Biografie

1991-1994
David Bugeja, Chris Brincat and Marcel Scalpello teamed up to form the first Death Metal band in
Malta. The first years served the band to establish itself in the local scene and to come up with a
steady line-up. It proved to be a difficult task to find the right musicians in a scene that was heavily
influenced by rock and speed metal. With members joining and leaving, Beheaded managed to
perform several shows and acquire a distinct place in the Maltese scene.

When the line-up problem seemed to be overcome, Beheaded concentrated on releasing a demo
tape, with the aim of exposing itself to the foreign Death Metal scene.




1995-1997

Souldead

Four songs were completed and the demo was recorded in March 1995 with Marcel Scalpello
(vocals), David Bugeja and Tyson Fenech (guitars), David Cachia (bass), and Chris Brincat
(drums). The demo ´Souldead´ scored high points in several underground publications that
reviewed it. The main comments underlined the professional quality that the demo boasted; from
the great cover artwork and layout, to the individual musical abilities and production in evidence
throughout the 23 minutes. A slab of technical and aggressive death metal combined with
atmospheric guitar and keyboard passages. In August the same year Omar Grech replaced Tyson
Fenech on guitars. Beheaded signed a record deal with Swedish label X-Treme Records to
release its debut CD. The songs that were to appear on the CD were recorded in June 1996, but
the release was severely delayed due to problems with the cover layout and several other
shortcomings.

Beheaded took a trip back to the studio late in 1997 to re-master the whole recording again,
making the songs sound fresher being the main purpose.




1998


Perpetual Mockery

´Perpetual Mockery´ was finally released in June 1998, and once again the work was praised by
many publications including renowned magazines like UK´s Terrorizer. The music in the CD again
emphasized on the ingredients highlighted in the demo, this time in the form of better structured
songs with a clearly more mature direction.

Beheaded took full advantage of the good contacts acquired within the European scene and set up
14 shows across the Czech Republic and another 2 shows in Germany and Slovakia. These took
place during September with great bands like Vader, Dying Fetus, Deranged, Defaced Creation,
and Fleshless. On returning back from the successful live debut abroad, Marcel Scalpello left the
band for personal reasons and was replaced with Lawrence Joyce.




1999

Promo

The songs completed after the release of ´Perpetual Mockery´ gradually started to outline a change
in musical direction. This was something the band had been after; the need to move onto something
different. The new ´less atmospheric´ approach has resulted in highly technical and brutal
compositions, with lower tuning compared to the material in the previous releases.

After bringing to an end their record deal with X-Treme Records, five new songs have been
composed and recorded for a promo/demo CD, which was sent out to labels during the early
months of 2000. The aim clearly was to secure a new record deal for future releases.




2000

Resurgence of Oblivion
Beheaded have signed a record deal with Danish label Mighty Music, and the first official release
will be ´Resurgence of Oblivion´ MCD. The MCD will feature the same five tracks used on the
promo and will serve to bridge the gap until the full length CD comes out in 2001, once again
through Mighty Music.




2002


Recounts of Disembodiment

In April 2002, Mighty Music releases Beheaded´s third official release ´Recounts of
Disembodiment´. This second full length CD is made up of nine new songs of intense brutal death
metal in the US vein, with guttural vocals. A blend of furiously fast, crushing mid-paced, and highly
technical passages. Recorded once again at Temple Studios - Malta, it features a much improved
production compared to that of the MCD, and an overall improved level of songwriting and
musical abilities. It will also carry an outstanding cover artwork drawn by Japanese artist, Toshihiro
Egawa - Sho. A MUST for all brutal Death Metal maniacs worldwide!!Quelle: http://www.beheaded.net/bio.htmDiscografie2002 Recounts Of Disembodiment

2000 Resurgence Of Oblivion MCD

1998 Perpetual Mockery

1995 Souldead Demo www