{{Short description|Swedish DJ and record producer}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Starving Insect | birth_name = Alexander Kassberg | alias = Despairful Tomorrow | birth_date = 1988 | origin = Stockholm, Sweden | genre = {{hlist|Hardcore techno|doomcore|industrial hardcore}} | occupation = {{hlist|DJ|record producer}} | years_active = 2004–present | label = * PRSPCT Recordings [as Starving Insect] * Mokum Records [as Despairful Tomorrow] }}
'''Alexander Kassberg''' (born circa 1988){{Efn|This is an estimate as Kassberg was 16 in 2004 (the time he started his career)}}, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Starving Insect · Artist Profile |url=https://ra.co/dj/starvinginsect |url-status= |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=Resident Advisor}}</ref>
== Career == Kassberg started releasing music under the stage name Despairful Tomorrow.
His main release being "And Hell Followed With" on Mokum Records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mokum label records - Toolbox records - your vinyl records store |url=https://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/label/Mokum/ |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=www.toolboxrecords.com}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-17 |title=Starving Insect – The Great Nothing (CD Album – Dark Descent) |url=https://www.side-line.com/starving-insect-the-great-nothing-cd-album-dark-descent/ |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=www.side-line.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2025, Kassberg performed at Dominator 2025 Anniversary Edition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Simon |date=2025-06-29 |title=What to expect of the Dominator 2025 anniversary edition |url=https://hardstylemag.com/what-to-expect-dominator-2025-anniversary-edition/ |access-date=2026-03-28 |website=Hardstyle Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== 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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== References == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Starving Insect}}
Category:Living people
Category:1988 births Category:Swedish electronic dance music DJs Category:Swedish record producers Category:Swedish hardcore techno musicians