AVULSED is without any doubt the most veteran and constant band in the Spanish extreme Metal scene since its inception in August '91. Being the most active band in terms of releases (despite of not being a very prolific band) and live performances around the world and never even taking a small break ever since always being loyal to their Death Metal style.
The band has been developing its musical style through various demos ("Embalmed in Blood"-'92, "Deformed Beyond Belief"-'93 and "Promo'95") a 7"EP ("Carnivoracity"-'94) which was later re-released as a mini CD ("Carnivoracity") until they recorded their debut album ("Eminence in Putrescence"-'96) through Repulse Rec. where the band showed its pure Death Metal sound mixing up both heavy & brutal riffs with melodic parts being the very first spanish extreme Metal (Death, Black, Grind...) band to get a deal with not only one, but two foreign labels in the year '93 for the release of their 7"EP and split 12"LP that were released in '94.
With "Cybergore"-'98 the band proved that there's no boundaries in music and mixed extreme Techno with their traditional Death Metal guitar sound & vocals. In April '99 a colombian label offered the band to release all their demos and unreleased rare recordings on CD ("Seven Years of Decay"-'99).
The second album ("Stabwound Orgasm"-'99). Was recorded at Spacelab Studios located in Kempen (Germany) to secure a first-class production and was mastered by James Murphy in California. Again released by Repulse Rec., this album doubled in sales to its predecessor and was licensed by various labels in South-America (Sylphorium), USA/Canada (World War III) and Russia (IronD). In January 2001, the band entered the studios again, this time with producer Roberto Galán, known for his job as sound engineer of the biggest alternative Metal band in Spain HAMLET to record 4 cover songs for different tribute albums which were finally put together as a self'financed MCD ("Bloodcovered"-'01) in a very limited run of 500 copies available only through the band.
In August '02, the band travelled again to Germany's Spacelab Studios to record their 3rd album "Yearning for the Grotesque" which came out in Feb.'03 through italian label AvantGarde Music after countless delays and resulting on a very dissapointing work from the label which caused a premature termination of their contract requested by the band in order to be able to find a more suitable label.
The band's 4th full-length album "Gorespattered Suicide" was recorded in Madrid at VRS Studios and the masters were later sent to Erik Rutan (HATE ETERNAL/ ex-MORBID ANGEL) who mixed & mastered the album at his own Mana Recording Studios at Florida being released in January '05 by Slovakian label Metal Age Prod. Being followed by a tour in Japan (April '05), European fests like London DeathFest, Obscene Extreme (Czech Rep.), Uncover Train Fest (Paris), plus a completeEuropean tour (15 shows/11 countries) as headliners together with Italian Grinders GRIMNESS 69.
"Reanimations"-'06 was released by Xtreem Music and shortly after also by Metal Age Prod. It included two new songs, a new version from a 1st demo song, 3 covers songs (WASP, GOREFEST & EXODUS), plus 8 bands doing covers from AVULSED songs. September '07 sees the first official DVD release by AVULSED with the "Reanimating Russia 2007", recorded in Moscow in June '07 during the band's second Russian tour, and released by Coyote Rec.
After 3 years touring and doing fests, like Mexico '06, Russia '06 and '07, Bringer of Death (Ger), Neurotic Death Fest (Hol), Italia '07, Kaltenbach Open Air (Aus), Mountains of Death (Swi), among many others, AVULSED focuses on their upcoming 5th full-length album "Nullo (The Pleasure of Self-Mutilation)"-'09 recorded in Madrid at Room 101 Studios between October '08 and May '09 with Javier Fernández (THE HERETIC/ NEXUS 6) as engineer and producer together with the band, resulting the most aggressive, straight, and complete work in AVULSED career, including all the defining elements for the brutal, catchy, intense and heavy Death Metal that is already the genuine band's trademark!! Including the sick art and design from Mike Hrubovcak (Grave, Monstrosity, Mortician, Cattle Decapitation...). This album was simultaneously released in June '09 through Xtreem Music & Metal Age Prod. in Europe, Coyote Rec. in Russia and will see upcoming releases by Ibex Moon Rec. in the US, American Line Prod. in Mexico/Central America and Sylphorium for the south American territory.
Regarding live performances, AVULSED has gained a strong reputation as one of the most intense, aggressive & ferocious bands on stage. Over 400 live appearances around the planet where the band has performed four full European Tours (w/SINISTER-'96, w/INCANTATION-'97 and as headliners in '05 & '09) and even crossed the Atlantic Ocean 6 times already to play 2 shows in Colombia (Oct. '11), 2 in Venezuela (Sept.'99), a 12-dates tour as headliner through central America (May'00) in countries like USA/California (2), Mexico (4), Guatemala (2), El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua & Costa Rica and to play on the 3rd Metal Meltdown Festival in USA/New Jersey (Apr.'01) and IX Maryland Deathfest (May.'11) as well as a full 9-shows tour in Mexico '06 and 2 shows in Japan '05 and 4 Russian tours ('06/'07/'09/'11). The band has shared stage with hundreds of bands from big acts like SLAYER, OZZY OSBOURNE or NAPALM DEATH to the most underground ones.
In 2011, AVULSED performed some killer shows at such renowned festivals as Maryland Deahfest (USA), Way of Darkness (Germany), Killtown Deathfest (Denmark) and Altavoz (Colombia). However, 2012 didn't start too well for the band, which immersed in writing process for a new album, had to take the difficult decision of parting way with their drummer Riky. Just one month later, Osckar joined the band as the new drummer and AVULSED continued working, harder than ever, writing new material to complete the band's 6th full length album "Ritual Zombi" which was recorded during the first half of 2013 and being released in September 1st on a never-seen-before orchestrated simultaneous release in 10 different releases (7on CD, one on 12"LP, one on cassette and digital) on 9 different labels around the world.
After an extensive tour presenting the "Ritual Zombi" album, in July 2014 the band decided again to part ways with their drummer Osckar and immediately found a replacement on Erik Raya, with whom they continued touring and released the highly acclaimed EP "Altar of Disembowelment" in September 2015 followed by a full european tour together with NATRON & PRION. In December 2015, Erik was replaced by Arjan Van der Wijst who started to play live immediately after and with whom the band recorded (during Spring 2016) the 25th anniversary double album "Deathgeneration" to be released in November 2016. In the meantime, the band has toured China, lots of spanish shows and several big summer festivals around Spain and Europe and a South American tour is planned for September as well.
The story continues for AVULSED after 25 years of non-stopping devotion to something of what the band has already become a synonym: DEATH METAL!!
Xtreem Releases:
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Reanimations
CAT. #:
XM 037 CD
Format:
CD [66:30]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
03.2006
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Night of the Living Deathgenerations
CAT. #:
XM 236 CD
Format:
3-CD [1:56:23]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
04.2017
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Split EP w/Mercyless
CAT. #:
XM 238 EP
Format:
7''EP [9:30]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
05.2017
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Nullo (The Pleasure of Self-mutilation)
CAT. #:
XM 062 CD
Format:
CD [42:07]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
06.2009
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Carnivoracity
CAT. #:
XM 153 CD
Format:
CD [50:57]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
08.2014
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Stabwound Orgasm
CAT. #:
XM 187 CD
Format:
CD [64:31]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
08.2015
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Eminence in Putrescence
CAT. #:
XM 215 CD
Format:
CD [44:46]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
08.2016
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Ritual Zombi
CAT. #:
XM 133 CD
Format:
CD [51:41]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
09.2013
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Altar of Disembowelment
CAT. #:
XM 190 MCD
Format:
CD [22:44]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
09.2015
Band:
AVULSED
Title:
Deathgeneration
CAT. #:
XM 222 CD
Format:
2-CD [144:14]
Genre:
Death Metal
Released:
11.2016
Media:
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