BENT SEA will release their debut album, “The Dormant Ruin”, on September 5th via Give Praise Records. The LP is available for pre-order via Rebellion Republic, and Bandcamp. Watch a video for the single “A Scopic Radiance” below.
BENT SEA began their offensive in 2011 by crash-landing the “Noistalgia” EP, an explosive homage to the beginnings of grindcore. Led by drummer/guitarist/songwriter Dirk Verbeuren (MEGADETH) with cohorts Sven de Caluwé (ABORTED) on vocals and Shane Embury (NAPALM DEATH) on bass – replacing Devin Townsend who guested on “Noistalgia” – BENT SEA churned out three more split releases and the guest-studded Instagrind series before suddenly falling silent.
It was indeed the calm before the storm. Today, the raucous trio blasts forth “The Dormant Ruin”, their first full-length release. BENT SEA anno 2025 mangles the blueprint of classic Grind by infusing it with Death/Black/Industrial elements, topped off with unhealthy doses of dissonance and an undeniable sense of urgency. This crushingly heavy record skillfully transcends the band’s early output. In twenty songs and 33 minutes, just like the inevitable wrath of Mother Nature, no one will escape BENT SEA unscathed!
“The Dormant Ruin” was produced by Daniel Bergstrand (MESHUGGAH, DARK FUNERAL) and features guest appearances by Kevin Sharp (BRUTAL TRUTH), John Cooke (NAPALM DEATH) and Sylvain Coudret (SOILWORK, SCARVE).
“The Dormant Ruin” tracklist:
1. From the Beast’s Mouth
2. Apathy and Irony
3. Tidal Fire
4. Curtailer of Conceit
5. A Scopic Radiance 01:01
6. Shapeless Ones
7. My Fall
8. Meat Trade Misery
9. Final Corridor
10. Paragon of Inhumanity
11. Locked in Glitch
12. Ominous Reversal
13. Prodigious Blight
14. Vermin Burning
15. The Voice They Cannot Be
16. Below the Cold Void
17. Sharpen the Blade
18. Stifled and Dreaming
19. Erased from the Earthly Crust
20. The Dormant Ruin
