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Torture Killer
Biography
When one sees song titles like "F**k Them When They Bleed," "Cannibal Gluttony," "A Violent Scene of Death" and "Day of Cadavers," it is safe to assume that the band in question is providing death metal--and death metal has indeed been the focus of Finland's Torture Killer, who have been responsible for all of those song titles as well as others that are equally grindcore-ish. Known for gross-out lyrics dealing with things like cannibalism, mutilation and dismemberment, Torture Killer has thrived on shock value. But they have done it in a very ironic way, and their albums have been an exercise in dark humor more than anything. Lyrically, Torture Killer gets a lot of inspiration from early ‘90s grindcore bands like Cannibal Corpse, Carcass and Cancer, but musically, they have never been a grindcore band in the strict sense. Rather, Torture Killer's work has combined death metal elements (including the stereotypical "Cookie Monster" growling vocals) with elements of thrash metal.



Formed in Turku, Finland in 2002, Torture Killer started out as a cover band and played songs by Six Feet Under and Obituary. In fact, the name Torture Killer was inspired by a Six Feet Under song.
Selected Discography

Swarm!
2006
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