Macabre (band)

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Macabre is a murder metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and 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 humour alienated casual metal listeners. However, it helped to gain a small but strong cult status among gore metal fans.

1 Discography
2 Members
3 Trivia
4 External links

[edit] 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 Tales of Slaughter and Slaying (2006, DVD)

[edit] Members

Corporate Death - guitars, vocals
Nefarious - bass guitar, vocals
Dennis The Menace - drums

[edit] Trivia

Corporate Death actually visited the Jeffrey Dahmer trial and some locations connected to Dahmer.
Band members visited John Wayne Gacy while he was incarcerated before his execution.