Californian Gore metallers Exhumed are back together once again after what seemed liked an eternity to most, the band are back with original founding member Matt Harvey vocals/guitar, with returning members Wes Caley guitars, Leon Del Muerte on bass and Danny Walker handling drum duties.
Matt Harvey comments: "I’m totally f-cken psyched to be making music with Exhumed again, it’s been way too long. After a few years off and away from the Death Metal scene, I feel rejuvenated and ready to hack, maim and kill once again. I wanted this to be a continuation of what the band was doing and was on its way to doing, not a reunion or some weird nostalgia thing, so the first person I started talking about this with was our guitarist Wes, who has been writing some great songs for the new album, and once he got the ball rolling with Leon (DelMuerte, bass, vocals) and Danny (Walker, drums), it come together quickly and easier than ever!"
The band are begining to write and record a full length follow up to their 2003 album "
Anatomy Is Destiny" released on relapse records, expected for an 2011 release.
Matt Harvey has also said on truecultheavymetal.com that:
"I have been so out of death metal since '05: playing thrash in Dekapitator and Scarecrow, and doing the occasional Repulsion show is not much of a way to keep your finger on the pulse of the scene. It's usually just a bunch of geezers drinking and talking about tape trading," he laughs.
"A good friend of mine out in Hawaii played me the Job For A Cowboy cover of 'Matter Of Splatter', which was kind of flattering and weird, but I don't really know if new kids are getting turned on to the band, to be honest. If they are that's great, if not, that's okay too – I do know that everyone involved with the band throughout the years has been asked many, many times at shows, online, wherever, when/if the band's coming back, so it's nice that folks haven't forgotten about it. But ultimately, I've always done/not done Exhumed because it's what I wanted to do, and if other people are on board, then that's awesome – if not, that's cool too, we've never been 'popular' or particularly 'cool' and that's never been what Exhumed have been about. To quote that old Roadrunner ad back when they used to actually put out cool records: 'Some music was meant to stay underground', dude."
Exhumed has confirmed that their first North American appearance will be as part of Maryland Deathfest 2011. To commemorate the band’s return to the stage, they are asking for fans to pick their set list. Suggestions are being welcomed on the band’s MySpace page, Facebook page and new blog.
Check out Metalkult.com and Truecultheavymetal.com for more information.
