Necrophagia is an American death metal band. The group was assembled in Wellsville, Ohio, in 1983 and is credited as being one of the very first musical groups to be classified within the death metal genre. The group was founded by Frank Pucci. The band name is derived from the act of cannibalizing, or eating a corpse; the word is crafted from the two Greek words nekron (corpse) and phagein (to eat). Necrophagia is one of the earliest death metal bands, along with others such as Possessed, Master, Death, Morbid Angel and Obituary. However, they are quite often overlooked. The band is noted for vocalist Killjoy's vast variance in vocal talents as well as the instrumental differentiation between each album, as well a fair amount of band member changes over the years; many of which also highly esteemed in the extreme metal genres. Necrophagia remains a favorite among extreme metal fans and holds high importance in the death metal subgenre foundation.
Necrophagia was a popular group in the underground "tape trading" scene of the early-to-mid-1980s. With hard-driving metal and growling vocals, Necrophagia became a pioneer in the fledgling extreme metal genre. Their first full-length album, Season of the Dead, was recorded and released in 1987. In 1990, they released Ready for Death, which had been recorded in 1986 and was intended to be the first album.
taking away your scared life
in many ways I shall describe
suffocation decapitation or twist of the knife
nihilsm reigning deep inside
lacerate your skin
rip it from the bones
asphyxiated gargles
you struggle, suffer, moan
the need to feel you suffer
grows stronger everyday
the hatred on my face
will bring you to your grave
possessed from outer limits
watch the blood flow endlessly
stab and stab repeatedly
blood instictively begins to clot
demise draws near
smell the divine rot
now watch your crimson as it bleeds
another victim, another casualty
out of touch with reality
on a death trip fantasy
add another to my killing spree
the need to feel you suffer
grows stonger everyday
the hatred on my face