Necrophagist (Greek for "eater of the dead") is a German technical death metal band, founded and fronted by Turkish-German guitarist/vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez. The band is known for its rapid and technical compositions, as well as classical influence.
The name originates from the Greek root words "nekros" ("dead body") and "phagous" ("to eat, eater of").
Necrophagist's debut album Onset of Putrefaction has been out of print for years. Muhammed wa...
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Necrophagist (Greek for "eater of the dead") is a German technical death metal band, founded and fronted by Turkish-German guitarist/vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez. The band is known for its rapid and technical compositions, as well as classical influence.
The name originates from the Greek root words "nekros" ("dead body") and "phagous" ("to eat, eater of").
Necrophagist's debut album Onset of Putrefaction has been out of print for years. Muhammed was never satisfied in full by the sound of the album. The percussion on the album was handled by a drum machine. Eventually, a new edition with drum samples recorded by Hannes Grossmann was created. All of the old guitar, bass guitar, and vocal tracks were mixed along with the brand new drum samples, to create a crisp and clear stereo track. The re-release also features two songs from Necrophagist's 1995 self-titled demo tape. The whole album was also engineered by long time Necrophagist engineer and producer Christoph Brandes at The Iguana...
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