Pissgrave

Pissgrave
Pissgrave in 2016
Pissgrave in 2016
Background information
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
GenresDeath metal, war metal
Years active2013–present
Labels
Members
  • Matt Mellon
  • Tim Mellon
  • Demian Fenton
  • Brad Dumville
Past membersJohn Guarracino
Websitepissgrave.bandcamp.com

Pissgrave is an American death metal band formed in 2013 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current line-up consists of Tim Mellon (guitar, vocals), Demian Fenton (guitar, vocals), Matt Mellon (drums) and Brad Dumville (bass). The band is known for its "extreme old-school death metal" sound and graphic album covers depicting actual gore.

History

Guitarists Tim Mellon and Demian Fenton, drummer Matt Mellon, and bassist John Guarracino formed Pissgrave in 2013. The band released its self-titled demo tape in 2014 on Graceless Recordings, gaining attention for its "primitive production" and extreme sound. Following its release, the band signed to Profound Lore Records, which issued their 2015 debut album Suicide Euphoria, produced by Arthur Rizk.

After their North American tour, founding bassist John Guarracino left to focus on Hæthen and was replaced with Brad Dumville. The band collaborated with Rizk on its second studio album, 2019's Posthumous Humiliation. Pitchfork and Exclaim! called the record "one of the best death metal albums of 2019." The former included it on its "Best Metal Albums of 2019" list.

Musical style

Pissgrave's sound has been characterized primarily as death metal, with AllMusic's Thom Jurek describing the band as "one of the more outrageous acts to emerge from the barebones ethos of old-school death metal with a war metal production aesthetic." The band's sound has been compared to that of Deicide, Revenge and Cannibal Corpse. The band's cover arts feature graphic violence.

On the band's sound and aesthetic, guitarist Tim Mellon has stated: "The overall aesthetic is reality-based death. Pissgrave are rooted in reality rather than fantasy. Images of violent, offensive death [are] what is necessary to portray us musically and visually."

Members

Current members
Former members

Discography

Studio albums
Demos

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jurek, Thom. "Pissgrave". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Kim (June 5, 2015). "Premiere: Impale Yourself on the Hellish Vibrations of Pissgrave, Profound Lore's Latest Signing". Vice. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 O'Connor, Andy (March 8, 2019). "Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  4. 1 2 Turenne, Brayden (February 28, 2019). "Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Sodomsky, Sam (December 18, 2019). "The Best Metal Albums of 2019". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Connie (July 21, 2015). "Pissgrave: Suicide Euphoria". Louder Sound. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Zorgdrager, Bradley (August 28, 2015). "Pissgrave - Posthumous Humiliation". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 15, 2021.