Necrophagia
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| Necrophagia | |
|---|---|
| Origin | USA |
| Years active | 1983 – present |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Labels | Red Stream |
| Members | Killjoy Fug Iscariah Titta Tani Undead Torment |
| Past members | Mirai Kawashima |
Necrophagia was one of the first death metal bands, assembled in 1983.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early days
Necrophagia was a popular group in the underground "tape trading" scene of the early-to-mid-1980s. Featuring hard-driving metal and growling vocals, Necrophagia became a pioneer in the fledgling extreme metal genre. Their first full-length album, Season of the Dead, was recorded and released in 1987.
[edit] With Phil Anselmo
The band then split up due to musical differences, and lay dormant until 1997 when frontman Killjoy reformed the band with then-Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo on guitar, Wayne Fabra on drums and Dustin Havnen on bass!!This lineup released the album Holocausto de la Morte and the EP Black Blood Vomitorium"!!Havnen was replaced later by Jared Faulk followed by Gorelord mainman Frediablo as a second guitarist with Anselmo and Opal Enthroned (real name: Stephanie Windstein)also then joined the band on keyboards for the releasing of CH EP in 2001 then split up leaving Killjoy & Frediablo as the only members for a short time!! .
[edit] Presently
In 2002 Killjoy announced the new Necrophagia line-up. Joining he and Frediablo would be Fug on guitar, Iscariah (formerly of Immortal) on bass, Titta Tanni on drums and Mirai Kawashima of Japanese avant-garde black metal band Sigh on keyboards. This proved to be the most productive time for Necrophagia, with all members concentrating on the band rather than treating it as a side project. They released the albums The Divine Art of Torture and Harvest Ritual Vol. 1, as well as the Goblins Be Thine EP.
On June 6, 2006 Necrophagia released Slit Wrists And Casket Rot, a live album from their "Harvesting the Dead" tour. A new full-length album, Death Trip '69, is due for release in 2007, and an EP entitled Satan's Skin is also in the works.
Frediablo left the band in early 2006 to concentrate on his other band Grimfist, and has been replaced by Undead Torment.
[edit] Line-up
[edit] Former members
- Mirai Kawashima (Sigh)- keyboards
- Frediablo (Gorelord) - guitar
- Wayne Fabra - drums
- Anton Crowley aka Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual) - guitars
- Dustin Havnen - bass
- Jared Faulk - bass
- Stephanie Weinstein aka Opal Enthroned - Keyboards
- Madthrash aka Larry Madison - guitar
- Voyer aka Joe Blazer - drums
- Blaster aka Bill Bork - bass
[edit] Name
Necrophagia is the act of cannibalizing a corpse. The word derives from the two Greek words nekron (corpse) and phagein (to eat).
[edit] Discography
- 1987 - Season of the Dead
- 1998 - Holocausto de la Morte
- 2000 - Black Blood Vomitorium (EP)
- 2001 - Cannibal Holocaust (EP)
- 2003 - The Divine Art of Torture
- 2004 - Goblins Be Thine (EP)
- 2005 - Harvest Ritual Vol. 1
- 2006 - Slit Wrists and Casket Rot (Live)
