Leng Tch'e

Infobox musical artist
Name = Leng Tch'e


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Origin = Ghent, Belgium
Genre = Grindcore
Years_active = 2001 - present
Label = Relapse Records
Associated_acts = Aborted Whorecore
URL = [http://www.razorgrind.com/ Razorgrind]

Leng Tch'e is a grindcore band based in Belgium. The band describes their style as "razorgrind", a combination of grind with death metal, stoner rock and metalcore.

The band's name is derived from "lingchi", a method of torture and execution originating from Imperial China which is also known as the "Death by a Thousand Cuts". "Death by a Thousand Cuts" is also the name of the one of the band's albums.

Biography

Leng Tch'e drummer Sven is in fact Aborted frontman Gurgloroth 'Svencho' Sven De Caluwé. The band began life under the billing of Anal Torture, forged by Sven and Dark Ages guitarist Glen along with vocalist Isaac and bass player Kevin in early 2002. Leng Tch'e signed to the Italian Spew label for the opening 2002 album "Death by a Thousand Cuts". A split 7" single shared with Black Ops was next to arrive.

The band would employ Israeli guitarist Nir 'The Goat' Doliner of Lehavoth, even undertaking gigs in Israel opening for Amon Amarth. Unable to secure a bassist Nicolas would switch from guitar to cover this role. Eventually the distance factor for Doliner prevented a full time role. In early 2004 therefore the band inducted Geert as second guitarist. The band enrolled former Pyaemia bassist Frank Rizzo as guitarist in late 2003. Meantime, Isaac fired up a Noise side project billed as Permanent Death whilst vocalist Sven De Caluwé would front In-Quest for an album.

The band's second album, ManMadePredator, would be scheduled for May 2004 release. Leng Tch'e proposed split releases in 2004 with Fuck...I'm Dead for No Escape Recordss and a split 7" single with Gronibard on Bones Brigade Records. Guitarist Rizzo decamped in August, being replaced in November by Jan of Spleen. In early 2005 the band inducted Boris of Suppository as new frontman, debuting this revised line-up at the 30th April 'Face Your Underground' festival in Antwerp.

Leng Tch'e contracted to Relapse Records in March, scheduling a summer release date for new album The Process of Elimination. The band played May US East Coast dates along with Impaled, Malignancy and Aborted. The band partnered with Quebec natives Fuck the Facts plus Gorgasm and Beneath the Massacre for a Canadian tour in 2006.

On March 9th, 2007, a new album, "Marasmus", was released on Relapse Records. Some commentators noted that the album was closer to the deathcore sound. [Cosmo Lee, Metal Injection, March 19, 2007. [http://metalinjection.net/reviews/cd-review-leng-tche-marasmus] Access date: October 5, 2008.]

On May 16th, 2008, The band announced that Boris had decided to quit the band.

Influences

The band's Myspace page credits Regurgitate, Hemdale, Nasum and Blood Duster as formative influences for the group. [ [http://www.myspace.com/lengtche] ] Jan Hallaert has also cited Hateplow, Bury Your Dead, Burnt by the Sun, Yob, The Sword, Converge, Neurosis, Mastodon, Aborted, Ringworm, Morbid Angel, Hatebreed, Torche, Suffocation, Fu Manchu, and Cephalic Carnage. [Filip Dupont, Vampire Magazine, March 9, 2007 [http://www.vampire-magazine.com/article.php?aid=42877] Access date: July 24, 2008]

Members

* Serge Kasongo - vocals (since 2008)
* Jan Hallaert - Guitar
* Nicolas Malfeyt - Bass
*Tony Van den Eynde - drums (since 2007)

Ex-Members

* Boris Cornelissen - vocals
* Sven de Caluwé aka Svencho - drums
* Geert Devenster - Guitar
* Isaac Roelaert - vocals
* Frank "Rizzo" Stijnen - Guitar
* Glen Herman - Guitar
* Kevin - Bass

Discography

*"Razorgrind" (Split 7" EP with Black Ops) (2002)
*"Death by a Thousand Cuts" (2002)
*"ManMadePredator" (2003)
*"The Process of Elimination" (2005)
*"Amusical Propaganda for Sociological Warfare" (Split 7" EP with Warscars) (2006)
*"Marasmus" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/lengtche Official Myspace]
* [http://www.razorgrind.com/ Official Leng Tch'e website]
* [http://www.thespew.org/ The Spew Records]
* [http://www.relapse.com/ Relapse Records]
* [http://www.relapse.com/ecards/lengtche/ Leng Tch'e e-card]