Autopsy (band)

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Autopsy
Origin Florida, United States
Genre(s) Death metal
Years active 1987–1995
Label(s) Peaceville Records
Associated acts Death
Abscess
The Ravenous
Former members
Chris Reifert
Danny Coralles
Eric Cutler
Eric Eigard
Ken Sovari
Josh Barohn
Freeway Migliore

Autopsy was a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert after leaving Death.

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[edit] Biography

Beginning their career with the Severed Survival LP, Autopsy took on a sound similar to that of Scream Bloody Gore era Death, but soon moved on to a doom metal influenced sound for the Retribution for the Dead EP. The next full-length, Mental Funeral, would expand on Autopsy's death/doom style of metal, and was met with great critical acclaim. Having completed a successful European tour soon after Mental Funeral, the band reentered the studio to record the Fiend for Blood EP, which was followed by their third full-length, Acts of the Unspeakable. Autopsy's last album, 1994's Shitfun, was heavily influenced by hardcore punk and would prepare fans for Abscess, Danny Coralles and Chris Reifert's project after Autopsy's demise in 1995.

Autopsy was featured in the 2005 music documentary Metal: A Headbanger's Journey when the film's narrator and star read aloud a verse from the band's song "Charred Remains".

[edit] Band members

  • Chris Reifert - vocals, drums (1987–1995)
  • Danny Coralles - guitar (1987–1995)
  • Eric Cutler - guitar (1987–1995)
  • Eric Eigard - bass (1987)
  • Ken "The Knob End" Sovari - bass (1988–1990)
  • Steve Cutler - bass (1991)
  • Josh Barohn - bass (1992)
  • Freeway Migliore - bass (1995)

[edit] Session musicians

[edit] Discography

[edit] Demos

  • 1987 - 1987 Demo
  • 1988 - Critical Madness

[edit] Full-length studio albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Compilation and live albums

  • 2000 - Ridden with Disease (Necroharmonic Productions)
  • 2001 - Torn from the Grave (Peaceville Records)
  • 2004 - Dead as Fuck (Necroharmonic Productions)

[edit] Filmography

  • 2006 - Dark Crusades (with liner notes and band interview by Joel McIver; Peaceville Records)

[edit] External links