{"id":10337,"date":"2025-09-21T16:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T04:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/?p=10337"},"modified":"2026-10-10T10:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:28:35","slug":"forced-starvation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upthepunks.co.nz\/bands\/2025\/09\/forced-starvation","title":{"rendered":"Forced Starvation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Forced Starvation are a four-piece grindcore band from Te Whanganui-a-Tara\/Wellington, forging an old-school, crust-leaning take on 1990s grind. Formed in 2022, the band grew out of guitarist Sam Thurston and drummer Dan Fraser\u2019s shared obsession with the raw intensity of acts like Ass\u00fcck, Phobia, Heresy, Insect Warfare<\/strong>, and Brutal Truth<\/strong>. The band\u2019s music channels that lineage into short, violent bursts of sound, while lyrically exploring the brutality of human behaviour and its destructive impact on people and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Origin<\/strong><\/td>Wellington<\/td><\/tr>
Genre<\/strong><\/td>grindcore, fastcore, brutal death<\/td><\/tr>
Years Active<\/strong><\/td>2022 – now<\/td><\/tr>
Labels<\/strong><\/td>Always Never Fun
RSR<\/td><\/tr>
Associated Acts<\/strong><\/td>Meth Drinker
Piggery
Police Lineup
Stress Ghetto
Unruly<\/td><\/tr>
Current Members<\/strong><\/td>Bosun (vocals)
Dan Fraser (drums)
Sam Thurston (guitar)
Vanya Vitali (bass 2025-)<\/td><\/tr>
Past Members<\/strong><\/td>Jeff Lepper (bass 2022-2024)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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