Rotting (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rotting


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Origin = Ontario, Canada
Genre = Brutal death metal
Years_active = 1992–2004
Label = United Guttural Records
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URL = [http://www.rottingdeath.net www.rottingdeath.net]
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Past_members = Korey Arnold Rob Macaulay Jeff White Keith Devry Mike Belfry Junior

Rotting was a Canadian brutal death metal band that formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2004.

Background

Throughout the band's existence, they've been featured in international print magazines such as Pit, Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, and Unrestrained! as well as many indie-zines.

Rotting played several mini-tours of the United States and participated in music festivals such as Milwaukee Metalfest, Ohio Deathfest and others. In late 1996, the band toured across Canada with Oppressor and Gorguts

Over their career, Rotting has shared the stage with popular metal acts such as Suffocation and Dying Fetus, Cannibal Corpse, Cradle of Filth, Woods of Ypres, and Kittie. Ex-Cannibal Corpse guitarist Jack Owen has been spotted in zines sporting a Rotting "Human Race Liquidation" t-shirt.

Rotting was formerly signed to United Guttural Records and remained on their roster until the label's demise in 2003. In 2003, "The Forgotten" was released with artwork by Studio-Sho from Japan on a one-album deal with CDN Records from Canada.

The band disbanded in 2004 due to lack of time and interest by the members. Bassist Jeff went into the wrestling industry under the persona "Cutthroatus", vocalist Korey started a mailorder company, The Catacombs, a seller of official band merchandise which also owns rights to Rotting's merchandise.

In 2000, the band recorded "The Original Christ Crusher" with Roger Beaujard of Mortician. The album is currently unreleased. The track "Stomped to Death" is slated to be on the reissue of "Crushed", with a summer/fall 2007 release date.

Rotting's lyrics primarily focus on anti-religion, horror and angst.

Discography

* "Human Race Liquidation" (1994) Demo
* "Drown in Rotting Flesh" (1995) Demo
* "Crushed" (1998, United Guttural Records)
* "The Forgotten" (2003, CDN Records) Official release of demos with new studio tracks

Members

Final line-up

* Korey Arnold – vocals
* Rob Macaulay – guitar
* Jeff White – bass
* Keith Devry – drums

Former members

* Mike Belfry – guitar
* Junior – bass

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/rottingdeath Rotting Official Myspace]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1471 Rotting] at Metal Archives
* [http://www.myspace.com/cutthroatus Jeff] at Myspace