GrotesqueUphoria: The Beast from The East
Many bands have played on the stages of New York City and if we look east of this great city, we see Long Island, home to the Death Metal band GrotesqueUphoria. Rooted to the area that has founded such legendary Death Metal bands such as Suffocation and Pyrexia, GrotesqueUphoria has continued the tradition of what has been categorized as the Long Island Death Metal sound.
The history of GrotesqueUphoria is a long and complex one, consisting of many former members spanning back almost a decade. If we trace back the history of the current line-up, we’ll see that the members have previously been in such NY bands as Butchery, Exuviate, Abhorrence, Immortal Suffering and S.P.O.R.E., to name a few. Previous GrotesqueUphoria releases include Euphoric Discordance in 2002, and Conquered By Corruption in 2004.
2006 brings a new line up to the band, as well as a new studio release. During the months of July 2005 to July 2006, Bred To Be Your Enemy was recorded and finalized. During that time, several line-up changes were made to the band. Recording the Bass and Vocals was Sam Lara, on Guitars and Vocals was Doug Randazzo, on Drums and Vocals was Gabe Madsen, and on Guitars was Leo Bakman. Zoth Ommog was featured as a guest vocalist recording the back-ups on the title track Bred To Be Your Enemy, as well as performing the vocals on the track entitled Crucified. In February 2006, Doug parted ways with GrotesqueUphoria, and the remaining musicians reconstructed the formula to the current assemblage of musicians consisting of Sam Lara on Guitars and Vocals, Gabe Madsen on Drums and Vocals, Leo Bakman on Guitars, and Zoth Ommog on Bass and Vocals.
