Heinous Version Seven
Heinous Bienfäng is a legendary band hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Led by the enigmatic Heinous Bienfang, their music is a cocktail of rock, psychedelia, and fantasy, spilled on your fancy new white shag carpet, and you know it's not coming out.
A Legend Awakens
Heinous Bienfäng, the legendary band from Pittsburgh’s Northside, has spent the last five years electrifying the city’s live music scene. Anchored in the vibrant Deutschtown neighborhood, their home base pulses with the energy of their performances at iconic venues like The Poetry Lounge, The Government Center, and ACB. This four-piece ensemble, featuring Reverend Christina Aqua Fresca on bass, Chief Shredder Chedder on guitar, Alabaster Corningstone III on drums, and the enigmatic Heinous Bienfäng on vocals and the electric beater, has redefined the boundaries of rock, psychedelia, and fantasy.
A Great Adventure
Their journey began with a breakthrough on Atlanta college radio in the late '90s, followed by a memorable stint at SxSW that earned them accolades from industry heavyweights like Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls. However, it’s their recent exploits that have truly cemented their status as local legends. Their latest live album, “Live from the Depths of the YMR Basement,” captures the raw, unfiltered essence of their sound and the chaotic beauty of their performances. This release documents a night of methodical destruction and miraculous reintegration at the historic YMR Club, a venue that briefly transformed into a nova of live musical performance before being reassembled into a near-identical replica.
The Future of Now
In a daring blend of music and science, Heinous Bienfäng’s recent concert at the YMR Club saw them attempting to summon one of the Northside’s legendary Kaiju. Using an unsanctioned guitar and an uncalibrated bass amplifier, they created a matrix with a radiomatic device emitting low-frequency gamma waves and electromagnetic pulses, setting the mythic Fourth River into a state of excited resonance. Classic tracks like “The Dandelion” and “Take Me To The Right” amplified this resonance, while new songs “Killing Roses” and “Plastered All Over The World” showcased their evolving sound. This unique event, chronicled in their report “From the Depths: A Scientific Inquiry into Subterranean Phenomena Beneath Pittsburgh’s Northside,” highlights their ongoing exploration of the surreal and the fantastical.