Gorefest
Biography
Founded by vocalist/bassist Jan-Chris De Koeijer and guitarist Frank Harthoorn in 1989, Gorefest released their debut album 'Mindloss' in 1991 after they attracted quite some attention in the extreme Metal underground. Signing to Nuclear Blast in 1992 (now enforced by guitarist Boudewijn Bonebakker and drummer Ed Warby), the band issued the legendary 'False' album that quickly gained cult status and showed the band from a far more technical and sophisticated side.Next up was 'The Eindhoven Insanity', recorded live at the Dynamo metal festival in Holland; the proper follow-up, 'Erase', was released in 1994 and turned out to be a modern classic: Gorefest mixed their brand of Death Metal with catchy guitar melodies firmly hooked in the classic Metal department and lots of rolling midtempo grooves. The title track is a masterpiece to remember!
Keeping focused on melodies and 70s Brit Metal, 1996's 'Soul Survivor' threatened to burst through the barriers of Death Metal and showed the band from a rather experimental side. 'Chapter 13', Gorefest's swan song, was released in 1998, and it continued with the band's interest in classic rock. However, just before the end of the year, the band announced its breakup.
In the summer of 2004, negotiations to re-release the entire Gorefest back catalogue resulted in the band reforming. After a bunch of killer reunion shows at the 2005 summer festivals such as the prestigious Wacken festival, 'La Muerte' will finally be upon us all.
Source: Gorefest, Eleven PR 2005.
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