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Starving Insect

Swedish DJ and record producer

Alexander Kassberg (born circa 1988), known professionally by his pseudonym Starving Insect (earlier on known as Despairful Tomorrow) is a Swedish hardcore techno DJ and record producer, who specializes in doomcore and industrial hardcore.

01Career

Kassberg started releasing music under the stage name Despairful Tomorrow.

His main release being "And Hell Followed With" on Mokum Records.

He then starting releasing doomcore and industrial hardcore tracks under the Starving Insect alias, with his first major release being the album The Great Nothing.

In 2025, Kassberg performed at Dominator 2025 Anniversary Edition.

02Discography

Studio albums

  • The Great Nothing (2015)
  • Gospel of the Worm (2022)

Extended plays

  • And Hell Followed With (as Despairful Tomorrow, 2004)
  • Forget The Rapture, Prepare To Rot (2012)
  • Acid Avengers 023 (split with Crystal Geometry, 2022)
  • Wisdom From The Waste (with Catscan, 2023)
  • Blind Idiot God (2024)

Singles

  • "The Deafening How of a Dead Future" (with Omnicide, 2012)
  • "The Rainmaker" (2022)
  • "The Creeper" (with Catscan, 2026)
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