Exhumed

Excreting their malignant essence onto an unsuspecting Metal scene in 1998 with their confrontational debut full-length, �Gore Metal�, Exhumed have since become synonymous with the genre they helped brand. Their signature sound, a savage blend of snarling, grinding down-tuned guitars, alternately abrasively screeched and grotesquely gurgled vocals, and pummeling, straightforward drumming, have become universally recognized as the hallmarks of the style now called Gore Metal. Taking these elements several steps beyond their previous works, including the barbarically stripped-down, in-your-face approach of their sophomore effort, �Slaughtercult�, Exhumed have returned with their third full-length album, �Anatomy is Destiny�. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Matt Harvey and drummer Col Jones in 1991 (when they were then both at the tender age of 15 years old), the band spent much of the 1990�s working through a series of line-ups, demos, and 7� EP�s. After adding guitarist Mike Beams to the fold (which at that time also included bassist/vocalist Ross Sewage) in early 1998, the band�s underground legwork culminated in their signing with the infamous multi-death corp... more...