Gory Blister

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Gory Blister
Gory Blister, live @ Evolution Fest 2007 - 05.jpg
Gory Blister, live at Evolution Fest 2007
Background information
Origin Milan, Italy
Genres Technical death metal
Years active1991–present
LabelsSliptrick Records Eclipse Records
MembersRaff
Joe Laviola
John St John
Past membersDome
Michele Brustia
Daniel Botti
Bruce Teah
Fredrick
SyM
Christian
Clode
Adry Bellant
Website www.goryblister.com/

Gory Blister is an Italian technical death metal band from Milan, formed in 1991. Their lyrical themes range from psychology to modern literature/poetry and outer space.

Contents

History

The band was formed in 1991 and after two demos, "Spoilt By Greed" in 1991 and "Hanging Down the Sounds" in 1993, they released their first EP, Cognitive Sinergy [1] in 1997. [2] In 1999, they self-released, Art Bleeds . [1] By 2004, the line-up consisted of the vocalist Adry Bellant, drummer Joe Laviola, bass guitarist Fredrick and guitarist Raff. In October 2004, the band was requested by AreaDeath Productions to donate their cover version of "1000 Eyes" to a Chinese Death tribute album Unforgotten Past – A Tribute to Chuck Schuldiner . In January 2005, they signed to Mascot Records of Holland. In early 2006, Skymorphosis , was released by Mascot Records and in January 2007, Bellant left the band and was replaced by Clode. In February, they toured with Amoral in Italy. [2] Their third[ when? ] album, Graveyard of Angels , with the vocalist Domenico Roviello, [3] was released on April 6, 2009, by Mascot Records. [2] After touring Italy to promote the Graveyard album, Gory Blister began writing new songs. Guitarist / vocalist Karl Sanders from U.S. death metal band Nile joined the band to sing as a guest vocalist on two tracks for this fourth album. In April 2012 Gory Blister released via BeckerTeam Records, a division of Scarlet Records, their fourth album titled Earth-Sick, with a new singer named John. The new work contains 10 new songs of pure, and technical, brutal, death metal. The band played several gigs in Italy to promote Earth-Sick as headliner and supporting acts like Entombed, Sinister, Obituary. The band released the fifth album of their metal career; The Fifth Fury in 2014.

In 2023, Gory Blister completed their latest album, Reborn from Hatred, with a new production team and an emphasis on the groove. The writing process was more meticulous with this record, each riff and drum-fill adapted and readapted for the purpose of artistic complexity and fan appeal. The warm guitar sound reflects potent mid-frequency rather than electronic gadgetry. Raff's custom-made axe consists of a body in Okume (a lighter mahogany), Seymour Duncan Black Winter pickups and tuning in Drop C amalgamate, plugged directly into an EVH 5150 Iconic amp and Marshall cabinet. The album was released by Eclipse Records on September 8, 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Album TitleDetails
Art Bleeds
  • Released: 1999
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  • Label(s): Sekhmet Records
  • Singles: "Anticlimax"
Skymorphosis
  • Released: 2006
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  • Label(s): Mascot Records
  • Singles: "Asteroid"
Graveyard of Angels
  • Released: 2009
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  • Label(s): Mascot Records
  • Singles:
Earth-Sick
  • Released: 2012
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  • Label(s): Bakerteam Records [4]
  • Singles:
The Fifth Fury
  • Released: 2014
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  • Label(s): Sliptrick Records [5]
  • Singles:
1991.Bloodstained
  • Released: 2018
  • Label: Mighty Music
Reborn from Hatred

Other releases

Band members

Former members

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