Macabre (band)
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Macabre is a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and ever since have never had a line-up change. They blend thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore (sometimes with nursery rhymes and folk melodies) to form their own unique style dubbed murder metal. Lyrically, they have a strong focus on serial killers, mass murderers and a touch of sick gore humour. Most lyrics are based upon true stories and are about real infamous personalities. They also have a side project called the Macabre Minstrels that play acoustic camp fire songs. Their current label is Decomposed Records.
Macabre's music was strongly influenced by US & UK hardcore, grindcore, and death metal acts, ranging from The Accüsed and Cryptic Slaughter to Possessed and Napalm Death. Macabre's sickening sense of humor alienated casual metal listeners. However it helped to gain a small but strong cult status among gore metal fans.
Starting in October of 2006, there have been rumors that Macabre have split up. As of yet, there are no details confirming this from the band, label, or any other source.
Macabre held the Holiday of Horror 2006 December 29th at the Clearwater Theater in West Dundee, Illinois and the 30th at the Pearl Room in Mokena, Illinois.
Discography
- Grim Reality (1987)
- Shitlist (7", 1987)
- Gloom (1989)
- Nightstalker (7", 1993)
- Sinister Slaughter (1993)
- Behind the Wall of Sleep (1994, EP)
- Unabomber (1999, EP)
- Dahmer (2000)
- Capitalist Casualties / Macabre (2000, split with Capitalist Casualties)
- Macabre Minstrels: Morbid Campfire Songs (2002)
- Drill Bit Lobotomy (2003, 7")
- Murder Metal (2003)
- Macabre Electric & Acoustic Two CD Set (2004)
- True Stories of Slaughter and Slaying (2006, DVD)
Members
- Corporate Death - guitars, vocals
- Nefarious - bass guitar, vocals
- Dennis The Menace - drums
Lyrics
The following persons have been topics of Macabre's lyrics:
- Richard Ramirez
- Ted Bundy
- Charles Whitman
- Mark Lupine
- Zodiac Killer
- James Edward Pough
- Albert De Salvo
- Mary Bell
- Patrick Sherrill
- Daniel Rakowitz
- Michael Bethke
- Howard Unrah
- John Wayne Gacy
- Jack Gilbert Graham
- Peter Kurtin
- Christopher Peterson
- Jeffrey Dahmer (Entire album)
- Edmond Kemper
- Richard Speck
- Albert Fish
- Theodore Kaczynski (Unabomber)
- David Brom
- H. H. Holmes
- Ed Gein
- Christopher Scarver
- John George Haigh
- Dennis Nielsen
- Jerry Brudos
- Angelo Buono
- Kenneth Bianchi
- Dorthea Puente
- Richard Kuklinski
- Graham Fredrick Young
- Peter Stumpp
- Gary Heidnick
- Armin Meiwes
- Robert Berdella
- Jack The Ripper
- Fritz Haarmann
- Henry Lee Lucas
- Ottis Toole
Trivia
- Corporate Death actually visited the Jeffrey Dahmer trial and some locations connected to Dahmer.
- According to the "Dahmer" CD booklet, Dennis The Menace started playing drums at the age of five.
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