Horrendous
{{Short description|American death metal band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Horrendous
| image = Horrendous (band) 2024.webp
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| caption = Horrendous performing at the Metro Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland
| origin = Philadelphia, United States
| genre = Death metal, progressive metal
| years_active = 2009–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- Dark Descent Records
- Season of Mist
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| website =
| current_members = * Damian Herring
- Matt Knox
- Jamie Knox
- Alex Kulick
}}
Horrendous is an American progressive death metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band has released five full-length studio albums to date, the most recent being Ontological Mysterium, released through Season of Mist on August 18, 2023.
Career
The band was formed by Damian Herring and brothers Matt and Jamie Knox in 2009, with bassist Alex Kulick joining the band in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/horrendous|title=Horrendous, Idol album, Death Metal (news, biography, releases, downloads, line-up, tour dates) {{!}} Season of Mist, Metal Label|website=www.season-of-mist.com|access-date=2018-11-12}} While the band's debut album The Chills displayed a relatively traditional approach to the death metal genre, the band has since moved towards a more progressive metal sound, a development and style which has been compared with that of Death.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21134-anareta/|title=Horrendous: Anareta Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=2018-11-12}}{{Cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Brian |date=September 28, 2018 |title=The Horrendous Future Of Death Metal Has Arrived |url=https://www.invisibleoranges.com/the-horrendous-future-of-death-metal-has-arrived/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928205156/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/the-horrendous-future-of-death-metal-has-arrived/ |archive-date=September 28, 2018 |access-date=February 9, 2023 |website=Invisible Oranges |language=en}} The band's 2014 album Ecdysis and more recent albums have received critical acclaim from major publications such as Pitchfork, Decibel, Stereogum and Spin.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9772-the-best-metal-albums-of-2015/|title=The Best Metal Albums of 2015 {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|date=21 December 2015 |access-date=2018-11-12}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.axs.com/uk/decibel-magazine-names-horrendous-anareta-album-of-the-year-70886|title=Decibel Magazine names Horrendous' 'Anareta' album of the year|work=AXS|access-date=2018-11-12}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1722663/the-50-best-metal-albums-of-2014/franchises/2014-in-review/attachment/ecdysis-horrendous-2/|title=Horrendous – Ecdysis (Dark Descent) Stereogum|website=www.stereogum.com|date=3 December 2014 |access-date=2018-11-12}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/10/review-horrendous-anareta/|title=Review: Horrendous, Anareta|date=2015-10-27|work=Spin|access-date=2018-11-12}} Their most recent album Ontological Mysterium was chosen as Decibel's top album of 2023.{{cite web |last1=Decibel Magazine |title=SPOILER: Here Are Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2023 |url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2023/11/16/spoiler-here-are-decibels-top-40-albums-of-2023/ |website=Decibel |date=16 November 2023 |access-date=2023-11-17}}
Members
- Damian Herring – guitars, vocals (2009–present)
- Matt Knox – guitars, vocals (2009–present)
- Jamie Knox – drums (2009–present)
- Alex Kulick – bass (2016–present)
Discography
Studio albums
- The Chills (2012)
- Ecdysis (2014)
- Anareta (2015)
- Idol (2018)
- Ontological Mysterium (2023)
EPs and singles
- Sweet Blasphemies (2009)
- Sentenced (2016)