Mortician (band)

Mortician is an American death metal band from Yonkers, New York, founded in 1989.^[1] They have released most of their albums since the House by the Cemetery EP on Relapse Records, but have released their latest album on their own label, Mortician Records. They have toured several times through America and Europe. The band is heavily inspired by horror movies, which is expressed in the lyrics, the artwork, and the use of samples throughout their discography.

Mortician
Origin	Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Genres	Brutal death metal grindcore
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Relapse Mortician Primitive
Members	Will Rahmer Roger J. Beaujard Sam Inzerra
Past members	John McEntee Matt Sicher George Torres Desmond Tolhurst Dave Culross Ron Kachnic
Website	morticianrecords.com

Influences

Mortician is influenced by other seminal death metal and grindcore acts, chiefly Repulsion, Impetigo, and Autopsy, but also Massacre, Terrorizer, Incantation, Pungent Stench, Napalm Death, and Carcass.^{[citation needed]}

Band members

Current

• Will Rahmer – bass, vocals (1989–present)
• Roger J. Beaujard – guitars (1991–present)
• Sam Inzerra – drums (2003–present)

Former

• Matthew David "Matt" Sicher – drums (1989–1991; died 1994)
• John McEntee – guitars (1990)
• Desmond Tolhurst – bass, guitars (1997–1999)
• Kyle Powell – drums (1999)
• Ron Kachnic – guitars (2000–2002)

Timeline

Discography

Albums

• Hacked Up for Barbecue (1997)^[2]
• Chainsaw Dismemberment (1999)
• Domain of Death (2001)
• Darkest Day of Horror (2003)
• Re-Animated Dead Flesh (2004)

EPs and singles

• Brutally Mutilated (7" Single, 1990)
• Mortal Massacre (7" Single, 1991)
• Mortal Massacre (EP, 1993)
• House by the Cemetery (7" Single, 1994)
• House by the Cemetery (EP, 1995)
• Zombie Apocalypse (7" Single, 1998)
• Zombie Apocalypse (EP, 1998)
• Living.../... Dead (Split with Fleshgrind, 2004)

Demos

• Rehearsal 12/14/89
• Demo No. 1 1990
• Mortician / Malignancy / Deathrune / Alive (4) – Yonkers Death (CD, Ltd) (2007)

Compilations

• Gummo soundtrack ("Skin Peeler")
• Traces of Death III: Dead and Buried soundtrack ("Traces of Death")
• Straight to Hell: A Tribute to Slayer compilation ("Piece by Piece")
• Mortal Massacre
• Zombie Apocalypse/House by the Cemetery (Cass, Comp)
• Hacked Up for Barbecue/Zombie Apocalypse
• House by the Cemetery/Mortal Massacre
• Wizards of Gore: Tribute to Impetigo compilation ("Cannibal Lust") (2000, Razorback Recordings)
• Final Bloodbath Session (2002, Primitive Recordings)
• From the Casket (2016, Necroharmonic Productions)

Live albums

• Zombie Massacre Live! (2004)

Tribute albums

• Tribute to Mortician (2007)

References

1. AllMusic ((( Mortician > Biography )))
2. "Mortician - Hacked Up for Barbeque". Allmusic. Retrieved October 13, 2022. Release Date January 28, 1997

External links

• Official website