Origin:	Finland
Genres:	Death Metal

Page online:	October 12, 2006
Last update/review:	February 15, 2015

Torture Killer

Here's a band bio you don't read every day: A band is formed, named after a song by their favorite group, and are later joined by a member of the very group that inspired them in the first place. Such is the tale of Torture Killer, a Finnish band who got together to play some Six Feet Under tunes, eventually naming themselves after a SFU song. An album was recorded in 2003, and in 2005 the band was approached by none other than SFU frontman Chris Barnes, who was currently on tour in Europe and took a liking to the band. As they were without a vocalist at the time, one thing led to another, and Barnes officially joined the band, also helping them get signed to Metal Blade Records for their 2006 sophomore release, Swarm!. And the music? Not suprisingly, it's not too far removed from prime SFU, that being death metal with more of an emphasized on mid-paced groove than twisted riffing, with Barnes supplying the quality death vocals one would expect from him. Though Barnes is no longer here, the band has recorded as late as 2012.