Necrophagia - Deathtrip 69 (2011)

 

Formed in 1983, Necrophagia were one of the very first death metal bands; they focused on gore and horror movies since the beginning and are also credited as pioneers of the "horror metal" sub-genre.
The band released various demos and in 1987 they released "Season of the Dead" Then shortly broke up afterwards claiming Extreme musical differences. Killjoy stated that "the other band members wanted to go torward a more mainstream style while I wanted to get heavier and sicker." When asked what made him develope his unique singing style , he simply stated "I just wanted to sound like the demon that possessed Reagan from "The Exorcist". The band remained inactive for more than ten years.

After the intial demise of Necrophagia, Killjoy kept busy by doing a self titled side project which he calls a thrash band, he also did a death/thrash metal band named "Cabal" in 1991.

In 1998 Phil Anselmo (Pantera) approached Killjoy with some riffs. He subsequently joined the band on guitar and wrote all the songs for the album Holocausto de la Morte.

 Killjoy was the leader of the band and only original member until his sudden passing in March of 2018.

 

-Tracklist:

Side A:
1. Naturan Demonto     04:04
2. Beast with Feral Claws     03:49
3. Tomb with a View     04:31
4. Suffering Comes in Sixes     04:25
5. A Funeral for Solange     03:27

Side B:
6. Kyra     02:46
7. Bleeding Eyes of the Eternally Damned     05:18
8. Trick R' Treat (The Last Halloween)     04:06
9. Deathtrip 69     05:21
10. Death Valley 69     02:30

 

-Line up:

• Damien Matthews: Bass
• Boris Randall: Guitars
• Shawn Slusarek: Drums
• Killjoy (R.I.P. 2018): Vocals.

 

Label: Season Of Mist.

Plastic wrapping with front sticker: "Red coloured vinyl limited to 500 copies. Includes collectable dropcard with free mp3's of the entire album ! Feat. guests Casey Chaos (Amen) and Maniac (Skitliv), ex-Mayhem)" 

This recording is dedicated to Malia "Vampira" Nurmi, Chaz, Balum and Jacinto Molina Alvarez a.k.a. Paul Naschy.
Trick R' Treat is dedicated to the memory of Peter Steele

Recorded and Mixed at Last House on the Left Studios Mingo Junction, Ohio
Produced by Killjoy and Boris Randall for Cloven Hoof Productions
Anno June 10th - December 31rst 2010.

 Engineer: Brenden "The Rat" Seditz.

 Layout designed by Mike Riddick.

 Booklet artwork: Eric Rot Engelmann.
Cover Art and painting: Jake Arnette.

 

 

 

 ''Starless forest my kingdom
Shedding the skin of man
Salvation (from) mortal disease
Alive in the heart of the damned

Gnashing tooth
Ripped flesh (throat)
Slashed with
Feral
Claws
Lycanthrope

At one with shadows
Abomination, a god in itself
I carry the (carnivorous) curse
Harvesting land (for) human cattle

Jesus wept, upon creation
Even god whispers my name
Stare into eyes
Nothing human reamains

(Beneath blinding olandestined skies
An infant breathes it's
Last fog filled breath
Consumed by the beast
In it's jaws of death)

( ) - only in booklet 

 

 Killjoy