Septic Death
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Septic Death was a hardcore punk
band fronted by artist Brian "Pushead
" Schroeder on vocals. Septic Death's music became a major influence on bands like Integrity
, Citizens Arrest, Infest
, and many other bands tied to the hardcore punk, thrashcore
, crust punk
etc. scenes. The band played only a few shows during its active years (1981 to 1986), mostly in Boise, Idaho.
Along with Schroeder, the band consisted of Paul Birnbaum
on drums, Mike Matlock on bass, and Jon Taylor
on guitar.
"Septic death's songs deal mainly with fear and paranoia, the mental state of a person and how it functions. A few songs deal with current issues, but those are so depressing just to read the paper, why bring more attention than a song? If you seek to bring out solutions or terror to open eyes of fear, that is well constructed. But just complaints do not have meanings of knowledge. Strength away from fear or the acceptance of fear and what it creates makes it wiser for the mind... not the person who sings the song he writes but lives in terror of them. Open the eyes and let the enjoyment in; the awareness is essential.(extracted from Maximum Rock'N'Roll)."
"...religions were formed to create a god, and god was created, so you wouldn't fear death, and the reality of dying is SEPTIC DEATH (extracted from MRR)."
Fans of Septic Death such as Dwid Hellion (of Integrity) often characterized their sound as "horror hardcore" (as stated in Integrity's "Sliver In The Hands Of Time") due to the artwork, lyrics and content of their songs.
The Quality and Scarcity of the Septic Death releases have inspired a number of well made professional bootlegs, the most recent being a discography titled "Zorlac Anthology". The double bootleg cd was released in the UK and limited to only 100 copies. An official Septic Death discography titled "Chumoku" has been in production since 2000 for San Francisco based Prank Records, with Pushead preparing all new artwork for the release. Some of the artwork was featured on the cover of Juxtapose magazine's "black and White' issue.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band fronted by artist Brian "Pushead
Pushead
Pushead is an artist, record label owner, and writer within the hardcore punk and heavy metal field. He has created artwork for many bands, artists, and athletes including Metallica, the The Misfits, Dr. Dre, Travis Barker, and Craig Johnson. He has designed many record covers, T-shirts,...
" Schroeder on vocals. Septic Death's music became a major influence on bands like Integrity
Integrity (band)
Integrity is a metallic hardcore band formed in 1988. Their lyrical themes include religion, the supernatural, mental illness, individualism, and the occult.- Discography :*Harder They Fall - Demo cassette - 1989...
, Citizens Arrest, Infest
Infest (band)
Infest was an influential American hardcore band, formed in September 1986 by Joe Denunzio, Matt Domino, Dave Ring and Chris Clift. They disbanded in 1996.Infest, while not coining the term "powerviolence", were pioneers of the style...
, and many other bands tied to the hardcore punk, thrashcore
Thrashcore
Thrashcore is a fast tempo subgenre of hardcore punk that emerged in the early 1980s. Thrashcore is essentially sped-up hardcore punk, with bands often using blast beats. Songs can be very brief, and thrashcore is in many ways a less dissonant, less metallic forerunner of grindcore...
, crust punk
Crust punk
Crust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...
etc. scenes. The band played only a few shows during its active years (1981 to 1986), mostly in Boise, Idaho.
Along with Schroeder, the band consisted of Paul Birnbaum
Paul Birnbaum
Paul Birnbaum was born July 17, 1967 in Boise, Idaho. He is best known for being the drummer of the early to late eighties hardcore punk band Septic Death with the notorious artist Pushead. During the later years of which he went to drum for the band Attitude Adjustment who by then had changed the...
on drums, Mike Matlock on bass, and Jon Taylor
Jon Taylor
Jon Taylor is a footballer who plays for Shrewsbury Town. Taylor's middle name A-Mos was not his birth name but a nickname given to him by friends because of his lackadaisical and mundane appearance....
on guitar.
"Septic death's songs deal mainly with fear and paranoia, the mental state of a person and how it functions. A few songs deal with current issues, but those are so depressing just to read the paper, why bring more attention than a song? If you seek to bring out solutions or terror to open eyes of fear, that is well constructed. But just complaints do not have meanings of knowledge. Strength away from fear or the acceptance of fear and what it creates makes it wiser for the mind... not the person who sings the song he writes but lives in terror of them. Open the eyes and let the enjoyment in; the awareness is essential.(extracted from Maximum Rock'N'Roll)."
"...religions were formed to create a god, and god was created, so you wouldn't fear death, and the reality of dying is SEPTIC DEATH (extracted from MRR)."
Fans of Septic Death such as Dwid Hellion (of Integrity) often characterized their sound as "horror hardcore" (as stated in Integrity's "Sliver In The Hands Of Time") due to the artwork, lyrics and content of their songs.
The Quality and Scarcity of the Septic Death releases have inspired a number of well made professional bootlegs, the most recent being a discography titled "Zorlac Anthology". The double bootleg cd was released in the UK and limited to only 100 copies. An official Septic Death discography titled "Chumoku" has been in production since 2000 for San Francisco based Prank Records, with Pushead preparing all new artwork for the release. Some of the artwork was featured on the cover of Juxtapose magazine's "black and White' issue.
Discography
- 1984 - Need So Much Attention EP
- 1985 - Time Is the Boss (Live)
- 1987 - Now That I Have the Attention, What Do I Do with It? LP
- 1987 - Burial Mai So EP
- 1988 - Kichigai EP
- 1988 - Somewhere in Time (Live)
- 1990 - A Nightmare Takes a Nap: Volume 1
- 1991 - Attention Cassette
- 1992 - Theme From Ozo Bozo CD
- 1992 - Gore Story LP
- 1993 - A Nightmare Takes a Nap: Volume 2
- 1993 - Split with Rocket from the CryptRocket from the CryptRocket from the Crypt was an American rock band led by John Reis, formed in 1989 in San Diego, California and disbanded in 2005.The band gained critical praise and the attention of major record labels after the release of their 1992 album Circa: Now!, leading to a recording contract with Interscope...
EP - 1998 - A Nightmare Takes a Nap: Volume 3
- 1999 - Crossed Out Twice CD - (1999)
- 1999 - Uncontrollable Proof EP
- 2006 - Chumoku (JapaneseJapanese languageis a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
for AttentionAttentionAttention is the cognitive process of paying attention to one aspect of the environment while ignoring others. Attention is one of the most intensely studied topics within psychology and cognitive neuroscience....
) a sort of a reissue/collection of Septic Death songs, this has never been released and is still in production.