Odious Mortem is an American death metal band from San Francisco/Santa Cruz, California, United States. The band is signed to Willowtip Records. Odious Mortem has released three studio albums, through Unique Leader Records and Willowtip Records, as well as an independently released demo in 2003.
Style Odious Mortem features technically complex, down-tuned guitars and pummeling drum work. Lyrics include humanity, the Earth, drugs, psychosis, greed, fear, suffering, society, annihilation, human consciousness, and the collapse of civilization.
Biography KC Howard (drums), David Siskin (guitar), and Dan Eggers (guitar, vocals) formed Odious Mortem in 2000 in Encinitas, California. In 2003, Odious Mortem recorded and self-released the demo Gestation of Worms, which led to a deal with Unique Leader Records. The band recorded their debut album, Devouring The Prophecy, with engineer Matt Sotelo of Decrepit Birth, in March 2004 at Legion Studios in Santa Cruz, CA. It was released on February 8, 2005.
In 2004, Howard joined death metal band Decrepit Birth full time. In November 2006, after their "Bloodletting North America" tour with Deeds of Flesh, Odious Mortem completed work on their second album and entered Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, California to record new material. The resulting album, Cryptic Implosion, was released on April 24, 2007. Also in 2007, the band played at the Maryland Deathfest.
Other projects Eggers, Horner, and Howard were members of Decrepit Birth until 2010, and Anthony Trapani joined death metal band Severed Savior. David Siskin plays jungle and drum & bass under the alias Warbreaker.
Discography Albums Date of releaseTitleLabelChartedCountryCatalog number2003Gestation of Worms (Demo)self released February 8, 2005Devouring The ProphecyUnique Leader B0007GAE26 April 23, 2007Cryptic ImplosionWillowtip WT-050 January 17, 2020SynesthesiaWillowtip WT-172
Members
Current members Anthony Trapani - Vocals Dan Eggers - Rhythm Guitars Joel Horner - Bass KC Howard - Drums Alex Bacey - Lead Guitars Cary Geare - Melodic Guitars
Past members Ivan Munguia - Bass David Siskin - Guitars Lee Smith - Drums
References
External links Official Site Odious Mortem music, videos, stats, and photos Cryptic Implosion at Willowtip Records