Mortician is an American

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band formed in

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, in 1989. They have released most of their albums since their ''House by the Cemetery'' EP with

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, but have released their latest album with their own label, Mortician Records. They have toured several times throughout America and Europe. The band is inspired by horror and slasher films, which is heavily expressed in the lyrics, artwork, and the uses of samples throughout their discography.

Musical style and influences

Steve Huey of ''

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'' wrote: "Although the group's sound is extreme and inaccessible to many ears, their song intros and use of slasher-film samples demonstrate a sense of humor (albeit a morbid one), overall a rare commodity in a genre that usually thrives on a dark, threatening posture." Mortician is influenced by other seminal death metal and grindcore acts, such as

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, Impetigo, Repulsion,

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, Slaughter,

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, and

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. Will Rahmer's vocal style was also influenced by Kam Lee of

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. Founding members were also heavily influenced by

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, and Venom.

Band members

Current

Will Rahmer Will Rahmer (born September 30, 1969) is an American musician. He was the vocalist in the death metal band Incantation temporarily during mid-1990, while forming Mortician with drummer Matt Sicher and guitarist Matt Harshner. Rahmer is the ly ...

– bass, vocals (1989–present) * Roger J. Beaujard – guitars (1991–present) *Sam Inzerra – drums (2003–present)

Former

*Matthew David "Matt" Sicher – drums (1989–1991; died 1994) *Matthew Carl "Matt" Harshner – guitars (1989–1990) *John McEntee – guitars (1990) *Desmond Tolhurst – guitars (1997–1999) *Kyle Powell – drums (1999) *Ron Kachnic – guitars (2000–2002)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Hacked Up for Barbecue'' (1997) * '' Chainsaw Dismemberment'' (1999) * '' Domain of Death'' (2001) * '' Darkest Day of Horror'' (2003) * '' Re-Animated Dead Flesh'' (2004)

EPs and singles

* '' Brutally Mutilated'' (7" Single, 1990) * '' Mortal Massacre'' (7" Single, 1991) * ''Mortal Massacre'' (EP, 1993) * '' House by the Cemetery'' (7" Single, 1994) * ''House by the Cemetery'' (EP, 1995) * ''Zombie Apocalypse'' (7" Single, 1998) * ''Zombie Apocalypse'' (EP, 1998) * ''Living.../... Dead'' (Split with Fleshgrind, 2004)

Demos

* ''Rehearsal 12/14/89'' * ''Demo No. 1 1990'' * ''Mortician / Malignancy / Deathrune / Alive (4) – Yonkers Death (CD, Ltd)'' (2007)

Compilations

*''

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("Skin Peeler") *'' Traces of Death III: Dead and Buried'' soundtrack ("Traces of Death") *''Straight to Hell: A Tribute to

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'' compilation ("Piece by Piece") * '' Mortal Massacre'' * ''Zombie Apocalypse/House by the Cemetery (Cass, Comp)'' * ''Hacked Up for Barbecue/Zombie Apocalypse'' * ''House by the Cemetery/Mortal Massacre'' * ''Wizards of Gore: Tribute to

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'' compilation ("Cannibal Lust") (2000, Razorback Recordings) * ''Final Bloodbath Session'' (2002, Primitive Recordings) * ''From the Casket'' (2016, Necroharmonic Productions)

Live albums

* ''Zombie Massacre Live!'' (2004)

Tribute albums

* ''Tribute to Mortician'' (2007)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mortician Death metal musical groups from New York (state) American deathgrind musical groups American rock music duos Goregrind musical groups Heavy metal duos Relapse Records artists Musical groups established in 1989