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tawdry & sordid existence of the Horrorcult or more aptly, the
cult of death celebrants which our victims (you...) will come to know
as "Death Becomes You..." reverts back to one miserable
summer Anno Domini '97!! The insidious horrors had begun when John
Janos, (vokills) who was enrolled in a local Film & Special FX
school became dissatisfied & opted to withdraw to concentrate
solely on bringing to fruition, a vision he had been harboring for
a number of years!! Being that he (Janos) was a huge horror sci/fi
film fan since a tender age & was gifted in drawing, painting,
etc, he wanted to create something raw musically, yet visually disturbing
& very theatrical to rival his contemporaries... He had a repertoire
of lyric's, idea's, & prop's that he had completed as he wanted
to waste no time in getting to work, once he recruited would-be members
to further his vision...so he began by dispersing "want-ads"
locally!! Despite
the numerous inquiries which he received, each time he met of the
incapacitants face-to-face in hopes of finding someone suitable,
it became painfully evident that these cretinous humans did not
possess the unique qualities needed for him to come one step closer
to finalizing a line-up, OR his vision!! Bare in mind that this
was only late '97 & that these unfortunate, time-consuming mishaps
would occur ad-infinitum until sometime into the early month's of
'98, when Janos propositioned Christopher Lee, (coffin text percussive)
who John knew from his stint playing with a local act some 6-7 years
prior... What drew Janos to Lee was the simple fact that he felt
Lee was the ideal drummer for what he wanted to accomplish as he
(Lee) play's with relentless energy & stamina, carries himself
like a star, was heavily inspired by the same artist's, was a very
animated personality & to his benefit...heavily into satanism!!
Once
the two had compared musical influences & agreed to what they
aspired to create musically and visually, they decided to join forces
to create the ultimate audio/visual union of death & horrific
images...the equivalent of George Romero's "Dead" films
come to technicolored life, primitive death worship, (satanism)
further teemed with their own twisted and visceral ideas!! In order
to create the ultimate machination of living death!! Now the two,
unified with devious ulterior motives, began the search for the
3rd dead subordinate who would play guitar... A rather important
piece in their puzzle as this soul would be a prominent figure in
the shaping of their audial odes to horror, further bringing their
gutwretching visions to life, er, death!! Considering Lee &
Janos were both a considerable age, they wanted the other half of
the cult (band) to be preferably younger, in hopes they would be
open to idea's and criticism and further more, willing to be melded
into dead gods!! The body in question...was an acquaintance of the
two who had been involved with music, working sound in clubs, &
playing live at a very young & uncommon age & was right
underneath their rotting faces all along.........Alas, Gory (chainsaws)!!
When
they conversed with him (Gory) about their diabolic plans &
then offered him the position, he was eager to get involved due
to the reputation of Lee!! In the meantime, the three ghouls familiarized
themselves with each others playing styles & ability, where
Christopher Lee & Gory gelled from the 1st incendiary note...
Lee knew then & there the gruesome twosome has exhumed one fresh
cadaver!! Never, was there even a question of doubt as to who would
be their fiendish bass player & solidify the union of dead &
damned souls... Enter Nicodemous (treble) who had known Lee &
Gory for years, as he roadied for Twiggy Ramirez' old band, who
he won't mention as it's hardly a credential, but more importantly
because he was an astutely physical manboy, always looking for violence,
not to mention he was a total KISS freak, and to his benefit, studied
all of Gene Simmon's moves the way a prizefighter would before the
final bout!!
Now
that the circle was complete and the pentagram drawn...they began
the arduous task of writing material, 1st playing various covers
& acquainting themselves with each other's styles, then...the
violence commenced!! The goal was to create songs that had an atmosphere
of pulse-quickening & spine-tingling horror, the kind of feeling
derived from watching a classic horror film.. That, accompanied
with a larger than death persona, a very morbid stageshow, (representing
physical death after spiritual ruin...) in order to create the ultimate
visage of death intensive splendor!!
The
first hymn that would compose their repertoire...(Devil's Night)
came together within mere weeks and shaped the direction the remaining
material would follow!! They then chose to spend the ensuing 9 months
writing material & designing their stageshow!! Being that this
was the first band 3 of the members (Lee, Janos, & Nicodemous)
had ever put together and gave rise to...they wanted everything
(from the look, sound, & stage presence to the stageshow...)
to be a vicious & imposing vehicle for the macabre!! From their
first disturbing & violent performance that took place in May
Anno Domini '99 (the 23rd to be exact...)
The
dead made their presence known before an unsuspecting world by executing
a show that consists of makeshift cemeteries, gallows which beside
ensnaring Lee on his throne, host disemboweled babies, coffins they
arise from, blood rites, & the adherence of ghoul makeup to
shed human frailties & embody the spirit of death!! With this
single performance, the deathcult were banned from this said rock
n' roll shithouse that shall remain nameless!! Since that time...the
band has received a fair amount of attention in local newspapers
(see the news section) as well as arts/entertainment weekly's where
they have been admonished for their left of center approach, sense
of professionalism, & resolve towards performing!!
Besides
performing on bills with other local acts that are specified by
the band, they have opened up for 3 national acts within a 5 month
period of being a live act, something quite unheard of for a band
of such stature!!! It also speaks volumes about their performances,
regardless of the messages...this is real entertainment, not an
act, something the band members feel they have already died for
and are willing to do so for again!! The bands they have been honored
to share stages with include Cleopatra recording artists Switchblade
Symphony & Razed In Black, "the legendary" Marky Ramone
and the Intruders, as well as Godhead, Mortiis, & Christian
Death all in one fateful evening!!
As
of Nov. 2nd the band released it's debut recording...the 5 track
CD EP "UNEARTHED" which features artwork by renowned artist
Jeff Gaither who has worked with such luminaries as The Accused,
GG Allin, etc, also designing shirts for Metallica & Guns N'
Roses!! The release super-ceded by a show on Oct. 30th called "The
Devil's Night Massacre..." that will be legendary even in hell,
due to patrons smashing the lambs heads we displayed on spears on
the floor, kids slidng in lamb brains, people swinging from the
mannequins that we hung from the rafters in homage to Sharon Tate,
etc!!
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