When harnessed in proper fashion, anger unites. Spite attract outsiders together by way of a hypnotic, heavy vengeance bordering on thrash intricacy and deathcore intimacy. As a result, the Northern California quartet—Darius Tehrani [vocals], Lucas Garirrigues [guitar], Alex Tehrani [guitar], Ben Bamford [bass], and Cody Fuentes [drums]—engender a level of devout fandom that can only be categorized in canonical terms…

“‘Spite Cult’ is how we refer to the union between ourselves and the fans,” says Darius. “It’s the opposition, the outcasts, and the rejects of society coming together. They’re embracing who they are and not just doing what they’re told. “We’re letting people know it’s okay to be angry. We’ve never had a filter on our lyrics. There’s no limit on what we might say or how deep the music will go.”

The group’s willingness to push the envelope quietly transformed them into one of modern heavy music’s most intense forces. Following 2016’s self-titled Spite, the musicians registered shockwaves on the Richter Scale with Nothing is Beautiful a year later. Tallying over 5 million-plus cumulative on- demand streams, “Kill or Be Killed” notably racked up over 1 million Spotify streams and just shy of 1 million YouTube views. The band destroyed stages coast-to-coast alongside everyone from Attila and Oceano to Carnifex, Whitechapel, and Winds of Plague.