Originally formed in 1983,Necrophagia began as an entirely different beast than the 1999/2000 version.Although the main characteristics of the original incarnation are still present (Killjoy’s-sick vox and the abundance of gore/horror elements and influsions),the band has taken on a different sound and presence in Holocausto.., with the exception of the re-release of the classic Seasons Of The Dead(a must have!,this album can be called the mother of all death metal) in 1998,not a whole lot was going on in the proverbial "phagia" camp, until they were approached by phil anselmo(yes,of Pantera!!)to take him on as a member,re-vamp the band and begin to compose new material,Killjoy agreed and the new Necrophagia was born, with Dustin Havnen on bass(the dude on the Pantera-reinventing the steel cover sleeve, so now you know who the dude is)and Wayne Fabra on drums.The result finds this rebirth taking a far more twisted version than its predecessor.Holocausto plays out more like a series of horrific tales,almost short stories that are stitched together in the eeriest of fashions.Bizzare samples linking the scary tunage housed on the disc(my picture LP,in this case)with an overall feeling of fear.From the let-go,phil’s self taught.primal riffage burrows and twists into the listeners mind,they are as interesting as they are off-kilter!Killjoys insane vocals just get everything off on a downhill tangent as the insanity just builds and builds to various apexes of madness on tracks like "bloodfreak","burning moon sickness" and "cadaverous screams of my deceased lover". this blood-curlding,ooze-dripping gory death-sludge will appeal to fans of impetigo, autposy and the like or just sick freaks in general! The band has also released the mini-cd-"Black Blood Vomitorium" that contain 4 more tracks of corpse consummation,including the killer-"..and you shall live in terror"!!!( this cd has the distinction of being banned in 31 countries!!)as well as the most depraved,sickly home video ever made by a band- "Through The Eyes Of The Dead" directed by gore god Jim Vanbebber!, the video is also banned and is now available in the cut or censored version but the uncut version is the sickest and most disturbing video i have ever seen or will see…. fans of the macabre and the bizzare..get their full catalogue of releases and the video for the total Necrophagia experience! in this world of ass-kissin’ sell-out and commercial music,walk away, become a necrophagiac and die happy! i have bought my ticket to sickening salvation..have you?????