After Death

History

After Death's history dates back to the middle of 1999 when Mike Browning (vocals, drums), Richard Bateman (bass) and Gino Marino (guitar) - all of the first original line-up of Nocturnus in 1987, reformed as Nocturnus AD with Mike Walkowski on guitar, replacing the only other original member from 1987 Vincent Crowley (Acheron).

The name was changed to After Death in 2000 so it would not be associated with Nocturnus.

After Death recorded 3 demos in between 2003-2006 ('Consumed by Fire', 'Reviving the Gods' and 'Secret Lords of the Star Chamber below') that also conveyed occult teachings to the public via musick they did during those days.

In 2008 After Death was brought to an European tour, performing Mike's ex-band Nocturnus' songs off from the band's classic 'The Key' album – as well as a couple of Morbid Angel's songs that Mike co-wrote with Trey Azagthoth for Morbid Angel's 'Abominations of Desolation' album. Around at the same time German Iron Pegasus Records released a compilation of After Death's 3 demos along with the band's unreleased 'Vibrations' EP, both as vinyl and CD formats, titled 'Retronomicon'.

In 2009, after a few more line-up changes, After Death established its line-up to a 5-piece band - this new line-up of After Death containing of experienced musicians who have previously played in such known bands as Obituary, Brutality, Incantation and many others. Soon a 4-track demo was recorded for promotional purposes only, which also caught an immediate attention of Chilean label Proselytism that wanted to put out the same demo remastered as a split CD (in addition of a new After Death song called 'Dwellers of the Deep') together with Chilean death metal act Unaussprechlichen Kulten, on a luxury digipack double CD.

(source: After Death, March 2019)