(The debut album of Chicago-based Stomach was released last Friday by Hibernation Release, and today we’re helping spread the word through the following review by Christopher Luedtke.)

As the world grows uglier so does perspective. Whatever we have gleamed or counted as a civilized society is long slipping through frail fingers. One, if so inclined, could likely trace the cracks in the collective consciousness through music alone. Things keep getting uglier, like a brain fever that never subsides. Maybe for our times things have just gotten more honest, raw, and ugly from an art perspective. It’s something to consider when listening to Stomach’s debut full-length Parasite.

The Chicago, IL duo consists of drummer/vocalist John Hoffman (Weekend Nachos, Ledge) and guitarist Adam Tomlinson (Sea of Shit, Sick/Tired), two players who are no strangers to composing raw-nerve music. Stomach, originally started by Hoffman, began as a loose version of Earth or Grief worship. Since its inception in 2020, the project has released two killer demos. However, now the project is ready to reign down holy hell with their debut full-length Parasite. Continue reading »