Man Must Die is a
Scottish
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technical death metal band from
Glasgow, formed in 2002.
History
Man Must Die was formed in May 2002, with John Lee, Alan McFarland, Danny McNab and Joe McGlynn. The band members were known throughout the Scottish metal scene through other bands such as Regorge, Confusion Corporation, Co-Exist and Godplayer. They released a four-track demo, ''The Season Of Evil'', in 2003 which attracted label Retribute Records who released their debut album ''...Start Killing'', in 2004. They released their second studio album through
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features many grindcore, death metal, metalcore and sludge metal artists.
History
The label was ...
, titled ''The Human Condition''. In 2007, Man Must Die parted ways with John Lee who was replaced by Matt Holland, the former drummer of Inversus, Zillah, Sons Of Slaughter and Madman Is Absolute. And in 2012, Matt Holland was replaced by Australian drummer Todd Hansen, of Canadian band Amplitusion, Australian bands Headkase, Rome, F.U.C., and formerly of The Berzerker.
In 2009 Man Must Die released their third studio album, entitled ''No Tolerance For Imperfection'' through Relapse Records. They toured extensively supporting the likes of Machine Head, Hatebreed, Decapitated, Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Cephalic Carnage, Kataklysm, The Rotted and Exodus.
Their 4th studio album, entitled ''Peace Was Never an Option'' was released on 11 November 2013.
Man Must die entered the studio in 2018 to record the "Gagging Order" EP. This included 2 covers and the "Slave to the Animal" single and was released in 2019.
On 20 January 2023, the band announced their fifth album, ''The Pain Behind It All'', would be released on 17 February, and also released the music video for the album's title track.
Musical style
Man Must Die are known and praised for their highly energetic music style, with early releases containing elements of
technical death metal,
melodic death metal and even influences from old-school
hardcore punk. Later releases show much more melodic elements coupled with a
deathgrind-based sound. Vocalist Joe McGlynn deploys a vast variety of techniques. Ranging from harsh
death growls to a high-pitched shriek and even the occasional spoken word more akin to the aforementioned hardcore genre. The lyrics deal with religion, murder, death, hate and warfare, usually written in a very aggressive fashion.
Personnel
*
;
;Current members
*Joe McGlynn –
vocals
*Alan McFarland –
guitar
*James Wright –
bass
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*Tony Corio –
drums
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*Michael Allan –
guitar
;Former members
*Danny McNab – bass
*John Lee – drums
*Matt Holland – drums
*René Hauffe – guitar
*Davy Sandford – guitar
*James Burke – drums
*Daniel Firth – bass
;Live members
*Todd Hansen – drums
*JJ McGowan – guitar
Discography
;Studio albums
*''
...Start Killing'' (2004)
*''
The Human Condition'' (2007)
*''
No Tolerance for Imperfection'' (2009)
*''Peace Was Never an Option'' (2013)
*''The Pain Behind It All'' (2023)
;EPs
*''Gagging Order'' (2019)
;Demos
*''The Season of Evil'' (2003)
References
*Greg Prato
No Tolerance for Imperfection Allmusic
*Tony Daley
Start Killing (Retribute) Blabbermouth.net
*Scott Alisoglu
The Human Condition (Relapse) Blabbermouth.net
*Ryan Ogle
No Tolerance For Imperfection (Relapse) Blabbermouth.net
External links
Man Must Dieon
Myspace
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Technical death metal musical groups
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Musical groups established in 2002
Relapse Records artists
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