Ritual Carnage
Encyclopedia
Ritual Carnage is a thrash metal
band formed in 1994. All the members are Japan
ese except for Damian Montgomery, their American
frontman and leader.
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band formed in 1994. All the members are Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese except for Damian Montgomery, their American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
frontman and leader.
Current members
- Damian "Danny Carnage" Montgomery – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(Barbatos) - Wataru Yamada – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(King's-Evil) - Kenichi "Eddie Van" Koide – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(X JapanX Japanis a Japanese heavy metal band founded in 1982 by Yoshiki and Toshi. Originally named X , the group achieved their breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second album Blue Blood...
, The Wretched) - Hiroyuki Ishizawa – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(King's-Evil) - Naoya Hamaii – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former members
- Shigeyuki Kamazawa – guitar (Grim Force)
- Bill Jokela – guitar (Bereaved)
- Ken Kubo – guitar (Bereaved, Miscreant Invocation, Blood Shower)
- Katsuyuki Nakabayashi – guitar (Grim Force)
- Hidenori Tanaka – guitar (Tyrant)
- Masami Yamada – guitar (King's-Evil)
- Hide Ideno – bass
- Alex Amedy – drums
- Shinjiro Sawada – drums (Blood Shower)
Discography
| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Highest Law The Highest Law The Highest Law is the debut album by the Japanese thrash metal band Ritual Carnage. It was released in 1998 by Osmose Productions.-Track listing:# "Servant of the Black" – 3:47# "The Unjust" – 2:48# "Succumb to the Beast" – 2:19... |
Osmose Productions Osmose Productions Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent three years running a small mail order company... |
| 2000 | Every Nerve Alive Every Nerve Alive Every Nerve Alive is the second album by the Japanese thrash metal band Ritual Carnage. It was released in 1999 by Osmose Productions.- Track listing :# "Awaiting the Kill" – 6:50# "8th Great Hell" – 2:27# "Death, Judgement, Fate" – 3:35... |
Osmose Productions |
| 2002 | The Birth of Tragedy | Osmose Productions |
| 2005 | I, Infidel | Osmose Productions |