Murder Construct
Encyclopedia
Murder Construct is an American deathgrind
band from Los Angeles, California. The band members are Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation
), Leon del Muerte (Exhumed
, D.I.S., ex-Impaled
, ex-Phobia
), Kevin Fetus (Watch me Burn, Fetus Eaters), Caleb Schneider (Bad Acid Trip
) and Danny Walker (Intronaut
, Exhumed
, ex-Jesu
, ex-Uphill Battle
).
Murder Construct was formed in 2001 following Leon del Muerte's departure from Impaled
. The band then went through several line-up changes and subsequently the band went on hiatus while del Muerte rejoined Exhumed.
The band was re-formed in August 2006, when del Muerte left Intronaut
. The band then recorded a self-titled 7-song EP
. On March 27, 2010, the band played its first show. In August 2010, the band signed with Relapse Records
. The band toured with Kill The Client and Venomous Concept in September 2010. In November 2010, Relapse Records released their self-titled EP.
As of summer 2011, the band is currently working on new material for the full length album due in 2012 on Relapse Records.
Deathgrind
Deathgrind is a musical genre that fuses death metal and grindcore. The genre, along with pornogrind, is related to the goregrind subgenre...
band from Los Angeles, California. The band members are Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation
Cattle Decapitation
Cattle Decapitation is an American deathgrind band from San Diego, California, formed in 1996.-History:Originally founded in 1996, Cattle Decapitation's songs protest the mistreatment and consumption of animals as well as the abuse of the environment. Lyrics may also focus on subjects such as...
), Leon del Muerte (Exhumed
Exhumed (band)
Exhumed is an American death metal band from San Jose, California, most recently signed to Relapse Records. They were formed in 1990, when sole remaining founding member Matt Harvey was at the age of 15. Exhumed spent much of the ensuing decade hacking its way through numerous demos, split CDs,...
, D.I.S., ex-Impaled
Impaled (band)
Impaled is a death metal/goregrind band from Oakland, California.-History:The band's name is an acronym, standing for: Impaled - Immoral Medical Practitioners And Licentious Evil-Doers...
, ex-Phobia
Phobia (band)
Phobia is a Grindcore band from Orange County, California. The band was formed in 1990 and is heavily influenced by crust punk and grindcore. Their lyrical content focuses mainly on socio-political issues and left-wing politics.- History :...
), Kevin Fetus (Watch me Burn, Fetus Eaters), Caleb Schneider (Bad Acid Trip
Bad Acid Trip
Bad Acid Trip is an American metal band, currently signed to System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian's record label, Serjical Strike Records. Their 2004 album, Lynch the Weirdo, was produced by Daron Malakian, another System of a Down member. In 2006 they performed on the second stage at the...
) and Danny Walker (Intronaut
Intronaut
Intronaut is a progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California.Their style, while rooted in metal, is extremely forward-thinking and psychedelic, complete with complex polyrhythms, intense, haunting melodies, and vocal harmonies, combined with progressive and jazzy instrumental breaks.Their...
, Exhumed
Exhumed (band)
Exhumed is an American death metal band from San Jose, California, most recently signed to Relapse Records. They were formed in 1990, when sole remaining founding member Matt Harvey was at the age of 15. Exhumed spent much of the ensuing decade hacking its way through numerous demos, split CDs,...
, ex-Jesu
Jesu (band)
Jesu is a post-metal band formed in 2003 by Justin Broadrick following the breakup of Godflesh. Jesu was the name of the last song on the final Godflesh release, Hymns, and Broadrick decided to adopt it as the name of this project....
, ex-Uphill Battle
Uphill Battle
Uphill Battle was an American metalcore band with elements of grindcore. The group was based out of Santa Barbara, California, USA.-History:Uphill Battle got some recognition releasing their self-titled record on Relapse Records...
).
Murder Construct was formed in 2001 following Leon del Muerte's departure from Impaled
Impaled (band)
Impaled is a death metal/goregrind band from Oakland, California.-History:The band's name is an acronym, standing for: Impaled - Immoral Medical Practitioners And Licentious Evil-Doers...
. The band then went through several line-up changes and subsequently the band went on hiatus while del Muerte rejoined Exhumed.
The band was re-formed in August 2006, when del Muerte left Intronaut
Intronaut
Intronaut is a progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California.Their style, while rooted in metal, is extremely forward-thinking and psychedelic, complete with complex polyrhythms, intense, haunting melodies, and vocal harmonies, combined with progressive and jazzy instrumental breaks.Their...
. The band then recorded a self-titled 7-song EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. On March 27, 2010, the band played its first show. In August 2010, the band signed with Relapse Records
Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
. The band toured with Kill The Client and Venomous Concept in September 2010. In November 2010, Relapse Records released their self-titled EP.
As of summer 2011, the band is currently working on new material for the full length album due in 2012 on Relapse Records.
Current members
- Travis Ryan – vocals
- Leon del Muerte – vocals, guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Kevin Fetus – guitar
- Caleb Schneider – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Danny Walker – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....