During death metal’s formative years, many bands emerged briefly, recording a solitary demo before fading into obscurity. Yet few of these fleeting acts demonstrated the level of ambition and distinction that Damonacy achieved in their short time together. Their music anticipated the hardcore-influenced death metal movement that would emerge in later years, but did so with a remarkable degree of intensity and compositional sophistication. Characterized by hypnotic melodic phrasing, unorthodox rhythms, and a relentless sense of aggression, Damonacy’s sound stood apart from the majority of their contemporaries.
Although the band’s career was abruptly cut short and they were never afforded the opportunity to release a full-length album, both their demo and EP remain exceptional works that exemplify the raw creativity of the underground. With Grotesque Treasures, we have gathered Damonacy’s complete discography onto a single CD, preserving these extraordinary recordings and presenting them with the care and recognition they deserved over three decades ago. This release serves not only as an archival document, but as a tribute to one of death metal’s most overlooked and compelling voices.
Release: 07/05/2025 Pre-order:
0:00 Expectations
5:00 Corpulent Carrion
10:13 Prince of Perversion
14:16 Infernal Desolation
18:30 Necromancer
22:43 Welcome Home
26:47 Carcinogenic
32:36 From Within
38:29 Crop (Live 1994)
44:46 Justice (Live 1994)
Track 1 taken from Expectations Promo 1994
Tracks 2 & 3 from Therapeutic Morbidity 7″
Tracks 4,5,6,7,8 from From Within Demo 1991
Tracks 9 & 10 from a live show circa 1994
From Within Lineup:
Jason Corr Drums, Vocals (backing)
Matt McCluskey Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Stan Zielinski Guitars, Vocals (backing)
Brian Worland Vocals (lead)
Mike Klose Bass, Vocals (backing)
Recorded at TraxEast studio, New Jersey in 1991.
Therapeutic Morbidity Lineup:
Jason Corr Drums
Matt McCluskey Guitars
Stan Zielinski Guitars
Brian Worland Vocals
Mike Klose Bass
Ben Danburger Bass
Recorded at TraxEast studio, New Jersey in 1992
Band Statement:
A Brother of ours once said that when Damonacy shows up somewhere, something crazy was bound to happen! The phrase he used was, “We’re here to Drink, Fuck and Fight! From showing up at a Promoter’s house to force them to pay up, to chasing a stolen vehicle thru the streets of Newark (then catching and throwing the perp in the trunk), to having a Record Label tell us while loving our music, we are too unstable when off the stage to take the risk of signing us and sending us on tour, to pissing off the side of Niagara Falls in front of all the Tourists, Damonacy did what we wanted, when we wanted! While this ultimately caused our demise, it made stories that 30 years later that are still talked about! There was so much controversy on why we had 2 bass players. The haters always said it was to be different and unique. While Damonacy was unique, this was not the reason. Our main bass player was always in trouble and going in and out of various institutions. He was actually arrested and taken away while we were playing on stage one time! You cannot make this shit up! In order to keep playing shows, we had one of our Brothers, who played guitar, learn the songs on bass (2nd bass player always played with a pick and with distortion), and it allowed us to keep playing shows. When our original bass played was released, the 2 bass player thing just clicked and we kept it going. This is the true story and also adds to the Legend that is Damonacy. Demonic Slam was coined to describe not just our music but also the aggression our Brothers created in the Most Pits. Somehow the more aggressive Metal Heads from the surrounding towns gravitated towards us and became part of Our Pack. While chaos may have occurred at another Band’s show, members of Our Pack were always involved. The stories of destruction caused by us at Damonacy and other Band’s shows are still talked about till this day!
