Tampa Bay origin · bandMorrisound tracked
Nasty Savage
thrash and proto death · Brandon
- Founded
- 1983
- City
- Brandon
- Hub region
- Tampa Bay
- Status as of 5 September 2026
- active; billed to headline Tampa Death Fest 5 September 2026
- Connections
- 12 edges, 12 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.019 (rank 31 of 371) · people and production 0.005 (rank 56)
- Confidence
- High · sources: [W] [DNS] [TDF] [MSB] [RVO] [MA] (register)
Nasty Ronnie's band is the first Tampa Bay act to make records, play the clubs and tour Europe, and the one James Murphy and Glen Benton name as the local proof it could be done. Nasty Savage (1985, Metal Blade), Indulgence (1987), Abstract Reality (1988) and Penetration Point (1989) are all Morrisound sessions with Jim Morris. Jeopardy Room (2024) is the fifth album. Drummer Curtis Beeson dies on 7 October 2024.
Lineup: Nasty Ronnie Galletti (vocals), David Austin and Ben Meyer (guitars), Curtis Beeson (drums, to 2012), Fred Dregischan then Richard Bateman (bass)
Connections
People and personnel
- founderNasty Ronnie1983 to present
- memberCurtis Beeson1983 to 1990, 2003 to 2012
- produced byJim MorrisNasty Savage, Indulgence, Abstract Reality, Penetration Point1985 to 1989
Lineage
- spawnedDenial FiendCurtis Beeson2006
Recording credits
- recorded atMorrisound RecordingNasty Savage, Indulgence, Abstract Reality, Penetration Point (Jim Morris)1985 to 1989
Influence
- influencedDeathThe local proof it could be done, as James Murphy tells it1985
- influencedObituary1985
- influencedDeicideGlen Benton on the smashed televisions1987
Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations
- collaborationSavatageThe two first wave Tampa Bay bands that most influenced the death metal generation, per the oral history1983
- labelMetal Blade RecordsNasty Savage1985
- festival, venue or tourTampa Death FestHeadliner, 5 September2026
- festival, venue or tourHillsborough County historical markerNasty Ronnie and David Austin2025