Massacre

The band’s first incarnation dates back to 1984 and today only vocalist Kam Lee remains. As a band, Massacre spearheaded the death genre together with Death, a band Lee, Rick Rozz, Terry Butler and Bill Andrews were a member of at some point. Their 1991 debut ‘From Beyond’ smashed the extreme metal scene to smithereens. Foreshadowing the brutal death metal that lurked just around the corner, blast beats were still conspicuously absent so that ‘From Beyond’ could be labelled a thrash metal album taken to extremes. Vocally Kam Lee took inspiration from Celtic Frost vocalist Tom G. Warrior, making him one of the first to introduce the infamous death grunt, with intermittent high-pitched screams thrown in that make for a versatile vocal range. Massacre’s line-up has always been a revolving door and the next break-up was always around the corner. Over the years they reformed occasionally but it never lasted. In 2017 they reformed yet again, then released new material in 2021 with ‘Resurgence. Since last year, Kam Lee has found a stable line-up again, resulting in ‘Necrolution’ (2024), a throwback to archetypical, early 90s Florideath, without sounding dated. #GMM25