Dead

德國金屬樂隊，組建于1990年。
 
DEAD was founded in Nuremberg by Dany R. (g/v), Uwe S. (w/v) and Peter K. (d/v) as a pure gore-grind band early May 1990. Musical role models were particularly Carcass, Pungent Stench, and Autopsy. After the publication of the first demo in 1991, the band got immediately signed at &Poserslaughter Records& (Berlin) who released the first 7’’ EP within the same year. A split-CD and the first two full-length albums followed later on in continued cooperation. As DEAD was not contractually bound to this label, further 7 &and split 7& EP's were simultaneously also released by other underground record companies. Since the second EP &Slaves to abysmal perversity&, the band changed their textual orientation. Gore lyrics were now completely replaced by pornographic contents - filled with black, nasty/filthy humour. (According to Wikipedia, DEAD is entitled “as the initiator of the so-called Porngrind”) After the appearance on the “Fuck the Commerce 2&-festival, DEAD disbanded in May 1998 due to the quit of Peter K.
 
3 years passed and in 2001 they started to rehearsal once again their old material for just one single gig ( under the pseudonym “Les Stars Du Rock Porno” ) before they decided to revive DEAD in 2004, by a new signing at the Japanese label “Obliteration Records& - who also organised the first mini-tour in Japan in the same year.
 
Peter K. left the band one year later once again and was immediately replaced by Ali A. (drums for MAGGOT SHOES) as a new permanent band member.
 
In 2005 a second tour in Japan followed, next to important appearances at e.g. the Party-San-, Obscene Extreme Festival, and the &Maryland Death Fest& in the United States. Towards the end of 2008, Uwe decided to leave the band due to differing personal interests.
 
But as the two remaining members had a suitable successor just available (Volker E.), the exchange proceeded without neither problems nor delays. DEAD signed recently at &War Anthem Records& for the next album “In the bondage of vice” (06/2009)