Gorefest
Gorefest was a Dutch band formed in Goes, Netherlands (Zeeland province) in… Read Full Bio ↴Gorefest was a Dutch band formed in Goes, Netherlands (Zeeland province) in 1989 as a death metal outfit by Jan-Chris de Koeijer, Frank Harthoorn, Alex van Schaik and Marc Hoogendoorn.

Within two months of existence these four death metal enthusiasts recorded a demo (Tangled In Gore). A Dutch independent label, Foundation 2000, signed them for one album, however, before recording they first released another demo Horrors In A Retarded Mind in 1990, which also received positive feedback. As a supporting act for Carcass they travelled through Belgium and the Netherlands impressing the metal-scene also on stage. Colin Richardson was the producer of 1991's album Mindloss.

Prior to a tour with New Jersey band Revenant, guitarist Alex van Schaik was replaced by Boudewijn Bonebakker. Not satisfied with Foundation 2000, Gorefest signed a contract in 1992 with Nuclear Blast. Hoogendoorn was dismissed because of lack of interest and drummer Ed Warby (who came from melodic band called Elegy) took his place just two weeks before recording sessions of their second LP False which was again produced by Colin Richardson. The album sold relatively well in the Netherlands and Germany for a band of their genre. In the months to come they completed a European tour with Deicide and Atrocity, playing in Germany, Sweden, Spain, Czechoslovakia and England. In 1993 Gorefest played a show at the Dynamo Open Air at Eindhoven. A live album The Eindhoven Insanity was released shortly after. Also in 1993, they toured America as a supporting act for metal band Death.

Erase was recorded in 1994 with producer Pete Coleman and revealed a more mature Gorefest with a different attitude towards traditional death metal. As a result, public opinion towards the band was divided. Erase, however, proved to be a success as international sales went well through 1994 and 1995. The band reached a broader set of countries in the following tours.

For the Fear EP and Freedom single, Gorefest revealed new tracks showing that they wanted to drastically expand upon the musical changes they had applied in Erase (De Koeijer declared in some interviews that he even had thoughts about taking singing lessons). This would be confirmed in 1996 with a rockish Soul Survivor - a total departure from their roots even showing traces of pop - and a very similar Chapter 13 was released in 1998. By this time the band had abandoned their heavy image, and the graphics for these works were less extreme. Inexorably, fans turned their backs on them and the sales of the album was a relative fiasco, thus they split up in 1998.

Gorefest reformed in 2004 and played various summer festivals in 2005. The band then unveiled a new album, La Muerte, another album followed in 2007, entitled Rise To Ruin.

On the 15th of June 2009 the band announced that they were calling it quits again, stating that they felt they had gone as far with the band as they could.
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Gorefest Lyrics


"From Ignorance To Oblivion" from "" Look the opposite way If someone explains his intentions Cri…
'till Fingers Bleed Question yourself And everyone surrounding you Nothing's s…
03. I Walk My Way I won't run or hide Nor apologize Accepting defeat Is so unl…
06-Second Face Fool yourself but don't fool me I know what you are,…
06. Peace Of Paper Thousand years of hate, like a hand that's choking you Forgo…
07-Infamous Existence Open your eyes At least try to see what you are…
08-loss of flesh End your life Are there reasons to go on? The pain won't…
A Grim Charade A grim charade, this jester's race. Its bleakness washes ov…
A Question Of Terror [Little girl:] 'The only fear I know / the fear of…
All Is Well I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU I'M GONNA BE LIKE YOU ONE…
Babylon's Whores With overwhelming power and overwhelming lies, We've seen s…
Blood Is Thick When the mind is blank When all has been said Never look…
Broken Wing Here comes the whore with the broken wing With grace she…



Burn Out I am falling apart I want to take you with me A…
Chameleon I never saw you arrive Though you're always around Making yo…
Chapter 13 We all go down & I love every moment You played…
Confessions Of A Serial Killer Confess your crimes After twenty years of killing Clearing y…
Decomposed All human life forms are piles Of stinking, rotting bowels Y…
Demon Seed I am the demon seed The one solution for your breed The…
Dog Day Time of confusion Tomorrow, the unknown A day still unborn A…
Dragon Man Your night is eternal Dawn is never to be seen Hide in…
Electric Poet I am driving on the left lane On the highway through…
Erase Sanity and insanity Go together hand in hand But never be af…
Exorcism I agree, it's not a bright future I see But then…
F.S 2000 Listen to the hot news of today The show will never…
False Expose yourself As being honest living a good Christian life…
Fear Kinda alone With a friend called fear Locked up in a world T…
Foetal Carnage Pregnant for nine weeks By rape or promiscuity Life is growi…
For The Masses I've got the music for the masses The pounding drums of…
Forty Shades I'm on top of the world And I see The pain from…
Freedom I tried to live six years ago When this story started The…
From Ignorance To Oblivion Look the opposite way If someone explains his intentions Cri…
Get Destined to follow Afraid to miss any trends The TV is your…
Goddes In Black Like a flower in wintertime Like the autumn of your life Fre…
Gorefest The deceased has been embalmed Made ready for the family The…
HORRORS '94 Smashed your head against the wall Treatment comforts tempor…
I Am You One more day of wretchedness A day you can′t forget With kne…
I Walk My Way I won't run or hide Nor apologize Accepting defeat Is so unl…
Idiot KILL THE SANE, I'LL TAKE THE BLAME I AM THE IDIOT…
Infamous Existence Open your eyes At least try to see what you are…
Loss Of Flesh End your life Are there reasons to go on? The pain won't…
Low You are what you eat A pig you are Crawling in your…
Malicious Intent Your future is at stake From the womb into the grave Red…
Man To Fall I'm not afraid to step out of line Never one to…
Mental Misery What's happening to society? Is personal gain the highest g…
Murder Brigade Rat, Filth, You crawl your way among my kind. There's on…
Nothingness An ugly race, no identify A quest for change, your history E…
Of Death And Chaos Do you want a hint of your future? Do you want…
Peace Of Paper Thousand years of hate, like a hand that's choking you Forgo…
Putrid Stench Of Human Remains Rotting from the inside out The pain is intense, you're scre…
Raven Wide open eyes, black covers the sky Spreading wings coverin…
Reality One more day of wretchedness A day you can't forget With kne…
Reality - When You Die The final chapter's finished The curtain is about to fall En…
Repentance I'm the harmony distorted The jigsaw piece that doesn't fit …
Revolt The systematic rape of the way I am living It makes…
Rise To Ruin From the dawn of time and birth of man, We are…
River Clouds are covering the sky This will be my last goodbye Bro…
Rogue State With the paupers straight in line You enter the holy land …
Second Face Fool yourself but don't fool me I know what you are,…
Seeds Of Hate Tell me what you're trying to say I ask you man…
Serve The Masses I'd turn my back and walk away If I could save…
Smile Did you ever dream Did you ever dream Did you ever dream…
Soul Survivor A poor man who lost his soul A servant without a…
Speak When Spoken To You call this life? This dormant state Full control You v…
State Of Mind Other men's fear strengthens you As you march the streets Wi…
Super Reality One more day of wretchedness A day you can't forget With kne…
Tangled In Gore Closed casket service has been asked for Because her face ha…
The Call Do you have a minute Can you spare me a line? I'm…
The End Of It All Feeling secure in the herd, With your chin up high. Happy …
The Glorious Dead Blood on your hands as you put them Near the hole…
The Idiot KILL THE SANE, I'LL TAKE THE BLAME I AM THE IDIOT…
The Mass Insanity Your mind is overtaken By the ignorance of mankind Stop thin…
The New Gods Welcome in the age of paranoia Say hello to the lies…
The War On Stupidity Back to the tribes, Back to the nations. A global war On …
Till Fingers Bleed Question yourself And everyone surrounding you Nothing's s…
Tired Moon Like a crippled wolf Howling at the tired moon Like a crippl…
To Hell And Back Gently you are tying The strings around my neck 'Round my ar…
Unsung I'll sacrifice the land for you I'll kill myself if I…
When the Dead Walk the Earth The sky is black and it's corpses I count I look…
You Could Make Me Kill Do you think it's bizarre that the giant's been slain? That…


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