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AUTOPSY (USA) ......Death Metal......
The origin of this vile creation known as
Autopsy goes back to August of 1987 in Antioch,
California, spawned by the meeting of guitarist
Eric Cutler and drummer Chris Reifert, who had
recently left the band Death. The two wasted no
time in forming a deadly band with a clear
vision of creating the heaviest, most brutal
music possible. Brief tryouts for a vocalist
were attempted but ultimately proved to be
futile. In the interest of moving things along,
Reifert took on the job of vocalist along with
drumming, while Cutler would lend his guttural
vocals to the song "Mauled to Death",
one of Autopsy's first creations. Inspired by
all things horrific, the band even found its
name in the true annals of horror while reading
a newspaper article about the manager of the
band Bloodbath (Danny Coralles' band at the
time) being beaten to death with a lead pipe.
The word Autopsy stood out and the moniker was
chosen on the spot. Another outcast from the
area, bassist Eric Eigard was brought into the
fold and after a few rehearsals the trio entered
ATR studios to record the 1987 demo which showed
exactly what they had in mind for their mission.
The course had been set and a brutal beginning
was underway. The band promptly sent the demo
tape to anyone who would listen to it and soon
the metal magazines were approaching Autopsy
instead of the other way around. This was a
fertile time for death metal and Autopsy showed
no hesitation in staking their claim in this
brutal new world. Soon after the release of the
debut demo, Eric Eigard left the band and was
replaced by Ken Sorvari on bass. Several local
shows were played with Sadus and Hexx, with one
of these being attended by future guitarist
Danny Coralles who was in the process of being
talked into leaving Bloodbath, his band at the
time, to join Autopsy by mutual friend Don
Chandler. Coralles showed up at an arranged
rehearsal/audition and quickly showed he was up
to the task by displaying his knowledge of the
material from the first demo and learning the
songs for the upcoming second demo to be titled
"Critical Madness". The true test came
with his second time playing with Autopsy which
was the recording of the demo in June of 1988.
The recording took place at ATR again, and the
rest was history. Copies of both demos were now
circulating throughout the underground and soon
enough ended up in the hands of Peaceville
Records owner Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw
due to a recommendation from none other than
Jeff Walker of the legendary Carcass. A deal
with Peaceville was struck up straight away and
Autopsy was set to enter Starlight Sound in
January of 1989 to record their debut album
"Severed Survival". The one problem
that needed to be solved was the departure of
Ken Sorvari, leaving the band without a bass
player. Friend and bass annihilator from Sadus,
Steve DiGiorgio was asked to step in and fill
the void which he did with devastating results.
The album was unleashed later in the year and
let the world know that Autopsy was a brutal
force to be reckoned with. Death metal would
never be the same again. Shortly after
"Severed Survival" was released, Ken
Sorvari rejoined the band and a European tour
was booked for early 1990 with Pestilence, Bolt
Thrower and Morgoth. This tour got the message
across more strongly than ever and a rabid
following soon developed, elevating Autopsy's
name to levels previously unachieved before that
point. Interestingly enough, Peaceville began to
see troubles regarding the "Severed
"Survival" album cover which depicted
a person being ripped apart by meat hooks. At
that time, sensitivity to images of that sort
was high and the decision was made to come up
with alternate artwork so distributors could
handle this monster of an album. The decision
payed off and another classic album cover was
created as a result. "Severed
Survival" was re- launched in 1990 and the
path to brutality was cut even deeper than
before. As would be the pattern for Autopsy,
bass player problems plagued the band again as
Ken Sorvari was asked to leave following the
European tour. He was replaced by Steve Cutler,
Eric's brother and another European tour was
booked, this time with label -mates Paradise
Lost. Keeping the momentum going, Autopsy
entered Different Fur studios in San Francisco
that same year to record the three song
"Retribution for the Dead" e.p. which
showcased Autopsy's ability to infuse dark
crushing doom with their already savage brand of
death metal. In November of 1990, Different Fur
was visited again for the recording of the now
legendary Mental Funeral album. Both
"Retribution for the Dead" and
"Mental Funeral" were released in
1991. Around this time, Steve Cutler left the
band and again Autopsy had to figure out how to
fill the gap. A friend of the band, Josh Barohn
had previously left Suffocation and offered to
make the trip from New York to California to try
out for the band. He did indeed make the
journey, by bus, with one bag and his bass
across his back. Truly the sign of a die-hard
maniac. While Josh adjusted to the Autopsy
experience, Steve DiGiorgio stepped in once more
to join forces and play on the "Fiend for
Blood" e.p. in September of 1991 at
Starlight Sound, to add a third release to
Autopsy's catalog for that same year. In June of
1992, Autopsy went back to Starlight to record
"Acts of the Unspeakable", their
sickest and most extreme album to date. With
inner artwork so graphic for the time,
Peaceville was actually raided by the
authorities fueled by accounts of obscenity.
Autopsy was exploring new ways to make even the
most jaded metal fans cringe while new levels of
bizarre songwriting were achieved, to make an
overall disturbing and unsettling album. Again,
the bass player curse reared its head when Josh
Barohn left the picture. This would not,
however, be the undoing of the band. A U.S. tour
was booked during the summer of 1993 with
Freeway Migliore coming along as a session bass
player. Freeway, being a friend and the drummer
for Immortal Fate also played guitar, so the
choice to have him make the switch to bass
seemed logical and worked out quite well. The
tour however did not go well and was to be the
undoing of Autopsy. The tour was poorly planned,
and with little or no promotion saw Autopsy
driving long distances for low attendances over
a long period of time. Tensions within the band
increased as a result and a rift had formed
midway through the tour. The drive to continue
as a group had been drained and the end was
apparent. Refusing to end with a whimper,
Autopsy made the decision to disband only after
playing a farewell show in San Francisco and
completing their final album which would be
"Shitfun", which was recorded at San
Francisco's Razor's edge in November/December of
1994. Bass duties were handled by all three
members of Autopsy as well as Freeway Migliore
and Clint Bower. This was easily the sickest,
most depraved release from Autopsy. Heavy,
disgusting and violent, it captured Autopsy's
sentiments at the time and signified the final
assault upon its 1995 release. Fast forward to
September of 2008 and Autopsy has entered
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California to
record two new songs for the 20th anniversary
edition of "Severed Survival" for its
2009 release. A limited pressing of a 7"
single titled "Horrific Obsession"
results as well from the new tracks. This
recording was initially meant to be strictly a
special treat to compliment the occasion and
nothing more. Regardless, the classic Autopsy
sound was still as strong as ever and renewed
interest in the band began, leading up to live
setting requests and general enthusiasm never
before seen, much of which coming from a whole
new generation of rabid death metal fans.
Finally, after years of vowing that they would
never be a band again, Autopsy decides to start
performing again and agrees to appear at several
metal festivals in 2010, beginning with Maryland
Death Fest. Long time friend Danny Lilker is
asked to play bass for the live appearances and
rehearsals sound more crushing than ever. Joe
Trevisano is then confirmed to take over on bass
after the completion of the live commitments.
With renewed inspiration flowing strongly, the
members of Autopsy begin writing new material at
a fever pitch as 2010 turns out to be an
incredible year for Autopsy and for death metal.
Not only do live performances begin, but new
studio recordings are planned as well as a
documentary DVD, to be released through
Peaceville Records. The second era of Autopsy is
officially underway, heralded by a veritable
explosion of blood splattering deathly
brutality. Once again, the gore is spewing forth
and the beast that is Autopsy hungers for
rotting meat. To quote the band : "All we
can do is offer more brutality....."
"The Tomb Within"(EP
2010)
tracklist
1.
The Tomb
Within
03:44
2.
My Corpse
Shall Rise
04:18
3.
Seven Skulls
03:05
4.
Human
Genocide
03:04
5.
Mutant
Village
05:50
Total
playing time
20:01
Line up
Discography
Chris
Reifert - drums & voc
Danny Coralles - guitar
Eric Cutler - guitar
Joe Trevisano - Bass
"Demo 1987" -
demo tape (1987), Self-release
"Critical Madness" - demo tape (1988),
Self-release
"Severed Survival" - full lenght
cd/lp/picture lp/tape (1989), Peaceville
"Retribution for the Dead" - mini,
mcd/mlp/tape (1990), Peaceville
"Mental Funeral" - full lenght, cd/lp/tape
(1991), Peaceville
"Fiend for Blood - mini, mcd/mlp/tape (1992),
Peaceville
"Acts of the Unspeakable - fullenght,
cd/lp/tape (1992), Peaceville
"Shitfun - full lenght, cd/lp/tape (1994),
Peaceville
"Tortured Moans of Agony" - live, double
7" (1998), Necroharmonic
"Ridden With Disease" - compilation, cd/lp
(2000), Necroharmonic
"Torn fron the Grave" - compilation, cd
(2001), Peaceville
"Dead as Fuck - live, cd (2004), Necroharmonic
"Dark Crusades" - live, dvd (2006),
Peaceville
"Horrific Obsession" - ep, 7" (2009),
Peaceville
"Awakened By Gore " - compilation, double
lp (2010), Nuclear War Now!
"The Tomb Within" - ep, cd/lp (2010),
Peaceville
The origin of this vile creation known as
Autopsy goes back to August of 1987 in Antioch,
California, spawned by the meeting of guitarist
Eric Cutler and drummer Chris Reifert, who had
recently left the band Death. The two wasted no
time in forming a deadly band with a clear
vision of creating the heaviest, most brutal
music possible. Brief tryouts for a vocalist
were attempted but ultimately proved to be
futile. In the interest of moving things along,
Reifert took on the job of vocalist along with
drumming, while Cutler would lend his guttural
vocals to the song "Mauled to Death",
one of Autopsy's first creations. Inspired by
all things horrific, the band even found its
name in the true annals of horror while reading
a newspaper article about the manager of the
band Bloodbath (Danny Coralles' band at the
time) being beaten to death with a lead pipe.
The word Autopsy stood out and the moniker was
chosen on the spot. Another outcast from the
area, bassist Eric Eigard was brought into the
fold and after a few rehearsals the trio entered
ATR studios to record the 1987 demo which showed
exactly what they had in mind for their mission.
The course had been set and a brutal beginning
was underway. The band promptly sent the demo
tape to anyone who would listen to it and soon
the metal magazines were approaching Autopsy
instead of the other way around. This was a
fertile time for death metal and Autopsy showed
no hesitation in staking their claim in this
brutal new world. Soon after the release of the
debut demo, Eric Eigard left the band and was
replaced by Ken Sorvari on bass. Several local
shows were played with Sadus and Hexx, with one
of these being attended by future guitarist
Danny Coralles who was in the process of being
talked into leaving Bloodbath, his band at the
time, to join Autopsy by mutual friend Don
Chandler. Coralles showed up at an arranged
rehearsal/audition and quickly showed he was up
to the task by displaying his knowledge of the
material from the first demo and learning the
songs for the upcoming second demo to be titled
"Critical Madness". The true test came
with his second time playing with Autopsy which
was the recording of the demo in June of 1988.
The recording took place at ATR again, and the
rest was history. Copies of both demos were now
circulating throughout the underground and soon
enough ended up in the hands of Peaceville
Records owner Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw
due to a recommendation from none other than
Jeff Walker of the legendary Carcass. A deal
with Peaceville was struck up straight away and
Autopsy was set to enter Starlight Sound in
January of 1989 to record their debut album
"Severed Survival". The one problem
that needed to be solved was the departure of
Ken Sorvari, leaving the band without a bass
player. Friend and bass annihilator from Sadus,
Steve DiGiorgio was asked to step in and fill
the void which he did with devastating results.
The album was unleashed later in the year and
let the world know that Autopsy was a brutal
force to be reckoned with. Death metal would
never be the same again. Shortly after
"Severed Survival" was released, Ken
Sorvari rejoined the band and a European tour
was booked for early 1990 with Pestilence, Bolt
Thrower and Morgoth. This tour got the message
across more strongly than ever and a rabid
following soon developed, elevating Autopsy's
name to levels previously unachieved before that
point. Interestingly enough, Peaceville began to
see troubles regarding the "Severed
"Survival" album cover which depicted
a person being ripped apart by meat hooks. At
that time, sensitivity to images of that sort
was high and the decision was made to come up
with alternate artwork so distributors could
handle this monster of an album. The decision
payed off and another classic album cover was
created as a result. "Severed
Survival" was re- launched in 1990 and the
path to brutality was cut even deeper than
before. As would be the pattern for Autopsy,
bass player problems plagued the band again as
Ken Sorvari was asked to leave following the
European tour. He was replaced by Steve Cutler,
Eric's brother and another European tour was
booked, this time with label -mates Paradise
Lost. Keeping the momentum going, Autopsy
entered Different Fur studios in San Francisco
that same year to record the three song
"Retribution for the Dead" e.p. which
showcased Autopsy's ability to infuse dark
crushing doom with their already savage brand of
death metal. In November of 1990, Different Fur
was visited again for the recording of the now
legendary Mental Funeral album. Both
"Retribution for the Dead" and
"Mental Funeral" were released in
1991. Around this time, Steve Cutler left the
band and again Autopsy had to figure out how to
fill the gap. A friend of the band, Josh Barohn
had previously left Suffocation and offered to
make the trip from New York to California to try
out for the band. He did indeed make the
journey, by bus, with one bag and his bass
across his back. Truly the sign of a die-hard
maniac. While Josh adjusted to the Autopsy
experience, Steve DiGiorgio stepped in once more
to join forces and play on the "Fiend for
Blood" e.p. in September of 1991 at
Starlight Sound, to add a third release to
Autopsy's catalog for that same year. In June of
1992, Autopsy went back to Starlight to record
"Acts of the Unspeakable", their
sickest and most extreme album to date. With
inner artwork so graphic for the time,
Peaceville was actually raided by the
authorities fueled by accounts of obscenity.
Autopsy was exploring new ways to make even the
most jaded metal fans cringe while new levels of
bizarre songwriting were achieved, to make an
overall disturbing and unsettling album. Again,
the bass player curse reared its head when Josh
Barohn left the picture. This would not,
however, be the undoing of the band. A U.S. tour
was booked during the summer of 1993 with
Freeway Migliore coming along as a session bass
player. Freeway, being a friend and the drummer
for Immortal Fate also played guitar, so the
choice to have him make the switch to bass
seemed logical and worked out quite well. The
tour however did not go well and was to be the
undoing of Autopsy. The tour was poorly planned,
and with little or no promotion saw Autopsy
driving long distances for low attendances over
a long period of time. Tensions within the band
increased as a result and a rift had formed
midway through the tour. The drive to continue
as a group had been drained and the end was
apparent. Refusing to end with a whimper,
Autopsy made the decision to disband only after
playing a farewell show in San Francisco and
completing their final album which would be
"Shitfun", which was recorded at San
Francisco's Razor's edge in November/December of
1994. Bass duties were handled by all three
members of Autopsy as well as Freeway Migliore
and Clint Bower. This was easily the sickest,
most depraved release from Autopsy. Heavy,
disgusting and violent, it captured Autopsy's
sentiments at the time and signified the final
assault upon its 1995 release. Fast forward to
September of 2008 and Autopsy has entered
Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California to
record two new songs for the 20th anniversary
edition of "Severed Survival" for its
2009 release. A limited pressing of a 7"
single titled "Horrific Obsession"
results as well from the new tracks. This
recording was initially meant to be strictly a
special treat to compliment the occasion and
nothing more. Regardless, the classic Autopsy
sound was still as strong as ever and renewed
interest in the band began, leading up to live
setting requests and general enthusiasm never
before seen, much of which coming from a whole
new generation of rabid death metal fans.
Finally, after years of vowing that they would
never be a band again, Autopsy decides to start
performing again and agrees to appear at several
metal festivals in 2010, beginning with Maryland
Death Fest. Long time friend Danny Lilker is
asked to play bass for the live appearances and
rehearsals sound more crushing than ever. Joe
Trevisano is then confirmed to take over on bass
after the completion of the live commitments.
With renewed inspiration flowing strongly, the
members of Autopsy begin writing new material at
a fever pitch as 2010 turns out to be an
incredible year for Autopsy and for death metal.
Not only do live performances begin, but new
studio recordings are planned as well as a
documentary DVD, to be released through
Peaceville Records. The second era of Autopsy is
officially underway, heralded by a veritable
explosion of blood splattering deathly
brutality. Once again, the gore is spewing forth
and the beast that is Autopsy hungers for
rotting meat. To quote the band : "All we
can do is offer more brutality....."
