Massacra

Massacra

Massacra

French death/thrash metal band

Massacra was one of France's leading death/thrash metal bands in the early nineties.[1]

For the American death metal band, see Massacre (death metal band). For the Chilean thrash/death metal band, see Massakre (band).
Quick Facts Origin, Genres ...

After recording three demos in the 1980s, they finally landed a deal with Shark Records from Germany, and released their famous debut, Final Holocaust in 1990. Unfortunately, they found themselves at odds with the label's trend-following attitude and after two successful albums, Enjoy the Violence and Signs of the Decline, they terminated their contract in 1993.

They signed a new deal with the major label Phonogram. The band decided not to rehash the same songs over and over on later releases—by the time of their fourth album (1994's Sick) the band had transformed to groove-laden mid-paced thrash metal.

The band broke up after guitarist Fred Duval died of skin cancer on 6 June 1997 at the age of 29. Some members of the band went on to form an industrial side project called Zero Tolerance in 1996, and released one album through Active Records.

Discography

Members

Last lineup

  • Jean-Marc Tristani – guitar (1986–1997)
  • Fred "Death" Duval – vocals, guitar (1986–1997)
  • Pascal Jorgensen – vocals, bass (1986–1997)
  • Björn Crugger – drums (1995–1997)

Former members

  • Chris Palengat – drums (1988–1991)
  • Matthias Limmer – drums (1992–1994)

References

  1. [1]
    "The BNR Metal Pages - Massacra". www.bnrmetal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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