Norwegian grindcore outliers Beaten To Death will release their seventh full-length album, Vntrve, on October 23 via Mas-Kina Recordings, delivering another wildly unpredictable chapter from a band that has spent the last sixteen years gleefully refusing to play grindcore by anyone else’s rules. Since bursting onto the scene in 2011, the Oslo-based outfit have carved out a reputation for twisting grindcore into something uniquely their own. Equal parts blistering aggression, unexpected melody, absurd humour, and controlled chaos, Beaten To Death have built a catalogue that consistently defies convention while remaining unmistakably theirs. With Vntrve, the band continue that tradition. Across the album, psychedelic tales of ponies, demons, video games, and the endless absurdities of metal culture collide with frantic riffs, relentless rhythms, and the band’s unmistakable sense of mischief. Whether it’s a calculated attempt to broaden their audience or simply another act of musical sabotage is anyone’s guess. Following releases such as Xes and Strokes, Last Maar, Ik Verhuis Naar Het Bos, and Sunrise Over Rigor Mortis, Beaten To Death remain as restless and inventive as ever. Vntrve embraces everything that has made them one of Norway’s most distinctive extreme acts: blistering speed, sharp songwriting, unexpected twists, and an irreverent spirit that refuses to take itself, or the genre, too seriously. The result is another album that captures the essence of Beaten To Death: grindcore only in the loosest sense of the word, equal parts ferocious, inventive, hilarious, and completely unhinged. Sixteen years on, they’re still proving that the best way to honour the genre is to ignore its rulebook entirely. Vntrve is out October 23. | 
