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Necrophagist β€” Epitaph

  • intothewellsabyss
  • Aug 3, 2023
  • 3 min read

π…π‘πŽπŒ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 π‚π‘π˜ππ“π’ - π‚π„π‹π„ππ‘π€π“πˆππ† 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 π€π‹ππ”πŒπ‘π„π‹π„π€π’π„π’ 𝐒𝐧 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π‡πˆπ’π“πŽπ‘π˜ 𝐨𝐟  𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 π‘πŽπ‚πŠ & π‡π„π€π•π˜πŒπ„π“π€π‹β€¦



August 3, 2004 Necrophagist released their second and final full-length studio album, Epitaph via Relapse Records. (Apple Music or Spotify)



Background:

Unlike on Onset of Putrefaction, guitarist and vocalist Muhammed SuiΓ§mez recorded the album alongside a full band instead of recording it by himself. Guitarist Christian MΓΌnzner wrote half of the leads as well as several basslines on the album.



The track Only Ash Remains samples the melody of Montagues and Capulets by Sergei Prokofiev.



On February 10, 2006, it was announced that Christian MΓΌnzner had departed the band due to scheduling conflicts.



Later on, he joined the Death Metal band Obscura. Sami Raatikainen, from the band Codeon was his replacement.



Almost two years after the release of Epitaph, the band undertook an American tour called Carving North America's Epitaph.



Necrophagist were joined on this tour by Arsis, Alarum, Neuraxis, Ion Dissonance, Cattle Decapitation and Thine Eyes Bleed.



Carving North America's EpitaphΒ Tour Dates:

Apr. 28 – Worcester, MA @ New England Metal & Hardcore Festival*

Apr. 29 - Cleveland, OH @ TBA*

Apr. 30 - Detroit, MI @ The Modern Exchange*

May 01 - Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall*

May 02 - Omaha, NE @ The Rock*

May 03 - Denver, CO @ TBA*

May 04 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Burt's Tiki Lounge*

May 05 - Boise, ID @ TBA*

May 06 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven*

May 07 - Spokane, WA @ Fat Tuesday's*

May 08 - Portland, OR @ Rock N Roll Pizza*

May 11 - Roseville (Sacramento),CA @ The Underground

May 12 - San Francisco, CA @ The Pound

May 13 - San Bernardino, CA @ California Metalfest

May 14 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Clubhouse

May 15 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Compound

May 16 - Tulsa, OK @ The Venue

May 17 - Arlington (Dallas),TX @ Phoenix Music Complex

May 18 - San Antonio, TX @ Graham Central Station

May 19 - Houston, TX @ Java Jazz

May 20 - Baton Rouge, LA @ The Darkroom

May 21 - Jacksonville, FL @ Thee Imperial

May 22 - Orlando (Winter Park),FL @ Island OasisMay 23 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ TBA

May 24 - Tampa, FL @ TBA

May 25 - Augusta, GA @ Sector 7G

May 26 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Peppermint Beach Club

May 28 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar - Maryland Deathfest

May 29 - New York, NY @ B.B. King's


*Without Cattle Decapitation, w/ Thine Eyes Bleed



They, along with Dying Fetus, supported Cannibal Corpse on their U.S. tour in the fall, which also included some Canadian venues.



Critical Reception:

In a review for AllMusic, William York wrote:

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πšƒπš‘πšŽ πšŸπš˜πšŒπšŠπš•πšœ, πš πš‘πš’πšŒπš‘ πšŠπš›πšŽ πš—πš˜πš πšπš‘πšŽ πšπšŽπšŠπšπšžπš›πšŽπš πš’πš—πšœπšπš›πšžπš–πšŽπš—πš πš‹πš’ πšŠπš—πš’ πš–πšŽπšŠπš—πšœ, πšŠπš›πšŽ πšπšŽπš—πšŽπš›πš’πšŒ πš‹πšžπš πšœπšŽπš›πšŸπš’πšŒπšŽπšŠπš‹πš•πšŽ πšπš›πš˜πš πš•πšœ πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŽ πšπš’πš–πšŽ-πš‘πš˜πš—πš˜πš›πšŽπš π™²πš˜πš˜πš”πš’πšŽ π™Όπš˜πš—πšœπšπšŽπš› πšœπšπš’πš•πšŽ. πšƒπš‘πšŽ πš–πšŠπš’πš— πšπš›πšŠπš πš‹πšŠπšŒπš”πšœ 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πš’πšœ πšŠπš•πš‹πšžπš– πšŠπš›πšŽ πšπš‘πšŽ πš˜πšŸπšŽπš›πš•πš’ πšŒπš•πšŽπšŠπš— πš™πš›πš˜πšπšžπšŒπšπš’πš˜πš— πšŠπš—πš πš–πšŽπšŒπš‘πšŠπš—πš’πšŒπšŠπš•, πš‹πš˜πš›πšπšŽπš›πš’πš—πš-πš˜πš—-πš›πš˜πš‹πš˜πšπš’πšŒ πš–πšžπšœπš’πšŒπš’πšŠπš—πšœπš‘πš’πš™. π™»πš’πšœπšπšŽπš—πšŽπš›πšœ πš πš‘πš˜ πš™πš›πšŽπšπšŽπš› 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚠 πš–πš˜πš›πšŽ πš›πš˜πšžπšπš‘ 𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚘 πšπš‘πšŽπš’πš› π™³πšŽπšŠπšπš‘ π™ΌπšŽπšπšŠπš• πš–πšŠπš’ πšπš’πš›πšŽ 𝚘𝚏 π™΄πš™πš’πšπšŠπš™πš‘ πšŠπšπšπšŽπš› 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚠 πšœπš˜πš—πšπšœ, πš˜πš› 𝚊𝚝 πš•πšŽπšŠπšœπš πš πš’πšœπš‘ πšπš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ πš πšŽπš›πšŽ 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚠 πš–πš’πšœπšπšŠπš”πšŽπšœ πš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ πšŠπš—πš πšπš‘πšŽπš›πšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πšπš’πšŸπšŽ πš’πš πš–πš˜πš›πšŽ 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 πš‘πšžπš–πšŠπš— πšπšŽπšŽπš•. π™·πš˜πš πšŽπšŸπšŽπš›, πšπšŠπš—πšœ 𝚘𝚏 πšžπš—πšŠπš™πš˜πš•πš˜πšπšŽπšπš’πšŒπšŠπš•πš•πš’ πšƒπšŽπšŒπš‘πš—πš’πšŒπšŠπš• π™³πšŽπšŠπšπš‘ π™ΌπšŽπšπšŠπš• πš πš’πš•πš• 𝚎𝚊𝚝 πš’πš πšžπš™.”

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