Two schoolmates, Harden Harrison (drums) and Casey Orr (bass), formed the band when they met Mike Scaccia (guitar). The three young men shared an interest in horror/gore films and very heavy music. With Bruce Corbitt on vocals, they created some of the heaviest thrash metal at the time often flirting with death metal. They were also one of the only major thrash bands from Texas and virtually created the underground metal scene there. The band was signed by Capitol Records in 1987.
In 2005, the original lineup reunited and performed at Ozzfest 2008 in Texas. In 2009, Rigor Mortis played in Germany at the Keep It True Festival.
Mike Scaccia also played guitar with industrial metal band Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Lard, and others. Casey Orr plays bass in the shock rock band Gwar as the character Beefcake the Mighty. Harden Harrison also plays drums with the metal bands Speedealer and Mitra. Bruce Corbitt also sang for the thrash metal band Warbeast (formerly Texas Metal Alliance). Former Rigor Mortis vocalist/guitarist Doyle Bright also played guitar in the metal band Hallows Eve. He currently performs vocals and guitars in the band SOG.
On December 23, 2012, the band's guitarist Mike Scaccia died from a heart attack while performing onstage.[2][3][4]
On October 6, 2014, Rigor Mortis released their final album Slaves to the Grave, which had been recorded in February 2012 at Ministry's 13th Planet Studios in El Paso. With no label interested in the album, Rigor Mortis successfully crowdfunded the new album by raising $22,838 from fan pre-orders to self-release the final album.[5][6]
After years of battling with cancer, Corbitt died on January 25, 2019, at the age of 56.[7] The remaining members perform Rigor Mortis music under the moniker Wizards of Gore in tribute to Mike Scaccia.
Musical styleedit
The band made the development from speed metal to thrash metal to death metal.[1] The music on the self-titled debut album is described as technically demanding and "furiously fast". The lyrics mostly describe horror stories, inspired by films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or A Nightmare on Elm Street. The band sees their songs as "little tales of death and doom, with the purpose of entertaining people". The EP Freaks featured Doyle Bright as the new singer, who "sounds exactly like his predecessor".[8]
Band membersedit
Timelineedit
Select discographyedit
1986: Demo 1986
1988: The Decline of the Western Civilization Part 2 (The Metal Years) Soundtrack (Capitol)
1988: Demons Demo
1988: Rigor Mortis (Capitol) - Released on July 19, 1988
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For the John Entwistle band see John Entwistle Solo discography For the death metal band see Immolation band This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rigor Mortis band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Rigor Mortis was an American thrash metal band that formed in 1983 1 in the Dallas Fort Worth Texas metroplex Rigor MortisRigor Mortis in 2014Background informationAlso known asWizards of GoreOriginDallas Ft Worth Texas U S GenresThrash metalYears active1983 1991 2005 2013LabelsCapitol InterscopeMembersHarden HarrisonCasey OrrBruce CorbittMike ScacciaPast membersDoyle Bright Contents 1 History 2 Musical style 3 Band members 3 1 Timeline 4 Select discography 5 References 6 External linksHistory editTwo schoolmates Harden Harrison drums and Casey Orr bass formed the band when they met Mike Scaccia guitar The three young men shared an interest in horror gore films and very heavy music With Bruce Corbitt on vocals they created some of the heaviest thrash metal at the time often flirting with death metal They were also one of the only major thrash bands from Texas and virtually created the underground metal scene there The band was signed by Capitol Records in 1987 In 2005 the original lineup reunited and performed at Ozzfest 2008 in Texas In 2009 Rigor Mortis played in Germany at the Keep It True Festival Mike Scaccia also played guitar with industrial metal band Ministry Revolting Cocks Lard and others Casey Orr plays bass in the shock rock band Gwar as the character Beefcake the Mighty Harden Harrison also plays drums with the metal bands Speedealer and Mitra Bruce Corbitt also sang for the thrash metal band Warbeast formerly Texas Metal Alliance Former Rigor Mortis vocalist guitarist Doyle Bright also played guitar in the metal band Hallows Eve He currently performs vocals and guitars in the band SOG On December 23 2012 the band s guitarist Mike Scaccia died from a heart attack while performing onstage 2 3 4 On October 6 2014 Rigor Mortis released their final album Slaves to the Grave which had been recorded in February 2012 at Ministry s 13th Planet Studios in El Paso With no label interested in the album Rigor Mortis successfully crowdfunded the new album by raising 22 838 from fan pre orders to self release the final album 5 6 After years of battling with cancer Corbitt died on January 25 2019 at the age of 56 7 The remaining members perform Rigor Mortis music under the moniker Wizards of Gore in tribute to Mike Scaccia Musical style editThe band made the development from speed metal to thrash metal to death metal 1 The music on the self titled debut album is described as technically demanding and furiously fast The lyrics mostly describe horror stories inspired by films such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre or A Nightmare on Elm Street The band sees their songs as little tales of death and doom with the purpose of entertaining people The EP Freaks featured Doyle Bright as the new singer who sounds exactly like his predecessor 8 Band members editTimeline editSelect discography edit1986 Demo 1986 1988 The Decline of the Western Civilization Part 2 The Metal Years Soundtrack Capitol 1988 Demons Demo 1988 Rigor Mortis Capitol Released on July 19 1988 1989 Freaks EP Metal Blade 1991 Rigor Mortis Vs The Earth Triple X 1991 Psycho Therapy on Gabba Gabba Hey Ramones tribute album Triple X 2014 Slaves to the Grave 2018 Freaks Demo 89References edit a b Rigor Mortis Songs Albums Reviews Bio amp More AllMusic Retrieved February 12 2024 Prato Greg December 23 2012 Ministry Guitarist Mike Scaccia Dies After Onstage Collapse Rolling Stone Retrieved December 23 2012 Childers Chad December 23 2012 Ministry Rigor Mortis Guitarist Mike Scaccia Dies At 47 After Onstage Collapse Loudwire Retrieved December 23 2012 Kielty Martin December 23 2012 Ministry guitarist Mike Scaccia dead at 47 Classic Rock Archived from the original on February 22 2014 Retrieved December 23 2012 RIGOR MORTIS Slaves To The Grave Album Details Revealed July 14 2014 Rigor Mortis New Album SLAVES TO THE GRAVE Indiegogo WARBEAST And RIGOR MORTIS Singer BRUCE CORBITT Dead At 56 Blabbermouth net January 25 2019 Retrieved January 25 2019 Herr Matthias 1993 Matthias Herr s Heavy Metal Lexikon Vol 1 in German pp 142ff Sources History of Rigor Mortis w Bruce Corbitt Voices from the Darkside interview The Metal Den interview w Bruce Corbitt http www blabbermouth net news rigor mortis slaves to the grave album details revealed External links editRigor Mortis at AllMusic nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rigor Mortis band amp oldid 1225232854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
