Deceased (band)

Deceased
Origin	Arlington, Virginia, USA
Genres	Death metal Thrash metal
Years active	1984–present
Labels	PATAC Records, Thrash Corner Records
Members
Shane Fuegel Eric Mayes King Fowley Mike Smith Les Snyder

Deceased is a death/thrash metal band from Virginia, that has attained a dedicated, though cult following throughout a lengthy recording and live career. Founded in 1984, by drummer and vocalist King Fowley, the first band to sign Relapse Records, they released four full albums through the label, along with a number of EPs, demos and re-releases of early demos. Leaving Relapse Records in 2003 to sign to Thrash Corner, the band continues to release material to this day. Their sound centers around the powerhouse drumming and horror lyrics barked, sometimes narrated vocals of Fowley, telling tales of zombies and classic works of horror from The Twilight Zone to the works of Edgar Allan Poe ("Dark Chilling Heartbeat" retells "The Tell-Tale Heart" on their Supernatural Addiction album), while the twin guitars often move quickly from riff to riff - the band's songs typically work through several time signature and tempo changes. From their fairly primitive origins, while their core sound has always retained an almost punk/hardcore edge to its rawness, Deceased became more and more ambitious in terms of their use of melody in their progressive, lengthy thrash guitar workouts. This transition in their career was marked by the release of a full zombie concept LP, "Fearless Undead Machines", with cover art by painter Wes Benscoter and spoken samples from George A. Romero's "..of the Dead" films, as well as the band's own attempts to stage classic horror monologue and storytelling. In 2006 the band left Thrash Corner Records and started their own label in 2008 called Shrieks from the Hearse. 2009 sees the band returning with a new album called 'Surreal Overdose' on this label as well as PATAC Records.

King Fowley will return to the drum kit for this record, but live Eric Mayes will now handle the duties.

Band members

• King Fowley - vocals/drums (studio drums only)
• Mike Smith - guitar (no longer plays live)
• Les Snyder - bass
• Shane Fuegel - guitar

Live members

• Matt Altieri - guitar
• Eric Mayes - drums

Former members

• Marcel DeSantos - drums
• Doug Souther - guitar
• Robert Sterzel - bass
• Mark "Chainsaw" Adams - guitar
• Dave "scarface" Castillo - drums

Discography

Demos

The Evil Side Of Religion (October 1986)

1. "After The Bloodshed" - 2:03
2. "Eaten By Disease" - 2:02
3. "March Of The Cadavers" - 2:08
4. "Gutwrench" - 2:53
5. "Raw Explosives" - 3:22
6. "Sick Thrash" - 2:29
7. "Mentally Ill" - 4:09
8. "The Cemetery's Full" - 4:03
9. "Funeral Of Gore" - 3:40

Birth by Radiation (1988)

Birth by Radiation
Demo album by Deceased
Recorded	October 20, 1988 Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
Genre	Death metal
Length	29:10
Producer	Don Zientara

1. "Birth by Radiation" - 4:02
2. "Vomiting Blood" - 3:06
3. "Virus" - 2:44
4. "Hallucinating Mutants" - 2:27
5. "Worship the Coffin" - 3:55
6. "Immune to Burial" - 3:32
7. "Decrepit Coma" - 3:42
8. "Deformed Tomorrows" - 5:42

Line-up

• King Fowley - drums, vocals
• Mark Adams - lead guitar
• Doug Souther - lead guitar
• Lesley Snyder - bass

Other credits

• Mixed October 28, 1988 by Don Zientara

Nuclear Exorcist (1989)

Nuclear Exorcist
Demo album by Deceased
Recorded	October 26–27, 1989 Inner Ear Studios, Arlington, VA
Genre	Death metal
Length	26:38
Producer	Joey P

1. "Nuclear Exorcist" - 4:49
2. "Shrieks from the Hearse" - 3:35
3. "A Trip to the Morgue" - 2:35
4. "Below the Tombstone" - 4:04
5. "Planet Graveyard" - 4:50
6. "Futuristic Doom" - 3:26
7. "Haunted Cerebellum" - 3:19

Line-up

• King Fowley - drums, vocals
• Mark Adams - guitar
• Doug Souther - guitar
• Lesley Snyder - bass

Other credits

• Mixed October 30–31 , 1989
• Engineered by Joey P
• Artwork by Tom Harrison

One Night In The Cemetery (1989)

One Night in the Cemetery
Demo album by Deceased
Recorded	May 16, 1989 Live at The Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, PA
Genre	Death metal

1. "Sick Thrash"
2. "Gutwrench"
3. "Decrepit Coma"
4. "Birth By Radiation"
5. "The Cemetery's Full"
6. "Below The Tombstone"
7. "Futuristic Doom"
8. "After The Bloodshed"
9. "Vomiting Blood"
10. "Eaten By Disease"
11. "Nuclear Exorcist"
12. "Planet Graveyard"
13. "Immune To Burial"
14. "Deformed Tomorrows"

The Day of Death Live (1990)

The Day of Death Live
Demo album by Deceased
Recorded	October 20, 1990 Live at The Skyroom, Buffalo, NY
Genre	Death metal

1. "Fading Survival"
2. "Decrepit Coma"
3. "The Cemetery's Full"
4. "Birth By Radiation"
5. "Psychedelic Warriors"
6. "Futuristic Doom"
7. "Haunted Cerebellum"

Live with the Legions (1992)

Live with the Legions
Demo album by Deceased
Recorded	1991-1992 Various locations
Genre	Death metal

1. "A Reproduction of Tragedy" (Live December 5, 1992, Maryland)
2. "The 13 Frightened Souls/Robotic Village" (Live September 19, 1992, Washington, DC)
3. "Psychedelic Warriors" (Live February 10, 1992, Washington, DC)
4. "Birth By Radiation/Shrieks From The Hearse" (Live July 6, 1991, Maryland)
5. "Island Of The Unknown" (Live April 22, 1992, Washington, DC)
6. "Futuristic Doom" (Live March 20, 1992, Florida)
7. "Haunted Cerebellum" (Live August 28, 1991, Virginia)
8. "Planet Graveyard" (Live May 4, 1991, Illinois)
9. "Feasting On Skulls" (Live June 20, 1992, Ohio)
10. "Morbid Shape In Black" (Live November 27, 1992, Washington, DC)

Demo I 1995 (1995)

1. "Die By The Sword" (Slayer cover)
2. "Beyond Science"
3. "The Silent Creature"

Demo II 1995 (1995)

1. "Mysterious Research"
2. "From the Ground They Came"
3. "Night of the Deceased"

EPs

• Gut Wrench (1991)
• 13 Frightened Souls (1993)
• The Premonition (2000)
• Behind the Mourner's Veil (2001)
• Inject the Ugliness (2007)

Studio albums

• Luck of the Corpse (1990)
• The Blueprints for Madness (1995)
• Fearless Undead Machines (1997)
• Supernatural Addiction (2000)
• As The Weird Travel On (2005)
• Surreal Overdose (2011)^[1]

Live albums

• Up The Tombstones!!! Live 2000 (2002)
• Blood Orgy In College Park - Stalking The Airwaves!!! (2010)

Compilations

• Death Metal From The Grave (1996) - Featuring demo and live tracks
• The Radiation Years (2002) - Featuring demo tracks
• Zombie Hymns (2002) - A metal covers album
• Corpses, Souls & Other Strangeness (2003) - Featuring Luck of the Corpse, 13 Frightened Souls and bonus tracks
• Return to the Evil Side (2004) - Featuring demo and live tracks
• Rotten To The Core (2004) - A punk covers album
• Legions of Arrggghhhh - Demo and live tracks

Compilation appearances

Year	Compilation	Label	Song	Album
1992	Death...is Just the Beginning II	Relapse Records	"The 13 Frightened Souls"	Rough version
1993	5 Years Nuclear Blast	Nuclear Blast	"Nuclear Exorcist"	13 Frightened Souls
	Corporate Death (A Relapse Multi Death Compilation)	Relapse Records	"Robotic Village"
1995	Death...Is Just The Beginning III		"Creek of the Dead"	The Blueprints for Madness
	UHF/VHF		"Midnight"
	HUH CD 7	Huh Music Service	"The Triangle"
	2 Noise Pollution (Terrorizer Magazine Free CD April 1995)	Triumphington Publishing Company	"Alternate Dimensions"
	Nuclear Blast Soundcheck Series: Volume 3	Nuclear Blast	"Midnight"
	Traces Of Death III	Relapse Records	"Into the Bizarre"
1996	Audio Espionage	Ax/ction Records	"Robotic Village" (Live)	Recorded at The Cave, Manassas VA (3/11/94)
1997	Promo	Relapse Records	"Fearless Undead Machines"	Fearless Undead Machines
1998	Solid:Strip Mining The Underground Since 1990		"Graphic Repulsion"
	Contamination MCMXCVII (Polluting The Scene Since 1990)		"Beyond Science"
	Mercyful Fate Tribute	Listenable Records	"Nuns Have No Fun"	Previously unreleased Mercyful Fate cover
1999	Relapse Records Sampler Spring 1999	Relapse Records	"Beyond Science"	Fearless Undead Machines
	A Call To Irons 2: A Tribute to Iron Maiden	Dwell Records	"2 Minutes to Midnight"	Previously unreleased Iron Maiden cover
	Land of the Wizard: A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne		"S.A.T.O."	Previously unreleased Ozzy Osbourne cover
	Dead Forever: Tribute to Motörhead		"Stay Clean"	Previously unreleased Motörhead cover
	A Tribute to Mercyful Fate	Still Dead Records	"Doomed by the Living Dead"	Previously unreleased Mercyful Fate cover
2000	Contaminated 3.0	Relapse Records	"A Very Familiar Stranger"	Supernatural Addiction
	Wizards of Gore: A Tributo to Impetigo	Razorback Records	"Dis-organ-ized"	Previously unreleased Impetigo cover
2001	Contaminated 4.0	Relapse Records	"It's Alive"	Behind the Mourner's Veil
	Under the Guillotine: Tribute to Kreator	Dwell Records	"Tormentor"	Previously unreleased Kreator cover
2002	We Don't Need Society: Tribute to D.R.I.	Malt Soda Records	"Madman"	Previously unreleased D.R.I. cover

References

1. ^ DECEASED Stream Two New Tracks Online; Release Date Set For Surreal Overdose Album

External links

• Official homepage
• Deceased on Myspace
• Deceased Interview at Diabolical Conquest Webzine
• Deceased at Allmusic