VULGAR PIGEONS
Hailing from the West Bay Area (San Francisco), Vulgar Pigeons was
conceived with one common goal in mind: sheer brutality without
compromising originality. Initially formed in 1998, Vulgar Pigeons
immediately began writing material.
Vulgar Pigeons released their first self-titled 7"in the fall of
1999 on Nonsense Records. This release made a definite mark and got
the whole underground scene buzzing about this new contender on the
grind scene, Vulgar Pigeons. To solidify the 7" and the bands
presence, Vulgar Pigeons played countless shows around the area
with the likes of Impaled, Exhumed, Dillinger Escape Plan, Benumb,
and so on.
Wasting no time, Vulgar Pigeons went right back into the studio
to record their second 7", Genetic Predisposition. This would be
released on Howling Bull on both 7" and CD formats (The CD
containing the first 7", bonus unreleased tracks, and a live set
from radio station KZSU). Along with the new Genetic Predisposition
release Vulgar Pigeons appeared on a 625 Records compilation
entitled Barbaric Thrash Detonation. Supporting these releases
Vulgar Pigeons played at the 2000 November to Dismember in San
Bernadino, Ca. and toured the Pacific Northwest with label mates,
Yellow MachineGun.
Quickly thereafter, Vulgar Pigeons signed to Death Vomit
Records, the death/grind imprint of Necropolis Records. Poised to
wield sonic mass destruction on the masses with their
uncompromising brutal yet catchy hybrid of death metal, grindcore,
thrash, and hardcore. Vulgar Pigeons have left their mark on
Necropolis and the grind scene worldwide as they appeared on the
Carcass tribute CD: Requiems of Revulsion, and their first
full-length album, Summary Execution which was released in the fall
of 2001.
The rest of 2001 and 2002 Vulgar Pigeons was busy in support of
the highly praised Summary Execution and also going through a line
up change in order to solidify the sound that Vulgar Pigeons
started out to achieve in the first place. Once Dave Leyva joined
the flock, Vulgar Pigeons hit the road with Cattle Decapitation
running a string of dates up and down the west coast.
With a new and much stronger line up intact, Vulgar Pigeons
began working on ideas for what would be the follow up to Summary
Execution. The now out of business Necropolis had left Vulgar
Pigeons looking for a new home and what turned out to be would one
of the best moves in the band's career. Imperialism was released on
Williowtip Records in 2004 and turned out to be the strongest
effort from Vulgar Pigeons thus far, 14 tracks encompassing every
aspect of the metal genre.
Currently Vulgar Pigeons is working on and compiling new
material for their next full-length release, which will be their
sophomore release on Willowtip Records in late 2005/early 2006, and
will once again top their previous efforts. In the meanwhile
Deepsend Records will be releasing Burning Episode, a 3" CD.