate and ravenous, with various smaller labels releasing limited tape copies, and 4 of the songs being pressed to vinyl for the ICBM 7″ EP (Bermuda Mohawk).
After playing their first show, accompanied by a digital playback of the drum track, Wastelander was approached by rogue resident skin-pounder, Ian ‘Pitviper’ Sugierski, who offered his services.

Now a fully functioning unit, the band got to work recording their debut album, ‘Wardrive’, featuring all new songs as well as some re-recorded demo tracks. Wardrive was released by Chris Black of Superchrist/High Spirits in 2008 on his Planet Metal label, and soon began radiating glowing reviews online, in various fanzines, and even the pages of the late Metal Maniacs.
Things came to a halt in early 2009 though, after Ian was kidnapped by a Warlord calling himself The Dutch Hercules, who demanded a ransom of 6 cases of Dinty Moore beef stew.

Since it would take some time to get that kind of scratch together, reinforcements were called in and Louie Axe Ripper, was brought in for cover fire. After a few furious rehearsals and shows, recording started on Nuke ‘n Puke, a split 7″ with Japan’s sexdrinks&metal masters, Abigail.
The record was meant to be released Fall of 2009, but a copyright dispute with the pressing plant over sound clips from the 1986 film, Trick or Treat would delay it for nearly a year.
In the meantime, Pitviper escaped from the sweaty clutches of The Meatmen, and a Spring 2010 tour was solidified. With the vinyl release in limbo, Wastelander put out the split as a tour-only cassette under their own ‘Waste City’ label.
The trek to the East was a harrowing, yet successful journey, despite the Battletruck being temporarily confiscated by a Liquidation Squad in the northern sector of the Philidelphian ruins. Making a triumphant return to Michigan, they hit the ground running writing new songs and making the cover of the local indie rag mag, Revue.

Unfortunately, due to mutant attacks, hardware failures, and crippling Jet addiction, the band made a strategic retreat, playing their last show on May 5th with Midnight and Acid Witch. Pitviper stayed active, playing with Dawnbringer, High Spirits, and Cemetery. Xaphan continued with his long running solo project, Dark Psychosis, and eventually took over vocal duties for Cavalcade. Matt War was placed in cryogenic stasis after a bout of radiation sickness, and the saga of Wastelander appeared to have come to an end.

2014 AD: An underground fracking explosion severs the power to the cryonic chamber, causing emergency systems to kick in and execute wake up procedures. Confused and suffering from Hibernation Sickness, Matt War stumbled into the frozen Michigan wasteland, which had recently been decreed a Violent Zone by the ruling emergency city managers.
Narrowly escaping a Rapid Death from exposure, Matt ran into Xaphan at the local Nekrodome where he was fighting feral ghouls for caps. Using a transceiver made out of e-waste and nokia phones, they made contact with Pitviper, who had been forced to flee Detroit over a bad VHS deal.
Reunited and rearmed, the trio picked up where they left off, recording a new 8 song demo in a sunken basement. With full HP and higher stats than ever, Wastelander rebuilt the Battletruck and dusted off the gas masks, ready to record the new album in June and hit the High Fatality Intercontinental Freeway in August, with all new merch and shirt designs.
Wastelander has played sweaty house shows with Toxic Holocaust, Midnight, Shitfucker, and Nekrofilth, and shared the stage with Mayhem, Nachtmystium, and Harbinger.

We are the Enemy. So are you.

Thrash/Death metal band from Kansas City, USA. Both the guitarist (Chuck Keller) and the drummer (Mike Miller) were previously members of the legendary black/death metal band ORDER FROM CHAOS.

Formed in 1996 by Chuck and Mike. 
Self-titled demo released by the band and Eternal Darkness Creations in 1997. 
Doug joined as bassist and Alex joined as vocalist in 2000.
‘Chaosmongers Alive’ 7″ EP recorded for Agonia Records in 2003.
Signed exclusive deal with NWN! Productions in 2005.
‘Firestorm Redemption’ 12″ maxi single released in January 2006.
‘Return to Dust’ LP/CD/PD released in May 2006.
Simultaneously with the release of ‘Return to Dust,’ Doug moved to the rhythm guitar position and Alex took up bass duties in addition to vocals.
‘Failsafe’ 12″ maxi single released in late 2007.
‘Firestorms and Chaos’ CD of B-sides and non-LP material released in May 2008.
‘Incendiary’ LP/CD/PD released in January 2010.
‘Veneration’ LP/CD/PD released in 2013.
“The Unburiable Dead” LP released in 2015.
“Incendiary” LP released in 2016.
“By The Light of their Destruction” LP released in 2019.