''Erase'' is the third studio album by Dutch
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 picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band
Gorefest
Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.
History
Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...
. It was released in 1994 via
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...
.
While primarily death metal, the album incorporates some slower and more mid-paced ideas reminiscent of
heavy metal and is seen as a transition into the
death 'n' roll
Death 'n' roll (portmanteau of ''death'' metal and rock'' 'n' roll'') is the subgenre of death metal music that incorporates hard rock-inspired elements to the overall sound. The achieved effect is that of death metal's trademark combination o ...
sound heard on the band's later releases.
Track listing
Band members
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Jan Chris de Koeijer – vocals, bass guitar
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Frank Harthoorn
Gorefest was a Dutch death metal band from Goes in Zeeland. It was founded in 1989 by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.
History
Within two months of existence Gorefest recorded their first demo. A ...
– guitar
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Boudewijn Bonebakker – guitar
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Ed Warby
Edward R. Warby (born 7 March 1968) is a Dutch musician, best known as the drummer for death metal band Gorefest and progressive rock/metal project Ayreon.
He also appeared in the band Agressor in 1982 and joined the Eindhoven-based metal band ...
– drums
References
1994 albums
Gorefest albums
Nuclear Blast albums
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