The Death Metal pioneers RESURRECTED were founded in 1993 by
Carsten Scholz, Michael Scholz and Thomas Granzow to pledge
allegiance to genuine Old School Brutal Death Metal. Over the next
three years the band released three demo tapes, which gained deep
respect among the national and international metal press since
their uncompromising brutality flew in the face of the moribund
seeming Death Metal scene. Their outstanding live performance
was even praised by West Germany's biggest newspaper “Waz”.
1997 the now out-of-stock 7” “Bloodline” was released via
“Underground Promotion” and was followed by “Raping Whores”
(1998) and “Fairless to the Flesh” (1999). These two full-length
albums had been published via Perverted Taste and the reactions
of both fans and press vaulted RESURRECTED into cult status.
But the band did not rest on its laurels and got one better with their
2001 album “Butchered in Excrement”. In 2003 they went all out to
reach the throne of US style Death Metal with their album
“Blood Spilled”, produced by Hans Pieters (Excess Studios) who
gave the album a distinct American powerful sound. Their effort
was rewarded by the feedback, which was even more positive than
for the predecessor.
Short after that RESURRECTED was among the very first underground
acts to release a DVD (“Stillborn Penetration”), containing two
complete live gigs from their successful festival season in 2003.
Late 2004 Stephan Bays was replaced by his younger brother Ben,
after having supported the band with his outstanding musical talent
since 1997. After intensive live appearances the band concentrated
on song writing in most of 2005 in order to produce their 5th
full-length “Endless Sea of Loss”, which was released via Morbid
Records. Recorded in the notorious Soundlodge Studios
(God Dethroned, Obscenity) by Jörg Uken this album was a landmark
in the history of the band which led to recommendations in several
editorials, countless airplays and dozens of interviews.
In 2009band unleashed their newest, most mature and most brutal
album so far: “Fierce“ Assiduously recorded by guitar player Thomas
Granzow in the Catacomb Studios and again perfected by Jörg Uken
in his Rhauderfehner Soundlodge Studios, this album marks the
absolute climax in the bands trajectory. Without losing any of their
trademarks the band accomplished to mix their Old School Brutal
Death scaffolding with elements of modern Death Metal packed in
an absolute earsplitting killer production.
This is how traditional Brutal Death Metal has to sound today !
After a severe illness of singer Carsten and moving houses of drummer
Hazim the band went through a lineup change in early 2012 forced to
replace both with „Extreme Drummer‘s Universe“ killer outfit
Dennis Thiele on drums and GRIND INC‘s premier growler Chris Mieves
on the vokills. But Carsten and Hazim didn‘t leave the band without a
final bang; the Mini CD „Morbus“ marked their final chapter leaving
the band with two new songs and one rerecorded track plus two cover
versions of the band‘s most inspiring acts during their early days.