Post Mortem (Boston band)
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- Not to be confused with the German death metal band PostmortemPostmortem (band)Postmortem is a German death metal band from Berlin.-Band history:Postmortem was founded in 1991. After numerous live appearances and two demos, the band signed its first record deal, with Husky Records, and recorded Screams Of Blackness, which sold out and was re-released in 1998...
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Post Mortem was an American death metal
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, formed in 1982 in suburban Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. They formed when the members of the band were still in high school. The band rehearsed every day, often rushing home to write music after classes. John McCarthy penned the personal songs while drummer Rick McIver wrote the gore lyrics. John Alexander helped write most of the songs. “Our whole concept was that we honestly didn’t give a fuck. That’s why we’re lumped in with punk rock as well as metal,” McCarthy said, adding: “It’s much better to piss off people who think they’re pissed off than to piss off your grandma or your mother or your father.”
Post Mortem’s debut album, Coroner's Office, was released in 1986. Coroner's Office continues to find new listeners and is now as remembered for its unusual styling and flirtation with jazz and punk. The album proved very influential, as it brought musical experimentation common in metal among bands like Cephalic Carnage and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
The band consists of John McCarthy (vocals), John Alexander (guitar), Mark Kelley (bass), and Rick "Ricky Magic" McIver (drums). Contrary to popular belief, Post Mortem were not named after the Slayer
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...
song. Post Mortem helped pioneer the underground subgenre of death metal.
Many metal bands have acknowledged the influence of Post Mortem, like Cianide, Grief
Grief (band)
-Biography:Grief was founded in 1991 by Disrupt guitarist Terry Savastano and drummer Randy Odierno . They broke up in 2001 mainly due to drummer problems - something that was an ongoing problem for the band from the start. They also cited what they called a "hostile environment for doom metal bands"...
(who covered the entire Coroner's Office album), Disharmonic Orchestra
Disharmonic Orchestra
Disharmonic Orchestra is an Austrian death metal/grindcore band that was formed in Klagenfurt, in 1987. Two demos were recorded. A gig in Germany with Pungent Stench led to a deal with Nuclear Blast in 1989. The first outcome of that deal was a split with country-mates Pungent Stench...
, who covered "(It's Just) A Thought", and Anal Cunt
Anal Cunt
Anal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988. Since its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes. Known for its grindcore musical style and controversial lyrics, Anal Cunt released eight full-length studio...
(who covered Post Mortem's "1066").
Founding members
- Norman McIver - Vocals
- Tom Nelligan - Guitar
- Mark Kelley - Bass
- Rick "Ricky Magic" McIver - Drums
Current members
- Mirai Kawashima - Vocals
- John Alexander - Guitar
- Mark Kelley - Bass
- Rick "Ricky Magic" McIver - Drums
Noteworthy Past Members
- John McCarthy - Vocals (deceased 2009)
- Seth Putnam (Anal CuntAnal CuntAnal Cunt, also known as AxCx and A.C., was an American grindcore band that formed in Newton, Massachusetts in 1988. Since its inception, the band underwent a number of line-up changes. Known for its grindcore musical style and controversial lyrics, Anal Cunt released eight full-length studio...
) (deceased 2011) - Michelle Meldrum (Phantom BluePhantom bluePhantom Blue was an all-female American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1987. Phantom Blue were the first and only female artists to be signed to Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records, only three months after forming....
and MeldrumMeldrumMeldrum is a multi-national Heavy Metal band formed by ex-Phantom Blue guitarist Michelle Meldrum.-History:American guitarist Michelle Meldrum started her first band Wargod with Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan, later going on to form Phantom Blue, with whom she released two albums and an EP...
)
Discography
- 1982 "Run Amok" Cassette
- 1983 "Punk After Death" Cassette (Recorded in 1982)
- 1985 "The Dead Shall Rise" Cassette
- 1985 "Death to the Masses" Cassette
- 1986 "Turkey on Your Nose..." Cassette
- 1986 "Speed Metal Hell II" Various Artists
- 1986 "Thrash Metal Attack!" Various Artists
- 1986 "Coroner's OfficeCoroner's OfficeCoroner's Office is an album by the American death metal band Post Mortem. The album was their debut LP and is notable for its influences on the genre.- Recording Process :...
" Debut album (Recorded in 1985) - 1987 "The Missing Link" EPExtended playAn 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...
- 1988 "Beatings are in Order" Full-Length Album
- 1989 "Festival of Fun" Full-Length Album
- 1990 "Ring Around the Rectum" Single
- 1990 "Seasoned NoSalt Makes My Beef Stew Taste Like My Beef Stew" Single
- 1991 "Killed by the Machinery of Sorrow" Compilation CD
- 1993 "Destined for Failure" Full-Length Album
- 1994 "Court Metrage" Various Artists
- 1995 "Convolutions" Full-Length Album
- 2007 "Deterioration of the Flesh" Live and some previously unreleased material
- 2009 "Message from the Dead" Full-Length Album