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Macabre's music was strongly influenced by US and UK hardcore, grindcore, and death metal acts, ranging from [[Venom (band) | Venom]], [[The Accüsed]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], and [[Cryptic Slaughter]] to [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]] and [[Napalm Death]]. Macabre's dark [[Humour|sense of humor]] alienated casual metal listeners, however it helped to gain a small but strong cult status.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> |
Macabre's music was strongly influenced by US and UK hardcore, grindcore, and death metal acts, ranging from [[Venom (band) | Venom]], [[The Accüsed]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], and [[Cryptic Slaughter]] to [[Possessed (band)|Possessed]] and [[Napalm Death]]. Macabre's dark [[Humour|sense of humor]] alienated casual metal listeners, however it helped to gain a small but strong cult status.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> |
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Some of the serial killers mentioned in their songs are |
Some of the serial killers mentioned in their songs are: |
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* [[David Berkowitz]] (''Son of Sam'') |
* [[David Berkowitz]] (''Son of Sam'') |
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* [[Ted Bundy]] |
* [[Ted Bundy]] |
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Macabre is an American extreme metal band from Chicago, Illinois, United States.[1] Since their formation in 1985, the band has featured the same three members with no lineup changes. The group's style blends thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore (sometimes with nursery rhymes and folk melodies). Lyrically Macabre have a strong focus on serial killers, mass murderers and humorous elements.[2] The group is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.
Influences
Macabre's music was strongly influenced by US and UK hardcore, grindcore, and death metal acts, ranging from Venom, The Accüsed, Suicidal Tendencies, and Cryptic Slaughter to Possessed and Napalm Death. Macabre's dark sense of humor alienated casual metal listeners, however it helped to gain a small but strong cult status.[2]
Some of the serial killers mentioned in their songs are:
- David Berkowitz (Son of Sam)
- Ted Bundy
- Vlad the Impaler
- Ed Gein (The Butcher of Plainfield)
- Charles Manson
- Jeffrey Dahmer (The Milwaukee Cannibal)
- John Wayne Gacy (The Killer Clown)
- Jack the Ripper
- Edmund Kemper (The Co-ed Killer)
- Peter Kürten (The Vampire of Düsseldorf)
- Herman Mudgett (H.H. Holmes)
- Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker)
- Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer)
- Zodiac
Members
- Nefarious (Charles Lescewicz) – bass, vocals (1984–present)
- Dennis the Menace (Dennis Ritchie) – drums (1984–present)
- Corporate Death (Lance Lencioni) – guitar, vocals (1984–present)[2]
Discography
- Shitlist (1987)
- Grim Reality (1987)
- "Shitlist" (1988, 7")
- Gloom (1989)
- "Nightstalker" (1991, 7")
- Sinister Slaughter (1993)
- Behind the Wall of Sleep (1994, EP)
- Unabomber (1999, EP)
- Dahmer (2000)
- Capitalist Casualties / Macabre(2001, split with Capitalist Casualties)
- 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
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason "Macabre Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 208/9. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
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
- United States heavy metal musical group stubs