- ASSACRE
ASSACRE is a musical project of the
Austin, Texas based artistBen Aqua formed in September 2003.A native of
Brooklyn ,New York , Ben created ASSACRE as an outlet for his fascinations with extreme andexperimental music andperformance art . After releasing a demo in 2004 entitled "Impossibly Silent", ASSACRE began making a name for himself throughout Texas with his wild, confrontational, and unpredictable performances. He is often extravagantly costumed in concert and in photographs. The costumes, which he creates himself, result in the visual aspect of the project becoming as important as the musical.ASSACRE ambitiously toured the USA in the summer of 2005 in support of his first full-length release, "Fantastic Illusions Worth Dying For" (Awthum Records, August 2005). The album features 8 tracks of fantasy, death, and
thrash metal mixed with bizarre, abstract sound collages, displaying a wide array of musical influences - from Death toKlaus Nomi toMerzbow toSun Ra .ASSACRE has shared stages with
The Gossip ,The Locust ,Lightning Bolt ,The Sword , Cattle Decapitation, At All Cost,Horse the Band ,Japanther , Paper Rad,Lesbians on Ecstasy , and Best Fwends. ASSACRE performed an official showcase at the South By South West Music Conference in 2005 and at the "Homo A Go Go Festival" in August 2006 inOlympia, Washington .Discography
*"Fantastic Illusions Worth Dying For" - Awthum Records, 2005
*"Impossibly Silent"' demo EP - Totally Wreck, 2004ASSACRE in Popular Culture
Though ASSACRE has had little commercial success, the word itself has been claimed by some members of the
Internet community , as a sort ofInternet meme , to humorously describe situations deemed disastrously and astoundingly bad. This usage stems from the absurdity of interpreting the presumedportmanteau of "ass" and "massacre" literally -- the death and destruction of many due to ass.ee also
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Queercore
*Internet memes External links
* [http://www.assacre.com www.ASSACRE.com] - official website
* [http://myspace.com/assacre myspace.com/assacre] - ASSACRE on MySpace
* [http://www.awthum.com Awthum Records] - record label/distro
* [http://www.totallywreck.org Totally Wreck] - Austin, TX based art collective
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