Septic Death

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Septic Death (Boise, Idaho) was a hardcore punk band fronted by artist Brian "Pushead" Schroeder on vocals. Septic Death's music became a major influence on bands like Integrity, Citizen's Arrest, Infest, and many other bands tied to the hardcore punk, thrashcore, crust punk etc. scenes. The band played only a few shows during it's active years (1981 to 1986), mostly in Boise, Idaho.

Along with Schroeder, the band consisted of Paul Birnbaum on drums, Mike Matlock on bass, and Jon Taylor on guitar.

"Septic death's songs deal mainly with fear and paranoia, the mental state of a person and how it functions. A few songs deal with current issues, but those are so depressing just to read the paper, why bring more attention than a song? If you seek to bring out solutions or terror to open eyes of fear, that is well constructed. But just complaints do not have meanings of knowledge. Strength away from fear or the acceptance of fear and what it creates makes it wiser for the mind... not the person who sings the song he writes but lives in terror of them. Open the eyes and let the enjoyment in; the awareness is essential.(extracted from Maximum Rock'N'Roll)."

"...religions were formed to create a god, and god was created, so you wouldn't fear death, and the reality of dying is SEPTIC DEATH (extracted from MRR)."

Fans of Septic Death such as Dwid Hellion (of Integrity) often characterized their sound as "horror hardcore" (as stated in Integrity's "Sliver In The Hands Of Time") solely due to the lyrics and content of their songs.

[edit] Discography

1984 - Need So Much Attention EP
1985 - Time Is the Boss (Live)
1987 - Now That I Have the Attention, What Do I Do with It? LP
1987 - Burial Mai So EP
1988 - Kichigai EP
1988 - Somewhere in Time (Live)
1990 - A Nightmare Takes a Nap: Volume 1
1991 - Attention Cassette
1992 - Theme From Ozo Bozo CD (LP?)
1992 - Gore Story LP
1993 - A Nightmare Takes a Nap: Volume 2
1993 - Split with Rocket from the Crypt EP
1998 - A Nightmare Takes a Nap: Volume 3
1999 - Crossed Out Twice CD - (1999)
1999 - Uncontrollable Proof EP
2006 - Chumoku (japanese for Attention) a sort of a reissue/collection of Septic Death songs