HAGGUS: California Mincecore Practitioners To Release Destination Extinction Full-Length June 20th On Tankcrimes; Double Feature Now Playing + Preorders Available

Watch HAGGUS’ “Rotting Out”/ “Do You Love Mincecore?” video HERE.

California mincecore practitioners HAGGUS will unleash their Destination Extinction full-length on June 20th through Tankcrimes!

Ski masks. Pitch shifters. Debaucherous live shows. This is what you think of when you think of mincecore. And when you think of mincecore, you think of HAGGUS. Wasting no time at all, HAGGUS abruptly conquered the DIY grind and punk scenes quickly becoming the ugly face of an entire sub-genre they call mincecore. With a meticulously crafted blend of crust punk and goregrind, they layer almost-poppy guitar riffs with repulsive, pitch shifted vocals – and there isn’t a band on the planet that can replicate their infectiously brutal sound. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re the first and only grindcore band that will get a guitar lick or vocal melody stuck on repeat in your head while still making you want to shove sharpened pencils in your ear holes and vomit out your spleen. HAGGUS are undoubtedly the kings of the current extreme underground and are here to unleash total domination. So buckle up, wimps. If you’ve never heard of ‘em, you’re about to hear something you’ll never forget.

Destination Extinction is a sonic voyage through the entire history of extreme underground chaotic punk and metal and back. This is mincecore. This is HAGGUS.

In advance of Destination Extinction’s release, today HAGGUS drops two new singles – “Rotting Off” and “Do You Love Mincecore?” – and an accompanying video. The video, directed by Danny Dobyn, captures a day in the life of HAGGUS across Los Angeles and is, as would be expected, total madness.

Comments the band, “Do you love mincecore? Because we fucking do! Take a greasy ride with [guitarist/vocalist] Hambone down into the deep, dark depths of the true mincecore underworld in this grimy Tankcrimes double feature! These two putrid new singles shine a menacing glimpse into the undeniably savage rollercoaster ride you’re in for when you pick up our new album, Destination Extinction!”

Watch HAGGUS’ “Rotting Off”/ “Do You Love Mincecore?” video HERE.

Destination Extinction was recorded by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios in Oakland, California (Necrot, Autopsy) and includes cover art by Rusted Winds. The record will be available on CD, cassette, and digital formats as well as limited edition vinyl in the following color variants:

Crystal Clear (Ltd. 50)
Liquid Filled Vinyl (Ltd. 100 copies – available May 2nd Bandcamp Friday Exclusively at the Tankcrimes Bandcamp page)
Beach Barf Splatter (Ltd. 200)
Sunset Splat (Ltd. 25)
Electric Blue (Retail exclusive available at record stores worldwide upon street date)

Additionally, the CD edition will be available at an early bird special rate of $6.66 through May 10th. Don’t miss out on this mincecore bargain!

Find physical preorders at the Tankcrimes webshop HERE and digital orders at Bandcamp HERE.  

Destination Extinction Track Listing:
1. Rotting Off
2. Bound By The Realms Of Cruelty (Featuring Digestor of Ghoul)
3. What’s Fucking Left?
4. Lobotomized Compliance
5. Do You Love Mincecore?
6. Repulsive Institutuion
7. Crippled By Stupidity
8. As The Hammer Drops
9. Malignant Boomer
10. Grotesque Reflectionn

HAGGUS Live:
5/22/2025 The Meatlocker – Montclair, NJ
5/23/2025 Maryland Death Fest – Baltimore, MD
5/30/2025 Earslaughter Fest – Montreal, QC
5/31/2025 Alchemy – Providence, RI matinee show
6/01/2025 Trans Pecos – Queens, NY
6/23/2025 Sanctuary – Detroit, MI
6/24/2025 Reggies – Chicago, IL
6/25/2025 Black Circle – Indianapolis, IN
6/27/2025 No Dice – New Orleans, LA
6/28/2025 Boggs – Atlanta, GA matinee show
6/29/2025 Cobra Nashville – Nashville, TN

HAGGUS was forged in 2014 by guitarist/vocalist Hambone as an outlet to merge the traditional sound and politics of mincecore with the sonic barbarity of old-school goregrind. Obsessed with pitch shifters but finding a lack of bands using them that were not labeled misogynistic porno-grind, Hambone set out on an unstoppable quest. Solely influenced by the mighty Agathocles, Hambone was determined to keep the spirit of true mincecore alive encompassing everything from their relentless release schedule to their uncompromising political agenda speaking out against misogyny, sexism, and homophobia in the scene while adding his own style of gore infused vocals into the mix.

Coming from a purely crust and punk background, Hambone has taken a strictly DIY approach with HAGGUS since inception. With a tireless work ethic, the band dropped close to 100 songs within the first six months of existence followed by self-releasing over sixty splits, ten EPs, and three full-length albums while touring over twenty countries since 2014. In traditional mincecore fashion, Hambone is the sole founder and only remaining original member of the band. After a decade of DIY releases, HAGGUS is now part of the Tankcrimes family and their fourth full length album, Destination Extinction, is only the beginning: gore freaks and mince mongers commence! Worldwide mincecore domination is upon us!

HAGGUS – Destination Extinction Lineup:
Hambone – strinx, spew, decomposition
Mister Brisket – stranx, splat
The Slamburglar – percussive purulence

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