Blood Feast (band)
| Blood Feast | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Blood Lust (1985–1986) |
| Origin | Bayonne, New Jersey |
| Genres | Thrash metal, death metal |
| Years active | 1985-1991, 1999, 2007-Present |
| Labels |
Hell's Headbangers New Renaissance Records Colossal Records |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Adam Tranquilli Chris Natalini Tom Lorenzo CJ Scioscia Joe Moore |
| Past members |
Kevin Kuzma Lou Starita Gary Markovitch Mike Basden Karl Odenwald Tony Stanziano John Blicharz |
Blood Feast is an American Death/Thrash metal band that formed in 1985 in Bayonne, New Jersey under the name of Bloodlust.[1] The band broke up in 1991, again, had a concert in 1999 and got back together again in 2007.
History
The band was formed in 1985 by drummer Kevin Kuzma, bassist Louis Starita, vocalist Gary Markovitch and guitarist Adam Tranquilli under the name Bloodlust. In February 1986, the band recorded their first demo called The Suicidal Missions. In the same month Michael Basden joined as second guitarist. Shortly after, the band changed its name to Blood Feast. In June 1986, the band signed to a contract, The recordings for the first album were financed by the band itself.[2] In February 1987, the band released their debut album Kill for Pleasure,[3] and followed the release with some live performances, finishing each concert with a cover version of Into Crypts by Celtic Frost. In December 1987, the band recorded an EP (Face Fate). In June 1988 the band recorded a demo, which contained ten songs. Guitarist Adam Tranquili was no longer active by this time. Although initially titled The Last Remains, it was released as an album in 1989 under the name Chopping Block Blues. Shortly after the release, the band broke up. In 1999, the band reformed for a single appearance at the March Metal Meltdown in Asbury Park in New Jersey.
In 2002, Kevin Kuzma founded his own label called Militia Records and released the compilation Remnants: The Last Remains. On this were demo and live recordings, as well as certain other unreleased songs. In 2007, the band teamed up again. This line-up featured founding members Kevin Kuzma and Adam Tranquili, along with guitarist John Blicharz and singer Tony Stanziano.
Recent Activity
Current bass player Tom Lorenzo and vocalist Chris Natalini (who replaced Stanziano) were added in 2010, just a few months ahead of the band's performance at the Headbangers Open Air Festival in Germany. Blood Feast then returned for a 2nd appearance at H.O.A. in 2013. This incarnation of the band remained intact until March of 2014, at which point Kuzma and Blicharz were replaced by Joe Moore (formerly of DTA and Nemesis) and CJ Scioscia (of Insaniac and Skullshifter), respectively. A pre-production demo of the first new Blood Feast song in nearly 25 years, entitled "Off With Their Heads", was made available for streaming via YouTube in August of 2014. The new line-up then had its debut performance at Empire in West Springfield, VA on 13 September 2014, and has been active ever since. Two performances at the True Thrash Fest in Osaka, Japan occurred on 21 and 22 February 2015.
An album of all-new material, penned by Adam Tranquilli, is currently being recorded at LCBW Recording in Watchung, NJ. An early 2016 release is expected.
As of September 25, 2015, Blood Feast has signed with Hell's Headbangers records.[4]
Discography
- Suicidal Mission... (1986, demo)
- Kill for Pleasure (1987, LP)
- Face Fate (1987, EP)
- Chopping Block Blues (1989, LP)
- Remnants: The Last Remains (2002, compilation CD)
- Last Offering Before The Chopping Block (2012, compilation CD)
References
- ↑ "blood feast bio". Blood feast. Blood Feast. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- ↑ "blood feast record contract". Blood feast. Blood Feast. Retrieved 2014-06-19.
- ↑ "Discogs". Blood Feast. Discogs. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ↑ http://shop-hellsheadbangers.com/blood-feast.asp