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Ripping Corpse
Biography
The Scandinavian countries have been seriously dominating death metal as well as black metal since the '90s, but many of the early death metal bands were from the United States--and one of them was Ripping Corpse. The New Jersey-based outfit was never a huge name in the metal world, but they enjoyed a small cult following in the late '80s and early to mid-'90s. Like so many of the early death metal bands, Ripping Corpse was obsessed with horror themes and loved playing at ultra-fast tempos; they were greatly influenced by Slayer and Death, and their thrashy, brutal approach sound owed a lot to the reckless abandon of punk and early hardcore. Thrash metal/speed metal was also a strong influence, which stands to reason because death metal came out of thrash. Ripping Corpse was formed in Red Bank, NJ in 1987, when lead singer Scott Ruth (formerly of a New Jersey-based thrash metal band called The Beast) got together with former Black Dragon bassist Dave Bizzigotti (who was replaced by Scott Hornick in 1992), guitarist Erik Rutan and drummer Brandon Thomas. Ripping Corpse's first demo, Death Warmed Over, was recorded in 1987, followed by another demo, Splattered Remains, in 1989.
Selected Discography