SLIT

Bio:

.. Slit’s 2006 ‘Ode To Silence’ is an album which brings to light the concepts of how the mafia’s (la malavita) ways are fused into people’s ideology and everyday living. ‘’You cannot fully understand the ways of the mafia in places like Malta and Sicily if you haven’t lived in the country for a number of years’’ explains the band’s bassist Joker, who alongside drummer Gerald and vocalist Frank wrote the band’s second album as a 3 piece. Tracks such as ‘Omerta’, ‘White Shotgun’, ‘Down the gut’ and ‘Il-Halfa’ sees the band delving into accentuating their local Maltese heritage, as Frank explains ‘’The Mafia in Malta and Sicily is not about fancy cars, guns and designer suites the way Hollywood movies depict , it’s about corruption as a means to survival’’

Without compromising the sheer heaviness which became a trademark of their sound ‘Ode to Silence’ continues where Slit’s first album ‘Cronaca Nera’ (released on Retribute Records in 2005) left off. A mixture of thrash, death, sludge, hardcore which makes the band hard to define in terms of genre but at the same time a defining pinnacle in extreme music Following the release Omar Grech (from one of death metal’s most respected underground acts Beheaded) became Slit’s fourth full time member and guitarist

Anticulture Records released the band’s album in Sept 2006 after following closely Slit’s rise in the UK underground circuit backed by countless DIY tours since 2001 which gained the band a reputation of one of the most hard working new acts. Capable of holding court with any comers in the scene, Slit have shared the stage with likes of Rotting Christ, Red Harvest, Grimfist, Viking Skull, Susperia, Man Must Die, Gutworm, Happy Face and more, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.

Enter 2007 Slit hit the road again this time in France and Switzerland to which they will return in June as part of the line up in Hellfest alongside giants such as Machine Head, Hatebreed, Cannibal Corpse, Megadeth, Kreator and more


Following other european tours in 2008 and playing more festivals such as the SWR Barroselas metalfest in Portugal and the cult Fuck The Commerce in Germany sharing the stage with many more great bands, the band took a short hiatus.

2010 new material is being written for a third album....more updates will be available from time to time.

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Videos

La Mano Nera official video Snippet of 'Omerta' from Hellfest Open Air 2007 This is how we do it back home! 'Omerta' live at the Extreme Maltese Metal Festival 2007 'of serpents' and 'final stance' live at Poxxbar July 2007 'WALL OF DEATH' during 'Showcase' at the EMM fest

Member Since:

May 25, 2005

Members:

.:Frank - Vocals
.:Omar - Guitar
.:Joker - Bass
.:Gerald - Drums .. .. .. .. .. ..

Upcoming Gig

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Influences:

Sounds Like:

Coming over like a more ferocious version of Pantera, Slit are unfeasably intense and technically outstanding 8/10 - METAL HAMMER

Slit have found that perfect balance between all out thrash work and ultra heavy groove 5/5 - ZERO TOLERANCE

The true future of extreme metal has just been born in Malta and it is called SLIT 10/10 - METAL CHRONIQUES WEBZINE

'The Next Big Thing' - HARD'N'HEAVY (France)

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Store

Any orders may contact here. ODE TO SILENCE (Anticulture Records) cd 10 euros including p&p CRONACA NERA (Retribute Records) cd 10 euros including p&p

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Label

Record Label:

Anticulture Records