Severe Torture
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Severe Torture is a death metal
band from the Netherlands
, formed in 1997 by drummer Seth van de Loo and bassist Patrick Boleij.
, Houwitser), in 1998, a tape which eventually sold 600 copies all over the world. After releasing the demo, Erik left the group to join the Dutch
death metal band Sinister
. De Windt was replaced by Dennis Schreurs, and with this new line-up the band recorded a two song demo sent out to record labels. After receiving positive reactions, the band went on to play a gig with Immolation
; Jelle left the group soon afterwards.
The band continued with four members, and signed a contract for one album with Fadeless Records. They later appeared at the No Mercy 2000 festival in Tilburg
, and soon after embarked on their first tour, nine days across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Belgium, and Holland with Damnation
, and the last three gigs with Pyaemia
.
After this tour, they began recording their full-length debut, Feasting On Blood, at Franky's Recording Kitchen with producers Berthus Westerhuys and Robbie Woning. The artwork for the album was done by Joe Maloney
. The album was released in October 2000 in Europe, and received American distribution through Hammerheart America in February 2001. To promote the album, Severe Torture embarked on a Europe
an tour in January 2001 together with Macabre
, Broken Hope
, and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
, a tour called "Masters of Murder 2001." In February 2001, The Plague Records changed into Hammerheart Records and offered Severe Torture a contract for another full-length album and an option for two more. In April, Severe Torture played in the United States
, at the Ohio Death Fest (with Exhumed
, Deeds of Flesh
, and others), and two gigs with Pessimist and Burial.
After this U.S. trip, Severe Torture started writing for the next album. Again the album was recorded at Franky's Recording Kitchen with Berthus Westerhuys and Robbie Woning. The recordings were finished in March 2002 and right after Severe Torture went to the U.S. for a second time. They were on the "Bloodletting North America Part III" tour, the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest, and again at the Ohio Death Fest, and played five shows in Canada
. During a five-week European tour with Cannibal Corpse
in the fall, Severe Torture met guitarist Marvin Vriesde, who played session guitar for the German metal band Dew-Scented
and guitar in the Dutch metal band Blo.Torch
. A few months after the tour he was asked to join Severe Torture as second guitar player, which he did in the spring of 2003.
In 2005, the band signed a deal with Earache Records
; a new album, Fall of the Despised, was released in Autumn of 2005. In May 2006 Severe Torture visited the U.S. for the third time, playing at the Maryland Deathfest, and that summer they toured Europe (40 shows) together with Vader as well.
In 2007, they released Sworn Vengeance
, their fourth studio album.
In 2010 they signed with Season of Mist and released their 5th album "Slaughtered"
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, formed in 1997 by drummer Seth van de Loo and bassist Patrick Boleij.
History
The band was formed in 1997 by Thijs van Laarhoven on guitar, Seth van de Loo on drums, Erik de Windt on vocals, Jelle on guitar and Patrick Boleij on bass guitar. This lineup recorded a five song demo tape called Baptized in Virginal Liquid, produced by Vincent Dijkers, (SinisterSinister (band)
Sinister is a death metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, assembled in 1988, disassembled in 2003, and reassembled in 2005 by Adrie Kloosterwaard on vocals and Alex Paul on guitar...
, Houwitser), in 1998, a tape which eventually sold 600 copies all over the world. After releasing the demo, Erik left the group to join the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
death metal band Sinister
Sinister (band)
Sinister is a death metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, assembled in 1988, disassembled in 2003, and reassembled in 2005 by Adrie Kloosterwaard on vocals and Alex Paul on guitar...
. De Windt was replaced by Dennis Schreurs, and with this new line-up the band recorded a two song demo sent out to record labels. After receiving positive reactions, the band went on to play a gig with Immolation
Immolation (band)
-History:The band formed in May 1986 by Andrew Sakowicz and Dave Wilkinson under the name Rigor Mortis . The name was changed to Immolation in April 1988, after the Warriors of Doom demo which was recorded as Rigor Mortis and Demo I which was recorded as Immolation...
; Jelle left the group soon afterwards.
The band continued with four members, and signed a contract for one album with Fadeless Records. They later appeared at the No Mercy 2000 festival in Tilburg
Tilburg
Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....
, and soon after embarked on their first tour, nine days across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, Belgium, and Holland with Damnation
Damnation
Damnation is the concept of everlasting divine punishment and/or disgrace, especially the punishment for sin as threatened by God . A damned being "in damnation" is said to be either in Hell, or living in a state wherein they are divorced from Heaven and/or in a state of disgrace from God's favor...
, and the last three gigs with Pyaemia
Pyaemia
Pyaemia is a type of septicaemia that leads to widespread abscesses of a metastatic nature. It is usually caused by the staphylococcus bacteria by pus-forming organisms in the blood. Apart from the distinctive abscesses, pyaemia exhibits the same symptoms as other forms of septicaemia...
.
After this tour, they began recording their full-length debut, Feasting On Blood, at Franky's Recording Kitchen with producers Berthus Westerhuys and Robbie Woning. The artwork for the album was done by Joe Maloney
Joe Maloney
Joseph John Maloney , was an English footballer of the 1950s.-Playing career:Maloney started his career at Liverpool, coming through the junior ranks at Anfield, taking the place of Bob Paisley when making his first team debut in a goalless draw at home to Bolton Wanderers in March 1953...
. The album was released in October 2000 in Europe, and received American distribution through Hammerheart America in February 2001. To promote the album, Severe Torture embarked on a Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an tour in January 2001 together with Macabre
Macabre (band)
Macabre is an extreme metal band from Illinois. They were formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois, and have never had a line-up change. They blend thrash metal, death metal, and grindcore to form their own unique style dubbed murder metal...
, Broken Hope
Broken Hope
Broken Hope was an American death metal band that was founded in 1988. They were known as an accomplished mid-paced style death metal band with low-pitched growling vocals...
, and Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter is a Weimar, Germany based heavy metal band signed to Nuclear Blast in Europe and The End Records in North America...
, a tour called "Masters of Murder 2001." In February 2001, The Plague Records changed into Hammerheart Records and offered Severe Torture a contract for another full-length album and an option for two more. In April, Severe Torture played in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, at the Ohio Death Fest (with Exhumed
Exhumed (band)
Exhumed is an American death metal band from San Jose, California, most recently signed to Relapse Records. They were formed in 1990, when sole remaining founding member Matt Harvey was at the age of 15. Exhumed spent much of the ensuing decade hacking its way through numerous demos, split CDs,...
, Deeds of Flesh
Deeds of Flesh
Deeds of Flesh is a four-piece death metal band from Los Osos, California, USA. They were formed in 1993 by Jacoby Kingston, Erik Lindmark and Joey Heaslet and are still active. They founded their own label, Unique Leader Records, which has since become home to a number of other death metal bands...
, and others), and two gigs with Pessimist and Burial.
After this U.S. trip, Severe Torture started writing for the next album. Again the album was recorded at Franky's Recording Kitchen with Berthus Westerhuys and Robbie Woning. The recordings were finished in March 2002 and right after Severe Torture went to the U.S. for a second time. They were on the "Bloodletting North America Part III" tour, the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest, and again at the Ohio Death Fest, and played five shows in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. During a five-week European tour with Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Formed in 1988, the band has released eleven studio albums, one box set, and one live album...
in the fall, Severe Torture met guitarist Marvin Vriesde, who played session guitar for the German metal band Dew-Scented
Dew-Scented
Dew-Scented is a German thrash metal, death metal band. They have released eight studio albums and are currently signed to Metal Blade Records and Prosthetic Records . Their name is inspired by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe...
and guitar in the Dutch metal band Blo.Torch
Blo.Torch
Blo.Torch is a melodic death metal band from The Hague, Netherlands. Freely mixing genres, their style has also been described as black metal. Formed by Marvin Vriesde in 1996, they got their big break nationally when they won a prestigious regional talent competition, The Grote Prijs van...
. A few months after the tour he was asked to join Severe Torture as second guitar player, which he did in the spring of 2003.
In 2005, the band signed a deal with Earache Records
Earache Records
Earache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
; a new album, Fall of the Despised, was released in Autumn of 2005. In May 2006 Severe Torture visited the U.S. for the third time, playing at the Maryland Deathfest, and that summer they toured Europe (40 shows) together with Vader as well.
In 2007, they released Sworn Vengeance
Sworn Vengeance
Sworn Vengeance is a studio album released by the death metal band Severe Torture in 2007. It was recorded at Excess Studios in The Netherlands with producers Hans Pieters and Robbe Kok.- Track listing :...
, their fourth studio album.
In 2010 they signed with Season of Mist and released their 5th album "Slaughtered"
Current members
- Dennis Schreurs – vocals (1999-)
- Thijs van Laarhoven – rhythm guitar (1997-)
- Patrick Boleij – bass (1997-)
- Seth van de Loo – drums (1997-)
- Marvin Vriesde – lead guitar (2003-)
Discography
- Feasting on BloodFeasting on BloodFeasting on Blood is the debut album by the brutal death metal band Severe Torture, released by Hammerheart Records on October 9, 2000.A digipack version of this album was also released which included two bonus tracks from the Lambs of a God 7 inch EP and a CD-ROM video.- Track listing :#Feces...
(CD, The Plague/Hammerheart Records, 2000) - Butchery of the Soul (MiniCD, Hammerheart, 2002)
- Misanthropic CarnageMisanthropic CarnageMisanthropic Carnage is a studio album released the by the brutal death metal band Severe Torture in 2002. It was recorded at Franky's Recording Kitchen in The Netherlands with producers Berthus Westerhuys and Robbie Woning.- Track listing :...
(CD, Hammerheart, 2002) - Fall of the DespisedFall of the DespisedFall of the Despised is a studio album released by the brutal death metal band Severe Torture in 2005. It was recorded in The Netherlands with producer Hans Pieters.- Track listing :#Endless Strain of Cadavers - 04:06#Sawn off - 04:14...
(CD, EaracheEarache RecordsEarache Records is a heavy metal-oriented record label based in Nottingham, UK and New York, USA. It helped to pioneer extreme metal by releasing many of the earliest grindcore and death metal records in the period 1988-1994.-History:...
, 2005) - Sworn VengeanceSworn VengeanceSworn Vengeance is a studio album released by the death metal band Severe Torture in 2007. It was recorded at Excess Studios in The Netherlands with producers Hans Pieters and Robbe Kok.- Track listing :...
(CD, Earache, 2007) - Slaughtered (CD, Season Of MistSeason of MistSeason of Mist is a record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing...
, 2010)