NEWS: Necrophagia begin to rot and decay…

Following in the footsteps of Static-X, Death Metal legends Necrophagia have pieced together a final album after the tragic passing of vocalist Killjoy Desade in 2018. Written and partially recorded in the two years prior to his death by the bands final line up “Moribundis Grim” was finally finished in 2022 with the help special guests and former Necrophagia members. John McEntee from Incantation added vocals, Titta Tani formerly of Goblin drums and backing vocals, Mirai Kawashima from Sigh and Dee Commisso both adding keys and by the time the record drops 10th May via Time To Kill Records, it will be 40 years and a Philip Anselmo (Pantera, Down) resurrection since their first demos were released in anger. Pre-orders are available over at bandcamp, “Mental Decay” is streaming now…

Guitarist Serge Streltsov commented: “‘Mental Decay’ is a re-recording of the classic from the ‘Season of the Dead’ album. Killjoy [Desade, vocals] wanted to update some of those songs with the newer, more modern sound. Plus his vocal style had changed from those years, so he wanted to make it heavier and more extreme. This track was originally supposed to come out for the 30th anniversary of the album back in 2017. Moribundis Grim’ is Killjoy’s final album. These are his last vocal performances. The album features the last Necrophagia live line up: Killjoy Desade, Serge Streltsov, Shawn Slusarek and Jake Arnette, along with special guest John McEntee and previous members Titta Tani and Mirai Kawashima. These songs are the demos the band and Killjoy worked on up until Killjoy’s passing. Also featuring re-worked versions of songs from the first album and a Samhain cover. Once again the bastard children of horror and gore capture the true essence of what Necrophagia is all about. Killjoy and Fulci Live! Gore Forever!”.