Fleshcrawl
| Fleshcrawl | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Germany |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records |
| Website | www.fleshcrawl.net |
| Members | Sven Gross Mike Hanus Oliver Grbavac Bastian Herzog |
| Past members | Wendel Dopfer Alfred Handke Gero Schmidt Alex Pretzer Markus Amann Stefan Hanus Tobias Schick Nico Scheffler |
Fleshcrawl is a death metal band formed in 1987 in Illertissen, Bavaria, Germany. Their most recent album, Structures Of Death, was released in 2007, under Metal Blade Records.
Fleshcrawl was formed by Stefan Hanus and Bastian Herzog in 1987 under the name Morgöth.[1] In 1990, after original lead vocalist Wendelin Dopfer left the band, Alex Pretzer was signed on, the band changed their name to Suffocation, and released a demo tape called Festering Flesh. After the release of their demo tape, the band was forced to change their name because the American band, Suffocation, had released their first vinyl cut earlier. The band was officially renamed to Fleshcrawl and then released their first 7" EP Lost in a Grave in 1991 through Morbid Records.
In 1992, Fleshcrawl signed a recording contract with Black Mark Production, and on June 1992, they recorded their debut studio album, Descend Into The Absurd, at Montezuma Studios. Shortly after the release of Descend Into The Absurd, Mike Hanus, brother to founding member Stefan Hanus, replaced Gero Schmidt as one of the guitarists, and in 1993, they began recording their second studio album, Impurity, at Dan Swanö's Unisound Studio.
In 1995, Markus Amann left the band and Mike Hanus took over as the bassist for studio sessions. In December 1995, Fleshcrawl recorded their third studio album, Bloodsoul, which was released in 1996. Shortly after the release of Bloodsoul, Fleshcrawl began recording their fourth studio album, Bloodred Massacre, which was released in 1997 with Sven Gross replacing Alex Pretzer as the lead vocalist. Both albums were recorded at Abyss Studios by Peter Tägtgren of Hypocrisy.[2]
In 1998, Tobias Schick took over as the new bassist, allowing Mike Hanus to return to playing guitar exclusively. After the release of Bloodred Massacre, Fleshcrawl left Black Mark Production and joined a monthlong tour with Kataklysm and Vader, as well as participating in festivals with Cannibal Corpse and Dark Funeral. After returning from their tour, Fleshcrawl signed a recording contract with Metal Blade Records, and in January 2000, they released their fifth studio album, As Blood Rains from the Sky, We Walk the Path of Endless Fire, which was produced at Studio Fredman in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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