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Massacre (briefly known as Massacre X and Gods of Death) is an American
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, fea ...
band. They were formed in 1984 by Allen West, Bill Andrews, and Mike Borders, soon after vocalist Kam Lee joined. The band has reunited several times with varying line-ups, most recently in late 2016.


History

Massacre were formed in 1984 by Allen West (guitar), Bill Andrews (drums), Mike Borders (bass) and soon joined by Kam Lee. After their first demo their line-up settled with Rick Rozz (formerly of Mantas, an early incarnation of Death) on guitar, and bassist Terry Butler. They disbanded and re-united again several times. In 1987, Rozz, Andrews and Butler joined
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,. After being fired by Death in 1989, Rick Rozz reformed Massacre with Lee and they managed to get a deal with Earache records, finally managing to release their 1991 debut album '' From Beyond'', followed by an EP a year later (featuring Cronos of
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). After the release of the EP the band split up again. Rozz reformed the band in 1993 and released a new album ''
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'' in 1996. Kam Lee left the band during post-production of ''Promise'' due to being dissatisfied with the songs and his performance, disowning the album. The album was widely hated by fans and Kenny Goodwin replaced Lee temporarily at the time. The band quickly broke up after ''Promise'' was released. Kam Lee, Terry Butler and Steve Swanson along with Sam Williams and Curtis Beeson temporarily reunited as Massacre in 2006. Butler, Lee, Beeson and Williams then founded Denial Fiend with Blaine Cook replacing Lee and Rob Rampy replacing Beeson in 2008. In 2011, Butler and Rozz reunited for an anniversary tour of ''From Beyond'' beginning January 14 in Tampa, Florida.


Reformation

Butler and Rozz reformed Massacre in late 2011, with Mike Mazzonetto on drums and Ed Webb on vocals, and subsequently played the ''70,000 Tons of Metal'' cruise from Miami, Florida to Grand Cayman in January 2012. In March 2012, under the wing of lawyer Eric Greif – coincidentally Butler and Rozz's manager in Death – the band signed an international recording deal with Century Media Records, announcing a 7" release prior to their August 2012 appearance at the Wacken Festival in Germany and the release of their album in early 2014. On December 11, 2014, it was announced that bassist Terry Butler and vocalist Ed Webb left the band. As the result, Massacre disbanded. Massacre reformed once more in December 2016 under the name Massacre X, in reference to it being the band's tenth line-up. However, original drummer Bill Andrews threatened to sue the band over the use of the name, leading to them rebranding themselves as Gods of Death, in reference to their significance in the development of death metal. Michael Grim went on to form the secretive death metal band known as Primordial Jizzum. The band eventually returned to using the original Massacre moniker in July 2019, with former bassist Michael Borders returning to the band. On September 9, 2019, it was announced that Rick Rozz and Mike Mazzonetto have both quit the band according to founding member Kam Lee. The band announced a new line-up three months later and plans to release a new studio album in 2020. However, less than a year later, it was announced new members Taylor Nordberg and Jeramie Kling had left the band. A week later, the band announced its latest line-up with new guitarists Rogga Johansson, Jonny Pettersson, and Scott Fairfax, as well as new drummer Brynjar Helgetun. On August 6, 2021, the band announced that their new album, ''Resurgence'', would be released on October 22.


Associated acts

Members and ex-members of Massacre have played in many notable bands, most notably
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, Six Feet Under, Metalucifer, Hate Plow,
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, Primordial Jizzum, Zero Hour and Whiplash.


Band members


Current members

* Kam Lee – vocals *Michael Borders – bass *Scott Fairfax – guitars *Rogga Johansson – guitars *Jonny Pettersson – guitars * Brynjar Helgetun – drums


Former members

* Bill Andrews – drums * Rick Rozz – guitars (1984–1987, 1989–1996, 2011–2014, 2017–2019) * Allen West – guitars *Mark Brents – vocals *J.P. Chartier – guitars *Scott Blackwood – bass *Rob Goodwin – guitars *
Terry Butler Terry Butler is an American bassist who currently performs with the death metal bands Obituary and Inhuman Condition. He was also a member of Six Feet Under, Massacre and Death. He was credited on the Death album ''Spiritual Healing'', and ba ...
– bass *Butch Gonzales – bass *Joe Cangelosi – drums * Steve Swanson – guitars *Pete Sison – bass *Syrus Peters – drums *Kenny Goodwin – vocals, guitar *Sam Williams – guitars *Curtis Beeson – drums *Dave Pybus – bass *Mike Mazzonetto – drums (2011–2014, 2017–2019) *Ed Webb – vocals *Michael "Big Nasty" Grim – bass *Taylor Nordberg – guitars * Jeramie Kling – drums


Timeline


Discography


Studio albums

* '' From Beyond'' (1991) * ''
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'' (1996) * ''Back from Beyond'' (2014) * ''Resurgence'' (2021)


EPs

* ''
Inhuman Condition ''Inhuman Condition'' is an EP by the American death metal band Massacre. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. Track listing # "Inhuman Condition" – 5:41 # "Plains of Insanity" – 4:48 # "Warhead" – 5:16 (Venom cover) # "Provoked ...
'' (1992) * ''Condemned to the Shadows'' (2012) * ''Mythos'' (2022)


Demos

* ''Aggressive Tyrant'' (1986) * ''Chamber of Ages'' (1986) * ''The Second Coming'' (1990)


Compilations

* ''Tyrants of Death'' (2006, Iron Pegasus) * ''The Second Coming'' (2008, Hell's Headbangers)


References

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