BiografieThe leaders of Holland´s death metal scene, Gorefest built a substantial underground following over the course of the ´90s with a powerful, groove-based sound that often paralleled similar innovations by bands like Entombed and Sepultura. Founded by vocalist/bassist Jan-Chris De Koeyer and guitarist Frank Harthoorn in 1989, Gorefest issued their debut album Mindloss in 1991, with a drummer and second guitarist known only as Mark and Alex, respectively. Dissatisfied with the band´s level of musicianship, De Koeyer and Harthoorn jettisoned the two and hired on drummer Ed Warby and guitarist Boudewijn Bonebakker. The move paid immediate dividends; signing to Nuclear Blast in 1992, the band issued False, not only a more consistent and technically accomplished record, but also a much more original one. While False slipped through the cracks in some death metal quarters, enough underground aficionados heaped praise on the record to build Gorefest´s cult following.

Next up was the live album The Eindhoven Insanity, recorded at the Dynamo metal festival in Holland; the proper follow-up, Erase, was released in 1994 and found the band moving subtly toward more traditional forms of metal, partly through its sure sense of groove. That approach crystallized on 1996´s Soul Survivor, which combined death metal with the elegant power and accessibility of ´70s British metal. With that, Gorefest´s association with Nuclear Blast ended, and the band wound up on the German imprint Steamhammer/SPV. Chapter 13 was issued in Europe in 1998, and it continued Gorefest´s interest in classic rock; however, just before the end of the year, the band announced its breakup. Chapter 13 was finally released in the U.S. in 2000.



In the summer of 2004 negotiations to re-release the entire Gorefest back catalogue resulted in the band reforming. And so after a 6 year hiatus Gorefest is back in its original mark II line-up. The band will appear at selected festivals such as Dynamo Open Air, Wacken Open Air and Graspop, after which they will enter the studio to record a brandnew album. The release of said album will mark the band´s renewed affiliation with Nuclear Blast Records.Quelle: http://www.gorefest.nl/Discografie1991 - Mindloss

1993 - False

1993 - The Eindhoven Insanity (EP)

1994 - Erase

1995 - Fear (EP)

1996 - Soul Survivor

1998 - Chapter 13

2005 - La Muerte

2007 - Rise To Ruin

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