Mortician (band)

Mortician

Mortician is a brutal death metal two piece band from Yonkers, New York founded in 1989. ^[1] They have released most of their albums since the House by the Cemetery EP on Relapse Records but have released their latest album on their own label, Redrum records.^[2] They have toured several times through America and Europe. The band is heavily inspired by horror movies, which is expressed in the lyrics, the artwork and the use of samples throughout their discography. They're mainly characterized by their brutally heavy riffs.

History

Mortician was formed in 1989 under the name "Casket". The band's name was later changed to Mortician after writing their first song, "Mortician"^[3].

The band began using a drum machine after original drummer Matt Sicher was dismissed in 1991^[4]. However, when performing live, a replacement drummer is hired.

In 2005, vocalist Will Rahmer was arrested by Polish police for stealing a taxi following the band's performance in Zielona Gora.

Members

• Will Rahmer — Bass and Vocals
• Roger J. Beaujard — Guitars, Drum Programming and sometimes Drums (Live)
• Sam Inzerra — Drums (Live)

Former members

• John McEntee — Guitars
• Matt Sicher — Drums
• George Torres — Drums (live)
• Desmond Tolhurst — Bass, Guitars
• Dave Culross — Drums (live)
• Ron Kachnic — Guitars (studio/live)
• Brian Sekula — Guitars (Live)
• Vic Novack — Drums (Live)

Discography

Demos

• Rehearsal 12/14/89
• Demo #1 1990

Albums

• Hacked up for Barbecue (1996)
• Chainsaw Dismemberment (1999)
• Domain of Death (2001)
• Darkest Day of Horror Tour Edition (2002)
• Darkest Day of Horror (2003)
• Re-Animated Dead Flesh (2004)

EPs & singles

• Brutally Mutilated (7" Single, 1990)
• Mortal Massacre (7" Single, 1991)
• Mortal Massacre (EP, 1993)
• House by the Cemetery (7" Single, 1994)
• House by the Cemetery (EP, 1995)
• Zombie Apocalypse (7" Single, 1998)
• Zombie Apocalypse (EP, 1998)
• Living Dead (Split, 2004)

Compilations

• Gummo soundtrack (Skin Peeler)
• Traces of Death III: Dead and Buried soundtrack (Traces of Death)

Live albums

• The Final Bloodbath Session (Live drummer studio sessions, 2002)
• Zombie Massacre Live! (2004)

Movies sampled in Mortician songs

Mortician often use audio samples from horror movies as intros to their songs. This has become just as much of a trademark as their low frequency sound. Below is a partial list of some of the films Mortician have sampled.

• An American Werewolf in London - "Werewolves Curse"
• The Beyond - "Intro/Gateway To Beyond"
• The Brood - "Brood Of Evil"
• The Boogeyman - "Unseen Force Of Death"
• Candyman - "Be My Victim"
• Children of the Corn - "Blood Harvest"
• Curtains - "Audra"
• Cyborg - "World Damnation"
• Dawn of the Dead - "Zombie Apocalypse"
• Day of the Dead - "Darkest Day Of Horror"
• Dead And Buried - "Dead And Buried"
• Deep Red - "The Hatchet Murders"
• Deranged - "Intro/Defiler Of The Dead"
• Don't Go In The House - "Charred Corpses"
• The Driller Killer - "Driller Killer"
• Eaten Alive - "Devoured Alive"
• Evil Dead - "Necronomicon Exmortis", "Noturam Demondo/Outro"
• The Fog - "Fog of Death"
• Friday The 13th - "Camp Blood"
• Hellraiser - "Hell on Earth"
• Hellbound: Hellraiser II
• The Hills Have Eyes - "Marauding Savages"
• House By The Cemetery - "House By The Cemetery"
• I Drink Your Blood - "Rabid"
• I Spit On Your Grave - "Revenge"
• Lisa, Lisa - "Axe"
• Make Them Die Slowly - "Cannibal Feast"
• Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - "Apocalyptic Devastation"
• Madman - "Madman Marz"
• Maniac - "Morbid Butchery"
• Mark Of The Devil - "Domain Of Death"
• Martin - "Martin (The Vampire)"
• Mortuary - "Eaten Alive By Maggots"
• Night of the Bloody Apes - "Human Beasts"
• Night of the Living Dead - "Mortal Massacre"
• Phantasm - "Mortician"
• Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead - "Mortician"
• Re-Animator - "Re-Animated Dead Flesh"
• Scanners - "Telepathic Terror"
• Slaughterhouse - "Slaughterhouse"
• Suspiria - "Witches' Coven"
• The Serpent and the Rainbow - "Voodoo Curse"
• The Shining - "Redrum"
• Silent Night, Deadly Night - "Silent Night, Bloody Night"
• Slugs - "Slugs"
• Tenebrae - "Tenebrae"
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre - "Hacked Up For Barbecue"
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2- "Chainsaw Dismemberment"
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3- "Decayed"
• Three On A Meathook - "Three On A Meathook"
• When A Stranger Calls - "Stab", "Bloodcraving"

External links

• Metal Asylum article