| Deceased | |
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| Origin | Arlington, Virginia, USA |
| Genres | Death metal Thrash metal |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | PATAC Records, Thrash Corner Records |
| Members | |
| Shane Fuegel Eric Mayes King Fowley Mike Smith Les Snyder |
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Deceased is a death/thrash metal band from Virginia, that has attained a dedicated, though cult following throughout a lengthy recording and live career. Founded in 1984, by drummer and vocalist King Fowley, the first band to sign Relapse Records, they released four full albums through the label, along with a number of EPs, demos and re-releases of early demos. Leaving Relapse Records in 2003 to sign to Thrash Corner, the band continues to release material to this day. Their sound centers around the powerhouse drumming and horror lyrics barked, sometimes narrated vocals of Fowley, telling tales of zombies and classic works of horror from The Twilight Zone to the works of Edgar Allan Poe ("Dark Chilling Heartbeat" retells "The Tell-Tale Heart" on their Supernatural Addiction album), while the twin guitars often move quickly from riff to riff - the band's songs typically work through several time signature and tempo changes. From their fairly primitive origins, while their core sound has always retained an almost punk/hardcore edge to its rawness, Deceased became more and more ambitious in terms of their use of melody in their progressive, lengthy thrash guitar workouts. This transition in their career was marked by the release of a full zombie concept LP, "Fearless Undead Machines", with cover art by painter Wes Benscoter and spoken samples from George A. Romero's "..of the Dead" films, as well as the band's own attempts to stage classic horror monologue and storytelling. In 2006 the band left Thrash Corner Records and started their own label in 2008 called Shrieks from the Hearse. 2009 sees the band returning with a new album called 'Surreal Overdose' on this label as well as PATAC Records.
King Fowley will return to the drum kit for this record, but live Eric Mayes will now handle the duties.
Contents |
| Birth by Radiation | |
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| Demo album by Deceased | |
| Recorded | October 20, 1988 Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA |
| Genre | Death metal |
| Length | 29:10 |
| Producer | Don Zientara |
| Nuclear Exorcist | |
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| Demo album by Deceased | |
| Recorded | October 26–27, 1989 Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA |
| Genre | Death metal |
| Length | 26:38 |
| Producer | Joey P |
| One Night in the Cemetery | |
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| Demo album by Deceased | |
| Recorded | May 16, 1989 Live at The Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Genre | Death metal |
| The Day of Death Live | |
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| Demo album by Deceased | |
| Recorded | October 20, 1990 Live at The Skyroom, Buffalo, NY |
| Genre | Death metal |
| Live with the Legions | |
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| Demo album by Deceased | |
| Recorded | 1991-1992 Various locations |
| Genre | Death metal |
| Year | Compilation | Label | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Death...is Just the Beginning II | Relapse Records | "The 13 Frightened Souls" | Rough version |
| 1993 | 5 Years Nuclear Blast | Nuclear Blast | "Nuclear Exorcist" | 13 Frightened Souls |
| Corporate Death (A Relapse Multi Death Compilation) | Relapse Records | "Robotic Village" | ||
| 1995 | Death...Is Just The Beginning III | "Creek of the Dead" | The Blueprints for Madness | |
| UHF/VHF | "Midnight" | |||
| HUH CD 7 | Huh Music Service | "The Triangle" | ||
| 2 Noise Pollution (Terrorizer Magazine Free CD April 1995) | Triumphington Publishing Company | "Alternate Dimensions" | ||
| Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series: Volume 3 | Nuclear Blast | "Midnight" | ||
| Traces Of Death III | Relapse Records | "Into the Bizarre" | ||
| 1996 | Audio Espionage | Ax/ction Records | "Robotic Village" (Live) | Recorded at The Cave, Manassas VA (3/11/94) |
| 1997 | Promo | Relapse Records | "Fearless Undead Machines" | Fearless Undead Machines |
| 1998 | Solid:Strip Mining The Underground Since 1990 | "Graphic Repulsion" | ||
| Contamination MCMXCVII (Polluting The Scene Since 1990) | "Beyond Science" | |||
| Mercyful Fate Tribute | Listenable Records | "Nuns Have No Fun" | Previously unreleased Mercyful Fate cover | |
| 1999 | Relapse Records Sampler Spring 1999 | Relapse Records | "Beyond Science" | Fearless Undead Machines |
| A Call To Irons 2: A Tribute to Iron Maiden | Dwell Records | "2 Minutes to Midnight" | Previously unreleased Iron Maiden cover | |
| Land of the Wizard: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne | "S.A.T.O." | Previously unreleased Ozzy Osbourne cover | ||
| Dead Forever: Tribute to Motörhead | "Stay Clean" | Previously unreleased Motörhead cover | ||
| A Tribute to Mercyful Fate | Still Dead Records | "Doomed by the Living Dead" | Previously unreleased Mercyful Fate cover | |
| 2000 | Contaminated 3.0 | Relapse Records | "A Very Familiar Stranger" | Supernatural Addiction |
| Wizards of Gore: A Tributo to Impetigo | Razorback Records | "Dis-organ-ized" | Previously unreleased Impetigo cover | |
| 2001 | Contaminated 4.0 | Relapse Records | "It's Alive" | Behind the Mourner's Veil |
| Under the Guillotine: Tribute to Kreator | Dwell Records | "Tormentor" | Previously unreleased Kreator cover | |
| 2002 | We Don't Need Society: Tribute to D.R.I. | Malt Soda Records | "Madman" | Previously unreleased D.R.I. cover |