Noothgrush’s new compilation »Violations Of Consensual Reality« available now on vinyl, CD, cassette and digital via Transylvanian Recordings!
Oakland, California based sludge/doom/crust punk legends Noothgrush have just released a brand new compilation »Violations Of Consensual Reality« on October 2nd, 2026 via Transylvanian Recordings.
»Violations Of Consensual Reality« is a collection of Noothgrush’s most recent recordings with Dino Sommese on vocals.
Tracklist:
01. Thoth
02. Jundland Wastes
03. Self Control (Laura Branigan cover)
04. Humandemic
05. Entropy
06. Life Shatters Into Pieces Of Anguish
07. Regress
Courtesy of Transylvanian Recordings:
“The most recent Noothgrush recordings (from 2013-2014), with Dino on vocals, gathered together on one slab of vinyl, brought to you by Transylvanian Recordings. »Violations Of Consensual Reality« collects the songs from the split LP with Coffins, the »Entropy« 7″, and the Laura Branigan cover from the »Uncovered Failures« LP, all recorded, mixed, and mastered by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios in Oakland. Bonus track is one of the last songs we wrote, recorded in our rehearsal studio in 2017.”
The sludge gods in Noothgrush formed in the early 1990s playing a visceral misanthropic strain of gutwrenching punishing heavy music. Bleak, brutal and insanely cathartic. Over the years they played alongside nearly every single legendary band in their respective genre and even further out into the realm of punk and despair driven underground music. They made many friends along the way, but one special friendship in particular was with the folks in Dystopia.
Photo credit: Raul Varela
When Gary decided he wanted to focus solely on bass, Noothgrush wanted to bring in a standalone vocalist. For almost any other group 2 decades into their career to bring in a new voice to the band would be blasphemous, but in the case of Noothgrush, Dino Sommese was a perfect fit because he was a massive fan of theirs. Aligning two of the most respected bands in the extreme punk underworld under one banner is unheard of…
The definitive collection of the Dino Sommese / Dystopian era of Noothgrush. A culmination of more than 30 years of friendship in the metal & punk underground. Recorded by Greg Wilkinson and featuring the final track recorded together that was unreleased until now!
»Violations Of Consensual Reality« is available now on 12″ vinyl (3 colors), CD, cassette and digital. Get your copy here:
noothgrush.bandcamp.com
transylvanianrecordings.bandcamp.com
midheaven.com
ropeorguillotine.com
globaldisruptrecords.com.au
Line-up:
Gary Niederhoff – Bass, Backing Vocals
Chiyo Nukaga – Drums
Russ Kent – Guitars
Dino Sommese – Vocals
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well