I cannot keep emphasizing what a busy summer it has been for Death Metal for groups here in North America. Just when I think I am caught up on all of them another comes out and absolutely blows me away. My infatuation with Decrepit Birth began some almost eighteen years ago when I was on […]
Expectations are high for Decrepit Birth’s third album. The wide spread acclaim for 2008’s Diminishing Between Worlds set the bar high, and many, including myself, thought the band simply peaked at the right time with their choice to add melody to technical death metal. Throw in a shift from Unique Leader to Nuclear Blast and […]
CA’s brutal tech-death metallers DECREPIT BIRTH will be embarking on a North American tour with THE FACELESS this Fall. Founding guitarist Matt Sotelo commented: “We are very happy to announce that DECREPIT BIRTH will be on tour with THE FACELESS beginning October 17th through November 22nd, throughout the US and Canada! Along with ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, […]
Nuclear Blast Records has officially signed Santa Cruz, California metal outfit Decrepit Birth. The band was formed in 2001 and has previously released two albums with Unique Leader Records. The following statement has been issued by the group: “Nuclear Blast has a special tradition for signing some of the best Metal acts of all time […]
Change is often a hit and miss prospect for metal bands; just ask Metallica, Entombed, Immortal, Carcass, Gorefest and many others. In the case of California’s Decrepit Birth, who after a nasty and publicized arrest of their guitarist Mike Turner on Child Molestation charges, change has been a good thing. The change also includes Odious Mortem drummer […]