Killing Addiction
Data dodania 2006-02-14Dodał WouterIn 1989, Chris Wicklein and brothers Chad and Pat Bailey formed Killing Addiction with the intent to produce music among the most aggressive and heaviest in the underground music scene. Their first official release was the 1990 "Legacies of Terror" four-song demo tape - a recording well received by fans and press, which was followed by the "Necrosphere" 7" vinyl EP, in 1991, on Seraphic Decay records. These recordings included drummer Chris Ballina, who was instrumental in helping the band establish its foundations, but would eventually part ways to pursue other interests.
On their earlier releases, the band's musical roots were evident. Influences such as Slayer, Possessed, Kreator, Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, and Carcass helped lay the foundations for what would later become the band's trademark style of technically executed, devastating riffs and inhuman vocal growls. In 1992, Chris York joined as the band's new drummer. After only two months with York, Killing Addiction recorded the first full-length venture "Omega Factor". This eagerly anticipated recording was released on the short-lived JL America Records (a.o. Morpheus Descends, etc) and has gone on to be considered a death metal cult classic.
Songs such as 'Nothing Remains' and 'Global Freezing' demonstrate their interest in writing socio-politically inspired lyrics, while 'Omega Factor', 'Equating the Trinity', and 'Dehumanized' explore the bleak possibilities for the future of man. The final, self-released recording came in 1993 - an ominously brutal effort that was a split EP with fellow Floridians Eterne De Sade. This last recording, entitled "Dark Tomorrow", displayed a more technical, faster, heavier sound than was ever captured on the previous releases, and expanded the band's horizons with the inclusion of some of their influences from doom metal and black metal. In 1996, at the annual Tampa Bay Metal Awards, Killing Addiction was voted the Best Band of North/Central Florida, based on fan voting response.
During Killing Addiction's musical carreer, the band performed with death metal legends such as Obituary, Atheist, and Incantation, as well as early genre underground favorites such as Assuck, Paineater, and Incision.
In January, 2006, Killing Addiction reformed after 12 years of silence.
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