 |
November 26th, 2012 MONSTROSITY Update Winter 2012 The end of the world has come. What better way to usher in the apocalypse than with MONSTROSITY on board THE BARGE TO HELL!!! That's right!! A 5 day, 4 night round trip voyage from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas which guarantees you a one way ticket to oblivion!! Set sail for the abyss as 40 killer extreme metal bands perform on 3 different stages aboard the "Majesty Of The Sea" in front of 2000 screaming, headbanging maniacs. MONSTROSITY are currently promoting their latest DVD release "Live Apocalypse" available through Conquest Music. The DVD captures the band on their 2010 appearance at the Brutal Assault festival as well as interview segments, live clips from South America, rehearsal footage, and the making of the Spiritual Apocalypse recording. The band is currently writing and rehearsing new material in Tampa Florida for the next monstrous release. New songs include "Kingdom Of Fire", "Radiated Contempt", "Cosmic Pandemia", "Solar Vacuum" and more! Stay tuned for studio updates and more regarding the cd release. June 28th, 2012
Conquest Music Inc. recording artist MONSTROSITY has released the "LIVE APOCALYPSE" DVD. The specially priced DVD includes their explosive set filmed at the legendary Brutal Assault Festival in Josefov Czech Republic. Also included are interview segments, live clips from South America, rehearsal footage, and the making of the Spiritual Apocalypse recording. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDkGTQr6fks July 23rd, 2010 Floridas MONSTROSITY have arrived in Lima Peru to begin their "Latin American Tour 2010". While currently writing material for the follow up to their 2007 release Spiritual Apocalypse MONSTROSITY have been preparing a blistering live setlist to devastate all who come across their path. Celebrating almost 20 years of existence MONSTROSITY have had several well known death metal luminaries through their ranks including most notably original vocalist and frontman George Corpsegrinder" Fisher, currently of CANNIBAL CORPSE fame. The band have soldiered on and are still creating the madness that fans have loved since their debut album Imperial Doom (1992). MONSTROSITY have created timeless classics, one after another, including Millennium (1996), In Dark Purity (1999), Rise To Power (2003), and culminating in their finest work yet on the 2007 release Spiritual Apocalypse. The band has cemented a solid reputation on the international touring scene having played in places like Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Puerto Rico, as well as numerous tours of the US and Europe. This latest South American trek continues the bands tradition of bringing their metal to the far reaches of the globe by playing a show in the earthquake ravaged city of Concepion, Chile. MONSTROSITY drummer and founding member had this to say of the bands current status: ¨We´re just now really starting to get going on writing a new record. We´ve had numerous tours to support Spiritual Apocalypse and our fans know by now we like to take our time and create albums that are unique in their own right and not thrown together like so many of our counterparts. We´ve got a few solid ideas together so its just a matter of just continuing on the path were on. As for the summer run we are doing, I think it will be really cool to get back down to South America and show them we can do this better than ever. We will be hitting some places we ve never been to so we recommend you come see this tour!! Playing in Concepion, Chile should be killer too since they probably haven´t had a metal show down there since the earthquake. We will be heading to Europe for some festival shows as well so look for us on the Party San and Brutal Assault stages this August!!! MONSTROSITY ¨Latin American Tour 2010¨ July 23, 2010 Lima, Peru
Current touring lineup: Mike Hrubovcak; Vocals
MONSTROSITY ¨LATIN AMERICAN TOUR 2010¨Promo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJLQT43ELCY Here are some classic videos from our first trip to Lima Peru in 1995: MONSTROSITY LIMA PERU 1994 INTERVIEW (with George Corpsegrinder and Lee Harrison) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5h1f5vQhrY MONSTROSITY LIMA PERU 1994...DEFINITIVE INQUISITION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGAdae2nxww&feature=related May 26th, 2009 MONSTROSITY is touring North America this July followed by Spiritual Apocalypse Columbian Tour in August. Floridas deadliest monster will make its third trek to Colombia, bringing with them the aggression and pure savage art they are known for. The band plans to perform material covering all points of their nearly 20 year career. Ranging from the earliest Imperial Doom days when George Corpsegrinder was fronting the act all the way through to the current Spiritual Apocalypse disc which is available now on Conquest Music Inc. (US) Metal Blade (Eu) . For dates and locations click here. January 20th, 2009 CIMBAT is very Proud to announce that we will now be booking for Florida Death Metal Masters MONSTROSITY!! MONSTROSITY has been one of the leaders of the US death metal scene since the early 90's with hundreds of shows worldwide and has a live show that is nothing short of brutality at its finest. We are now booking for their North American tour that will take place from July 1st-25th 2009. Package is as follows: The Spiritual Apocalypse release is without a doubt the bands strongest to date and we want to make sure everyone has a chance to see us live supporting it. Also, we will focus on Millennium and Imperial Doom songs since there weren't too many of those tracks on the last few tours. Support will come from THORNAFIRE from Chile who are a promising new band and TORN THE FUCK APART (MO) whose moniker says it all." We want to thank Matt Bishop and CIMBAT in advance for all of the hard work. Its not easy booking tours in this economy but we feel confident he will do a great job. We look forward to seeing everyone out on the road. Don't miss it!!" March 17th , 2008 Monstrosity will be hitting the road with metal overlords Vital Remains!! The "Icons Of The Apocalypse" tour starts March 26th 2008 in New York and is a 5 week run taking the band across the US and back. Copies of the new CD will be available at the shows and from Conquest Music, New tour merchandise will also be available. More touring is planned for May watch for additional tour dates coming soon!! April
16th , 2007 Monstrosity will be headlining
the Fuck the Commerce Festival on May 18th in Altes Lager (Juterbog)
Germany. This
is about an hour south of Berlin and a new location for the festival.
Tents and cars can stand side by side and there is an awesome campfire
so promoters are excited with the new facilities. and from Lords of Metal |
February
17th ,
2007 Tampa, Florida based Monstrosity have just completed
the recording and mixing of their 5th studio release "Spiritual
Apocalypse". Recorded at Morrisound Studios the disc features vocals
from the bands newest addition Mike Hrubovcak (Vile, Divine Rapture).
Joining Hrubovcak are long time Monstrosity mainstays Lee Harrison
(drums), Mike Poggione (Bass), and Mark English (guitars). The
release also features guest appearances from luminaries such as
Kelly Shaefer (Atheist), Matt LaPorte (Jon Olivas Pain, Circle
II Circle), John Zahner (Savatage, Crimson Glory), Jason Suecof
(Capharnaum), and James Malone (Arsis). |
January
5th , 2007 MONSTROSITY have been confirmed for the "CHAS METAL ATTACK MEXICO 2007" tour featuring: MARDUK, MONSTROSITY, SETHERIAL & CATTLE DECAPITATION + LOCAL SUPPORT. February
9th.- Leon, Mexico "Madeiras" The band has also confirmed a headlining appearance at "FUCK THE COMMERCE X" FESTIVAL 2007. Also appearing at this show will be VITAL REMAINS, SINISTER, and many more. The show is set to take place May 17-19, 2007 in Neiden (near Torgau), Germany. Monstrosity will headline the Friday night. The band is working on the follow up to Rise To Power scheduled for an early 2007 release. The new album is called "Spiritual Apocalypse" and will feature 10-11 songs. The direction of the new material is like "Millennium" but a lot faster. |
June
26, 2006 Just to catch everyone up to date.... The Europe tour was killer. We had a great time and played all 33 shows of the tour without any show cancellations. Criss-crossing from one side of Europe to the other and then back again was definitely awesome. It was great meeting everyone and hope to get back there as soon as we wrap up the recording of the new record. We have been writing and things are coming along. We will be posting some pre-production demos of the new material on our myspace page soon so watch for that. Probably sooner than later so check it out!! If you still haven't seen the videos we have uploaded on our myspace page then check them out too because they are pretty cool also. One is from Brazil and the other is from Paris. We are endorsed by Framus Amps and Warwick Bass amps now. They sent us some gear and the stuff sounds pretty cool. We've never been gear whores but we tried this stuff out and its pretty killer. Working on some drum endorsements as well.... We are announcing our appearance at the HELLFIRE MANIFEST this year in Huntsville Alabama on August 26th, 2006. We will be playing on Saturday alongside Hallows Eve, Hellwitch, Quinta Essentia, and more... (check out the flyer at www.hellfiremanifest.com) We are working on some other US shows as well so stayed tuned to our official site (www.monstrosity.us) as well as our myspace site (www.myspace.com/monstrosity1) for updates regarding the new album and upcoming shows. We've updated the merch page as well. |
February
1, 2006 MONSTROSITY EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED - 2006: MONSTROSITY have announced the "Triumph In Black" European tour. The tour consists of 33 shows within 33 days with stops in over 12 countries. Support will come from long standing California deathgrinders Deeds Of Flesh who did a full U.S./Canada tour with Monstrosity in 2002. Also on the trek will be underground killers Vile and Impaled. 33 shows in 33 days is a daunting task but thats just what the band hungers for. The band is known for being a touring juggernaut. Having conquered 5 albums and countless US and European tours, the band have also performed in many Latin American markets as well including Peru, Colombia (Rock Al Parque festival - headlining for 80,000 people!!), Mexico (several times including a full tour), Venezuela, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. The band have endured many ups and downs in their 15 year career. A problem with their first label, as well as numerous line up changes have occured, but the intensity and savage approach of the band still remain intact. Alumni of the band include George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher, Pat O'brien, Rob Barrett, of Cannibal Corpse as well as Tony Norman from Morbid Angel/ Terrorizer who has now been officially replaced in Monstrosity by Mark English. The band also welcome to the fold new vocalist Brian Werner who will only add to the growing legacy. The band is rounded out by band leader/founder Lee Harrison on drums, guitarist Sam Molina and bassist Mike Poggione who happens to be featured in the bass corner segment of this months issue of Pit Magazine. The band have a new page on myspace (www.myspace.com/monstrosity1) that features some unreleased versions of demo songs as well as an unreleased remix version of the song "Abysmal Gods". Also, there are postcards posted in the picture section documenting some of the bands travels. Check it out if you get the chance. A new interview with drummer Lee Harrison has been posted too. "A
TRIUMPH IN BLACK" EUROPEAN TOUR 2006 |
April
26, 2004 Underthreat: Those mighty Columbian mettalers, Underthreat, will headline one night of the two day Michigan Metal Fest. The two day festival running June 25 & 26 will be held at the Labrinth in downtown Detroit. Don't miss em!! Monstrosity: MONSTROSITY
(USA) & DARK DISCIPLE (USA) Tour 2004 |
October 29, 2003 Monstrosity have just returned from their triumphant show in Bogota,Columbia. The band headlined the "Rock Al Parque" festival. This year's show, with 80,000 in attendance, was the biggest turnout in the event's 9 year history. http://www.conquestmusic.com/MonstrosityBogotaCard2.jpg The band
has also just confirmed 2 shows in Guatemala. The first show
will be on Saturday November 1, 2003 at the "Antiguo
Cine Cali" in Guatemala. The second show will be the
following night Sunday November 2, 2003 at the "Salon
Municipal" in San Francisco el alto Guatemala. This
is the bands first time to the country and they are looking
forward to the events.Monstrosity's "Rise
To Power" came in on the U.S. radio charts: Underthreat will
be celebrating Halloween by opening for King Diamond and |
October 02, 2003
Monstrosity have been confirmed to
play "Rock Al Parque" open air festival in Bogotá Colombia
on October 12, 2003. The 3 day event has 2 days of rock and a day
of metal and Monstrosity will headline the metal day. The annual
event is held at Parque Simón Bolívar in Bogotá's
West and is free to the public. This will mark the bands second
time in Bogotá with their first appearance taking place
Nov. 1998. The attendance for the event is estimated to be 30,000. |
September 11th, 2003In Stores - Sept 23rdCheck the Sounds page to listen to the song "Exordium" from Monstrosity's new album Rise to Power! |
|
||||||||||||
June 3rd, 2003NEW TOUR DATES FOR MONSTROSITY AND UNDERTHREAT POSTED! (dates changed to 8/31) |
May 7th, 20032 SAMPLE MP3'S FROM UNDERTHREAT'S "BEHIND MANKIND'S DISGUISE" HAVE BEEN POSTED! |
March 26th, 2003NEW INTERVIEW WITH MONSTROSITY'S LEE HARRISON!Interview by www.metal-rules.com, click here to read. |
March 11th, 2003
The band has already completed their first U.S. tour and are currently booking more dates. They will also be appearing at this years Milwaukee Metal Fest. |
MONSTROSITY have added former
vocalist Jason Avery back in the line up. Current vocalist, Sam
Molina, will not leave the band but will instead take over the
second guitarist duties. The line up is rounded out with Tony
Norman guitars, Mike Poggione bass, and Lee Harrison drums. The
first show with this line up will be in Puerto Rico at "The Zone" in
Rio Piedras on May 3, 2003. Shortly after, the band also plan
to enter the studio to record their new album tentatively titled "Rise
to Power". Songs set to appear on the album are: "Visions of
Violence", "The Exordium", "Wave of Annihilation". "From Wrath
to Ruin", and "Chemical Reaction", among others.
UNDERTHREAT's "Behind Mankind's
Disguise" was released on March 4, 2003. This is the band's first
American release and is proving that this Colombian export is
as brutal as it gets. The album was produced by Chris Djuricic
at Studio One, Racine, WI and was mastered at Mastermind in Milwaukee,
WI. The album contains the following track listing: 1) Blame Game Trap
November 20th, 2002 Monstrosity has been taking a "breather" following the highly successful "Enslaving Europe 2002" tour. The tour brought Monstrosity to 12 European countries including headlining the 10 show "Thrash 'em all" festival tour of Poland. The band was also featured on the cover of "Thrash 'Em All" magazine which is Polands premier metal magazine. The band has had a busy year touring: Mexico, Brazil, US, Europe and Poland. The band plan to re-convene after the new year to finish work on the follow up to IDP. A video has been completed for the song "Destroying Divinity" which was originally filmed in 1999. The director dissapeared with the tapes in '99 but were recently recovered and edited by drummer Lee Harrison. The band is has not determined how the video will see release, though it is probable it will be released on DVD or as bonus CD rom material on future releases. |
The release date
for Underthreat's " Behind Mankinds Demise" recording has been
pushed back until early 2003. The band has already finished a
US tour and more shows are in the planning stages to coincide
with the release. The band hail from Bogota, Colombia, but are
currently residing in Wisconsin. The release will contain cover
art by Jacek Wisniewski who also handles artwork for Vader among
others.
Underthreat dominate the metal scene in Columbia. SA and will
now unleash their amazing 12 song album on the world. We expect "Behind
Mankind's Disguise" to strike down all opposition with hammering
drums, thick and fiery guitars and demonized vocal growls and
to be one of Conquest's best releases.