Odious Mortem

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Odious Mortem
General information
Genre (s) Technical death metal , death metal
founding 2001
Website http://www.myspace.com/odiousmortem
Founding members
Vocals, guitar, bass
 Dan Eggers
guitar
 David Siskin
Drums
 KC Howard
Current occupation
singing
 Anthony Trapani
Electric guitar
 David Siskin
Electric guitar
 Dan Eggers
bass
 Joel Horner
Drums, guitar
 KC Howard
former members
Drums
 Lee Smith
bass
 Ivan Munguia (2007)

Odious Mortem is an American death metal band from San Francisco , California . They are currently under contract with Willowtip Records . So far they have released two studio albums on Unique Leader Records and Willowtip Records and a demo in 2003 without label support.

Band history

Odious Mortem was founded in 2000 by Dan Eggers (guitar, vocals) and KC Howard (drums) in Encinitas , California. Ivan Munguia (electric bass) and David Siskin (electric guitar) joined them later. In 2003 the band recorded the demo Gestation of Worms , which resulted in a contract with Unique Leader Records . The band recorded the debut album Devouring the Prophecy in March 2004 at Legion Studios in Santa Cruz , California and released it on February 8, 2005.

In 2004, KC Howard joined the death metal band Decrepit Birth . In November 2006 the band completed the second album at Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland , California. The album, called Cryptic Implosion , was released on April 24, 2007. In the same year they also played at the Maryland Deathfest .

Since 2009 the members have been busy with other projects and Odious Mortem is on hold except for a few live performances.

other projects

Dan Eggers, Joel Horner and KC Howard were members of Decrepit Birth until 2010 and Anthony Trapani joined the death metal band Severed Savior . David Siskin also works as a DJ in the jungle and drum and bass sectors. His current project is called WAR // BREAKER.

Music genre

Odious Mortem have a technically demanding style. Characteristic are the down-tuned guitars and the heavy use of blastbeats and double bass . Lyrical themes are humanity, the state of the earth, drugs , psychoses , greed, fear, suffering, social grievances, annihilation, human consciousness and the collapse of civilization. They attach importance to not being a political band and only wanting to describe reality without following a certain ideology,

Discography

  • Gestation of Worms (demo, self-published, 2003)
  • Devouring The Prophecy (Unique Leader Records, 2005)
  • Cryptic Implosion (Willowtip Records, 2007)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Odious Mortem Signs to Willowtip. Metal Underground, November 3, 2006, accessed February 22, 2009 .
  2. ↑ Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn: Metal File: Odious Mortem have inked a deal with Willowtip Records. MTV.com , November 10, 2006, accessed February 22, 2009 .
  3. ↑ Devouring the Prophecy at Allmusic (English). Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  4. ↑ Cryptic Implosion at Allmusic (English). Retrieved May 25, 2012.
  5. Jump up ↑ Odious Mortem Added to Maryland Deathfest. Metal Underground, April 4, 2007, accessed February 22, 2009 .
  6. ↑ a b Odious Mortem - live. Official website, accessed May 25, 2012 .
  7. ↑ evered Savior recruits Odious Mortem singer. The Gauntlet, December 12, 2007; accessed February 22, 2009 .
  8. ↑ War // Breaker. Soundcloud , accessed May 25, 2012 .
  9. ↑ War // Breaker. MySpace , accessed May 25, 2012 .
  10. ^ Odious Mortem - Devouring The Prophecy. Brutalism.com, accessed May 25, 2012 .
  11. ^ Odious Mortem and the sole opinion. Brutalism.com, July 25, 2005, accessed May 20, 2012 .