EPK – Stages of Decomposition – Raptures of Psychopathy (2024) (Gore House Productions)
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“It has been 10 years since our first Piles of Rotting Flesh full-length album was unleashed and about 7 years since our Crawl Space Burial EP was released. We are beyond excited to finally have this long overdue full-length album out and ready for all our fan’s listening pleasure. It has been a long and grueling process to get all this done but we are proud to have completed everything just the way we wanted. Raptures of Psychopathy is an album to capture the minds of the psychotic as anything in life we as humans all can relate to in one way or another but nonetheless, we are all still humans and have aggression that needs to be released. For us, it is through music and this album truly defines the raptures we receive when going through our psychopathies.” – Stages of Decomposition
For fans of Mortican, Dying Fetus, Devourment, Suffocation, Kraanium
Band – Stages of Decomposition
Album Title – Raptures Of Psychopathy
Label: Gore House Productions
Release Date: February 2, 2024
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“On their new album Raptures of Psychopathy, Stages of Decomposition lean into the most violent and punishing aspects of their sound, and we have a prime example in the new album track we’re presenting today, along with a blood-spraying video… The song’s name is “Skid Row Slasher”. It’s based on true stories of serial killers, both of whom preyed on the homeless population of L.A…. The music is itself undeniably, and viciously, psychotic. The riffing is fast and frenzied, corrosive and cutting, and utterly crazed. The drums clatter at high speed, like automatic weaponry with a groove. The bass slugs like a heavyweight high on adrenaline. Equally rabid, the vocals expel raw guttural roars, crazed screams, and strangled gagging and gurgling excretions. It’s all macabre, and it’s all viscerally electrifying. But the band also make room for pulverizing slams capable of splitting concrete. It’s a kick to watch the band cut loose in the video, too, and of course there will be blood….” – No Clean Singing
“This is pure bang your head ‘till it pulps music. From growling guitars to smash the kit into pieces drumming, then snarling vocals, and a horror tinge (as we’ll see). It’s only right that they’re signed to Gorehouse Productions… Stages of Decomposition are tight, they can be felt as well as heard. The album (Piles of Rotting Flesh) is consistent with no weak moments. You will bleed, this will hurt. For proof check the official video below.” – Severed-Cinema
“It’s a brutal assault on your ears in the same style as bands like Cannibal Corpse.” – Games, Brrraaains & A Head-Banging Life (EP – Crawl Space Burial)
Band – Stages of Decomposition
Album Title – Raptures Of Psychopathy
Label: Gore House Productions
Release Date: February 2, 2024
Track Listing:
1. Drilling of the Cerebellum – 4:59
2. What Lies Within – 3:10
3. Beast of Jersey 2:42
4. Killing Under Possession – 3:36
5. Murder by Proxy – 3:26
6. Skid Row Slasher – 3:36
7. Carve out the Eyes – 2:37
8. Fetal Devourment – 3:04
9. Crawl Space Burial – 3:12
10. Human Extermination – 3:46
11. Mass Psychosis – 2:09
Album Length: 36:19
Album Credits:
– All Songs by Stages of Decomposition
– Recorded by Marco at Marco’s Studio
– Mixed & Mastered by Manu at Beat Crusher Recording Studio
– Album Artwork by Tony Cosgrove
Recording and Live Lineup:
– Daniel Smoo – Drums
– Salvador Rodriguez – Bass/Vocals
– Cesar Barajas – Guitar
– Marco Aromatario – Guitar
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About The Album Artwork:
The Album Artwork depicts a scene of an Ominous figure who’s dragging a Body wrapped in a bag, saturated with blood in a dense forest setting. This pensive image demonstrates how a subtle design approach can convey a profoundly gruesome concept.
Album as a whole (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
This Album explores the raptures of one’s Psychopathy.
Track by track (LYRICALLY & MUSICALLY):
1. Drilling Of The Cerebellum: This song offers a glimpse inside the mind of Jeffrey Dahmer.
2. What Lies Within: This song offers a glimpse into a mind harrowed by demons and the need for power/control through forced sex.
3. Beast Of Jersey: This song offers a glimpse into the mind of Edward Paisnel.
4. Killing Under Possession: This song is about the Amityville Horror Case and illustrates the psychosis of a corrupted psyche.
5. Murder by Proxy: This song is inspired by the tragic and twisted story of Gypsy Rose and her mother – and the events caused by Munchausen By Proxy.
6. Skid Row Slasher: This song is about the infamous Skid Row Slasher & the Skid Row Stabber who murdered homeless people in the streets of Los Angeles, CA.
7. Carve Out The Eyes: This song offers a glimpse inside the mind of Richard Ramirez.
8. Fetal Devourment: This song is about the devouring of a fetus (Inspired by a gruesome scene in the film “Mother”).
9. Crawl Space Burial: This song offers a glimpse inside the mind of John Wayne Gacy.
10. Human Extermination: This song is about the creation of the atomic bomb and the extermination of the human race.
11. Mass Psychosis: This song is about the phenomenon of Mob Mentality and how easily and largely the human mind can be corrupted /sheep herding.
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TOP 5 STORY ANGLES/FUN FACTS
1. Marco Aromatario and Cesar Barajas took the time to craft and build a small yet very effective recording studio in Marco’s garage. This is where we recorded all our tracks and really spent a lot of time nailing every song.
2. Stages of Decomposition has constantly been touring and doing “one off” shows out of state and out of the country. Although it has taken the band a long time to get this second album out, Stages has always been active and supported by their fans worldwide.
3. Stages of Decomposition have been playing so many fests and shows that they wanted to start their own extreme underground metal fest in LA and then gave birth to the Los Angeles Extermination Fest which has been happening every year in LA since 2017.
4. Marco was originally in the brutal death metal band Exhumer from Italy but when he moved to Los Angeles, he kept Exhumer going with Sal on vocals but then eventually joined up with Stages as 2nd guitarist and helped complete the writing for Raptures of Psychopathy.
5. Stages has gone through it all. The ups, the downs, and the between, there were even moments where we felt like we just didn’t want to continue as a band anymore, but at the end of the day, we feel confident and proud of each other whenever we play shows because every one of us is absolutely crushing it and putting in their 100% effort to make this dream happen. We’re all brothers and our bond is way too strong to ever let this music go. Without each other, Stages cannot ever be the force that we are today.
Since their highly acclaimed debut album “Piles of Rotting Flesh”, Slamming Brutal LA Death Grind STAGES OF DECOMPOSITION have kept busy on the road. Since 2014, the band has performed at various festivals such as Bay Area Death Fest (Northern California), Bogota Grind Death Fest (Colombia), Philthadelphia Infest (Philadelphia, PA), SLAM FEST (Mexico City, Mexico), as well as toured the states coast to coast in under 10 days!
On February 2, 2024, they’ll be unleashing their sophomore full-length “Raptures of Psychopathy” from the label Gore House Productions. The record is a composition that is conceptualized by all things horror and will cater to fans of all things obscene and extreme. It offers a thought-provoking and alternative perspective into the deranged mind of a serial killer and explores the raptures of one’s Psychopathy.
Stages of Decomposition is known for its massive and impactful delivery of extreme brutality and invoking raw primitive energy from the crowd. From heart-splitting blast beats and corpulent riffage to sickening gutturals – fans can expect nothing less than a destructive performance.
Horror, True Crime Cases, Movies, and Media – anything relating to the Gore and Macabre! STage of Composition have ya covered!
Discography:
(2024) Raptures of Psychopathy – Full Length
(2016) Crawl Space Burial – EP
(2014) Piles of Rotting Flesh – Full-length
(2012) S/T 2012 – Demo
(2011) Stages of Decomposition – Demo
Shared Stage with Suffocation, Belphegor, Pathology, Mortician, Vehemence, Disgorge, Malignancy
Tour and Festivals:
2023 – GORED IN THE HEART OF TEXAS, DALLAS TX (USA)
2023 – BOGOTA GRIND DEATH FEST (COLOMBIA)
2022 – ROCK THE HELL FEST (SWITZERLAND)
2021 – LOS ANGELES EXTERMINATION FEST IV (USA)
2018 – CHICAGO DOMINATION FEST V
2017 – 25 YEARS OF INFECTING HUMANITY EU TOUR (FEAT. MALIGNANCY)
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