Beneath the Massacre is a Canadian
technical death metal
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band from
Montreal
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,
Quebec
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. Their debut EP ''
Evidence of Inequity
''Evidence of Inequity'' is an EP by Canadian death metal
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'', was released in 2005, under
Galy Records
Galy Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Verdun, Quebec, founded by Eric Galy in 2002. The label includes albums released for bands such as Dead Brain Cells, Neuraxis, Despised Icon, Gorguts, Unexpect, Infernäl Mäjesty, Anv ...
. In early 2006, the band signed with
Prosthetic Records
Prosthetic Records is an American record label specializing in heavy metal recordings, founded in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald. Prosthetic Records released the first two albums by Lamb of God and Animals ...
and released their first full-length album, ''
Mechanics of Dysfunction'', on the label on February 20, 2007. They were on the 2007 Brutalitour alongside
Animosity
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,
As Blood Runs Black
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the Faceless
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. They also played the Summer Slaughter Tour with
Decapitated
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Necrophagist
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, As Blood Runs Black, the Faceless,
Ion Dissonance
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, and
Cephalic Carnage
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. They were on the 2007 Radio Rebellion Tour along with
Job for a Cowboy
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,
Behemoth, and
Gojira.
History
Beneath the Massacre was formed in the summer of 2004,
composed of vocalist Elliot Desgagnés, guitarist Christopher Bradley, bassist Dennis Bradley, and drummer Justin Rousselle. In May 2005, they released a five-track EP ''
Evidence of Inequity
''Evidence of Inequity'' is an EP by Canadian death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picki ...
'' through the Canadian label
Galy Records
Galy Records is a Canadian independent record label based in Verdun, Quebec, founded by Eric Galy in 2002. The label includes albums released for bands such as Dead Brain Cells, Neuraxis, Despised Icon, Gorguts, Unexpect, Infernäl Mäjesty, Anv ...
, the EP was produced by Yannick St-Amand and mastered by Alan Douches.
Beneath the Massacre announced a Canadian tour to promote the album in September 2005 supporting
Neuraxis
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, but were forced to cancel due to an accident with their van outside
Thunder Bay
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,
Ontario
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.
In May 2006, Beneath the Massacre signed a record deal with
Prosthetic Records
Prosthetic Records is an American record label specializing in heavy metal recordings, founded in Los Angeles, California in 1998 by E.J. Johantgen and Dan Fitzgerald. Prosthetic Records released the first two albums by Lamb of God and Animals ...
, and soon after, they started a tour in Canada with
Leng Tch'e
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and
Fuck the Facts
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. The band began to work with producer Yannick St-Amand on a new album in June that same year, in parallel several dates were announced, and included shows at the
Toronto
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''Terrorfest'' with over 60 bands at the three-day festival between July 14–16, the ''Robot Mosh Fest'' in
Milwaukee
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, then in the same month ''Trails Unto the Sick'' concerts again with Neuraxis, which included the
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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''Better off Dead Fest'' and
Albuquerque
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's ''Gathering of the Sick Fest''. Beneath the Massacre featured with the track "Profitable Killcount" on a 2006 Japanese-only compilation album titled ''Canadian Metal in Japan'', released by Cyclone Records. The band's full-length debut album ''
Mechanics of Dysfunction'' again produced by Yannick St-Amand and mixed by Pierre Rémillard, was released in February 2007 through Prosthetic Records.
In 2008, the group released their second full-length album, entitled ''
Dystopia
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'', through Prosthetic label on October 28, 2008. The album was recorded in the Northern Studio in Montreal, Quebec by Yannick St-Amand, mixed by
Jason Suecof
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with artwork from Felix Rancourt. Beneath the Massacre toured with
Darkest Hour and
Bleeding Through
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, among others, in the ''
Thrash and Burn European Tour 2009
Darkest Hour is an American heavy metal band from Washington, D.C., formed in 1995. Though failing to break through early in their tenure, the band has received acclaim for their albums '' Undoing Ruin'', '' Deliver Us'', and '' The Eternal Ret ...
'' in April and May 2009 in Europe. In April 2009, Beneath the Massacre was nominated as "Best Underground Band" at the
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards
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Introduction
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.
Beneath the Massacre finished recording an EP in July 2010, which was confirmed to be named ''Marée Noire'' (French: "''black tide''"). Vocalist Desgagnés stated, "It's going to be two years since our last album and we had the idea of a short release while we keep writing for the next full length. We picked five songs to go on the EP and I feel like these are by far the best songs we've ever written. Nothing that different from our other releases but we're always getting a little closer to the sound we want. So we're all satisfied with the result and are looking forward to share it."
By late 2011, the band had finished their third full-length album and on February 14, 2012 it was released through
Prosthetic
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. The name of the album is ''Incongruous''. In support of the release, they toured Europe in early 2012 as part of the Bonecrusher fest with
Carnifex,
Molotov Solution
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Within the Ruins
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, and
Betraying the Martyrs
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.
After 2012, the band became quiet for several years, but in 2018, it was revealed that Beneath the Massacre had plans to record and release new material by 2019, as well as return to touring. The news was confirmed by the band's manager, who also confirmed that the band never broke up. Following the news, the band announced a tour for June 2019. On February 28, 2020, Beneath the Massacre released their fourth album, ''Fearmonger''.
Members
Current members
*Christopher Bradley – guitar
(2004–present)
*Dennis Bradley – bass
(2004–present)
*Elliot Desgagnés – vocals
(2004–present)
*Anthony Barone – drums
(2019–present)
Former members
*Christian Pepin – guitar
(2004–2005)
*Justin Rousselle – drums
(2004–2011)
*Patrice Hamelin – drums
(2012–2019)
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
* ''
Mechanics of Dysfunction'' (2007)
* ''
Dystopia
A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopiaCacotopia (from κακός ''kakos'' "bad") was the term used by Jeremy Bentham in his 1818 Plan of Parliamentary Reform (Works, vol. 3, p. 493). ...
'' (2008)
* ''Incongruous'' (2012)
* ''Fearmonger'' (2020)
Extended plays
* ''
Evidence of Inequity
''Evidence of Inequity'' is an EP by Canadian death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picki ...
'' (2005)
* ''Marée Noire'' (2010)
Music videos
* "Society's Disposable Son" (2007)
* "Rise of the Fearmonger" (2020)
* "Treacherous" (2020)
* "Autonomous Mind" (2021)
References
External links
Facebook pageMyspace page
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Canadian technical death metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups from Montreal
Musical quintets
Deathcore musical groups