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After a few dormant years, while Brad was off doing
other things, Jill had become Mrs. Jill McEntee
(wife of John McEntee of INCANTATION). And, fortunately
enough, John and Kyle Severn (also of INCANTATION)
had been fans of the 1994 FUNERUS demo and encouraged
Jill to try to keep things going. She tried to get
in contact with Brad, but without luck, and differences
with Jason forced her to group together some local
death metal acquaintances to learn the songs for
a one-off show. With the help of Belial Koblak (guitar),
Chris Allen (drums), and Jim D. (vocals), a makeshift
FUNERUS played on November, 21 1998 at Boratkos
Tavern in Johnstown, PA. Feeling good to play, but
not being quite right, Jill yearned to have the
FUNERUS of old gathered together for ultimate brutality.
Enter
2002: Upon hearing about a familiarly named band
opening for INCANTATION, Brad unkowingly emailed
John McEntee to find out if the FUNERUS on the bill
was, in fact, the FUNERUS that he had once been
a part of. John replied that it was, and suggested
that he should play with them because they lacked
a vocalist. Needless to say, contact was established
once again with Jill McEntee, and FUNERUS fell into
place as the brutal sounds commenced easily.
FUNERUS
has since played several shows with the line-up
of original members Jill and Brad, plus the addition
of John McEntee and Kyle Severn to maximize the
brutality. The first of these two shows went so
well that it was clear the band must continue and
progress along the path that was cut short nearly
8 years previous. So, with more shows and recording
in the near future…. prepare for a total sewage
onslaught!
Brad has since left Funerus in 2004, causing Jill
to step up to take over vocal duties. The response
at the shows have been great, and this move has
been proven successful. Funerus has played close
to 20 countries since the release of Festering Earth,
and every show has been a success. Also joining
the band on drums in 2007, replacing Kyle Severn,
is Sam Inzerra, from Morpheus Descends, Deadspeak,
and Mortician. Sam adds alot of flavor to the band,
and together, Sam, John and Jill have been working
hard on the follow up to Festering Earth.
Keep a look out for the next release and 2009
touring schedule! |