Mortal Decay

Mortal Decay first started in 1991 when drummer Anthony Ipri, guitarist John Hartman, and vocalist John Paoline first started to jam on death metal together. They drafted in guitarist Anthony Divigenze and bassist Brandon Stockl for their Dawn of Misery demos. Divigenze was soon replaced by Brian Valenti and the band recorded the Grisly Aftermath demo with this lineup. He soon left the band and took Stockl with him, so the band regrouped with bassist Ron Steinhauer and guitarist Joe Gordon and recorded the Brutalizing Creations demo. Although their demos were well-received, th...