A New Age is Upon Us
Terror surrounds all of us. The black crows utter one last macabre
wail before a new age of death is plagued upon the tyrant's soul.
This is Glorious Death, a dark metal band hailing out of heartland of
America, attacking those who oppress the dark ones, stirring up trouble
for those who refuse to give in. We are metal masters, our music
filled with passion, evil and an undying anger.
To those with the weak souls or undeveloped conscience: cover your
eyes and ears. You never know where we will strike next.
This is Glorious Death.
Glorious Death was formed in 2004
by guitarist Mike McKeown in St. Louis, Missouri. The bands first
demo, "Die a Glorious Death" was released in October 2004,
with only two tracks. The demo had strong black metal influences, with
an unusual focus on the bass guitar. The band switched to a more
standard metal sound for their first full length release,
"Devolution," which has since been discontinued.
Returning in 2005 for "The
Principles of Evil" EP, Glorious Death, at this point entirely
the work of Mike McKeown, showed the strongest black metal influences
yet, but was rushed in recording and production.
On September 30th, 2006, Glorious
Death released the "Evolution" EP, correcting the
mistakes of the last EP and showing a stronger focus on symphonic
elements and overall composition, rather than being a guitar focused
project. The album features a larger focus on production and an overall theme to the album.
In August, 2007 the band released
"The Dawn of Darkness," a full-length album of 11 tracks. This
album was the starting point for the bands success so far. With the darkest sounds yet and
the most complicated composition and production yet, the band will
surely impress the evil ones and fuel a fire of fury the world has
never seen.
As of late 2007, Ryan Dowell and Jesse McCoy joined the band, on viola and guitar, respectively. Tyler has been added on live
keyboards until the band finds a suitable full-time replacement. In 2008, Jaimie Wood joined as the band's celloist, completing the current
line-up. A few months later Jessie quit, and Ryne Jones came in to cover vocals, with the band deciding not to add a second
guitarist, at least for now. In spring of 2008, Glorious Death will begin recording for its second full-length album, "Utopia en Ruinas" due out late the same year.
This will be the first album not written and recorded exclusivley by Mike McKeown, but instead will feature the 5-piece current lineup and the new
keyboardist.
Album Lineups
(D)Evolution (2004)
Mike McKeown -
Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Production
Doug - Guitars, Production Assistance
The Principles of Evil EP
(2005)
Mike McKeown -
Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Production
The Curse of Evolution EP
(2006)
Mike McKeown -
Guitars, Keyboards, Drums, Bass, Production
The Dawn of Darkness (2007)
Mike McKeown -
Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Drums, Production, Backup Vocals
Winston - Live Drums,
Vocals
Glorious Death 2007 Tour Lineup
Mike McKeown -
Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Production
Ryan Dowell -
Viola
Jaimie Wood -
Cello
Jesse McCoy -
Guitars, Vocals
Winston A -
Drums, Backing Vocals
Live Musicians
Tyler Y -
Live Keyboards
Glorious Death 2008 Tour/New Album Lineup
Mike McKeown -
Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Mandolin, Production
Ryan Dowell -
Viola
Jaimie Wood -
Cello
Ryne Jones -
Vocals
Winston A -
Drums, Backing Vocals
