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Kitchen Knife Conspiracy emerged in 1998, blending death metal, hardcore, nu-metal, and thrash metal into a volatile concoction labeled stompcore early in the bands career. Forged in the industrial, run-down steel mills of Youngstown, Ohio, the group has laid down brutal riffs and relentless grooves over the course of five full-length albums, one EP, and a live DVD set. The band has always diversified their sound from album to album: their debut, Sin-Pathetic, leans proudly into death metal and thrash. Their sophomore effort, Handicapitated, bears influence from hardcore, numetal, and sludge. Worst Case in Stereo, recorded and produced by Steve Austin of Today is the Day, stands firmly in the shadow of grind-kings like Obituary, as reviewed by Cleveland Scene. Their fourth effort, A Friend in NeedIs a Friend to Kill, incorporates a large dose of thrash and grind. Their most recent album, Seven Deadly Sins, is an ambitious concept record dealing with the faults of man, handing out hardcore beatdowns with hints of black metal throughout. The future is now at hand as Kitchen Knife Conspiracy signs with a new label as diversified and ambitious as their own discography and issue the 25th Anniversary of Handicapitated on a Limited Edition (250 copies) White and Blue Splatter. Stompcore looks to expand to a wider audiencea Kitchen Knife Conspiracy is the blunt force weapon ready to deliver the killing strike.

Track List

01 Train Wreck
02 V8 Superpussy
03 Crawl
04 Don’t Leave You Pets Outside
05 Song for a Girl
06 Crushed to Death
01 I’m Having an Emotional Eclipse (and Now I’m Gonna Light Myself on Fire)
02 Headcase
03 Internal Killing Machine
04 Everyday Suffering
05 Invasion X
06 Don’t Leave You Pets Outside (bonus – live 2004)

street date 6/26/2026