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. Retrieved April 1, 2015 Since their formation in 1985, the band has featured the same three members with no lineup changes. The group's style blends

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, death metal, and grindcore (sometimes with

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and folk melodies). Lyrically Macabre have a strong focus on

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s, mass murderers and humorous elements. The group is currently signed to

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Influences

Macabre's music was strongly influenced by US and UK hardcore, grindcore, and death metal acts, ranging from Venom,

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to Possessed and Napalm Death. Macabre's dark

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alienated casual metal listeners, however it helped to gain a small but strong cult status. Some of the serial killers mentioned in their songs are: *

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Members

* Nefarious (Charles Lescewicz) – bass, vocals (1984–present) * Dennis the Menace (Dennis Ritchie) – drums (1984–present) * Corporate Death (Lance Lencioni) – guitar, vocals (1984–present)

Discography

* ''Shitlist'' (1987) * '' Grim Reality'' (1987) * "Shitlist" (1988, 7") * ''

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'' (1989) * "Nightstalker" (1991, 7") * ''

Sinister Slaughter ''Sinister Slaughter'' is the second full-length album by American death metal band Macabre and was released in 1993 by Nuclear Blast Records. The cover artwork is a parody on the Beatles album ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' featuring ...

'' (1993) * '' Behind the Wall of Sleep'' (1994, EP) * ''Unabomber'' (1999, EP) * '' Dahmer'' (2000) * ''Capitalist Casualties / Macabre''(2001, split with

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) * ''Morbid Campfire Songs'' (2002, as the Macabre Minstrels) * ''Drill Bit Lobotomy'' (2002, 7") * ''Murder Metal'' (2003) * ''Macabre Electric & Acoustic Two CD Set'' (2004, 2-CD set including the CDs ''Murder Metal'' and ''Macabre Minstrels'') * '' True Tales of Slaughter and Slaying'' (2006, DVD) * ''Grim Reality'' (2008) _{− re-issue featuring the remastered 1980s version and a Neil Kernon remix version} * ''Human Monsters'' (2010, EP) * '' Grim Scary Tales'' (2011) * ''Slaughter Thy Poser''(2012, EP) * '' Carnival of Killers'' (2020)

References

External links

* Heavy metal musical groups from Illinois American death metal musical groups Deathgrind musical groups American grindcore musical groups American thrash metal musical groups American musical trios Musical groups from Chicago Musical groups established in 1985 Season of Mist artists 1985 establishments in Illinois {{US-metal-band-stub