Hacked up for Barbecue (album)
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Hacked Up for Barbecue is the first full-length studio album by the death metal
band Mortician
. The album has gone out of print, and has since been reissued as a two-on-one package with the band's Zombie Apocalypse EP
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Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band Mortician
Mortician (band)
Mortician is a death metal / deathgrind two piece band from Yonkers, New York founded in 1989. They have released most of their albums since the House by the Cemetery EP on Relapse Records but have released their latest album on their own label, Mortician Records. They have toured several times...
. The album has gone out of print, and has since been reissued as a two-on-one package with the band's Zombie Apocalypse EP
Zombie Apocalypse (album)
Zombie Apocalypse is an EP by Mortician. Now out-of-print, the EP has since been re-issued by Relapse Records as a two-for-one package with Hacked Up for Barbecue.-Different versions:...
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Track listing
- "Bloodcraving" - 5:13 (When a Stranger CallsWhen a Stranger Calls (1979 film)When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 thriller starring Carol Kane and Charles Durning, directed by Fred Walton. The film derives its story from the classic folk legend of "The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs". The original music score is composed by television composer Dana Kaproff.The film ranked #28...
) - "Embalmed Alive" - 0:50
- "Cremated" - 1:34
- "Three on a Meathook" - 3:06 (Three on a MeathookThree on a MeathookThree on a Meathook is a 1972 horror film written and directed by William Girdler and was based loosely on the real-life story of Ed Gein. The film stars Charles Kissinger, James Pickett and Sherry Steiner.-Plot:...
) - "Brutally Mutilated" - 0:39
- "Deranged Insanity" - 2:28 (UnhingedUnhinged (1982 film)Unhinged is a 1982 low budget American slasher film directed by Don Gronquist. It was filmed on location at the Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon...
) - "Cannibal Feast" - 1:40 (Cannibal FeroxCannibal FeroxCannibal Ferox, also known as Make Them Die Slowly, is a 1981 Italian exploitation film written and directed by Umberto Lenzi. Upon its release, the film made claims to being "The most violent film ever made"...
) - "Blown to Pieces" - 0:58
- "Fog of Death" - 3:31 (The FogThe FogThe Fog is a 1980 horror film directed by John Carpenter, who also co-wrote the screenplay and composed the music for the film. It stars Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins and Janet Leigh...
) - "Brutal Disfigurement" - 1:26
- "Apocalyptic Devastation" - 3:13 (The Road WarriorMad Max 2: The Road WarriorMad Max 2 is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. The film is the second installment in the Mad Max film series, with Mel Gibson starring as Max Rockatansky...
) - "Inquisition" - 1:21
- "Hacked Up for Barbecue" - 4:18 (The Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
) - "Abolition" - 0:51
- "Necrocannibal" - 3:59
- "Ripped in Half" - 0:25
- "Morbid Butchery" - 2:01 (ManiacManiac (1980 film)Maniac is a 1980 American slasher film , about a disturbed and traumatized serial killer who scalps his victims. It was directed by William Lustig and written by Joe Spinell and C. A. Rosenberg...
) - "Decapitated" - 1:02
- "Drilling for Brains" - 0:49(Blood Sucking FreaksBlood Sucking FreaksBlood Sucking Freaks is a 1976 horror-exploitation film. Shot under the title Sardu: Master of the Screaming Virgins, it was retitled The Incredible Torture Show during its original theatrical run....
) - "Eaten Alive by Maggots" - 1:53 (MortuaryMortuary (1983 film)Mortuary was a 1983 slasher film/horror movie which starred Bill Paxton, Mary Beth McDonough, David Wallace, Lynda Day George, with Michael Berryman and Christopher George in one of his final roles...
) - "Witches' Coven" - 3:19 (SuspiriaSuspiriaSuspiria is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento and co-written by Argento and Daria Nicolodi. The film follows an American ballet student who transfers to a prestigious dance academy in Germany, only to discover that it is controlled by a coven of witches. The film's score was...
) - "Worms" - 0:53
- "Annihilation" - 1:03
- "Mortician" - 3:21 (PhantasmPhantasm (film)Phantasm is a low-budget "cult classic" horror film produced in 1977 and released in 1979. The film was directed, written, photographed, co-produced and edited by Don Coscarelli...
, Phantasm III: Lord of the DeadPhantasm III: Lord of the DeadPhantasm III: Lord of the Dead is a 1994 horror film sequel to Phantasm II written and directed by Don Coscarelli. The film starred Angus Scrimm as the Tall Man, Reggie Bannister and A. Michael Baldwin. Filming wrapped up in mid-1993 but the film sat unreleased for over a year before being released...
)
Credits
- Will RahmerWill RahmerWill Rahmer is an American musician.Will Rahmer was the vocalist in the death metal band Incantation temporarily during mid-1990, before leaving to form Mortician with drummer Matt Sicher. Rahmer is the lyricist, vocalist, and bassist for Mortician, and is heavily influenced by horror movies, of...
— BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
& Vocals - Roger BeaujardRoger J. BeaujardRoger J. Beaujard is an American musician.Roger is primarily known as the guitarist & drum machine programmer for the death metal band Mortician. He joined Mortician in January 1991, replacing Incantation guitarist John McEntee, who had been providing his services to Mortician until the band could...
— GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
& Drum ProgrammingDrum machineA drum machine is an electronic musical instrument designed to imitate the sound of drums or other percussion instruments. They are used in a variety of musical genres, not just purely electronic music...
- Recorded and mixed July 1996
- Desmond Tolhurst and MorticianMortician (band)Mortician is a death metal / deathgrind two piece band from Yonkers, New York founded in 1989. They have released most of their albums since the House by the Cemetery EP on Relapse Records but have released their latest album on their own label, Mortician Records. They have toured several times...
— Producers - Matthew F. Jacobson and William J. Yurkiewicz, Jr. — Executive Producers
- Desmond Tolhurst — Engineer
- Roger J. BeaujardRoger J. BeaujardRoger J. Beaujard is an American musician.Roger is primarily known as the guitarist & drum machine programmer for the death metal band Mortician. He joined Mortician in January 1991, replacing Incantation guitarist John McEntee, who had been providing his services to Mortician until the band could...
— Assistant Engineer - Mastered August 1996 at M Works
- Dave Shirk and Bill Yurkiewicz — Mastering
- Wes BenscoterWes BenscoterWes Benscoter is an American artist who is best known for his work album covers, especially heavy metal albums. He also has made covers for magazines and books, and shirt designs, and his art is featured in many galleries around the world. Most of his work is done using airbrush...
— Cover Art