For as long as anyone can remember, Las Vegas – known also as ‘Sin City’ – has always been a home to various lounge artists, cabarets and musical shows. Not much room was left for other genres, especially those from the extreme bunch. Nevertheless, four brave men decided to form their band nowhere else but in the middle of Nevada, among casinos and cat-houses. In 1987 Righteous Pigs invaded Vegas with their filthy mixture of punk rock, grindcore, thrash and death metal, once for all proving that ‘Sin City’ does not necessarily stand for ‘lounge town’…

Metal Mind Productions presents the double re-release of Righteous Pigs’ two offerings – “Live and Learn” (1998) and “Stress Related” (1990). The band’s debut material “Live and Learn” was launched in 1989 and instantly won acclaim on the local metal scene. However, the material was often referred to as badly produced, unpolished, unbalanced and plainly unprofessional. But in fact these were the band’s biggest advantages! The raw and sloppy production only increased the amount of aggression on the album, making it a true display of straight-forward brutality. Followed by often hilarious and misogynistic lyrics (and delightful titles such as “Hidden Zit”, “Celibate Tease” and “I Hope You Die In A Hotel Fire”), all of the sixteen tracks found on “Live and Learn” had a charming, immature and spontaneous feel to them. Even though the material lasted only 20 minutes, it had enough energy and substance to become a true embodiment of extreme music. Righteous Pigs returned in 1990 with their second full-length offering – “Stress Related”. This time the band decided to make their songs longer and a bit more complex. To achieve this they added a lot of metal to their structure, which resulted in some of the best guitar riffs ever heard in this type of music. The rest remained untouched – the band continued to deliver a fine mixture of speed and aggression, with smoother musicianship and more mature lyrics. The production was still a bit flawed – mainly because of too much high end in the mix and an ultra-loud snare sound – but again it was just a brilliant addition to their style!

This exclusive re-issue, which includes both of the group’s albums on one CD, brings back a true legend of extreme music, with almost an hour of crushing punk rock, grindcore and death metal. If you’re a fan of brutal, violent music, look no further – annihilation has arrived! New digipak edition, limited to numerated 2000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process on golden disc. The release date is scheduled for 18th August 2008 in Europe and 30th September 2008 in USA (via MVD).

Righteous Pigs
“Stress Related / Live And Learn” (remastered)

Label: Metal Mind Records
Cat. No.: MASS CD 1210 DG
Barcode: 5907785033177
Format: CD Digipak (limited edition of 2000 numerated copies)
Genre: Grindcore/death metal/hardcore
Release date: 18.08.2008 Europe / 30.09.2008 USA

Tracklist:

1. Eulogy
2. Boundries Unknown
3. Open Wound
4. Turmoil
5. Stress Related
6. Overdose
7. Sickened By His Own Existence
8. Fly The Friendly Skies
9. Crack Under Pressure
10. Ruinous Dump
11. Incarcerated
12. Manson Klan
13. Stone Cold Bitch
14. I Hope You Die in a Hotel Fire
15. Just Friends
16. Malevolent Supplication
17. Stool Softner
18. Flee the Jurisdiction
19. Joint Effort
20. Sickened by Your own Existance
21. Fly the Friendly Skies
22. Dormant Catastrophe
23. Celibate Tease
24. Misconduct
25. Hidden Zit
26. Destined to Rot
27. Minor Consumption
28. Incontinent

Bio
The band was formed by four young metal-heads: Joe Caper (vocals), Stephen Chiatovich (bass), Mitch Harris (guitar & backing vocals) and Scott Leonard (drums). Influenced by several extreme bands, the four-piece decided to whip up some music of their own and in the same year they released “Our Demo”, containing six original tracks. This was enough to catch the attention of the acclaimed label Nuclear Blast Records. Soon after signing the record deal, the group begun working on their debut material…
“Live and Learn” was launched in 1989 and instantly won acclaim on the local metal scene. However, the material was often referred to as badly produced, unpolished, unbalanced and plainly unprofessional. But in fact these were the band’s biggest advantages! The raw and sloppy production only increased the amount of aggression on the album, making it a true display of straight-forward brutality. Followed by often hilarious and misogynistic lyrics (and delightful titles such as “Hidden Zit”, “Celibate Tease” and “I Hope You Die In A Hotel Fire”), all of the sixteen tracks found on “Live and Learn” had a charming, immature and spontaneous feel to them. Even the vocals weren’t standard death-grunts – Joe Caper definitely had more in common with Henry Rollins than with your usual grindcore screamer. Even though the material lasted only 20 minutes, it had enough energy and substance to become a true embodiment of extreme music.
Righteous Pigs returned in 1990 with a new drummer – Alan Strong – and their second full-length offering – “Stress Related”. This time the band decided to make their songs longer and a bit more complex. To achieve this they added a lot of metal to their structure, which resulted in some of the best guitar riffs ever heard in this type of music. The rest remained untouched – the band continued to deliver a fine mixture of speed and aggression, with smoother musicianship and more mature lyrics. The production was still a bit flawed – mainly because of too much high end in the mix and an ultra-loud snare sound – but again it was just a brilliant addition to their style! “Stress Related” was a big step forward for Righteous Pigs, unfortunately the group’s career didn’t go exactly as planned. In late 1989 Mitch Harris left to join Napalm Death. He agreed with Caper that whenever he finds the time, he’ll restore Righteous Pigs, but that unfortunately never happened. Caper went on to play with The Henchmen and later on to form a group called after his own name.
Despite their split-up, the band’s legacy has not been forgotten – even today many musicians, like Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down) and Frank Watkins (Obituary), admit that they have been highly influenced by Righteous Pigs. This exclusive re-issue, which includes both of the group’s albums on one CD, brings back a true legend of extreme music, with almost an hour of crushing punk rock, grindcore and death metal. If you’re a fan of brutal, violent music, look no further – annihilation has arrived!