Tithe

**Tithe** is an extreme metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2017 by vocalist/guitarist Matt Eiseman and drummer Kevin Swartz. Their music blends blackened death metal, deathgrind, and grindcore, and they are known for intense, heavy, and at times cathartic sounds with fuzzy, chugging guitars and aggressive vocals. Tithe's lyrical themes often touch on grief, mental illness, psychedelics, and critiques of religion and humanity, influenced notably by Eiseman’s personal experiences, including his mother’s battle with Alzheimer's. Their albums, like *Inverse Rapture* (2023) and *Penance* (2020), have shown a clear evolution from a sludgier, grindcore-rooted style to a more focused, dark, and evil-sounding extreme metal approach, earning them recognition within the Pacific Northwest metal scene and beyond.

Matt Eiseman describes Tithe’s music as a kind of dark and aggressive spiritual experience, drawing on a range of inspirations from metal to psychedelic encounters with nature. The band released records through labels like Profound Lore Records, and their recent works include *Communion In Anguish* and *Burn The Throne Of God*. They have steadily refined their songwriting and performance, creating a well-oiled machine with members Kevin Swartz on drums and Alexander Huddleston on bass, combining personal emotion with blistering intensity in their sound.