Horrendous

Horrendous
Horrendous playing at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore MD
Horrendous playing at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore MD
Background information
OriginPhiladelphia, United States
GenresDeath metal, progressive metal
Years active2009–present
Labels
Members
  • Damian Herring
  • Matt Knox
  • Jamie Knox
  • Alex Kulick

Horrendous is an American progressive death metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band has released five full-length studio albums to date, the most recent being Ontological Mysterium, released through Season of Mist on August 18, 2023.

Career

The band was formed by Damian Herring and brothers Matt and Jamie Knox in 2009, with bassist Alex Kulick joining the band in 2016.[1] While the band's debut album The Chills displayed a relatively traditional approach to the death metal genre, the band has since moved towards a more progressive metal sound, a development and style which has been compared with that of Death.[2][3] The band's 2014 album Ecdysis and more recent albums have received critical acclaim from major publications such as Pitchfork, Decibel, Stereogum and Spin.[4][5][6][7] Their most recent album Ontological Mysterium was chosen as Decibel's top album of 2023.[8]

Members

  • Damian Herring – guitars, vocals (2009–present)
  • Matt Knox – guitars, vocals (2009–present)
  • Jamie Knox – drums (2009–present)
  • Alex Kulick – bass (2016–present)

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Chills (2012)
  • Ecdysis (2014)
  • Anareta (2015)
  • Idol (2018)
  • Ontological Mysterium (2023)

EPs and singles

  • Sweet Blasphemies (2009)
  • Sentenced (2016)

References

  1. ^ "Horrendous, Idol album, Death Metal (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) | Season of Mist, Metal Label". www.season-of-mist.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  2. ^ "Horrendous: Anareta Album Review | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  3. ^ O'Neill, Brian (September 28, 2018). "The Horrendous Future Of Death Metal Has Arrived". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Best Metal Albums of 2015 | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  5. ^ "Decibel Magazine names Horrendous' 'Anareta' album of the year". AXS. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. ^ "Horrendous – Ecdysis (Dark Descent) Stereogum". www.stereogum.com. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  7. ^ "Review: Horrendous, Anareta". Spin. 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  8. ^ Decibel Magazine (16 November 2023). "SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2023". Decibel. Retrieved 2023-11-17.