Interview by Tarja Virmakari (proofread by Ali Blackdiamond)
Florida based legendary death metallers MASSACRE have made a crushing come-back to the metal scene with their new album “Back From Beyond”(out on March 24 via Century Media), returning to their roots of the early 90’s trademark sound, old school at its purest form and stronger than ever. Long in the past are the times of several line up changes, disagreements and reunions, today MASSACRE is literally Back From Beyond, ready to take care of unfinished business from 23 years ago.
Only a couple of days ago Tarja Virmakari had a long interesting chat with MASSACRE guitarist Rick Rozz. He spoke at length about “Back From Beyond”, also revealing many interesting details about the band’s past and latest decision to get back together in 2011, and their immediate record deal with Century Media. Rick discussed the many positive coincidences along the way, which lead MASSACRE to where they are today, ready to kick off to tours with Back From Beyond, while already preparing material for the next album. If you want to know more about this, and other pulsating details which Rick told Tarja, or if you want to know what he would do IF the music wasn’t part of his life, you need to join the conversation below.
Death Metal pioneers MASSACRE have recently returned to the spotlight with their first studio album effort in almost 20 years…and “Back From Beyond” is now available worldwide. The entire standard version of the album is available as stream via the website of Guitar World magazine.
MASSACRE checked in with the following comment on “Back From Beyond”: “We are very proud of Back From Beyond. All the hard work over the past year from Massacre & Century Media is reaching its apex today. We believe fans old and new are going to enjoy this slab of Florida Death Metal!!!”
The entertaining animated official video clip for the album’s title track “Back From Beyond” can be watched below:
MASSACRE – “Back From Beyond”
Ltd. Edition Digipak track-listing:
1. The Ancient Ones (1:04)
2. As We Wait To Die (3:30)
3. Ascension Of The Deceased (3:19)
4. Hunter’s Blood (3:21)
5. Darkness Fell (2:59)
6. False Revelation (3:55)
7. Succumb To Rapture (3:33)
8. Remnants Of Hatred (2:29)
9. Shield Of The Son (3:51)
10. The Evil Within (3:34)
11. Sands Of Time (2:42)
12. Beast With Vengeance (3:16)
13. Back From Beyond (4:39)
14. Honor The Fallen (3:16) Digipak Bonus Tracks:
Death metal legends MASSACRE have returned with their first studio album, “Back From Beyond,” effort in almost 20 years. The band have recently posted ‘Shield Of The Son‘ song, which can be heard on the Soundcloud player below:
Terry Butler (bass) comments: “We chose ‘Shield Of The Son’ because it’s a song that is further into the album. This gives our fans a good idea of the strength of the album. It showcases what MASSACRE is all about: catchy, riffy, brutal Florida Death Metal!!!”
They recently launched official video clip for the album’s title track can be watched below:
“Back From Beyond” Limited Edition Digipak track-listing: 1. The Ancient Ones
2. As We Wait To Die
3. Ascension Of The Deceased
4. Hunter’s Blood
5. Darkness Fell
6. False Revelation
7. Succumb To Rapture
8. Remnants Of Hatred
9. Shield Of The Son
10. The Evil Within
11. Sands Of Time
12. Beast With Vengeance
13. Back From Beyond
14. Honor The Fallen
Death metal legends MASSACRE have returned with their first studio album effort in almost 20 years! Due out March 24th in Europe and April 1st in North America via Century Media Records, this new album, “Back From Beyond”, is “pure Florida death metal, the way it was meant to be played from the Sunshine State” (DECIBEL MAGAZINE.com). For a preview of “Back From Beyond”, see this location for the video premiere of the album’s title track.
The video for “Back From Beyond” was directed by Doug Cook (www.dougcook.ca) and animated by Nick Johnson and Ryder McLean. TerryButler (bass) comments: “MASSACRE is very proud of the ‘Back From Beyond’ video. It has a nice campy horror vibe, yet at the same time is cutting edge, and we think it can connect with a variety of audiences. Doug Cook did an amazing job with this one!!!”
For another preview of “Back From Beyond”, be sure to check out the merciless track, “As We Wait To Die”:
Returning to the roots of MASSACRE‘s early 90’s trademark sound, “Back From Beyond” was recorded and mixed by Tim Vazquez of CGM Studios, Florida, and features original MASSACRE members Rick Rozz (Guitars; ex-MANTAS/DEATH) and Terry Butler (Bass; OBITUARY, ex-DEATH/SIX FEET UNDER), as well as Ed Webb (Vocals; ex-DIABOLIC/EULOGY) and Mike Mazzonetto (Drums; ex-PAINPRINCIPLE). “Back From Beyond” features cover artwork by Toshihiro Egawa (CRYPTOPSY, KRISIUN, DEVOURMENT, etc.) and can be preordered in the following formats:
The neon orange vinyl (limited to 100 copies) is already sold out.
“Back From Beyond” Limited Edition Digipak track-listing:
1. The Ancient Ones
2. As We Wait To Die
3. Ascension Of The Deceased
4. Hunter’s Blood
5. Darkness Fell
6. False Revelation
7. Succumb To Rapture
8. Remnants Of Hatred
9. Shield Of The Son
10. The Evil Within
11. Sands Of Time
12. Beast With Vengeance
13. Back From Beyond
14. Honor The Fallen
Bonus Tracks:
15. Corpsegrinder (DEATH cover)
16. Mutilation (DEATH cover)
MASSACRE live 2014
May 2 – Tilburg (The Netherlands) – Neurotic Deathfest / http://www.neuroticdeathfest.com
May 3 -Powys (UK) – Rad Fest / http://www.rad-fest.co.uk
May 4 – Leeds (UK) – Kin Hell Fest / http://www.kinhellfest.co.uk
May 5 – London (UK) – Barfly
May 6 – Oberhausen (Germany) – Resonanzwerk w/ LAY DOWN ROTTEN
May 7 – Aalen (Germany) – Rock It w/ LAY DOWN ROTTEN
May 8 – Hamburg (Germany) – Bambi Galore w/ LAY DOWN ROTTEN
May 9 – Dresden (Germany) – Scheune w/ LAY DOWN ROTTEN
May 10 – Siegen (Germany) – Vortex w/ LAY DOWN ROTTEN
May 11 – Brussels (Belgium) – Magasin 4 w/ PESTILENCE
MASSACRE line-up 2014: Ed Webb – Vocals Rick Rozz – Guitars Terry Butler – Bass Mikey Mazzonetto – Drums
Discography: From Beyond – 1991 Provoked Accurser 7” – 1991 Inhuman Condition EP – 1992 Promise – 1996 Condemned To The Shadows 7” – 2012 Back From Beyond – 2014
Legendary Florida Death Metal pioneers MASSACRE return with their first studio album effort in almost 20 years! Programmatically entitled “Back From Beyond”, the album will be released on March 24th, 2014 in Europe and April 1st, 2014 in North America via Century Media Records. In order to allow a first impression of their upcoming album, MASSACRE are now premiering the merciless song “As We Wait To Die” via the website of UK’s Terrorizer Magazine. Check it out here.
“Back From Beyond”, which sees MASSACRE successfully returning to the roots of their early 90’s trademark sound, was recorded and mixed by Tim Vazquez of CGM Studios, Florida, and features original MASSACRE members Rick Rozz (Guitars, ex Mantas / Death), Terry Butler (Bass, Obituary, ex Death / Six Feet Under) as well as Ed Webb (Vocals, ex Diabolic / Eulogy) and Mike Mazzonetto (Drums, ex Pain Principle). “Back From Beyond” comes with cover artwork by Toshihiro Egawa (Cryptopsy, Krisiun, Devourment, etc.) and will contain the following tracklisting in its standard edition CD and LP edition:
MASSACRE – “Back From Beyond”:
1. The Ancient Ones
2. As We Wait To Die
3. Ascension Of The Deceased
4. Hunter’s Blood
5. Darkness Fell
6. False Revelation
7. Succumb To Rapture
8. Remnants Of Hatred
9. Shield Of The Son
10. The Evil Within
11. Sands Of Time
12. Beast With Vengeance
13. Back From Beyond
14. Honor The Fallen MASSACRE’s bassist Terry Butler comments as follows: “We believe ‘As We Wait To Die’ is the perfect song for our fans to hear first and it’s the opening track off ‘Back From Beyond’ as well. It gives them a taste of the brutality that awaits!!!” MASSACRE, who most recently released the limited edition “Condemned To The Shadows” 7” EP in 2012 via Century Media Records as teaser for their comeback studio album, just returned home from the successful 70,000 Tons Of Metal cruise, which went from Miami to Costa Maya in Mexico and back to Miami. Now, MASSACRE are announcing their return to European stages in order to promote “Back From Beyond” with some touring, supported by Death Metallers Lay Down Rotten on the German club dates and teaming up with Pestilence for the show in Belgium. Here is complete list of dates for this run:
MASSACRE – Live 2014:
FR 02.05.2014 Tilburg (The Netherlands) – Neurotic Deathfest / http://www.neuroticdeathfest.com
SA 03.05.2014 Powys (UK) – Rad Fest / http://www.rad-fest.co.uk
SU 04.05.2014 Leeds (UK) – Kin Hell Fest / http://www.kinhellfest.co.uk
MO 05.05.2014 London (UK) – Barfly
TU 06.05.2014 Oberhausen (Germany) – Resonanzwerk + Lay Down Rotten
WE 07.05.2014 Aalen (Germany) – Rock It + Lay Down Rotten
TH 08.05.2014 Hamburg (Germany) – Bambi Galore + Lay Down Rotten
FR 09.05.2014 Dresden (Germany) – Scheune + Lay Down Rotten + Lay Down Rotten
SA 10.05.2014 Siegen (Germany) – Vortex + Lay Down Rotten
SU 11.05.2014 Brussels (Belgium) – Magasin 4 + Pestilence
Booking: Rock The Nation
MASSACRE are truly “Back From Beyond”, so better watch out…
Line-Up: Ed Webb – Vocals Rick Rozz – Guitars Terry Butler – Bass Mikey Mazzonetto – Drums
Century Media Records have announced that the Legendary Florida Death Metal pioneers MASSACRE return with their first studio album effort in almost 20 years! Programmatically entitled “Back From Beyond”, the album will be released on March 24th, 2014 in Europe and April 1st, 2014 in North America via Century Media Records.
“Back From Beyond”, which sees MASSACRE successfully returning to the roots of their early 90’s trademark sound, was recorded and mixed by Tim Vazquez of CGM Studios, Florida, and features original MASSACRE members Rick Rozz (Guitars, ex Mantas / Death), Terry Butler (Bass, Obituary, ex Death / Six Feet Under) as well as Ed Webb (Vocals, ex Diabolic / Eulogy) and Mike Mazzonetto (Drums, ex Pain Principle). “Back From Beyond” comes with cover artwork by Toshihiro Egawa (Cryptopsy, Krisiun, Devourment, etc.), which can be seen above.
MASSACRE’s bassist Terry Butler checked in to comment as follows: “MASSACRE is very excited and proud of our new album “Back From Beyond”. We’ve worked hard over the past few months and we believe that the old school and new school fans will be pleased. Ed Webb and Mikey Mazzanetto are great additions to the band and did an amazing job on the album. This is Florida Death Metal at its best! We plan on making 2014 a busy year!!!”.
MASSACRE recently released the limited edition “Condemned To The Shadows” 7″ EP in 2012 via Century Media Records as teaser for their comeback studio album.
Additionally, MASSACRE have just announced their return to European stages in order to promote their upcoming release with a string of shows. The first confirmed dates are the following festival appearances:
MASSACRE – Live 2014:
FR 02.05.2014 Tilburg (The Netherlands) – Neurotic Deathfest / www.neuroticdeathfest.com
SA 03.05.2014 Powys (UK) – Rad Fest / www.rad-fest.co.uk
SU 04.05.2014 Leeds (UK) – Kin Hell Fest / www.kinhellfest.co.uk
More shows are currently in the works and will be announced soon…
Further details and first sound-samples for “Back From Beyond” will be available in the coming days…
Line-Up:
Ed Webb – Vocals
Rick Rozz – Guitars
Terry Butler – Bass
Mikey Mazzonetto – Drums
Discography:
From Beyond – 1991
Provoked Accurser 7″ – 1991
Inhuman Condition EP – 1992
Promise – 1996
Condemned To The Shadows 7″ – 2012
Back From Beyond – 2014
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