Monstrosity (band)

Last updated

Monstrosity
Monstrosity, Dec 2012, Barge to Hell.jpg
Monstrosity performing in 2012
Background information
Origin Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Genres Death metal, technical death metal [1]
Years active1990–present
Labels
Members
  • Lee Harrison
  • Matt Barnes
  • Justin Walker
  • Mark Van Erp
  • Edwin Webb
Past members
Website monstrosity.us

Monstrosity is a Florida death metal band formed in 1990 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. [2] The band's original lineup included George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, who found greater success in 1995 as frontman of Cannibal Corpse.

Contents

History

Formation and Imperial Doom

Vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, drummer Lee Harrison and bassist Mark Van Erp founded Monstrosity in 1990. Harrison had just left New York death metal band Malevolent Creation and George Fisher left his band Corpsegrinder in his hometown of Baltimore and relocated to Florida in 1990. Jon Rubin, who had played guitar in Malevolent Creation also joined to form Monstrosity. Mark Van Erp played bass in the band Cynic and he left Cynic to join Monstrosity. The four members of Monstrosity signed with Nuclear Blast (Germany).

Monstrosity's played their first shows during Fall 1990, when the Florida death metal scene was already largely established. [3]

Jason Gobel, who was a member of Cynic, assisted Monstrosity in the recording of Imperial Doom , despite having never been an official member of Monstrosity. The album was released in 1992 by Nuclear Blast. To support the album, Monstrosity toured Europe as support for Pestilence.

Lineup changes and Millenium

After a number of problems with the label, Lee Harrison formed his own record label Conquest Music in 1996. The band released their sophomore album Millennium in 1996. Guitarist Jon Rubin was replaced by Jason Morgan and bassist Mark Van Erp, by Kelly Conlon. Following the recording sessions for the album, George Fisher left Monstrosity to replace Chris Barnes in Cannibal Corpse, and was subsequently replaced with Jason Avery on vocals in Monstrosity.

Later releases (1999-present)

In 1999, Monstrosity released their third studio album In Dark Purity . The album was produced by Monstrosity and recorded at Morrisound Studios, Tampa, Florida. Conquest Music licensed the album to Olympic/Slip Disc/Century Media for better distribution in the US and licensed the album to Metal Age and then Hammerheart Records in Europe. Jason Avery was the vocalist, Lee Harrison, the drummer, Tony Norman, the guitarist and Kelly Conlon, the bassist.

By 2004, Monstrosity recorded their fourth studio album Rise to Power at Audio Hammer Studio, Sanford, Florida.The album was produced by Lee Harrison and co-produced by Monstrosity, and engineered by Jason Suecof. Monstrosity toured the US in support of the album and they were invited by the Bogotá, Colombia government to headline a musical festival in Bogotá with 85,000 people were in attendance.

Avery was replaced in December 2005 by Brian Werner. Werner filled vocal duties on the band's 2006 European tour and subsequent U.S. shows. In December 2006, Werner was replaced by Mike Hrubovcak (Divine Rapture, Imperial Crystalline Entombment, Vile) and Mark English (guitar) joined the band.

The band released its fifth studio album Spiritual Apocalypse in 2008, followed by its sixth studio album eleven years later with The Passage of Existence on September 7, 2018.

Band members

Timeline

Monstrosity (band)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs and singles

Compilations

Live albums

DVDs

Demo albums

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cannibal Corpse</span> American death metal band

Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based out of Tampa, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Death (metal band)</span> American death metal band

Death was an American death metal band formed in Altamonte Springs, Florida, in 1983 by guitarist Chuck Schuldiner, drummer/vocalist Kam Lee and guitarist Rick Rozz. Death is considered to be among the most influential bands in heavy metal music and a pioneering force in death metal. The band's 1987 debut album, Scream Bloody Gore, has been widely regarded as one of the first death metal records, alongside the first records from Possessed and Necrophagia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Six Feet Under (band)</span> American death metal band

Six Feet Under is a Florida death metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Fisher (musician)</span> American death metal vocalist

George Fisher, better known by his stage name Corpsegrinder, is an American death metal vocalist who is the lead singer of Cannibal Corpse, Paths of Possession and the supergroup Serpentine Dominion.

<i>Eaten Back to Life</i> 1990 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

Eaten Back to Life is the debut studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released on August 17, 1990, through Metal Blade Records.

<i>Tomb of the Mutilated</i> 1992 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

Tomb of the Mutilated is the third studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on September 22, 1992, by Metal Blade Records.

<i>Vile</i> (album) 1996 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

Vile is the fifth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on May 21, 1996 through Metal Blade Records.

<i>Gallery of Suicide</i> 1998 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

Gallery of Suicide is the sixth studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse, released on April 21, 1998, through Metal Blade Records.

<i>Effigy of the Forgotten</i> 1991 studio album by Suffocation

Effigy of the Forgotten is the debut full-length album by New York–based death metal band Suffocation, released in 1991. The album features several tracks that are re-recorded versions of tracks that appeared on the band's Reincremation demo and Human Waste EP. The cover artwork was created by Dan Seagrave.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malevolent Creation</span> American death metal band

Malevolent Creation is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York in 1987 and later based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The band's original members were rhythm guitarist Phil Fasciana, bassist Jason Blachowicz, vocalist Bret Hoffmann, lead guitarist Jim Nickles and drummer Dennis Kubas. Fasciana is the only founding member who stayed with the band consistently.

Paths of Possession is an American melodic death metal band featuring George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse in a more melodic environment, with song structures that have much more in common with early Bay Area Thrash than the Tampa death metal scene.

Jason Göbel is an American guitarist, best known for being a member of the progressive metal band Cynic during their original run.

<i>Imperial Doom</i> 1992 studio album by Monstrosity

Imperial Doom is the debut album by Florida death metal band Monstrosity. It was released on May 26, 1992, through Nuclear Blast. The album sold 40,000 copies worldwide and received excellent ratings in the press. The album was supported by a European tour, but a little later, following disagreements regarding royalties, Monstrosity left Nuclear Blast.

<i>Millennium</i> (Monstrosity album) 1996 studio album by Monstrosity

Millennium is the second studio album by Florida death metal band Monstrosity, released in 1996 and produced by Scott Burns. Millenium is the band's final album to include George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher on lead vocals, as he went on to join fellow death metal band Cannibal Corpse.

<i>In Dark Purity</i> 1999 studio album by Monstrosity

In Dark Purity is the third studio album by American death metal band Monstrosity. The first version of this album was released by German Metal Age Recordings. However, the label was a rip-off label and therefore Monstrosity later re-released it through The Plague Rec. as LP and CD. This album was recorded at Morrisound Recording Studio in Tampa, Florida. This is also the first album to not feature George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher on lead vocals.

<i>Evisceration Plague</i> 2009 studio album by Cannibal Corpse

Evisceration Plague is the eleventh studio album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. Released on February 3, 2009 by Metal Blade Records, the album was produced at Mana Recording Studios by Hate Eternal guitarist Erik Rutan.

<i>Rise to Power</i> (Monstrosity album) 2003 studio album by Monstrosity

Rise to Power is the fourth studio album by the American death metal band Monstrosity. The album was recorded at Audio Hammer studios in Sanford, Florida, with the engineer Jason Suecof and was released on September 23, 2003, by Conquest Music.

Florida death metal is a regional scene and stylistic subdivision of death metal centered around the US state of Florida, with some of the most significantly pioneering and best-selling death metal acts having emerged from the area. Notably, the Tampa Bay area is unofficially known by many death metal fans as the "capital of death metal."

References

  1. ↑ https://disposableunderground.com/monstrosity-interview/
  2. ↑ "Monstrosity Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. ↑ https://www.loudersound.com/features/george-corpsegrinder-fisher-my-life-story [ bare URL ]
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.