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Macabre
Macabre performing in 2001
Macabre performing in 2001
Background information
OriginChicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Years active1985–present
Labels
Members
  • Charles Lescewicz
  • Dennis Ritchie
  • Lance Lencioni

Macabre is an American extreme metal band from Chicago.[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:

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

Studio albums

Demos, Video, LP, EP, Compilations

  • Shitlist (1987)
  • Grim Reality (1987)
  • Shitlist" (1988, 7")
  • Nightstalker" (1991, 7")
  • Behind the Wall of Sleep (1994, EP)
  • Unabomber (1999, EP)
  • Capitalist Casualties / Macabre(2001, split with Capitalist Casualties)
  • Morbid Campfire Songs (2002, as the Macabre Minstrels)
  • Drill Bit Lobotomy (2002, 7")
  • 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)
  • Slaughter Thy Poser(2012, EP)

References

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason "Macabre Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015
  2. ^ 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.


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