Blastmasters
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United States
Last Known Status: Active
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Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
Headline News
Ex-Diabolic Guitarist Dies
Florida-based death metallers DIABOLIC have issued the following update:
"Just got a call from Jerry Mortellaro [ex-DIABOLIC guitarist] tonight letting us know that Bryan Hipp, ex-DIABOLIC guitarist, died last night [Saturday, Oct. 21]. Cause of death unknown.
"Bryan Hipp helped write songs off the DIABOLIC album 'Subterranal Magnitude' and helped DIABOLIC complete the 'Death Metal Massacre' Metal Maniacs tour 2000, opening for CANNIBAL CORPSE, GOD DETHRONED and HATE ETERNAL.
"We are posting the song 'Infernalism' Bryan Hipp wrote back in 1999. Bryan Hipp also played in BRUTALITY, CRADLE OF FILTH, and in BLASTMASTERS he helped write the song 'Implemented Digital Control'!!! On stage Bryan Hipp would explode with raging headspins. His talent to create some of the most dark and evil riffs will be missed."
As previously reported, DIABOLIC uploaded a new song, entitled "Devour the Subconscious", to their MySpace page. The track comes off the band's new album, "Shellfire and Tombstones", which was recorded and mixed in July/August 2006 at Diet Of Worms Studio in Seffner, Florida with producer Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez (MORBID ANGEL). The album features artwork by acclaimed Swedish artist Mathias Noren and is tentatively scheduled for release late 2006/early 2007 through an as-yet-undetermined label.
US Death Metal Band Exmortis Return
U.S. death metal band EXMORTIS, who released two classic demos (1988's "Descent into Chaos" and 1989's "Immortality's End") in the genre's heyday, has been resurrected featuring original members Brian Werking (guitarist/vocalist) and drummer Aantar Lee Coates (formerly of DIABOLIC and UNHOLY GHOST and currently in BLASTMASTERS).
EXMORTIS are planning to release a new demo, titled "The Resurrection", sometime during the summer months of 2005. The demo will feature five songs, including the title track, "The Resurrection", which was previously recorded on the "Immortality's End" demo in 1989. Other songs set to appear on the demo are "And There Was Pain", "Awakening of Sin", "The Slaughter Begins" and "Exmortis II". EXMORTIS are also planning to re-release some older material on CD very soon. The "Descent into Chaos" and "Immortality's End" demos will be available for purchase together on a single CD. The "Fade from Reality" seven-inch EP and the songs from "The History of Things to Come" compilation will also be available on a single CD.
EXMORTIS are currently searching for a guitarist and bassist to complete the group's lineup. Live shows will follow in 2006. For more information, visit www.exmortis.us.
Blastmasters Stop Collaborating w/ Unholy Ghost
BLASTMASTERS, the Florida-based death metal band led by former DIABOLIC/UNHOLY GHOST drummer Lee "Aantar" Coates, will no longer be collaborating with guitarist Jerry Mortellaro due to his commitment to UNHOLY GHOST, according to a posting on the BLASTMASTERS web site.
Mortellaro is said to have helped write three new BLASTMASTERS songs ("We the Treacharous", "Altricial Metagenesise/Shell Fire" and "Tombstones") that will appear on the group's upcoming album, tentatively titled "Twisted Metal".
BLASTMASTERS recently completed work on their debut self-titled demo at D.O.W. Studios with producer Juan "Punchy" Gonzalez (MORBID ANGEL, UNHOLY GHOST).
Formed on June 27, 2004, BLASTMASTERS' brand of "death grind" is said to feature "blistering guitar riffs, stellar leads, devastating machine gun drum work, and demonic vocals."