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Death Metal

Band

Sven Gross - vocals
Mike Hanus - guitar
Bastian Herzog - drums
Oliver Grbavac - guitar
Nico Scheffler - bass

Discography

Lost in a Grave     EP, 1991
Descend into the Absurd     Full-length, 1992   
Fleshcrawl / Supuration / RU Dead?     Split, 1993   
Impurity     Full-length, 1994   
Bloodsoul     Full-length, 1996   
Bloodred Massacre     Full-length, 1997
As Blood Rains from the Sky... We Walk the Path of Endless Fire     Full-length, 2000   
Soulskinner Full-length, 2002
Made of Flesh Full-length, 2004
Crawling in Flesh     Best of/Compilation, 2005   
Structures of Death     Full-length, 2007

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Дэт-метал группа «Fleshcrawl» была сформирована весной 1987 года Штефаном Ханусом и Бастианом Эрзогом. Первоначально коллектив носил название «Morgoth», вплоть до 1990 года, когда они стали именоваться как «Suffocation». Записав свои первые демо «Festering Flesh» музыканты вновь меняют название, с этого момента они становятся «Fleshcrawl».

В 1991 году музыканты выпускают EP «Lost in a Grave» для лэйбла «Morbid Records», а спустя год подписывают контракт с лэйблом «Black Mark Production». В июне 1992 года «Fleshcrawl» записывают свой дебютный альбом «Descend into the Absurd» на студии «Montezuma Studio» в Стокгольме.

В 1993 году выпускают очередной альбом «Impurity» в студии Дэна Свано «Unisound Studio». Альбом получил положительные отклики музыкальных критиков. Позднее они оправдали возложенные на них надежды, показав себя в «Easter Bash Tour '95» выступая на одной сцене с титанами метала, такими как «Deicide», «Cathedral» и «Brutal Truth».

В декабре 1995 года музыканты «Fleshcrawl» записали и выпустили свой третий альбом «Bloodsoul». Спустя два года проведенных в гастрольных турах и подготовке нового материала, группа выпускает четвертый альбом «Bloodred Massacre», записанный на студии «Abyss Studios», хозяином которой является не безизвестный Peter Tagtgren (Hypocricy, Pain).

После записи четвертого альбома музыканты «Fleshcrawl» прекращают сотрудничество с лэйблом «Black Mark Production» в 1998 году. В том же году коллектив совершил четырехнедельный европейский тур, совместно с «Vader» и «Kataklysm».

Музыканты так же приняли участие на различных фестивалях, выступая с «Cannibal Corpse» и «Dark Funeral».

По возвращению из гастрольного тура музыканты подписали контракт с лэйблом «Metal Blade Records» и в январе 2000 года выпустили очередной альбом «As Blood Rains from the Sky - We Walk The Path Of Endless Fire», записанный на студии «Fredman Studios».

В июне 2000 года «Fleshcrawl» отправились в очередной Европейский тур совместно с «Vader» и «Vital Remains». В течении лета музыканты приняли участие в различных фестивалях, среди которых «Czech Dynamo Festival» и «Summer Breeze Festival».

Позднее музыканты приступили к записи нового материала для готовящегося к выходу второго альбома для лэйбла «Metal Blade Records». В январе 2001 года группа выступила совместно с «Bolt Thrower», в их гастрольном туре по Германии и Голландии. Последующие несколько месяцев группа сконцентрировала свое внимание на записи произведений к новому альбому «Soulskinner».

В июне 2001 группа «Fleshcrawl» присоединилась к туру «Torture-Tour» в поддержку комманды «Six Feet Under», а позднее они выступили на фестивале «Party-San Open Air», проходившим в Германии, в августе месяце.

В сентябре 2001 года музыканты прибыли в студию «Studio Underground», что бы записать свой шестой альбом Soulskinner. Источник биографии:www. tartareandesire. com/
 
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Fleshcrawl came to life in spring 1987 by Stefan Hanus and Bastian Herzog. The band worked under the name Morgöth until the year 1990, when they changed their monicker to Suffocation and decided to become much more extreme concerning the musical direction. After their first demo tape "Festering Flesh" they were again forced to change their band name because of the upcoming US Suffocation and their first vinyl appearance. After having found a constant band name in Fleshcrawl they released their first 7'' EP "Lost in a Grave" in 1991 on Morbid Records. One year later Fleshcrawl inked a record contract with Black Mark Production. In June 1992 they recorded their debut album "Descend into the Absurd" at Montezuma Studio, Stockholm. Shortly after, Mike Hanus replaced Gero Schmitt on guitar. In 1993 Fleshcrawl's second album "Impurity" was produced in Dan Swanö's Unisound Studio. Fleshcrawl received great reviews from the international press for their brutal and uncompromising Death Metal sound, not to mention their highly powered live shows. They proved their power at the Easter Bash Tour '95 where they were joined by Deicide, Cathedral and Brutal Truth.

In December '95 Fleshcrawl recorded their third album "Bloodsoul" being followed by their fourth album "Bloodred Massacre" in 1997 - both recorded at Abyss Studios by Peter Tägtgren. Having been the debut for the new singer Sven Gross who took over the place of Alex Pretzer, "Bloodred Massacre" earned the best reviews since their first album in 1992.

In 1998 Tobias Schick occupied the long time vacant bassist slot. After the release of "Bloodred Massacre", Fleshcrawl cut the ties with Black Mark and went on a four week European Tour with Vader and Kataklysm, also participating in festivals with Cannibal Corpse and Dark Funeral. Back from the tour, Fleshcrawl signed a contract with Metal Blade Records. In January 2000 "As Blood Rains from the Sky - We Walk The Path Of Endless Fire" - produced at Fredman Studios in Gothenburg - was released. A top class production with killer riffs and vocals that penetrate to the bone made "As Blood Rains from the Sky - We Walk The Path Of Endless Fire" an absolute must have item for all Death Metal Fans. Press reactions and reviews for this album turned out to be the best since the band came together in 1987.

In June 2000 Fleshcrawl went out to tour Europe together with Vader and Vital Remains for a 25 show trek. Several single shows and festivals followed throughout the summer (e.g. Czech Dynamo Festival, Summer Breeze Festival). In the meantime, Fleshcrawl started preparing their new song material for their 2nd album on Metal Blade. In January 2001 they supported Bolt Thrower on a warm-up tour of Germany and Holland followed by the Torture-Tour in June 2001 supporting Six Feet Under. That same year Fleshcrawl performed live on the Party-San Open Air. In September 2001 the band entered Studio Underground in Västeras, Sweden, to produce album No. 6 - "Soulskinner". After having returned from the studio with the best feeling ever, the band went out to promote "Soulskinner" supporting Bolt Thrower and Benediction on a 4 week European Tour in January 2002.

Having played a few single shows in Germany and Europe throughout spring and early summer 2002, Fleshcrawl performed on Wacken 2002, which turned out to be a really successful experience. This also was the first appearance of new guitarist Oliver Grbavac substituting founding member Stefan Hanus, who quit the band for personal and private reasons. In fall 2002 the band appeared on the Westfalenfestival in Dortmund amongst other things. Another premiere took place in November 2002: Fleshcrawl played their first tour of Japan supporting Hypocrisy from Sweden. This was a very intense and huge experience in the band's career. In retrospect, the year 2002 became the most successful since the band's foundation.

After having returned from Japan, Fleshcrawl started writing for the next album. During the year 2003 the band made itself scarce concerning live shows in order to intensely prepare the new song material for the follow-up to "Soulskinner". In November 2003, Fleshcrawl again headed up to Studio Underground in Sweden to record album No. 7, entitled "MADE OF FLESH", which musically kicks off where "Soulskinner" ended. "MADE OF FLESH" features 10 songs of extreme variety and deadliness - having something in store for every die-hard death metal fan !

"MADE OF FLESH" was unleashed 23rd February 2004 in Europe and 9th March 2004 in the U.S. !

In support of "MADE OF FLESH", Fleshcrawl supported Six Feet Under in February/March 2004 throughout a very successful european tour. During the summer of 2004, the band performed several single shows as well as on some of the major european openair festivals for extreme metal (Party-San OpenAir, Summer Breeze Open Air, Metalcamp Slovenia, Rock Harz, Skeleton Bash, Kaltenbach OpenAir).

In early 2006 FLESHCRAWL begun writing new songs for the successor of "Made Of Flesh”. But fate struck the band as several band members had to face serious private problems during 2006 and the songwriting process was hold on ice for a while. The band took off where they left in the second half of 2006 to continue writing songs for the eighth album "STRUCTURES OF DEATH”. Since Tobias was not in the band anymore, the guitar team Mike Hanus and Oliver Grbavac stepped in and delivered a great portion of the song material for this album. For the first time in the bands history FLESHCRAWL didn..t record in Sweden, but in the Studio Toninfusion in their home city Ulm/Germany with Martin Schmitt behind the desk. The clear and heavy rough mixes proved their decision to be right! Pelle Saether at Studio Underground in Västeras, Sweden mixed and mastered the album once again and delivered the perfect job!

"STRUCTURES OF DEATH” contains 12 in-your-face old school Death Metal songs with a lot of variation. Killer melodies and smashing, neckbreaking riffs of incomparable catchiness make "STRUCTURES OF DEATH” one of the best Death Metal releases in 2007!

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