Torture is a Chicago-based slam death metal project known for anti-war themes, technical brutality, avant-garde structure, grooving slam riffs, and extreme metal intensity. The project’s Bandcamp describes its sound as “Anti-War Full Intensity Extremities,” with releases including War Crime: 37 Tracks - 37 Homicides, Exhibit B: Dehumanization Tactics, III - Thrill Kill: The ‘Kill Team’ Murders, War Crime 2: Genocide Protocol, and 4 - “Enduring Freedom.” Torture’s 2026 live activity includes The Summer Slaughter Tour with Hatebreed, Terror, Incantation, Gates to Hell, and Creeping Death.
