Macabre (band)

Macabre are an American extreme metal band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1985.^[1] Since its formation, the band has undergone no lineup changes and features the three founding members. The group's style blends thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore (sometimes with nursery rhymes and folk melodies). Lyrically Macabre have a strong focus on real world serial killers, mass murderers and humorous elements.^[2] The group is currently signed to Nuclear Blast.

Macabre
Macabre performing in 2001
Background information
Genres	Death metal thrash metal grindcore
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Vinyl Solutions Nuclear Blast Season of Mist Decomposed
Members	Charles Lescewicz Dennis Ritchie Lance Lencioni

Influences

Macabre's music was strongly influenced by US and UK hardcore, grindcore, and death metal acts, ranging from Venom, The Accüsed, Suicidal Tendencies, and Cryptic Slaughter to Possessed and Napalm Death. Macabre's dark sense of humor alienated casual metal listeners, however it helped to gain a small but strong cult status.^[2]

Some of the serial killers mentioned in their songs are:

• David Berkowitz (Son of Sam)
• Ted Bundy
• Vlad the Impaler
• Ed Gein (The Butcher of Plainfield)
• Charles Manson
• Jeffrey Dahmer (The Milwaukee Cannibal)
• John Wayne Gacy (The Killer Clown)
• Jack the Ripper
• Edmund Kemper (The Co-ed Killer)
• Peter Kürten (The Vampire of Düsseldorf)
• Herman Mudgett (H.H. Holmes)
• Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker)
• Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer)
• Zodiac

Members

• Nefarious (Charles Lescewicz) – bass, vocals (1985–present)
• Dennis the Menace (Dennis Ritchie) – drums (1985–present)
• Corporate Death (Lance Lencioni) – guitar, vocals (1985–present)^[2]

Discography

• Shitlist (1987)
• Grim Reality (1987)
• "Shitlist" (1988, 7")
• Gloom (1989)
• "Nightstalker" (1991, 7")
• Sinister Slaughter (1993)
• Behind the Wall of Sleep (1994, EP)
• Unabomber (1999, EP)
• Dahmer (2000)
• Capitalist Casualties / Macabre(2001, split with Capitalist Casualties)
• Morbid Campfire Songs (2002, as the Macabre Minstrels)
• Drill Bit Lobotomy (2002, 7")
• Murder Metal (2003)
• Macabre Electric & Acoustic Two CD Set (2004, 2-CD set including the CDs Murder Metal and Macabre Minstrels)
• True Tales of Slaughter and Slaying (2006, DVD)
• Grim Reality (2008) _{− re-issue featuring the remastered 1980s version and a Neil Kernon remix version}
• Human Monsters (2010, EP)
• Grim Scary Tales (2011)
• Slaughter Thy Poser(2012, EP)
• Carnival of Killers (2020)

References

1. Birchmeier, Jason "Macabre Biography", AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2015
2. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 208/9. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.

External links

• Official website