Mortician on DeBaser: goregrind, drum machines, and horror-soaked carnage

The Profile

Mortician are an American extreme metal duo from Yonkers, New York, formed in 1989 by Will Rahmer (vocals, bass) and Roger J. Beaujard (guitars, drum programming). Known for gore-soaked themes, horror-film samples, and programmed blastbeats, they helped shape the goregrind/deathgrind niche with ultra-low tuning and cavernous vocals.

American duo from Yonkers, New York; formed in 1989. Core members: Will Rahmer (vocals, bass) and Roger J. Beaujard (guitars, drum programming). Frequent use of drum machine and horror-movie samples. Themes: gore, zombies, splatter cinema. Notable releases include Hacked Up for Barbecue, Chainsaw Dismemberment, Domain of Death, Darkest Day of Horror, and Re-Animated Dead Flesh. The EP House by the Cemetery includes covers of Celtic Frost and Napalm Death.

Four DeBaser reviews paint Mortician as a love-or-hate fixture of goregrind/deathgrind: horror-film samples, programmed blastbeats, abyssal growls, and tar-thick riffs. Praise hails their uncompromising extremity and foundational role; criticism targets monotony and rough production. The duo format and drum machine are recurring flashpoints. Key releases discussed include House by the Cemetery, Chainsaw Dismemberment, Domain of Death, and Darkest Day of Horror.

Notable Quotes

❝ They are among the inventors of Goregrind and Brutal Death: a horrifying music that tells of rapes, murders, zombies, and death.

❝ The only redeeming note, besides a couple of decent riffs, is the voice of the singer-bassist Will Rahmer, much deeper and more cavernous than that of other vocalists in the genre.