DISPLAY OF DECAY

track-list:
Malicious Motorcide
The Butcher
Legion of Doom
Familial Feast
Harbinger
Hot Lead Vengeance
Slaughtercast
Vitriol

All songs written and performed by Sean Watson, Brandon Siefert, Logan Wilson.
Drums performed by Tyson Travnik on ‘Hot Lead Vengeance’ & ‘Vitriol’
All lyrics by Display of Decay & Kland Kuly
Mixed & Mastered by Christian Donaldson
Assistant Mix Engineer by Dominic Grimard

Display of Decay are (l-r):
Brandon Siefert – bass
Sean Watson – guitar, vocals
Logan Wilson – drums

Discography:
2010 – Blood Borne – EP (demo)
2012 – Display of Decay – LP
2013 – Outbreak of Infection – EP
2015 – Dust of Existence – LP
2018 – Art in Mutilation – LP
2023 – Vitriol – LP

Tours and Festivals:
2013 – Farmageddon Open Air – Ryley, AB
2014 – Loud As Hell – Drumheller, AB
2014 – Farmageddon Open Air – Ryley, AB
2015 – Armstrong MetalFest – Armstrong, BC
2016 – Loud as Hell – Drumheller, AB
2018 – Hamilton DeathFest – Hamilton, ON
2019 Las Vegas DeathFest – Las Vegas, NV
2019 Loud As Hell – Drumheller, AB
2020 Decimate MetalFest – Edmonton, AB
2021 Loud as Hell – Drumheller, AB

Decibel Magazine:
“Edmonton’s long-standing denizens of death metal”
Metal Injection:
“Should have lots of these from previous record, here are a few “This three-piece, hailing from the Canadian badlands, are an absolutely crushing ode to no-frills, old-school brutality.”
Bloody-Disgusting:
“Perfect for fans of Deicide and Cannibal Corpse”
My Global Mind:
“death metal that is surely to snap your neck and crush your skull.”
Metal Temple:
“From pit anthems to intricate playing identifiable sound and raspy deep growls, every reason you love death metal is inside the tracks that lay within ‘Art in Mutilation’.”
Dead Rhetoric:
“This is pure North American death metal with a dosage of thrash, but it’s the effective songwriting that keeps your interest from start to finish.”
Wonderbox Metal:
“This is Brutal Death Metal that wastes no time on pointless intros or messing around.”
No Clean Singing (2015 – Dust of Existence):
“’Created To Kill’ is a monster itself — a blazing onslaught of thrashing death with a raw, old-school tone, loaded with riff savagery and anchored by a nimble bass line and a hard-hitting drum attack. The song’s dynamic tempos are sure to be gasoline for the mosh pit, and the punchy grooves in the music should get heads moving vigorously as well. On top of all that death metal goodness, the rapid-fire vocals are as bestial as this kind of instrumental ferocity demands.”

‘Vitriol’ was born of rage and spite fueled further by the chaos and uncertainty felt worldwide over the last few years.
The lyrical content covers a variety of topics ranging from pop culture references like Diablo & Mass Effect to darker undertones of the mainstream media’s obsession with school shootings and other acts of senseless violence that are continuously looped for ratings evidently posing a risk of reproduction.
Display of Decay:
“Every song is so unique that it feels like a new experience every single track. We never go into the writing process under the expectation of writing something a certain way and I think this translates well in the songs as they flow cohesively from track to track while each having their own unique added elements.”
‘Malicious Motorcide’:
“‘Malicious’ is a wild ride from start to finish. It’s a song about driving over hordes of people in a fit of rage, the elevation in tempo and chaos felt in the song flow together perfectly with the lyrical content which was based around real events a member of our band was nearly a victim of.”
‘The Butcher’:
“‘The Butcher’ to me is the most dynamic song on the record. Its tempo fluctuates so much throughout to build up with the story behind the song. Initially, it started out as someone who was taken hostage and held against their will, soon to be burned alive, but we couldn’t help but draw reference to Diablo’s notorious ‘Butcher’ who’s been featured in several of their games. The sheer heaviness of that intro and the catchiness of the chorus are guaranteed to turn heads and blow minds.”
‘Legion of Doom’:
“We have songs about serial killers, school shootings, and otherwise brutal methods of dying. Deep down, we’re just a bunch of nerds who love playing heavy music and this song really captures that. We wrote this one about the ‘Death Knight’ in World of Warcraft, because it’s badass and because we can. Musically, this song was rewritten a number of times. I can remember a few minutes before a writing session, Brandon was on his way over and I was sitting there strumming along to warm up when I plucked the notes that would eventually become the chorus, and I thought to myself ‘did I just write the best riff ever?!’ Of course, I didn’t, but it’s a pretty damn great riff. This song is definitely more ‘progressive’ than the other ones perhaps, I feel there’s a definite nod to ‘Death’ in this one, but nonetheless, it’s about slaying monsters in Azeroth. FOR THE HORDE.”
‘Familial Feast’:
“This was the last and most unexpected song on the record. We had another tune initially on the record we ended up scrapping late as we felt it wasn’t up to par, but we had been jamming even newer stuff between recording sessions. ‘Familial Feast’ just fell into place seamlessly and unexpectedly became one of our favorite tracks to play so it was a no-brainer to throw it on the record. The lyrical content was written about Katherine Knight, an Australian-born murderer who in the early 2000’s killed and cooked her spouse with the intent of feeding him to his children. It’s a pretty wild case that never seemed to garner as much notoriety as one would expect with such gruesome details.”
‘Harbinger’:
“‘Harbinger’ is definitely one of the most technically challenging songs, if not the MOST technically challenging on the record. A frenzy from start to finish, this track features a wide range of dynamics stretching from sweep picking, and octaves, to full-on chaos! Lyrically, it’s entirely based on Mass Effect and the Reaper invasion, because as previously mentioned, nerds.”
‘Hot Lead Vengeance’:
“This track was written right as we came back from the ‘Decimate the West’ tour in 2019. It was based on the growing number of senseless shootings going on around the world at the time. Every time you turned on the TV, every news network was covering a mass shooting somewhere, or some other act of senseless violence. It’s definitely an experience to sit and listen through and certainly not for the faint of heart.”
‘Vitriol’:
“The name of the track says it all. The lyrical content in this tune was written in a time of extreme rage and with that, the music just kind of followed. To me, it’s got the most powerful chorus of the entire record lyrically and musically because it’s simple yet effective.”
Formed in 2007, Display of Decay is widely noted for bringing a unique blend of old-school death metal, with tinges of thrash and doom metal.
Hailing from Edmonton, the band has spread their infection across Canada, sharing the stage alongside other elite acts such as Kataklysm, Cattle Decapitation, The Faceless, Origin, Beyond Creation & more.
After five well-received indie releases (two EPs and 3 full-lengths), Display of Decay is unleashing their fourth album ‘Vitriol’ featuring eight aural assaulting tracks that set the mosh pits ablaze.
‘Vitriol’ is due out October 20th, 2023 via Gore House Productions.
For fans of Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Immolation, Pantera, Morbid Angel.