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RETH - Lancashire (Burnley) & Yorkshire (Leeds) based Grind/Groove/Tech/Fastness

Main comparisons are Cephalic Carnage, Cryptopsy, early Carcass, Gorguts, Discordance Axis, Narcosis. Think very tech-grind-sludgey-groove. Described as one of the most catchy grind bands around!

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WATCH THESE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE OF RETH...
Profits Of Extinction (John Peel Tribute, Brudenell Social)
Toxacara (John Peel Tribute, Brudenell Social)
The Science Of Money (Joseph's Well supporting Melt Banana and Khanate)
Profits Of Extinction (Fenton)
Rational Actor (Promo)
Geryon's Back
DECATHEXIS - New Addition, new song, new guitarist

RETHOGRAPHY
Reth were formed in August 2000 by school-mates Matthew 'Jim' Bentley (Guitar) and Elliot Smith (Drums). Over the course of the following 6 years that brings us up to the present, there has been many different members enter the Reth fold, (old school-mates Nathan 'Speckers' Robinson (Guitar), Patrick Walton (Vocals), Phil 'Toz' Torriero (Bass), David Wells (replaced Toz on bass for a while), Dan Shaw (ex-Super Agonizer, then with the now defunct Beecher, who stepped in on a July 2003 UK tour after Speckers suffered a badly broken hand just a week before going out on the road), and Paul Priest (Bass - ex-Canvas, Narcosis & Tangaroa) who joined in Summer 2005). A second guitarist has now just been added to the ranks in the form of Matt Wells (Wellsy Jnr.) to add a massive beef to the overall sound and discordancy.

The current solid line up reads as follows:-

Walton - Mouth
Has also appeared in Last Good Sleep and is in L.B.W.

Jim - Guitar
See also Matt Bentley Acoustic

Paulie P. - Bass
Previously in Tangaroa, Narcosis, Canvas, half of Eye of Phetkanha, and is also behind Incandescence and Cerebral Constriction, as well as Raw Nerve Promotions webzine/forums

Smith - Drums
Also in Executive Distraction Tasks, L.B.W., Kastrated, The Afternoon Gentlemen and Feeble.

Wellsy Jnr. - Guitar
Previous member of Morkret and currently in Necrotic

With a mixture of laziness, commitment difficulties, university and general life, the first 5 years of Reth and their gigging experience has been somewhat slow, having played around 40 gigs in that time, (including supports for D.R.I., Skindred, My War & Strife), and playing with a host of the cream of the UK underground extreme scene, (amongst others, Narcosis, Labrat, Tangaroa, Johnny Mental, Art of Burning Water, Charger), but recently since the return of bass into their sound, a decision from all the long-term men in the band that the Reth time has now come, and confidence and happiness with the technical ability of their playing, the gigs have started to happen more frequently. In the last 18 months, Reth have had supports to The Assailant, Cephalic Carnage/Blood Duster/Crowpath, Melt Banana/Khanate, Deranged, The Red Chord, Slit, Suicide Silence, Genghis Tron (twice) & The Berzerker and also have shared the stage with more of the UK's current crop of diverse favourites, proving their own ability to be placed on any bill; Soulfracture, Raise The Dead, Bloodstream, Mel Gimpsuit, Errander, Microsleeper, Postmortem Promises, Whores Whores Whores, Amputated, Mistress, BossK, RSJ, Madman is Absolute & Rolo Tomassi. Reth duly continue to improve, tighten and intensify their tech-grind-sludge-groove hybrid, and now as 2006 winds itself up, the next steps after their mini UK jaunt in November is to work on and record the first full length album hopefully ready for Spring 2007 when more gigs and mini tours will be undertaken.