MEMORIAM was primarily developed to fill the void that was left following the tragic death of Martin "Kiddie" Kearns, the drummer from BOLT THROWER, back in September 2015.
BOLT THROWER subsequently placed all activity on hold for the foreseeable future which gave Karl Willetts an opportunity to develop a new project with friends that had expressed interest in forming a band for some time.
MEMORIAM are an old-school death metal band, maintaining the high standards set by their previous bands, focusing on the themes of death, loss and war. Initially the band members got together to play covers of songs that had influenced them throughout their careers within the death metal scene, however it soon became apparent that the new songs that they created were of a superior standard.
The band has a full album of material scheduled for recording during the spring of 2017, titled »For The Fallen«. But before their label debut is released, a brand-new EP will shorten the wait for all death metal fans. The EP called »The Hellfire Demos II«, out on January 2017, will contain two demo versions of new tracks from this Old School death metal machine and taking the same line as BOLT THROWER and BENEDICTION.
As the year ticked on beyond the album’s release it became ever more apparent that the band was nowhere near taking a breather, and after several successful shows including Wacken Open Air, Graspop Open Air and Roadburn Festival they once again knuckled down to writing new material. This work has now been collected into eight merciless tracks in the form of a new work titled »The Silent Vigil«. The second album is less affected by sadness compared to its precursor, and their aggressiveness has increased manifold. »The Silent Vigil« exudes their inimitable old school flair once again and has not abandoned their merciless groove for even one split second!
The war rages on! Little more than one year has passed since album the »The Silent Vigil« was released, but as we all know, there’s no standing still in the MEMORIAM camp. Their third studio album "Requiem For Mankind" will be released in June – and fans can banish any doubt that this is going to be one of the strongest albums of 2019.
Country of origin:United Kingdom
Location: Birmingham, England
Status:Active
Formed in:2016
Genre: Death Metal
Lyrical themes: Death, Loss, War, Politics
Current label:Nuclear Blast
Years active:2016-present
Frank Healy-Bass (2016-present)
See also: Sacrilege, ex-Benediction, ex-Napalm Death, ex-Anaal Nathrakh (live), ex-Cerebral Fix
Andrew Whale-Drums (2016-2018, 2018-present)
See also: ex-Colostomy, ex-Bolt Thrower, ex-Drop Dead, ex-Urban Chaos
Scott Fairfax-Guitars (2016-present)
See also: Benediction (live), ex-Cerebral Fix, ex-Exploder, ex-Anal Back Charge, ex-Life Denied
Karl Willetts-Vocals (2016-present)
See also: ex-Bolt Thrower, Troikadon
Memoriam - Requiem for Mankind (2019)
1. Shell Shock 05:48
2. Undefeated 04:11
3. Never the Victim 05:05
4. Austerity Kills 04:01
5. In the Midst of Desolation 04:35
6. Refuse to Be Led 05:24
7. The Veteran 04:51
8. Requiem for Mankind 05:08
9. Fixed Bayonets 05:13
10. Interment 03:47
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format settings : Joint stereo
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 320 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Compression mode : Lossy
/ XBTT (1) by Dejavu
