Necrophagia

Necrophagia was one of the first death metal bands, assembled in 1983.

History

Early days

Necrophagia was a popular group in the underground "tape trading" scene of the early-to-mid-1980s. Featuring hard-driving metal and growling vocals, Necrophagia became a pioneer in the fledgling death metal genre. Their first full-length album, Season of the Dead, was recorded and released in 1987.

With Phil Anselmo

The band then split up due to musical differences, and lay dormant until 1997 when frontman Killjoy reformed the band with then-Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo on guitar, Wayne Fabra on drums and Jared Faulk on bass (later succeeded by Dustin Havnen). This lineup released the album Holocausto de la Morte and the EP Black Blood Vomitorium.

Gorelord mainman Frediablo was then added as second guitarist, and Opal Enthroned (real name: Stephanie Windstein) joined the band on keyboards. This lineup released the Cannibal Holocaust EP before spliting up.

Presently

In 2002 Killjoy announced the new Necrophagia lineup. Joining he and Frediablo would be Fug on guitar, Iscariah (formely of Immortal) on bass, Titta Tanni on drums and Mirai Kawashima of Japanese experimental black metal band Sigh on keyboards. This proved to be the most productive time for Necrophagia, with all members concentrating on the band rather than treating it as a side project. They released the albums The Divine Art of Torture and Harvest Ritual Vol. 1, as well as the Goblins Be Thine EP.

On 06/06/06 Necrophagia released Slit Wrists And Casket Rot, a live album from their "Harvesting the Dead" tour. A new full-length album is due on Halloween 2006, and an EP entitled Satan's Skin is also in the works.

Frediablo left the band in early 2006 to concentrate on his other band Grimfist, and has been replaced by Undead Torment.

Line-up

Killjoy - vocals
Iscariah - bass
Fug - guitar
Undead Torment - guitar
Mirai Kawashima - keyboards
Titta Tani - drums

Former members

Frediablo (Gorelord) - guitar
Wayne Fabra - drums
Anton Crowley aka Phil Anselmo (Pantera, Down, Superjoint Ritual) - guitars
Dustin Havnen - bass
Jared Faulk - bass
Stephanie Windstein aka Opal Enthroned - Keyboards
Madthrash aka Larry Madison - guitar
Voyer aka Joe Blazier - drums
Blaster aka Bill Bork - bass

Name

Necrophagia is the act of cannibalising a corpse. The prefix "necro" refers to death or the dead, and the suffix "phagia" means 'to eat' or 'the eating of'.

Discography

1987 - Season of the Dead
1998 - Holocausto de la Morte
2000 - Black Blood Vomitorium (EP)
2001 - Cannibal Holocaust (EP)
2003 - The Divine Art of Torture
2004 - Goblins Be Thine (EP)
2005 - Harvest Ritual Vol. 1
2006 - Slit Wrists and Casket Rot (Live)

External links

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