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MANDATORY
Death Metal / Thrash / Grindcore

DEATH METAL DEVASTATION



Euskirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany

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Member Since8/4/2006
Band Websitewww.mandatory-death.de
Band MembersSascha Beselt - electric lead and acoustic guitars, keys / Stefan "Stinne" Steinhaus - drums, vomits / Adrian Kostrzewski - bass / Steffen Röttle - electric rhythm guitars
InfluencesUnleashed, Nihilist/Entombed, Carnage/Dismember, Grave, Cemetary, Edge Of Sanity, Morgoth, Autopsy, God Macabre, Necrony, Desultory, Cancer, Benediction, Deicide, Massacre, Centinex, Obituary, Bolt Thrower, Repulsion, Massacra, Master, Deicide, Napalm Death, Pungent Stench, Razor, Exciter, Morta Skuld, (early) Hypocrisy and Tiamat, Discharge, Slayer, Elvis & ZZ TOP
Sounds LikePure, raw and low ...
Record LabelAsphyxiate Recordings
Type of LabelIndie


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   About MANDATORY
Some history...

MANDATORY was founded in summer '01 by Sascha Beselt (guitars/bass/keys) and Stinne (drums/vox) for the love of raw and straightforward Death Metal in the vein of the early 90's.

Right before the recording sessions to the first MCD "Divine Destruction" (2002) the second guitarist and bass player decided to leave the band so that MANDATORY had been acting as a duo since back then supported live by session players. "Divine Destruction" brought strong reviews in mags and webzines all over the planet.

It was this line-up which also recorded the latest MCD "Curse Of The Undead" (2005) as well as the brandnew "...Where They Bleed" in 2006/07. Both MCDs brought great reviews and feedback worldwide and let to a collaboration with the Australian underground Death Metal label ASPHYXIATE RECORDINGS.

January 2008 will see the release of the whole partially sold out back-catalog plus 4 additonal previously unreleased tracks as well as 2 cover songs on the "Exiled In Pain"-anthology - 20 tracks in total!! Stay tuned for that release!

A full length release is scheduled for April 2008 entitled "Adrift Beyond". Don't pass this one up!

Freshly reinforced with a new bassist and a second guitarist MANDATORY is currently preparing for future live invasions later this year.

Support the underground and keep on rottin' !!!


This is what some people had to say about MANDATORY's releases...

"...Known to be one of the best active death metal demo bands in the underground, Mandatory have gone all the way to please their deprived (one way or the other) fans by offering a demo anthology disc containing all their famous demos released in the past along with some unreleased tracks, which is kind of like getting a chance to have sex with all your ex-girlfriends you pine so much for at the same time. First up on the disc is their most recognisable demo, …Where They Bleed, mostly because it was released last year by the Australian underground label Asphyxiate Recordings, and also because it is exceedingly good. Whenever its name is mentioned in a conversation, it gets the good death metal boys teary-eyed, as if they were secretly menstruating and thought they got caught. The real reason for this effeminate reaction is actually not too hard to miss once you hear it...." (DIABOLICAL CONQUEST reviewing "Exiled In Pain")

"...Amazing, another great oldschool release from Germany. After the great ERODED split EP with PAGANIZER now again such a killer release from a German Death Metal band. ...I’m kinda blown away once more. ..." (VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...Yeah! "CURSE OF THE UNDEAD" contains PURE OLD SCHOOL DEATH METAL in its best way. Fans of ASPHYX, BOLT THROWER, old MORGOTH and old PESTILENCE will be more than happy, as "CURSE OF THE UNDEAD" is real death metal feast for real maniax! Of course, you'll hear here nothing but heavy and killing guitar riffs, crushing vokills in the vein of the mighty Martin Van Drunen and great slow-downs. During listening you'll be headbanging all the time, I'm sure. And do not forget to listen to it very fucking loud! Enough said. Highly recommended stuff you cannot ignore unless you are a pussy! P.S. The guys have just released another MCD entitled "…WHERE THEY BLEED"! "CURSE OF THE UNDEAD" killed me, so "…WHERE…" will murder me twice, I suppose. Visit their website and buy their releases or the curse of the undead will get you! (BURNING ABYSS reviewing "...Curse Of The Undead")

"...Mit einem Werk wie diesem dürften MANDATORY in etwa das deutsche Gegenstück zu den göttlichen DEATH BREATH sein, die ja ebenfalls ein reines old school Kommando loslegen und von Monat zu Monat mehr Jünger um sich scharen können. Dies ist eine Gabe, die ich auch MANDATORY zutraue. Jetzt muß man nur noch den Bekanntheitsgrad der Band entsprechend pushen, damit auch alle interssierten Leute mitbekommen, welch coole Band da aus Euskirchen aus eine richtig geile old school Death Metal Revolution startet. ..." (METAL AGE reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...Bei MANDATORY rumpelt es gewaltig in der Kiste. Old-School-Death-Metal der Marke handgemacht und brutal zeigt in knapp 20 Minuten seine hässliche Höllenfratze. Derber Sound, fieser Gesang in feinster Grunzton-Manier und kettensägenartige Killer-Gitarren quetschen eine dickflüssige Blutsuppe durch die mittlerweile arg missbrauchten Lautsprecher. ... Nostalgiker der alten Schule dürften bei „Curse Of The Undead“ also voll auf ihre Kosten kommen und für Death-Metal-Neulinge könnte es die ideale Einstiegsdroge sein. ..." (METAL.DE reviewing "Curse Of The Undead")

"...Der Name Mandatory ist ein Garant für eine death-metallische Geschichtsreise. Für Death Metal Veteranen sind Mandatory ein Muss..." (EXTREME AGGRESSION reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...Spreading their sound since 2001, Germany's Death Metal greats MANDATORY are back with a new plague to spread. ... They have a great thick solid sound that hits you like a brick house. ... A must for any Death Metal fan to add to their collection!!!" (BEOWOLF PRODUCTIONS reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...Möchtet ihr mal wieder die rohe, ungezügelte Brutalität, wie sie GRAVE, DISMEMBER, ENTOMBED,... in ihrer Frühphase versprühten, erleben? Und seid ihr auch an einem gewissen Anteil harscher, bösartiger Melodien, welche nicht in Richtung Göteborg schielen, interessiert? Nun, dann sollten euch die drei Lieder des „...Where They Bleed“ betitelten Wutklumpens mächtig munden!...Was die deutsche Band hier auffährt, reicht den alten Originalen sehr zu Ehren. Nach dem kurzen, unheimlichen Intro folgt mit „Crypta Crawler“ der Überhit der CD. ...Dazu ein guter Sound und als Krönung das Frontcover entworfen vom AUTOPSY-Zeichner Mark Riddick, was will man mehr? Leider hat es die RAZOR-Coverversion von „Cross Me Fool“ lediglich auf die Auslandspressung der Scheibe geschafft, was mich als Fan der genialen Kanadier doch etwas anpisst. Bin aber trotzdem schon sehr gespannt auf das vollständige Album und ihr solltet euch die EP für den lächerlichen Preis zulegen. " (METAL OBSERVER reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...Das sehr abwechslungsreiche Riffing trifft auf ultratiefe Growls und lässt die guten alten Death Metal-Underground-Zeiten wiederaufleben. Man fühlt sich von der CD geradezu in das Jahr 1989 zurückkatapuliert. Besonders geil sind MANDATORY immer dann, wenn sie die Riffs langsamer gestalten und das Drumming-Tempo steigern, dann erinnern sie den Hörer nämlich an glorreiche ASPHYX-Zeiten... (METAL DISTRICT reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...Die Riffs zaubern Melodien raus, die sich bei mir sofort im Kopf gemütlich machen, dazu der Gesang, der growlend irgendwo eine Schnittmenge aus Herrn Schirenc (Pungent Stench), Chris Reifert (Autopsy) und Herrn Mummelthey (Incubator) darstellt. Aber passend zum Oldschool-Death Metal der vier Jungs. Während bei diesem „…Where They Bleed“ maximal bis zum Midtempo gegangen wird, ist der dritte Track „Crypta Crawler“ schon einen Zacken schärfer. Und hier erinnert mich das Ganze sehr stark an Incubator zu „Symphonies Of Spritual Cannibalism“-Zeiten. Aber die Scheibe war geil und so machen Mandatory daran nichts falsch, diesen Stil zu spielen. Denn auch wenn sich die Euskirchener diesem typisch dreckigen Death Metal verschrieben haben, bleiben sie doch Mandatory und haben ihre ganz eigene Note. Der vierte Song auf dieser Scheibe „Obscure Mortification“ wird durch einprägende Leads eingeleitet, bevor die Jungs wieder rasant zur Sache kommen. Was mir bei Mandatory gut gefällt, ist die Tatsache, dass sie sich um Abwechslungsreichtum bemühen und es auch tatsächlich schaffen, nicht langweilig zu werden. Das musikalische Konzept passt einfach. Dazu die schweren Riffs, die melancholischen Growls und die Melodien. Kommt gut!" (WALLS OF FIRE reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...„...So spart man nicht an der Intensität der zum Einsatz gebrachten Instrumente und walzt mit dicken Gitarrenriffs und wummernden Bassläufen aus den Boxen, dass es eine wahre Freude ist. In die tiefsten Lagen greift auch Shouter Stinne und begleitet die mandatorische Lavafront mit hasserfüllten Growls vom Feinsten. Schnörkellos gestaltet man die Stücke in nachvollziehbarem Tempo und übersichtlichem Gehalt, die gekonnte Produktion kann man als letzten Schliff durchgehen lassen. Gutes Teil!“ (SCHWERMETALL reviewing "...Where They Bleed")

"...Unglaublich, was einem so alles an Demos entgegengeflattert kommt. Mit Divine Selection hauen die Euskirchner Mandatory ein Brett raus, welches an die glorreichen Zeiten alter Helden wie z.B. Unleashed und den anderen schwedischen Urgesteinen erinnert. ..." (METALSTORM reviewing "Divine Destruction")

"...This is the newest release from this German Death Metal band. These guys have been in the scen for a little over 5 years & have been putting out some great old school styled Death Metal music. This new disc is their best effort so far. They have very brutal, aggressive & fast paced Death sound. They do toss in some rhythmic guitars riffs & a bit of fast grooved drums. The vocals are done in amid to low ranged Death growl style. Fans of old school greats like CANNIBAL CORPSE, SUFFOCATION, DEICIDE & NAPALM DEATH will surely enjoy there guys!!!" (BEOWOLF PRODUCTIONS reviewing "Curse Of The Undead"

"...Mandatory spielen diese fiese, nicht allzu schnelle Art von Old School Death Metal mit latenter Thrash Schlagseite, der trotzdem ungemein aus den Boxen schreddert und dich langsam zerquetscht, wie eine kleine Fliege. Die Riffs sind Walze pur und der Gesang ist so Obituary/ Death / Pestilence mäßig und bietet mal wieder eine ganz andere Art der Phrasierung. ... Eigentlich find ich die Cd geil, kann ich nicht anders sagen. ..." (CARNAGE reviewing "Divine Destruction")


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Nov 11 2009 9:27 PM

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Oct 10 2009 9:35 PM

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Sep 17 2009 5:42 PM

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Aug 17 2009 11:59 PM

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Aug 17 2009 11:10 AM

Danke fürs einfreunden und besondere Grüße an Sascha!

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Hey Dr. Beselt!

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thanx for the request bros!!!how are you?god and brutal music mens!!!if you will check my music a litlle , regards from basque country , igor
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