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Active until
  
2006

Genre
  
Metal

Albums
  
Outsourcing Morality

Active from
  
2001

Record label
  
Deepsend Records

Similar
  
Eternal Ruin, Eternal Suffering, Enthrallment, Fleshrot, Execration

Exitium is a Grind band from Norman, Oklahoma, formed in September 2001 by Kirk Kirkwood, Andy Bread, Justin Jones, Brandon Carrigan, and Brian Carrigan. They have released 2 studio albums: Mechanical Expressions of Purpose in 2004 on Compulsive Blasphemer Records (now Debello Records), and Outsourcing Morality in 2006 on Deepsend Records.

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They have played well over a hundred shows in the Midwest, including the Gathering of the Sick festival in 2006, and have performed with many other popular metal bands, such as Cripple Bastards, Fuck the Facts, Genghis Tron, Phobia (band), Cephalic Carnage, Destroy Destroy Destroy, Municipal Waste (band), Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Goatwhore, Cattle Decapitation, Exhumed (band), Misery Index (band), Unsane, Neuraxis (band), Origin (band), Unearthly Trance, Minsk (band), Capitalist Casualties, and Devourment.

As of 2011, there are only two original members still in the band.

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Current members

  • Andy Bread - Bass, Vocals (Uranium Death Crow, Wrought of Obsidian) (2001–present)
  • Kirk Kirkwood - Guitars (Wrought of Obsidian) (2001–present)
  • Eric Park - Session Drums (Devourment, Wrought of Obsidian) (2008–present)
  • Former Members

  • Brandon Carrigan - Vocals (Humanicide-OK) (2001–2006)
  • Justin Jones - Guitar (2001–2006), Vocals (2006–2007)
  • Brian Carrigan - Drums (Humanicide-OK, From Worm to Man) (2001–2007)
  • Cody Stanley - Guitar (2006–2007)
  • Biography

    Exitium was formed in September 2001 by guitarists Justin Jones and Kirk Kirkwood. Within days, Brian Carrigan (drums, formerly of Humanicide), Brandon Carrigan (vocals, formerly of Humanicide), and Andy Bread (bass, formerly of Biomass) were brought on board. A year of constant live performance was followed by the recording of a full-length album '"Mechanical Expressions of Purpose" in July o...f 2002, at Soundpaige studios in Norman, OK. The album impressed fans with a grainy, double-vocal grind assault. After agreeing that Compulsive Blasphemer Records would put out the album, 'Mechanical...' was released and Exitium was ready to start rehearsing material for 'Outsourcing Morality'.

    Utilizing a relentless and belligerent stage presence, Exitium amassed a following with "Outsourcing..." material in neighboring states such as Kansas, Texas, and Colorado, often with bands Kill the Client and Catheter. After a short hiatus Exitium entered the studio December 17 and 18 of 2004 to record the second full length With Kill the Client bassist James Delgado in Garland, TX. Exitium's sophomore effort was well received as much more diverse and technically adept work than the previous album, featuring guest vocals by "The Champ" Morgan of Kill the Client. The album scathes audiences with iconoclastic sociopolitical commentary, dramatic dysphemisms, apocalyptic vision, drug-induced banterings of philosophical catharsis, and mind-blowing musical creativity.

    It was after the album had been recorded, that singer Brandon Carrigan would leave the band, to be replaced by guitarist Justin Jones. Cody Stanley (guitar, formerly of Biomass) then filled Justin's spot. "Outsourcing Morality" was released on Deepsend Records June 20 of 2006 shortly after second guitarist Cody Stanley and Exitium parted amicably. In March 2007, the band underwent yet another line-up change, leaving guitarist Kirk Kirkwood, and bassist/vocalist Andy Bread to sign on session drummer Eric Park of Devourment and Wrought of Obsidian to record a new full-length album tentatively titled "Grind After Death." The album was never recorded due to geographical distances between members.

    In June 2011, Kirk and Andy hired Zach Mansur of Uranium Death Crow and Humanicide (OK) to play drums on the new album, and brought Cody Stanley back on as a second guitarist. Andy Bread stepped up to fill the empty vocal position, and they are now working on their third album in Norman, Oklahoma.

    Mechanical Expressions of Purpose

    Between 2001 and 2002, the band wrote the material for Mechanical Expressions of Purpose. It was recorded at Sound Paige Studios in Norman, OK. The album mixes elements of crust-punk, grindcore, and Swedish death metal. The production is raw and grainy, with constant vocal changes and the short song-lengths typical of the genre. The lyrical content is unusually diverse, including songs on population sustainability, cosmic apocalypse, the philosophy of military service, nightmares, the future of reason, and the hypocrisies of Christianity. One of the more popular songs on the album, “Decay of the Mind,” was based upon the experiences that vocalist Brandon Carrigan had while working in a retirement home. It was released on Compulsive Blasphemer Records in 2003, and featured art by Austin White and Robert Rogers. It was surprisingly well received by a diverse community of fans, as it was widely discussed on the Relapse Records message board.

    Outsourcing Morality

    In 2004, the band recorded the album Outsourcing Morality in Garland, Texas. It was engineered by Kill the Client bassist, James Delgado, and mastered by Scott Hull of Pig Destroyer. It features guest vocals by “Champ” Morgan of Kill the Client, and art by Max Rodriguez and Kirk Kirkwood. It was released on Deepsend Records in 2006, and distributed internationally. This second album was significantly more complex, and featured much more virtuoso guitar work, elaborate drum sequences, sixty-fourth-note bass solos, and death metal influences. The guitar work had expanded its reach to include, for the first time, much more melodic movements, such as the ones that appear on the songs “Only in Death” and “A Dying Act of Defiance.” The lyrical content was as diverse as it was on the first album, and included songs about Wall Street corruption, existential philosophy, unethical corporate business practices, consumer culture, the virtues of suicide, and the inherent worthlessness of human beings. It was iconoclastic in its ability to cross multiple genres, and was reviewed in publications such as Metal Edge and Terrorizer magazine. Online reviews were mixed, citing the short album length and raw production as disappointments, and several reviewers recommended it only to die-hard fans of the genre.

    Songs

    Outsourcing MoralityOutsourcing Morality · 2006
    A Dying Act of DefianceOutsourcing Morality · 2006
    Living Among the LifelessOutsourcing Morality · 2006

    References

    Exitium Wikipedia