Necrodeath
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| Necrodeath | |
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| Origin | Genoa, Italy |
| Genre(s) | Thrash metal Black metal |
| Years active | 1984–1989 1998-present |
| Label(s) | Scarlet Records |
| Website | http://www.necrodeath.net/ |
| Members | |
| Flegias Pier Gonella John Peso |
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Necrodeath is an Italian thrash metal band. It is one of the first thrash metal bands born in Italy, along with Schizo and Bulldozer. They take inspiration from Slayer, Possessed, Kreator, Celtic Frost and Bathory[1]. The band is also renowned for its great live performances, and notably for their mighty "wall of sound".
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[edit] History
The band was formed in 1984 under the name Ghostrider by Claudio (guitars), Peso (drums), along with Ingo (vocals) and Paolo (bass). They released as a first recording a 4-track demo titled "The Shining Pentagram" with Slayer, Kreator and Bathory influences, which gained them an important following throughout the underground metal scene.
Both first albums Into the Macabre (1987) and Fragments of Insanity (1989) were acclaimed by metal press and fanzines and allowed Necrodeath to have a cult following that is still present to this day. The band disbanded soon after the recording of the second album.
Historical members Claudio and Peso reformed the band in 1998 after a long break. Ingo was replaced by Flegias on vocals, while John became the new bass player. Four albums have been recorded since then, which, arguably, have not had as much of a significant impact on the metal scene as their early work, but their popularity seems not to decade.
Necrodeath released the album Draculea on October 22, 2007. The album is based on Vlad Tepes.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current members
- Flegias - Vocals
- Pier Gonella - Guitars
- John - Bass
- Peso - Drums
[edit] Former members
- Claudio - 1985-2003 Guitars
- Ingo - 1985-1999 Vocals
- Paolo - 1985-1999 Bass
- Andy - 2006-2007 Guitars
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio album
- Into the Macabre (1987)
- Fragments of Insanity (1989)
- Mater of All Evil (1999)
- Black as Pitch (2001)
- Ton(e)s of Hate (2003)
- 20 Years of Noise (2005)
- 100% Hell (2006)
- Draculea (2007)
[edit] Demo
- Rehearsal '84 (1984, as Ghostrider)
- The Exorcist (1984, as Ghostrider)
- Mayhemic Destruction (1985, as Ghostrider)
- The Shining Pentagram (1985)
[edit] Side-project
- Mondocane: Project One (con Schizo) (1990)
[edit] Video
- From Hate To Scorn Home Video (2001)
