STALAGGH: Projekt Misanthropia

Mr Mental (Wayne Mental to his mum) reckons the loudest band of all time are Dutch extreme-metal noise-maniacs Stellagh - and he may have a point.

Stalaggh's USP is that they (supposedly) recruit genuine mental patients to record their vocals, which consist entirely of eardrum-lacerating screams. One of their guest 'singers' was apparently locked away after stabbing his own mother 30 times. Which seems a long-winded way of going about things. Why not just get Richard Hawley in?

According to the band's Myspace manifesto, Stalaggh "truly represents the total annihilation of all human life." And there was me thinking that was N-Dubz.

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Now, before we get all point-and-laugh over this, we should acknowledge that, beneath the childish shock tactics, there are some pretty sickening politics at work here. A 'stalag' is a Nazi concentration camp. The extra G and H stand for global holocaust.

Following the same principle, the band soon plan to launch a new project, Gullaggh. If they keep sliding down the genocide scale, presumably eventually they'll end up at Butlinsgh.

Stallaggh are, quite clearly, a bunch of berks. They might even be an elaborate spoof. But in terms of sheer, gut-rumbling, parent-worrying, vomit-inducing noise, you've got to admit they possess a certain elan.


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Andrew [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 15:28
delightful
Liam [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 16:06
That's music? Even my cat can't listen to that without running away.
Liam [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 16:07
That's music? Even my cat can't listen to that without running away.
JasonO))) [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 16:57
Holy shit...and I thought I heard everything...this is a soulripping experiene!
Mr.Bunghole [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 17:11
STALAGGH IS GOD!
Deadman [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 17:26
Blue Sabbath Black Cheer is louder, blacker & more nihilistic than Stalaggh could ever hope to be...
Daniel [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 18:12
Stalaggh's album Pure Misanthropia is one of my all time faves, it's so raw, so pure. Existence is futile...
[Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 20:22
awsome!!!!!!!
Acheronian [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 20:43
Those are real mental patients. This what 'emo' music sounds like haha.
Melvin [Visitor] //August 3 2009 at 22:51
Clicked play full of jaded cynicism, walked away in tears.
Anonymous [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 10:15
Jeez...I love stuff like Sunn o))) and Merzbow, but this is beyond the pale. Also, politics seem slightly dubious to say the least. Some things are rightfully taboo for a reason - you really shouldn't be joking around about concentration camps.
Stephen [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 12:15
OMG! This is the 1st time in my life that a song scared the hell out of me! That's genius!
Joe [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 13:01
That's unpleasant.
Shawn [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 14:35
Good job they hadn't annihilated evryone and were able to make this pile of crap. I'm sure all the other supporters of this 'global holocaust' will be illegally downlading their copy and playing it too the friends they should be killing.
[Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 14:39
This is nothing new. Adam and the Ants and Ultavox were using mental patients years ago!!!
[Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 14:46
Not Ultravox, I meant Visage, dah.
Wadds [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 16:40
cool
Timbre [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 17:15
If you have to tell someone to scream, it's not real. And no, I'm not asking for stalaggh to do something real. Stinkkh.
Jeff [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 17:21
fucking funny!
Bob Drones [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 18:14
I didn’t think it was possible to have less tunes than Babyshambles.
José [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 18:22
Quite a hit with the ladies, the tune (and the chaps, surely)...
Stevethedrummer [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 20:02
Fuckin' great riff that first one. Overall it sound's like a whole diferent kind of shredding. If you catch my drift...
Stevethedrummer [Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 20:06
Fuckin' great riff that first one.
[Visitor] //August 4 2009 at 22:21
face it nme. you're a has been.
Sounds Gold [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 04:24
This is nothing, the Norwegian black metal bands have been up to much darker stuff... Buring down 500 year old churches, torturing fans (un-willingly) and drinking their blood, killing each other and some random people and making noises that hurt...
??? [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 08:54
wtf is this? sitting in a dark room scared to death.
Evan Crackdust [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 11:15
How can they be extreme? They ain't from Sabbath City. p.s. I've seen St Vitus!
Evan Crackdust [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 12:08
p.p.s. - Twice!
NMEisatroll [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 12:19
cool story bro.
Ana [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 12:44
this is sick. there is no meaning behind this track at all. Horror movie soundtracks - that's the only "light in a tunnel" for this band otherwise they should be locked up as well.
doomflares [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 13:38
oh god, this is emo.
Megatron [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 14:04
Are they closet nazis like me?
:GH: [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 15:38
Dont think of stalaggh as your everyday "band"....i listen to it as different projekts expressing different fears and hate... :SPREAD THE TERRROR: www.myspace.com/audio_terrrorist
:GH: [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 15:40
Dont think of stalaggh as your everyday "band"....i listen to it as different projekts expressing different fears and hate...so its more art that music kinda thing.. :SPREAD THE TERRROR: www.myspace.com/audio_terrrorist
:GH: [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 15:41
Dont think of stalaggh as your everyday "band"....i listen to it as different projekts expressing different fears and hate...so its more art that music kinda thing.. :SPREAD THE TERRROR: www.myspace.com/audio_terrrorist
doomflares [Visitor] //August 5 2009 at 18:16
i dont understand why so many have such an emotional attachment to magazines like the nme. emotions are bad. i say scrap the lot of them. they only cover bad music. and you should all do as i say, and if you dont I'LL THCWEAM AND THCWEAM TIL IM THICK!
xvoid [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 00:49
I think posts like these really show a downturn in the quality of NME articles. I have a feeling when I finally sanitize the airlock chamber sufficiently for me to take the plastic wrapper off the current issue 8 months from now that I'm going to be rather disappointed. Not too keen on Stalaggh, either, they smell too greasy for my taste.
dcfc [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 10:48
thats nearli as bad as phil collins!!
Frankyyyyyy [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 12:50
I must say that I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to that Stalaggh track on youtube. I would call myself a fan of the more extreme styles of music and this is among the best I've heard. It certainly has artistic value. Also their new project Gulaggh sounds very interesting. I'm certainly going to buy some of their stuff on eBay.
Toby aka DVoid [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 15:55
I love this band almost as much as i love men!
Dean O))) [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 16:52
They aint as loud as me band that are louder than Sunn Oh
Dean O))) [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 17:03
Sorry
JN [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 17:25
I bet you any money Stallaggh still lives at home with his mum
StopPostingAnd... [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 17:41
Get back to DFFD lads.
Dengar [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 17:53
Stalaggh on NME??? That's awesome! I've been a fan of their work since 2001.
Bored to death [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 18:07
The Gulaggh (follow up to Stalaggh) was already released 3 months ago. Just search youtube, you can find 2 short samples there. This time they used over 30 children from a youth mental hostpital...and you thought Stalaggh was sick!
pfunkboy [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 18:09
shall I make a poll about it? Are you sure this band isn't BNP SCUM calling themselves Stallagh?
Dean O))) [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 19:02
I don't think that's very funny.
Toby aka DVoid [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 23:33
I have read the lyrics to this so called music and as a gay man i am offended.
koroviev [Visitor] //August 6 2009 at 23:38
Check it out, dudes ... http://www.atwarwithfalsenoise.com/ I is da daddy of harshz noize baby!
TERRROR [Visitor] //August 7 2009 at 12:13
::EXISTENCE IS FUTILE::
Derrick [Visitor] //August 13 2009 at 18:19
This is just SICK!
grar [Visitor] //August 14 2009 at 12:14
*cries, wets pants*
WW [Visitor] //August 15 2009 at 03:21
That is actually very scary, its like something you'd have on The Ring or something!
aaaaarrrrggghhhh [Visitor] //August 17 2009 at 09:05
STALAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH
analbeads [Visitor] //August 19 2009 at 22:39
man nme suck when it comes to moderating posts....get your fingers out!
weirdooooooooo [Visitor] //August 20 2009 at 10:28
I love it!
Boba Fett [Visitor] //August 21 2009 at 09:09
they should use this as soundtrack for a horror movie
P. [Visitor] //August 29 2009 at 08:15
blood is coming out of my ears now...
[Visitor] //September 1 2009 at 20:03
my hunch is this is a prank. no one writes on their own myspace the way they do...hilarious.
becca [Visitor] //September 12 2009 at 22:49
one of my friends is obsessed with stalaggh and even had two tattoos dedicated to em :) lol im guessing he's read this and his reply is one on here that isnt so impressed with this review
YipYip [Visitor] //October 18 2009 at 05:00
This is shit, you cant call this music
evilknevil [Visitor] //October 27 2009 at 15:56
awesomeeeee!
Craig [Visitor] //December 6 2009 at 00:14
A Nuclear Bomb just went off, this is music to the sound of Terminator 2s nuke scene!
Chaps [Visitor] //June 17 2010 at 17:41
I like this album. It's like they sat down to write a new track and said, "I know! What about some screams over static! We haven't done that over and over again." Noise- it isn't scary kiddies.
Dr. Zook [Visitor] //June 20 2010 at 16:01
If you think that is unlistenable, then you have never heard the Anal Cunts.
Lorna [Visitor] //October 20 2010 at 23:33
If I'm honest, NME really let themselves down with this. Firstly, everyone has different tastes, and this type of music may appeal to certain people. Secondly, music is a form of art, and you can express it in anyway you want to. So basically, the writer of this article is extremely biased. Either way, I love Stalaggh. :EXSISTANCE IS FUTILE:
Crockett [Visitor] //November 23 2010 at 06:10
that's 5 minutes of my life I will never get back.