Massacra
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Massacra was one of France's leading death/thrash metal bands in the early nineties.
After recording three demos in the 1980s, they finally landed a deal with Shark Records from Germany, and released their famous debut, 'Final Holocaust' in 1990. Unfortunately, they found themselves at odds with the label's trend-following attitude and after two successful albums, Enjoy the Violence
and Signs of the Decline
, they terminated their contract in 1993.
They signed a new deal with the major label Phonogram. The band decided not to rehash the same songs over and over on later releases—by the time of their fourth album (1994's Sick) the band had transformed rather remarkably to a groove-laden mid-paced thrash album, sounding at times almost like recent Metallica
musically, with the vocals more along the lines of a more aggressive Ron Broder of Coroner
. An interesting listen, but doubtless a disappointment to early fans of the group expecting more death/thrash metal.
The band broke up after guitarist Fred Duval died of skin cancer
on 6 June 1997 at the age of 29. Some members of the band went on to form an industrial side project called Zero Tolerance in 1996, and released one album through Active Records.
After recording three demos in the 1980s, they finally landed a deal with Shark Records from Germany, and released their famous debut, 'Final Holocaust' in 1990. Unfortunately, they found themselves at odds with the label's trend-following attitude and after two successful albums, Enjoy the Violence
Enjoy the Violence
Enjoy the Violence is the second album by the French Death/Thrash metal band Massacra. The title is a play on the Depeche Mode song "Enjoy the Silence"...
and Signs of the Decline
Signs of the Decline
Signs of the Decline is the third album by Massacra. It was released in 1992. The re-release contains six tracks from the Sick album as bonus.-Track listing:# "Evidence of Abominations" – 4:00# "Defying Man's Creation" – 3:39...
, they terminated their contract in 1993.
They signed a new deal with the major label Phonogram. The band decided not to rehash the same songs over and over on later releases—by the time of their fourth album (1994's Sick) the band had transformed rather remarkably to a groove-laden mid-paced thrash album, sounding at times almost like recent Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
musically, with the vocals more along the lines of a more aggressive Ron Broder of Coroner
Coroner (band)
Coroner is a Swiss thrash metal/progressive metal band from Zurich. They garnered relatively little attention outside of Europe. Formed in 1983, the band broke up in 1996, but decided to reform 14 years later. The band will perform at multiple live venues and festivals around the world in 2011,...
. An interesting listen, but doubtless a disappointment to early fans of the group expecting more death/thrash metal.
The band broke up after guitarist Fred Duval died of skin cancer
Skin cancer
Skin neoplasms are skin growths with differing causes and varying degrees of malignancy. The three most common malignant skin cancers are basal cell cancer, squamous cell cancer, and melanoma, each of which is named after the type of skin cell from which it arises...
on 6 June 1997 at the age of 29. Some members of the band went on to form an industrial side project called Zero Tolerance in 1996, and released one album through Active Records.
Discography
- Legion of Torture (Demo, 1987)
- Final Holocaust (Demo, 1988)
- Nearer from Death (Demo, 1989)
- Final HolocaustFinal HolocaustFinal Holocaust is the debut album by the French death metal band Massacra. It was released in 1990 by Shark Records. The re-release includes three demo tracks taken from the Nearer from Death demo.-Track listing:# "Apocalyptic Warrior" – 5:24...
(CD, 1990) - Enjoy the ViolenceEnjoy the ViolenceEnjoy the Violence is the second album by the French Death/Thrash metal band Massacra. The title is a play on the Depeche Mode song "Enjoy the Silence"...
(CD,1991) - Signs of the DeclineSigns of the DeclineSigns of the Decline is the third album by Massacra. It was released in 1992. The re-release contains six tracks from the Sick album as bonus.-Track listing:# "Evidence of Abominations" – 4:00# "Defying Man's Creation" – 3:39...
(CD, 1992) - SickSick (Massacra album)Sick is the fourth album by French metal band Massacra. It introduces a notable change in the musical direction, including mid-paced thrash and groove elements...
(CD, 1994) - Humanize HumanHumanize HumanHumanize Human is the fifth and final album by French metal band Massacra. It was released in 1995.-Track listing:# "Need for Greed" – 7:39# "Feel Unreal" – 4:33# "My Only Friend" – 4:06# "Mad to be Normal" – 5:30...
(CD,1995) - Apocalyptic Warriors Pt. 1 (compilation CD, 2000)
Members
- Vocals, guitars: Fred "Death" Duval 1986–1997
- Guitars: Jean-Marc Tristani 1986–1997
- Bass: Pascal Jorgensen 1986–1997
- Drums: Chris Palengat 1986–1991
- Drums: Matthias Limmer 1992–1994
- Drums: Björn Crugger 1995–1997