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 from
Yonkers, New York
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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 ...
, but have released their latest album on their own label, Mortician Records. They have toured several times through America and Europe. The band is heavily inspired by
horror movies
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Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoc ...
, which is expressed in the lyrics, the artwork, and the use of samples throughout their discography.
Influences
Mortician is influenced by other seminal death metal and
grindcore
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Impetigo
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, and
Autopsy
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, but also
Massacre
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...
,
Terrorizer
Terrorizer is an American grindcore band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. After disbanding, its members gained recognition by playing in influential extreme metal bands, such as Morbid Angel ( David Vincent, Pete Sandoval), Napalm D ...
,
Incantation
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,
Pungent Stench
Pungent Stench is a death metal band from Vienna, Austria, formed in 1988. Their last known lineup consists of Martin Schirenc (vocals/guitar), Danny Vacuum (vocals/bass), and Mike G. Mayhem (drums). Pungent Stench achieved early on prominence in ...
,
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in 1981 in Meriden, West Midlands. None of the band's original members has been in the group since 1986. But since ''Utopia Banished'' (1992), the lineup of bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch ...
, and
Carcass
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*Dressed carcass, the body of a livestock animal ready for butchery, after removal of skin, visceral organs, head, feet etc.
*Carrion, the decaying dead body of an animal or human being
*The str ...
.
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, before leaving to form Mortician with drummer Matt Sicher. Rahmer is the lyricist, vocalist, and ...
– 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)
*John McEntee – guitars (1990)
*Desmond Tolhurst – bass, guitars (1997–1999)
*Kyle Powell – drums (1999)
*Ron Kachnic – guitars (2000–2002)
Timeline
Discography
Albums
* ''
Hacked Up for Barbecue
''Hacked Up for Barbecue'' is the debut studio album by American death metal band Mortician, released on January 28, 1997 by Relapse Records. The album was later reissued as a two-on-one package with the band's 1998 EP ''Zombie Apocalypse''.
C ...
'' (1997)
* ''
Chainsaw Dismemberment
''Chainsaw Dismemberment'' is the second studio album by American death metal band Mortician, released on June 29, 1999 by Relapse Records.
Track listing
Personnel
;Mortician
*Will Rahmer - bass, vocals
*Desmond Tolhurst - guitar
* Roger B ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Domain of Death
''Domain of Death'' is the third studio album by American death metal band Mortician (band), Mortician, released on April 17, 2001 by Relapse Records.
Track listing
Personnel
;Mortician
*Will Rahmer – bass, vocals
*Roger J. Beaujard, Roger ...
'' (2001)
* ''
Darkest Day of Horror
''Darkest Day of Horror'' is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Mortician, released on April 22, 2003 by Relapse Records. The album takes its title from a slogan used to promote the 1985 film ''Day of the Dead'', and was Mor ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Re-Animated Dead Flesh
''Re-Animated Dead Flesh'' is the fifth full-length studio album by Mortician.
The album was released by Mortician Records and distributed by Crash Music, making it the first Mortician studio album not released by Relapse Records.
Track listin ...
'' (2004)
EPs and singles
* ''
Brutally Mutilated
''Brutally Mutilated'' is a 7-inch vinyl EP by the death metal band Mortician. It was recorded prior to the band's involvement with Relapse Records Only 1000 copies of the EP were pressed.
The tracks from ''Brutally Mutilated'', along with th ...
'' (7" Single, 1990)
* ''
Mortal Massacre
''Mortal Massacre'' is the first CD release by New York City death metal band Mortician. It consists of their ''Brutally Mutilated'' 7" vinyl EP and ''Mortal Massacre'' (hence the title) 7" vinyl EP, and live tracks recorded at two separate show ...
House by the Cemetery
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'' (7" Single, 1994)
* ''House by the Cemetery'' (EP, 1995)
* ''Zombie Apocalypse'' (7" Single, 1998)
* ''Zombie Apocalypse'' (EP, 1998)
* ''Living.../... Dead'' (Split with Fleshgrind, 2004)
Gummo
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'' soundtrack ("Skin Peeler")
*''
Traces of Death
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Unlike the earlier '' Faces of Death'' which included fake deaths and reenactments, ''Trace ...
III: Dead and Buried'' soundtrack ("Traces of Death")
*''Straight to Hell: A Tribute to
Slayer
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'' compilation ("Piece by Piece")
* ''
Mortal Massacre
''Mortal Massacre'' is the first CD release by New York City death metal band Mortician. It consists of their ''Brutally Mutilated'' 7" vinyl EP and ''Mortal Massacre'' (hence the title) 7" vinyl EP, and live tracks recorded at two separate show ...
''
* ''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
Impetigo
Impetigo is a bacterial infection that involves the superficial skin. The most common presentation is yellowish crusts on the face, arms, or legs. Less commonly there may be large blisters which affect the groin or armpits. The lesions may be pa ...