RIPPING CORPSE was formed in New Jersey on New Year's Day in 1987 by vocalist SCOTT RUTH(DIM MAK) and guitarist SHAUNE KELLEY(DIM MAK, HATE ETERNAL). They had worked together in THE BEAST and would share the desire to make brutal Metal music that has stood the test of time. They would join up with drummer BRANDON THOMAS(THE DYING LIGHT, BURNT BY THE SUN,DIM MAK) and bassist DAVE BIZZIGOTTI(SPEED KILL HATE) .
In the middle of 1987 we released the DEATH WARMED OVER demo and played our first show in spring of 1987 at the brighten bar In New Jersey with THE WORST and BLITSPERE .We then released the SPLATTERED REMAINS demo in 1989 and later the same year we added guitarist ERIK RUTAN (MORBID ANGEL, ALAS, HATE ETERNAL) . In 1990 we released the three song demo that went by the title "DEMO 3." We had begun to make a name for ourselves in the Death/Thrash Metal circuit and we continued to play shows with Revenant, Human Remains, Kreator, Morbid Angel, Deceased, Immolation, Ect... and we watched the following grow.
We enterered QUANTUM SOUND STUDIOS in New Jersey to record a full length record DREAMING WITH THE DEAD . This release is a sought after by many metal fans young and old and seems to stand the test of time in the Underground metal scene.
We split up in 1993 but the requests for a reunion have been overwhelming. There just might be something in the future to force at least one more reunion show, what that is i really cant disclose at this moment til it's in stone.
Tony Anderson(RivotRag)
Dave Bizzigotti
This site is a work in progress so please be patient.
If any one has any pics, live recordings, video ect.... feel free to contact me at dbizz@davebizzigotti.com
AND FOR YOU - THE RHOADES HOUSE BASEMENT WAS MY SHORT TIME ABODE - AND THE SPECIAL CHINESE DELIVERIES WITH THEIR UNADVERTISED DESSERT SPECIALS - THE WINE, THE WOMEN, THE SONG, THE MORBID - WE LOVED YOU!
After over 10 years break in my editorial activity I'm coming back with new underground magazine - RITES OF ZYGADENA!!!! Debut issue is out now!!! You can read here interviews with MAGNUS (Death Metal legend from Poland), MYTHOLOGICAL COLD TOWERS (Epic and Majestic Doom Metal – Bra.), STILLBORN (Decapitating Unholy Death Metal – Pol.), INFERNAL EXECRATOR (New Wave of Thrash/ Death/ Black Metal – Sin.), THRONEUM (Old School Death Masters – Pol.). Also reports from the Metal shows, reviews, and etc. 16 pages A4 format, English written, professionally printed, black/white, glossy cover, CD-bootleg attached to each copy!!! I know that 16 pages is not much - but hey! It is fucking free! Just send me $3 (US) or $4 (rest of the world) for shipping (well hidden cash is fine) at the following address: Peter “Kreator” Shedletsky ,1000 Hillcrest Street Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA
