Macabre is a death metal band from the USA. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and have never had a line-up change. They blend thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore (sometimes with nursery rhymes and folk melodies) to form their own unique style dubbed murder metal. Lyrically, they have a strong focus on serial killers, mass murderers and a touch of sick gore humour. Most lyrics are based upon true stories and are about real infamous personalities. They also have a side project called the Macabre Minstrels that play acoustic camp fire songs. Their current label is Decomposed Records. Macabre's music was strongly influenced by US & UK hardcore, grindcore, and death metal acts, ranging from The Accüsed and Cryptic Slaughter to Possessed and Napalm Death. Macabre's sickening sense of humour alienated casual metal listeners. However, it helped to gain a small but strong cult status among gore metal fans.
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Discography
- Grim Reality (1987)
- Shitlist (7", 1987)
- Gloom (1989)
- Nightstalker (7", 1993)
- Sinister Slaughter (1993)
- Behind the Wall of Sleep (1994, EP)
- Unabomber (1999, EP)
- Dahmer (2000)
- Capitalist Casualties / Macabre (2000, split with Capitalist Casualties)
- Macabre Minstrels: Morbid Campfire Songs (2002)
- Drill Bit Lobotomy (2003, 7")
- Murder Metal (2003)
- Macabre Electric & Acoustic Two CD Set (2004)
- True Tales of Slaughter and Slaying (2006, DVD)
Members
- Corporate Death - guitars, vocals
- Nefarious - bass guitar, vocals
- Dennis The Menace - drums
Trivia
- Corporate Death actually visited the Jeffrey Dahmer trial and some locations connected to Dahmer.
- Band members visited John Wayne Gacy while he was incarcerated before his execution.
