Ulcerate
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Новая Зеландия не так уж и богата на неординарные группы, поэтому каждая новая сразу притягивает к себе внимание, как вот например ВИА Ulcerate, который ведет свою историю с 2002 года, а корнями уходит в еще более далекий 2000 год, когда трое друзей решили начать играть какую-нибудь злую музыку. Названия для банды они выбрали Bloodwreath)
Таким образом они просуществовали до конца 2002, когда решили сделать свои первые пробные записи. Решив что название у них не солидное чуваки выбрали новое название - Ulcerate.
За пару лет группа сыгралась, нашла свое звучание, понаписала материала, и решила, что пора брать быка за рога и в 2003 начали готовиться к первой нормальной записи, которая вышла в этом же году в виде одноименной демки, а в конце года они записали еще одно демо - The Coming Of Genocide.
Далее, как обычно, последовали смены состава, всякий неинтересный бред...
В 2006 парней подписал лейбле Neurotic records на первый лонгплей) первоначально он должен был выйти в октябре 2006, но по каким-то причинам появился только в феврале 2007)
Короче, не буду писать еще всякую муть, все равно она никому не надо)
Но кто хочет можете полностью прочитать:
Originally a concept of Jamie Saint Merat and Michael Hoggard, together with the addition of vocalist Mark Seeney in late 2000, the foundation of Ulcerate was formed. Then under the moniker 'Bloodwreath', this line-up remained intact for all of 2001 whilst the band struggled to find a 'sound' both stylistically and compositionally.
Early 2002 brought a line-up change with the enlisting of guitarist Jared Commerer, and James Wallace to fill the now vacant vocal position - Mark having left to pursue his drumming. This new line-up brought a new level of focus to the band and work quickly began in constructing material that would later become the four tracks of the band's first recording effort. It was with this release that the decision was made for a clean slate beginning and so came the demise of Bloodwreath, and the subsequent rise of Ulcerate.
While it was fairly removed from Ulcerate's current sound and direction, this S/T 2003 demo proved to be a solid platform from which the band could evolve. It also helped garner a wider local appreciation with people beginning to recognise the style and songs. As it stands the tracks 'Subversive Supremacy' and 'Smash the Deceitful' are still popular regular inclusions in the current live set.
Throughout 2003 the band continued to build from the success off the S/T demo and by late November tracking was already underway for 'The Coming Of Genocide' EP. During this recording process Jared Commerer decided he wished to focus on his jazz bass playing and so chose to leave Ulcerate. Michael Rothwell joined soon after filling the void on second guitar left by the departure of Jared. Also at this time Ulcerate's first permanent bassist was enlisted in the form of Phil Kusabs.
For the second time in as many years local support for the band built rapidly off the back of a release - this time with 'The Coming Of Genocide'.
While 2004 proved to be a highly successful year with a solid line-up, by mid 2005 the decision was made to further refine the Ulcerate 'sound', and the band opted to move to a cleaner finger style bass approach, adding an extra dimension to the sound. Thus Paul Kelland was recruited with the departure of Phil Kusabs.
Early 2006 vocalist James Wallace departed, with Ben Read (ex-Kill Me Quickly, Misadventures in Self Surgery) filling his vacancy bringing an entirely different sound and a formidable set of lungs to the band on the eve of completing their debut full-length for Italy's The Spew records. The 2004 demo 'The Coming of Genocide' was also rereleased on The Flood Records, with 2003's self-titled demo included as bonus tracks and an interactive CD-ROM component.
In April 2006 Ulcerate signed with Dutch extreme metal label Neurotic Records, whose roster includes such notable acts as Spawn of Possession, Psycroptic, Visceral Bleeding and Panzerchrist among others. Their debut full-length 'Of Fracture and Failure', released at the end of 2006 this album is gaining more than proper recognition. Touring options will be sorted out for 2007.
Early 2002 brought a line-up change with the enlisting of guitarist Jared Commerer, and James Wallace to fill the now vacant vocal position - Mark having left to pursue his drumming. This new line-up brought a new level of focus to the band and work quickly began in constructing material that would later become the four tracks of the band's first recording effort. It was with this release that the decision was made for a clean slate beginning and so came the demise of Bloodwreath, and the subsequent rise of Ulcerate.
While it was fairly removed from Ulcerate's current sound and direction, this S/T 2003 demo proved to be a solid platform from which the band could evolve. It also helped garner a wider local appreciation with people beginning to recognise the style and songs. As it stands the tracks 'Subversive Supremacy' and 'Smash the Deceitful' are still popular regular inclusions in the current live set.
Throughout 2003 the band continued to build from the success off the S/T demo and by late November tracking was already underway for 'The Coming Of Genocide' EP. During this recording process Jared Commerer decided he wished to focus on his jazz bass playing and so chose to leave Ulcerate. Michael Rothwell joined soon after filling the void on second guitar left by the departure of Jared. Also at this time Ulcerate's first permanent bassist was enlisted in the form of Phil Kusabs.
For the second time in as many years local support for the band built rapidly off the back of a release - this time with 'The Coming Of Genocide'.
While 2004 proved to be a highly successful year with a solid line-up, by mid 2005 the decision was made to further refine the Ulcerate 'sound', and the band opted to move to a cleaner finger style bass approach, adding an extra dimension to the sound. Thus Paul Kelland was recruited with the departure of Phil Kusabs.
Early 2006 vocalist James Wallace departed, with Ben Read (ex-Kill Me Quickly, Misadventures in Self Surgery) filling his vacancy bringing an entirely different sound and a formidable set of lungs to the band on the eve of completing their debut full-length for Italy's The Spew records. The 2004 demo 'The Coming of Genocide' was also rereleased on The Flood Records, with 2003's self-titled demo included as bonus tracks and an interactive CD-ROM component.
In April 2006 Ulcerate signed with Dutch extreme metal label Neurotic Records, whose roster includes such notable acts as Spawn of Possession, Psycroptic, Visceral Bleeding and Panzerchrist among others. Their debut full-length 'Of Fracture and Failure', released at the end of 2006 this album is gaining more than proper recognition. Touring options will be sorted out for 2007.
А я лучше пройдусь по музыкальной составляющей Ulcerate.
Рубят новозеландцы техничный, слегка прибруталенный дэт метал. Все технично, завернуто и красиво подано...Но тем не менее, не смотря на всю технику, не забывают они и атмосферной составляющей, многим даже такая психованная, мрачная)
Минусом для кого-то, на первом альбоме, может стать вокал - уж больно он обыденный, простецкий такой гроул ничем не выделяющий группу, в отличии от инструментальной части...
На втором альбоме дела уже стали получше, так как Ulcerate сменили вокалера)
По саунду же альбом почти не отличаются, хоть на втором он явно качественнее, но принципиальных различий нет.
Вот так вот, крутая техничная музыка, завернутые риффы - все как положено :)
Фанаты Spawn Of Possession и Necrophagist останутся довольны
Текущий состав:
Paul Kelland - бас, вокал
Michael Hoggard - гитара
Oliver Goater - гитара
Jamie Saint Merat - барабаны
Дискография:
2003 - Ulcerate [demo]
2004 - The Coming of Genocide [demo]
2006 - The Coming of Genocide [comp]
2007 - Of Fracture and Failure
2009 - Everything Is Fire
2011 - The Destroyers Of All
- Опис
- technical death metal - New Zealand
- Країна
- Нова Зеландія
Останнє редагування:
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особено приглянулись мне диссонансные гитары, как и у горячо почитаемых мною Gorguts или Immolation, а также Deathspell Omega, и ассоциации на этом не заканчиваются...я бы не стала сравнивать сабж с Necrophagist, там нет мажорных мелодий и пустого грифодрочества - все подчинено созданию гнетущей, плотной атмосферы..
а хуй!))
