# Starving Insect

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{{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](/source/Stockholm), [Sweden](/source/Sweden)
| genre             = {{hlist|[Hardcore techno](/source/Hardcore_(electronic_dance_music_genre))|[doomcore](/source/Doomcore)|[industrial hardcore](/source/Industrial_hardcore)}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|[DJ](/source/Disc_jockey)|[record producer](/source/record_producer)}}
| years_active      = 2004–present
| label             = * PRSPCT Recordings [as Starving Insect]
* [Mokum Records](/source/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](/source/Sweden) [hardcore techno](/source/Hardcore_(electronic_dance_music_genre)) DJ and record producer, who specializes in [doomcore](/source/doomcore) and [industrial hardcore](/source/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](/source/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)

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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Category:Living people

Category:1988 births
Category:Swedish electronic dance music DJs
Category:Swedish record producers
Category:Swedish hardcore techno musicians

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