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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| Origin | Philadelphia, United States |
| Genres | Progressive death metal |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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Career edit
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] Their most recent album Ontological Mysterium was chosen as Decibel's top album of 2023.[8]
Members edit
- Damian Herring – vocals, guitar
- Jamie Knox – drums
- Matt Knox – vocals, guitar
- Alex Kulick – bass guitar (2016–present)
Discography edit
Studio albums
- The Chills (2012)
- Ecdysis (2014)
- Anareta (2015)
- Idol (2018)
- Ontological Mysterium (2023)
EPs and singles
- Sweet Blasphemies (2009)
- Sentenced (2016)
References edit
- ^ "Horrendous, Idol album, Death Metal (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) | Season of Mist, Metal Label". www.season-of-mist.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Horrendous: Anareta Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ O'Neill, Brian (September 28, 2018). "The Horrendous Future Of Death Metal Has Arrived". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "The Best Metal Albums of 2015 | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Decibel Magazine names Horrendous' 'Anareta' album of the year". AXS. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Horrendous – Ecdysis (Dark Descent) Stereogum". www.stereogum.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ "Review: Horrendous, Anareta". Spin. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ Decibel Magazine. "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2023". Decibel. Retrieved 2023-11-17.