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Among The Decayed



Last Updated: 12/22/2009

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City: Portland
State: Oregon
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/27/2004

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June 19, 2009 - Friday 
Travis will be joining forces with Maniac Neil and playing drums in Blood Freak. Expect the new album "Scared Stiff" to be released by the end of this year on Razorback Records. 11 songs are ready and all he has to do is learn them and track them!!!! This is going to be a bloody horrific release!!  Stay Tuned for more info
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May 7, 2009 - Thursday 
We have a final set list made up of new and old material. Look for shows within the following months with a new Ep to be released by end of summer!!!!

Line up change- New guitarists Blake and Trevor are taking ATD to a whole new level of brutality while maintaining our original sound.
Wolf has officially left for Iraq for the next year and will not be playing with us anymore. We will look for a bass player as time goes on.

Look for new artwork in the coming months!!!


Set List

Dead Rising
Obsessive Repulsive
Gutrot
Nympho Necropolis
Re-Defining The Butcher
Womb Raider
Cadavric Debauchery
Beyond The Grave
Midnight Meat Train
Vexxxed
G.O.B.
Fear of Napalm (Terrorizer)
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April 14, 2008 - Monday 
Grinding out metal full of heavily crafted grooves is Portland "Goregon's", Among The Decayed with their unpretentious blend of caffeinated hooks and slow roasted riffs, that is death metal/grindcore, or deathgrind, brand metal brewed at the peak of freshness. Among The Decayed are churning out metal that is simultaneously pleasing and addictive on their full length debut album, 'Dead Rising.' It would seem that the band focused writing songs that are of a heavier and bolder blend. The sound is anchored by chugging guitars that are grown from a down and dirty, distortion-based groove. If you like yours organic, then these guys are serving up what you want.
 
Among The Decayed have created a sound of their own; true to its roots with some local flavor added to the mix. From the first sip of 'Dead Rising,' these brew masters of metal have you with their completely infectious riffs. These core ingredients have been cultivated from a solid bed of songwriting rather than crammed together technicality. Though used sparingly, there are occasional bursts of abbreviated sweeping solos that add to the music as opposed to distracting from it. Among The Decayed have streamlined their process to weed out anything that does not ultimately add to the flavor of the music. They found their groove in a significant way and not for a minute do they venture out of the furrows they have tilled. The band is able to maintain its momentum while still making each song distinctly it's own and cleverly avoiding being caught in a rut. The album's thrash inspired death/grind tone is thick without being muddy.
 
Adding excitement to the mix is the strong interaction going on between guitarist Derek and drummer Travis. The two meld exquisitely in a clever collaboration of catchy rhythms with each relying on the other for direct support in their advancement of the omnipotent groove. Travis's bass drums are more reminiscent of early thrash rather than modern day hyper caffeinated blasting, with tasteful tempo changes. Things are stirred up with some creative footwork that uses a combination of different techniques from straight ahead blasting to more methods that are diverse. Travis's snare drum has a stiff sound whereas the rest of the drums unfortunately are somewhat unfulfilling. This could have been avoided if the recording was more direct and the balance of the mix was just a little more even. Upon close listen though, you can hear the drums percolating with stimulated fills and rolls aplenty giving the music a more satisfying flavor.
 
A decaffeinated approach to the bass is the other thing that keeps this brew from being completely superior. Bassist Aaron's performance is mild compared to the rest of the music as the bass lines were not given time to permeate the music, opting instead to mimic chugging guitars and basically play the same stout guitar riffs. A purpose is served though, as the bass does help to add to the robust body of the music with a hearty dose of earthy heaviness.
 
Vocalist Kevin's work is neither harsh nor bitter and it shows that he gets what it means to be an extreme metal vocalist. Vocals are treated in such a way as to be more a part of the musical brew than some frivolity poured on top. His enriching range makes them more effective and compelling. Kevin uses an array of techniques from extreme death metal to cleaner thrash like rasps with great success. His higher, particularly "extreme" vocals seem more like acidic shrieks and less like the burnt taste of over cooked crickets. When combined with the proper amount of layering, the methods are not only tolerable but also intensely effective.
 
Among The Decayed, serve their blend of ground out death metal without any needless additives. They have placed emphasis on the songs as a whole and have boiled everything down to its essence, leaving out anything that does not ultimately add to the result. 'Dead Rising' contains twelve essential songs and is just over thirty minutes in length not giving you an opportunity to get bored, but instead feeling wholly rewarded. Production on this album is sufficient, despite the fact that the mixing could have used a bit more refining. Among The Decayed are a tight band that hands out blistering shots in songs that are sure to get your heart pumping. Even with the under developed bass lines and weakly mixed drums, the experience from Among The Decayed's 'Dead Rising' will be savored long after the album is done, keeping you coming back for more.
By Mike Hanson
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January 25, 2008 - Friday 

Current mood:  ninja
Dead Rising, our debut full length album is out now!!!! You can order it through paypal on our page for only 10 bux with free shipping worldwide!!! Get them while they last!!!!
Currently listening:
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By Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition
Release date: 01 July, 2003
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December 12, 2007 - Wednesday 
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great		 by Greg Majewski (23 Reviews)

2007-12-05 | 4 comments | 76 views
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Among the Decayed Dead Rising
..TR> Summary: Portland, "Goregon" based death metal act simultaneously channel the brutality and groove on their full length debut.

So much for presentation: Portland, "Goregon" death metal quartet eschewed the standard slipcase and neat and tidy promo pack and instead sent me a folded up 8" x 11" leaf of printer paper enclosed with a burned CD simply marked "promo." But what the young newcomers lack in aesthetic value and business sense, they clearly hold their own in sheer speed and vicious musicianship on Dead Rising.

The album – which is also the band's full length debut – is short and sweet, just barely breaking the half hour mark with its final track, "Immune to Poison," which was originally recorder by Nunslaughter. But, unlike those Ohioan death thrashers, Among the Decayed take a different approach to their craft by keeping their style strictly new school in the vein of other contemporary death/grind acts such as Pig Destroyer, Leng Tch'e and Dying Fetus. The movie clip intros and sudden assaults of noise from pure quiet of the former two bands and the guttural vocals and deviously thick groove of the latter act comprise most of Among the Decayed's sound, creating an interesting, if not completely original, style.

While tracks like "Out of Malice" and "Sacrificial War" do nothing new for Among the Decayed's increasingly populated (and popular) sub genre, the latter half of the album is where the band really stretches its collective legs and gets down to business. The blindingly quick playing on "Evolution" (parts 1 and 2) and "Feardom" belies a subtle creativity that takes more than a few listens to become fully apparent to the listener. The surprisingly clean production helps matter along, though, and while the constantly blasting drums are a little too low in the mix, the shredding guitar and absolutely inhuman vocals of frontman Kevin are more than enough to catch the attention of any death metal aficionado.


Also Recommended by Reviewer:

Dying Fetus - Stop at Nothing
Leng T'che - ManMadePredator
Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review_14516

or

http://cravemagazine.com/Evo-Content_-_pa_-_showpage_-_pid_-_1020.html

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November 5, 2007 - Monday 

I'm not sure what's in the water in Portland Oregon, but it must be evil.  Among the Decayed is yet another sick Death Metal act to hail from that part of the planet.  Although they are not doing anything totally new, Among the Decayed has a unique sound of their own that is sure to satisfy metal fans world wide.  Expect to hear plenty of heavy grooves and catchy fast rhythms, guttural vocals and fast clean drumming.  Good fucking Death Metal.  I especially liked the track Sacrificial War.  The slow heavy rhythm with the low vocals was utterly macabre.!!


-Ryan Robbins

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October 19, 2007 - Friday 

Current mood:  satisfied

new DEAD RISING t shirt, HATS & PATCHES are now available to buy!!!  browse our front page and click away to get your hands on some of these goodies!!

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October 14, 2007 - Sunday 

Current mood:  excited

Brandon from the band REEKER is the winner of the t-shirt contest!!  we thank him dearly for the time and effort he put in for us.  we're currently getting a batch made and will have them for sale soon within the next couple weeks!  big thanks to all that submitted artwork for us!!  in some way or another the art we received will be used...check out the other submissions in our fan art pics section and feel free to leave a comment...keep checking back for more updates!!

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October 2, 2007 - Tuesday 

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Who ordered the brutal Death Metal with a side of violent Grindcore? Oh, that's right, you did the second you picked up Among the Decayed's new gorefest,"Dead Rising" and slapped it on your CD Player. This album is everything you've come to expect from Among the Decayed; macabre lyrics, driving guitars, and brutal vocals. Not to mention the hilarious sound-bites from movies such as, "Predator," "Nothing to Lose," and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy." Good stuff. Good, wholesome, family entertainment.  :)

Bottom Line: Sick, twisted, and disturbing. Just the way Portland loves her Death Metal!                                             

- Chase Smith of E-Metal Reviews           www.myspace.com/emetalreviews 

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This gastrointestinal disaster of a CD is utterly macabre. "Dead Rising" is grindcore done the way it should be.  Tight as fuck and full of catchy rhythmic chants of guttural devastation, and I don't care if you think you've heard it all before, there is narry a dull moment listening to any of these 12 little diddies.

These guys have been busy the last couple of years, doing EP's, splits, comps, tributes, but "Dead Rising" which is due out October 2007 (this month) on Wormblud Records is their first full-length. Among The Decayed are from Portland and with this release they will no doubt put some gore into the state of "Goregon." Their brand of oldschool grindcore is flying in the face of tree-hugging peaceniks everywhere.

The nightmare is real and it is called Among The Decayed and
after listening to "Dead Rising," you will fear Freaky Jesus!

reviewed by Mike at Doom Radio                   www.myspace.com/doomradio 

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September 28, 2007 - Friday 

add Among The Decayed's new "DEAD RISING" contact table to your page now!!

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