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Massacre (metal Band)
Massacre (briefly known as Massacre X and Gods of Death) is an American death metal band. They were formed in 1984 by Bill Andrews (drummer), Bill Andrews, Allen West (musician), Allen West, JP Chartier, Scott Blackwood, and Mark Brents. The band has reunited several times with varying lineups, most recently in late 2016. History Massacre were formed in 1984 by drummer Bill Andrews, guitarists Allen West and JP Chartier, bassist Scott Blackwood and vocalist Mark Brents as a heavy/thrash metal band. Later bassist was replaced by Mike Borders, vocalist replaced by Kam Lee, at which point their style transitioned towards death metal. After their first demo, their line-up settled with guitarist Rick Rozz (formerly of Mantas, an early incarnation of Death) and bassist Terry Butler. They disbanded and re-united again several times. In 1987, Rozz, Andrews and Butler joined Death (metal band), Death. After being fired by Death in 1989, Rick Rozz reformed Massacre with Lee and they ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampa, Florida
Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, Hillsborough County. With an estimated population of 403,364 in 2023, Tampa is the List of United States cities by population, 49th-most populous city in the country and the List of municipalities in Florida, third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville and Miami. Tampa was founded as a military center in the 19th century, with the establishment of Fort Brooke. The cigar industry was brought to Tampa by Vicente Martinez Ybor, Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was reincorporated as a city in 1887 following the American Civil War, Civil War. Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Knowledge'', Christmas edition, 22 December 2007 – 4 January 2008. It is published by the Oxford University Press and was described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". History of the encyclopedia Larkin believed that rock music and popular music were at least as significant historically as classical music, and as such, should be given definitive treatment and properly documented. ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is the result. In 1989, Larkin sold his half of the publishing company Scorpion Books to finance his ambition to publish an encyclopedia of popular music. Aided by a team of initially 70 contributors, he set about compiling the data in a pre-internet age, "relying instead on information ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasty Savage
Nasty Savage is an American thrash metal band from Brandon, Florida, formed in 1983 by vocalist "Nasty" Ronnie Galletti. The band has undergone various lineup changes, with Galletti and guitarist David Austin remaining the only constant members, until the latter's departure in 2022. Overview Nasty Savage rose to popularity primarily due to singer "Nasty" Ronnie Galetti's over-the-top stage show performances (in early shows, he would smash a television sets over his head). They were extremely influential in the emergence of the Florida death metal scene, inspiring bands such as Death and Obituary. The second album ''Indulgence'' (1987), featuring the hit single "XXX", was recorded at Progressive Music in Tampa. These recordings helped to get the band signed with heavy metal label Metal Blade Records Metal Blade Records (often shortened to Metal Blade) is an American independent record label founded by Brian Slagel in 1982 based in the U.S. state of California. The label pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreator
Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current line-up consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mille Petrozza, Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen Reil, Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli-Sirniö, and bassist Frédéric Leclercq. The band's line-up has changed multiple times throughout its -year career, most noticeably with their bassists and lead guitarists. Petrozza and Reil are the only two original members left in Kreator, although the latter had left the band in 1994 but rejoined in 1996. Yli-Sirniö has been the lead guitarist of Kreator since 2001, while Leclercq joined in 2019 as the replacement of Christian "Speesy" Giesler, who had been in the band since 1994. Kreator has released fifteen studio albums, two EPs, two live albums and three compilation albums. They gained a large underground fanbase within the international thrash metal community, with their second studio album ''Pleasure to Kill'' (1986) regarded as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metalucifer
Metalucifer is a Japanese heavy metal band formed by Gezolucifer (of Sabbat) in 1995. Adopting the musical style of early NWOBHM and building upon it, they achieved underground celebrity, especially in Scandinavia. Their pure heavy metal approach, and their unadulterated use of the words "Heavy Metal" in song titles has gained them fame, as their music strives to capture the essence of what they think "heavy metal" should be. Name The name Metalucifer was taken from the classic Sabbat song "Metalucifer And Evilucifer", meaning, according to the band, "King of the Heavy Metal Hell". Members These are the people who have played in Metalucifer between 1995 and 2003, all releases and concerts included: * Gezolucifer (Masaki Tachi): also known as ''Gezol''. Lead vocals and bass guitar (from Sabbat) * Elizaveat: guitar and drums (from Sabbat) * Elizabigore: guitar (from Gore) * Bill Andrews: drums (ex-Death and ex-Massacre A massacre is an event of killing people wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeramie Kling
Jeramie Kling (born 1982) is an American drummer, recording engineer, producer, and live sound engineer for the metal bands The Absence and Venom Inc. He is also a member of Ribspreader (drums), Goregäng (guitar/lead vocals), and Metal Blade act Necromancing the Stone. Kling was a member of death metal band Massacre (drums/backing vocals) from 2019 to 2020. In 2021, he formed the band Inhuman Condition with Massacre and Obituary bassist Terry Butler (ex-Death) and Taylor Nordberg. In August 2024, Kling joined thrash metal band Overkill as touring drummer. Kling was a founding member of The Absence and played drums on four of their albums, ''From Your Grave'' (2005), ''Riders of the Plague'' (2007), ''Enemy Unbound'' (2010) and ''A Gift for the Obsessed'' (2018). ''Enemy Unbound'' reached No. 55 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart following its release. The Absence is currently signed to M-Theory Audio. Kling became a member of Venom Inc. in 2018 following the departure of or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Greif
Eric Greif (June 19, 1962 – October 29, 2021) was a Canadian-American lawyer, university instructor, and entertainment personality and producer known for a management and record production career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 1980s and early 1990s, and later within the legal profession. He was also known for being the longtime manager and lawyer of metal musician Chuck Schuldiner. Canadian filmmaker Sam Dunn has referred to Greif as a "hugely important figure in the extreme metal scene."''Helping The Cause: Metal Evolution - The Lost Episode: Extreme Metal'', metalstorm.net (retrieved February 24, 2013) He was the nephew of deceased American writer and publisher [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaine Cook
Blaine "Zippy" Cook is the former lead singer of the early 1980s Seattle political punk band the Fartz. After they disbanded, he went on to front the thrash oriented the Accüsed. Cook currently fronts Toe Tag A toe tag is a piece of cardboard attached with string to the big toe of a deceased individual in a morgue. It is used for identification purposes, allowing the mortician, coroner, law enforcement, and others involved in the death process to c ... and Accused A.D.. He was also the featured vocalist on a release, ''Horror Holocaust'', by the thrash/death metal band Denial Fiend. Replacing Kam Lee in the band. Blaine and wife Rahel used to own Zippy's Giant Burgers in West Seattle. Zippy's was a cult favorite in Seattle, having garnered several awards, including Best Burger by the Best of Western Washington and Best Burger (non-beef) by the Seattle Weekly. Zippy's closed its doors for the final time on July 10, 2022, citing staffing, inflation and an unreasonable lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Promise (Massacre Album)
''Promise'' is the second studio album by American death metal band Massacre, released on July 23, 1996, through Earache Records. Massacre vocalist Kam Lee rejoined the band in 1993 after leaving for a year during a tour in the United Kingdom when guitarist Rick Rozz approached him for a new album to record. Rozz wanted Lee to write a different type of lyrics and Rozz wrote the rest of the album. Lee wrote the lyrics and he recorded the vocals, but left Massacre during post-production due to dissatisfaction with the album. Lee said that the vocals are not his and he is wrongfully credited as the vocalist, and that an unknown person finished the vocals. After Lee left the band, Kenny Goodwin replaced him as the temporary vocalist and guitarist for Massacre. ''Promise'' shows the band abandoning the death metal genre temporarily for a groove metal style resembling Pantera, and the lyrics are cathartic lyrics about relationship issues. ''Promise'' was widely disliked by fans, and Lee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venom (band)
Venom are an English heavy metal band formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1978. Coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), Venom's first two albums, '' Welcome to Hell'' (1981) and ''Black Metal'' (1982), are considered major influences on black metal, thrash metal and extreme metal in general.Kahn-Harris, Keith''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'' Oxford: Berg, 2007. . Their second album proved influential enough that its title was used as the name of the black metal genre; as a result, Venom were part of the first wave of the genre, along with Mercyful Fate and Bathory. History Early years (1978–1981) The band was formed in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1978. The original personnel came from three different bands: Guillotine, Oberon and Dwarfstar. The original Guillotine featured Jeff "Mantas" Dunn and Dave Rutherford on guitars, Dean Hewitt on bass guitar, Dave Blackman on vocals, and Chris Mercater on drums who replaced Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Lant
Conrad Thomas Lant (born 15 January 1963), also known by his stage name Cronos, is an English musician. He is the founder, vocalist and bassist of heavy metal band Venom. Biography Early life After playing in a couple of high school bands—Dwarfstar and Album Graecum—Lant took the stage name Cronos and in 1979 joined a band called Guillotine as a guitarist. There, he met Jeffrey Dunn, who later became Mantas. In 1979, the original bassist left one week before a church hall gig. Instead of not playing the venue, Cronos took up the bass and they changed the band name to Venom. Cronos has since continued to play the bass throughout his career in Venom. In 1980, the band's vocalist, Clive Archer (with stage name Jesus Christ), left the band, leaving Cronos to take over this role too and finalising the band into a three-piece group. Cronos started working in a recording studio after he left school called Impulse Studios. The studio had a number of labels releasing albums by folk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inhuman Condition
''Inhuman Condition'' is an EP by the American death metal band Massacre. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. Track listing # "Inhuman Condition" – 5:41 # "Plains of Insanity" – 4:48 # "Warhead" – 5:16 (Venom cover) # "Provoked Accurser" – 4:53 Credits ;Band members * Kam Lee – vocals * Rick Rozz – guitar * Steve Swanson – guitar on tracks 1–3 * Terry Butler – bass * Bill Andrews – drums ;Guest musicians * Cronos – additional vocals on track 3 * Walter Trachsler – guitar on track 4 ;Production * Rick Miller – engineer * Edward J. Repka – artwork Recorded at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and t ..., December 1991 References * Massacre (metal band) albums 1992 EPs Albums with c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
