Exhumed (band)
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Exhumed is an American death metal
band from San Jose, California
, most recently signed to Relapse Records
. They were formed in 1990, when sole remaining founding member Matt Harvey was at the age of 15. Exhumed spent much of the ensuing decade hacking its way through numerous demos, split CDs, and EPs. The band finally recorded their debut album, the genre-(re)defining and critic-repulsing "Gore Metal" in 1998. The album crystallized the old-school Death Metal meets full-on Grindcore sound forged during the recordings of their last demo and first split CD ("Horrific Expulsion of Gore" and "In the Name of Gore").
This led to the band's first US tour and festival appearances (their only previous out of California shows had been 9 dates in central Europe in 1997 supporting "In the Name of Gore"). The band continued to morph line-ups with the release of the back-to-basics second record "Slaughtercult" in 2001. The album blatantly blended the band's brutal cult-thrash influences into its sonic meat-grinder. This album allowed the band to do three US tours, and their first proper European tour, including co-headlining festivals like Fuck the Commerce and Obscene Extreme
. The band also appeared at the Wacken Open Air festival.
The band evolved further with their third album, 2003's "Anatomy is Destiny" which added more sophisticated arrangements, production and instrumentation into the Gore Metal formula. Bassist Leon del Muerte replaced Bud Burke soon after the album was recorded.
After the departure of the band's co-founder, drummer Col Jones, the band issued a massive 2CD compilation of their early recordings, appropriately dubbed "Platters of Splatter".
After touring all over America, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia and even Iceland, the band realigned its personnel yet again, resulting in the departure of long-time guitarist Mike Beams and the recruitment of new six-stringer Wes Caley and drummer Matt Connell. The "new and improved" Exhumed has completed recording an album of cover songs entitled "Garbage Daze Re-Regurgitated".
The band filmed a DVDs worth of material and then afterwards went on hold in 2005.
In 2010 the band reunited to start work on a new album. The line up is Matt Harvey on guitars and vocals, Leon DelMuerte on bass and vocals, Wes Caley on guitar and Danny Walker on drums.
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band from San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, most recently signed to Relapse Records
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
. They were formed in 1990, when sole remaining founding member Matt Harvey was at the age of 15. Exhumed spent much of the ensuing decade hacking its way through numerous demos, split CDs, and EPs. The band finally recorded their debut album, the genre-(re)defining and critic-repulsing "Gore Metal" in 1998. The album crystallized the old-school Death Metal meets full-on Grindcore sound forged during the recordings of their last demo and first split CD ("Horrific Expulsion of Gore" and "In the Name of Gore").
This led to the band's first US tour and festival appearances (their only previous out of California shows had been 9 dates in central Europe in 1997 supporting "In the Name of Gore"). The band continued to morph line-ups with the release of the back-to-basics second record "Slaughtercult" in 2001. The album blatantly blended the band's brutal cult-thrash influences into its sonic meat-grinder. This album allowed the band to do three US tours, and their first proper European tour, including co-headlining festivals like Fuck the Commerce and Obscene Extreme
Obscene Extreme
Obscene Extreme is an extreme metal and grindcore open-air music festival taking place in Trutnov, Czech Republic each summer since 1999. To date, 490 bands have performed at Obscene Extreme.- Obscene Extreme 1999 :...
. The band also appeared at the Wacken Open Air festival.
The band evolved further with their third album, 2003's "Anatomy is Destiny" which added more sophisticated arrangements, production and instrumentation into the Gore Metal formula. Bassist Leon del Muerte replaced Bud Burke soon after the album was recorded.
After the departure of the band's co-founder, drummer Col Jones, the band issued a massive 2CD compilation of their early recordings, appropriately dubbed "Platters of Splatter".
After touring all over America, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia and even Iceland, the band realigned its personnel yet again, resulting in the departure of long-time guitarist Mike Beams and the recruitment of new six-stringer Wes Caley and drummer Matt Connell. The "new and improved" Exhumed has completed recording an album of cover songs entitled "Garbage Daze Re-Regurgitated".
The band filmed a DVDs worth of material and then afterwards went on hold in 2005.
In 2010 the band reunited to start work on a new album. The line up is Matt Harvey on guitars and vocals, Leon DelMuerte on bass and vocals, Wes Caley on guitar and Danny Walker on drums.
Current line-up
- Danny Walker (Uphill Battle, Phobia, Intronaut, Murder Construct, Jesu, Bastard Noise, Bad Acid Trip) - Drums (2003–2004) live session (2010-current)
- Leon del Muerte - Guitar (1996–1997), Bass & Vocals (2002–2005, 2010–present)
- Matt Harvey - Guitar, Vocals
- Wes Caley (Uphill Battle, Fatalist) - Guitar
Former members
- Jake Giardina - Bass, Vocals (1991-1993)
- Ross Sewage - Bass, Vocals (1994-1999)
- Mike Beams - Guitar, Vocals (1998-2005)
- Derrel Houdashelt - Guitar (1991-1996)
- Bud Burke - Bass, Vocals - Slaughtercult Tours, Gore Metal tours.(1999-2003)
- Ben Marrs - Bass (1991-1992)
- Matt Widener - Bass (1994-1995)
- Matt Connell - Drums (2005)
- Col Jones - Drums (1990-2003)
- John Longstreth - Drums - 2 tours.
- Lorin Ashton - Session Bass (1995)
Demos
- Dissecting the Caseated Omentum (DemoDemo (music)A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
cassette), 1992 - Goregasm (Demo cassette), 1992
- Untitled (Demo cassette), 1992
- Untitled Promo cassette, 1993
- Grotesque Putrefied Brains (Demo cassette), 1993
- Horrific Expulsion of Gore (Demo cassette), 1994
7"s, EPs and Splits
- Excreting Innards (7"), 1992
- Untitled split cassette w/ HaemorrhageHaemorrhage (band)Haemorrhage is a five-piece goregrind band from Madrid, Spain.Formed in 1990 as Devourment, Haemorrhage began its life as a trio, with Jose on bass and vocals, Luisma on guitar, and Emilio on drums, though this only lasted until the summer of 1991, when Emilio left the band...
, 1995 - In the Name of Gore (split CD w/ Hemdale), 1996
- Blood And Alcohol (split 7" w/ Pale Existence), 1996
- Chords of Chaos (4-way split w/ Ear Bleeding Disorder, Necrose, and Excreted Alive), 1997
- Instruments of Hell (split 7" w/ No ComplyNo complyThe no comply is a skateboard move that was popularized by the skater Neil Blender in the 1980s. To do the trick, you must plant your front foot and pop the board with only your back foot.This trick is usually done on flat ground...
), 1997 - Indignities to the Dead (split 7" w/ Pantalones Abajo Mereneros), 1997
- Totally Fucking Dead (split 7" w/ Nyctophobic), 1998
- Tales of the Exhumed (split 7" w/ Retaliation), 1998
- Untitled split 7" with Sanity's Dawn, 2000
- Untitled split 7" with Gadget, 2001
- Deceased in the East/Extirpated Live Emanations (live split 10" w/ AbortedAbortedAborted is a Belgian death metal band formed in Waregem, Belgium in 1995. The group comprises vocalist and founder Sven de Caluwé, guitarists Eran Segal and Mike Wilson, bassist J.B. Van Der Wal, and drummer Ken Bedene. The band members of Aborted are from Belgium, France, Israel, United Kingdom,...
), 2003 - Something Sickened This Way Comes / To Clone and to Enforce (split 7" & 3" CD w/ Ingrowing), 2006
Full-length albums
- Gore MetalGore Metal (album)Gore Metal is the debut full length album from deathgrind band Exhumed.-Track listing:# "Necromaniac" – 2:32# "Open the Abscess" – 3:18# "Postmortem Procedures" – 3:21# "Limb from Limb" – 2:32# "Enucleation" – 4:00# "Casketkrusher" – 3:25...
, 1998 - SlaughtercultSlaughtercultSlaughtercult is the second full length studio album by deathgrind band Exhumed. It contained backup vocals from Henke Forss from Dawn.-Track listing:# "Decrepit Crescendo" – 2:26# "Forged in Fire " – 2:57...
, 2000 - SlaughtercultSlaughtercultSlaughtercult is the second full length studio album by deathgrind band Exhumed. It contained backup vocals from Henke Forss from Dawn.-Track listing:# "Decrepit Crescendo" – 2:26# "Forged in Fire " – 2:57...
(special edition sawblade-shaped CD w/ 1 bonus track) 2001 - Anatomy Is DestinyAnatomy is DestinyAnatomy is Destiny is the third full-length album by death metal band Exhumed. The title of the album is taken from a quote by Sigmund Freud...
, 2003 - Platters of SplatterPlatters of SplatterPlatters of Splatter is a double CD compilation album of early recordings by deathgrind band Exhumed.-Disc one- "First Course":# "Horrendous Member Dismemberment"# "Septicemia "# "Masochistic Copromania"...
(double albumDouble albumA double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
), 2004 - Garbage Daze Re-RegurgitatedGarbage Daze Re-RegurgitatedGarbage Daze Re-Regurgitated is the fifth full length by deathgrind band Exhumed. It is totally composed of covers the band did by artists that had influence over them...
(coverCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
album), 2005 - All Guts, No Glory 2011
External links
- Official Website
- Exhumed at Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...
- Official Exhumed forum
- Exhumed INTERVIEW