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JUNGLE ROT SCORE A VICTORY

 Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 at 12:00pm by

Despite what Sergeant D thinks, I like Jungle Rot. Standard, groove-laden old-school DM, plenty of bounce, plenty of riffs… wallowing on the verge of obscurity and in the shadow of Cannibal Corpse since their inception in 1994.

So how does a death metal band that’s been around nearly two decades, released 7 studio albums, 5 EPs and 1 DVD go from a bunch of relatively small labels — the biggest of which was Napalm Records — to signing with leading independent record label VICTORY RECORDS in 2011? I have no fucking idea.

The only explanation I can think of is that Victory is doing really well with new-death bands like Wretched and Within the Ruins and thinks they can stuff more of the same down pizza-vomit-shirt-wearing DM kids’ throats. Will they buy it? Hard to say considering Jungle Rot are a bunch of olds that have nothing to do with “scene,” but it certainly could fly. If you’re Jungle Rot, I’d hope that at the very least you’re collecting a sweet advance and that Victory paid 100% of it up front, ’cause good luck collecting on that shit if this record doesn’t recoup.

Jungle Rot’s new album Kill On Command will come out in June… on Victory. After the jump, the music video for “Worst Case Scenario” which premiered on MS in April of 2010.

-VN

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  • Merginator

    They should stick to bands like this instead of Emmure.

    • Stu

      Victory can afford to put out bands like this who won’t make any money BECAUSE of bands like Emmure.

      • Mopinker

        Unfortunately I completely agree with this

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Cameron-Davis/1598640014 Cameron Davis

    The only problem I have with bands like this is that this style of music has been done to death (Literally and figuratively). The same thing goes for all that Emmure sounding stuff too, and that didn’t even sound good in the first place. I wish that most bands would make a serious attempt to push the boundaries of music instead of just trying their damnedest to copy some other band. Those are my thoughts anyway. I’m glad they got signed to a better label though, good on em.

  • Spermgrinder

    Isn’t that Jimmy G from Fleshgrind on bass? Congrats to these guys! They’ve earned it.

  • Close, but no cigar

    Jungle Rot did an album on Century Media’s now-defunct Olympic imprint.

    Good luck, Dave!

  • http://metallattorney.blogspot.com Metallattorney

    Jungle Rot just consistently puts out good stuff. They are not spectacular, just a solid death metal band.

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Vince-Decker/100002225040320 Vince Decker

      havent heard anything else from these guys, but im more inclined to agree with the people above. it sounds good, but it has been done to death.

  • unearth

    One of the most underrated bands out there. I don’t understand why they do not have a bigger following. Dead & Buried is the shit and I would love to see the open for Dying Fetus.

  • spanisheddie

    Victory Records is a shell of it’s former self. Sad really.

    • spanisheddie

      I mean just look at all the tacky Otep ads on this site. False metal.

  • Sergeant D

    Wat

  • ceth carter

    Under rated band.

  • darkdragon

    JR have gotten very liittle exposure up until now and this move will give them a higher profile and make more people aware of them.

  • Adam

    i love this band, they didnt copy any one. there death metal style is basic heavy and killer im glad they are on a bigger label but most of the bands that are good leave victory for a bigger or better label, but i dont any young kids will like them, kids these days dont like real dm, they like crap that sings and whines about girls

  • Plasmaterial

    The American version of Illdisposed.

    • Plasmaterial

      I should say ‘equivalent’ not ‘version’.

  • Utmu

    YES! I got onto this Old School DM kick at just the right time! I was kinda’ on it near the end of last year cuz of Athiest, and now this year there are all these old DM bands releasing new stuff! Got Invidious Dominion, and the reissue of The Sound of Perseverance… got a lot more to go though.

  • TheSkunkCatcher

    People are saying how this isn’t original and has been done before but is anyone taking into consideration that they’ve been around for 15 years? Some of these comments are sounding like they are a brand new band… the only thing that is new is their label.