Horrendous
American death metal band
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Horrendous is an American progressive death metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band has released five full-length studio albums to date, the most recent being Ontological Mysterium, released through Season of Mist on August 18, 2023.
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- Dark Descent Records
- Season of Mist
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, United States |
| Genres | Death metal, progressive metal |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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History
The band was formed by Damian Herring and brothers Matt and Jamie Knox in 2009, with bassist Alex Kulick joining the band in 2016.[1] While the band's debut album The Chills displayed a relatively traditional approach to the death metal genre, the band has since moved towards a more progressive metal sound, a development and style which has been compared with that of Death.[2][3] The band's 2014 album Ecdysis and more recent albums have received critical acclaim from major publications such as Pitchfork, Decibel, Stereogum and Spin.[4][5][6][7] The band participated in Maryland Deathfest in May 2015.[8] Their most recent album Ontological Mysterium was chosen as Decibel's top album of 2023.[9]
Members
- Damian Herring – guitars, vocals (2009–present)
- Matt Knox – guitars, vocals (2009–present)
- Jamie Knox – drums (2009–present)
- Alex Kulick – bass (2016–present)
Discography
Studio albums
- The Chills (2012)
- Ecdysis (2014)
- Anareta (2015)
- Idol (2018)
- Ontological Mysterium (2023)
EPs and singles
- Sweet Blasphemies (2009)
- Sentenced (2016)