Tampa Bay origin · bandMorrisound tracked
Massacre
death metal · Tampa
- Founded
- 1984
- City
- Tampa
- Hub region
- Tampa Bay
- Status as of 5 September 2026
- active; Necrolution (2024)
- Connections
- 21 edges, 18 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.021 (rank 27 of 371) · people and production 0.025 (rank 20)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [W] [WFB] [GRM] [MA] (register)
Formed by Mike Borders, Bill Andrews and Allen West, with Kam Lee joining on vocals and Rick Rozz and Terry Butler arriving after the first demo. Rozz, Andrews and Butler all leave for Death in 1987 and 1988 and return; From Beyond (recorded at Morrisound in March 1991 with Colin Richardson producing and Scott Burns engineering) is the one Richardson session in Tampa. The band runs under several names in the 2010s and returns to Massacre in 2019.
Lineup: Kam Lee (vocals), Mike Borders (bass); Rick Rozz, Terry Butler, Bill Andrews, Allen West at various times; current lineup includes Jonny Pettersson and Rogga Johansson
Connections
People and personnel
- founderBill Andrews1984
- founderAllen West1984
- memberKam LeeVocals; the constant since From Beyond1985 to present
- memberRick RozzFrom Beyond1985 to 1987, 1989 to 1996, 2019 to present
- memberTerry Butler1985 to 1987, 1989 to 1992
- joined fromBill AndrewsFrom Beyond1989 to 1992
- produced byScott BurnsEngineer on From Beyond1991
- produced byColin RichardsonFrom Beyond, at Morrisound1991
- staffEric GreifRepresented the band1990s
Lineage
- came out ofMantasKam Lee and Rick Rozz after leaving Death1985
- spawnedDeathRick Rozz, Terry Butler and Bill Andrews for Leprosy and Spiritual Healing1987
- came out ofDeathThe same three come back for From Beyond1989
- spawnedDenial FiendKam Lee2006
Recording credits
- recorded atMorrisound RecordingFrom Beyond (Colin Richardson; Scott Burns engineer)1991
Influence
- influenced byHellhammer and Celtic FrostKam Lee models his growl on Tom G. Warrior1984
Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations
- collaborationPossessed2020s
- collaborationObituaryAllen West between them1984
- collaborationDenial FiendKam Lee2006
- labelEarache RecordsFrom Beyond1991
- labelNuclear BlastResurgence2021
- festival, venue or tourTape trading networkAggressive Tyrant and Chamber of Ages1986