Dying Fetus
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1991, Annapolis, Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Technical Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal, Grindcore |
| Labels | Relapse Records |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Website |
Line-up (members)
- John Gallagher : Drums (1991-1994), Guitars (1991-present), Vocals (1993-present)
- Sean Beasley : Bass (2001-present), Vocals (2004-present)
- Trey Williams : Drums (2007-present)
Former members
- Jason Netherton : Bass, Vocals (1991-2001)
- Nick Speleos : Guitars, Vocals (1991-1994)
- Rob Belton : Drums (1994-1996)
- Brian Latta : Guitars (1994-1998)
- Kevin Talley : Drums (1997-2001)
- John Voyles : Guitars (1998-2001)
- Derek Boyer : Bass (2001)
- Bruce Greig : Guitars (2001-2002)
- Vince Matthews : Vocals (2001-2004)
- Erik Sayenga : Drums (2002-2005)
- Mike Kimball : Guitars (2002-2008)
- Duane Timlin : Drums (2006-2007)
Touring members
- Casey Buckler : Drums (1995-1996)
- Erik Sayenga : Drums (1996-1997)
- John Longstreth : Drums (2004)
- Kevin Talley : Drums (2018)
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Dying Fetus Discography
| Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathe in Entrails | Demo | 1993 | 85 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Infatuation with Malevolence | Demo | May 1994 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Infatuation with Malevolence | Compilation | 1995 | 90 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Purification Through Violence | Lyrics | Album | Aug 6, 1996 | 74.2 | 6 | 1 |
 | Killing on Adrenaline | Lyrics | Album | Jul 27, 1998 | 89.6 | 22 | 2 |
| Grotesque Impalement | Lyrics | EP | 2000 | 85 | 10 | 0 | |
 | Destroy the Opposition | Lyrics | Album | Oct 3, 2000 | 88 | 17 | 0 |
| Killing on Live | Video | 2002 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vengeance Unleashed / the Beating Goes On | Split | Feb 5, 2002 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
 | Stop at Nothing | Lyrics | Album | May 13, 2003 | 86.9 | 10 | 0 |
 | War of Attrition | Lyrics | Album | Mar 6, 2007 | 90.6 | 10 | 0 |
 | Descend into Depravity | Lyrics | Album | Sep 15, 2009 | 93.1 | 24 | 1 |
| History Repeats... | Lyrics | EP | Jul 19, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 | |
 | Reign Supreme | Lyrics | Album | Jun 19, 2012 | 88.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Induce Terror | Single | Mar 21, 2016 | 80 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Wrong One To Fuck With | Lyrics | Album | Jun 23, 2017 | 80 | 6 | 0 |
| Contamination Tour 2018 | Split | Sep 7, 2018 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Compulsion for Cruelty | Single | Sep 2, 2022 | 85 | 3 | 0 | ||
 | Make Them Beg for Death | Lyrics | Album | Sep 8, 2023 | 83.8 | 8 | 0 |
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Best Dying Fetus Songs
| Rank | Song | Album | Rating | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses) | Destroy the Opposition (2000) | 98.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Your Treachery Will Die with You | Descend into Depravity (2009) | 98.3 | 6 |
| 3 | Justifiable Homicide | Destroy the Opposition (2000) | 97.1 | 7 |
| 4 | Shepherd's Commandment | Descend into Depravity (2009) | 96.7 | 6 |
| 5 | One Shot, One Kill | Stop at Nothing (2003) | 97 | 5 |
| 6 | Killing on Adrenaline | Killing on Adrenaline (1998) | 95.6 | 8 |
| 7 | Epidemic of Hate | Destroy the Opposition (2000) | 95.8 | 6 |
| 8 | Schematics | Stop at Nothing (2003) | 96 | 5 |
| 9 | Subjected to a Beating | Reign Supreme (2012) | 95 | 6 |
| 10 | We Are Your Enemy | Killing on Adrenaline (1998) | 94.3 | 7 |
| 11 | Kill Your Mother/Rape Your Dog | Killing on Adrenaline (1998) | 94.3 | 7 |
| 12 | Destroy the Opposition | Destroy the Opposition (2000) | 94.3 | 7 |
| 13 | Conceived into Enslavement | Descend into Depravity (2009) | 94.2 | 6 |
| 14 | From Womb to Waste | Reign Supreme (2012) | 94.2 | 6 |
| 15 | Abandon All Hope | Stop at Nothing (2003) | 95 | 4 |
Additional notes
Former members went on to form Misery Index and separately Criminal Element.
Trivia:
• The song "Second Skin" was featured in South Park in the episode: "Band in China" from the 23rd season.
Compilation appearances:
- "Eviscerated Offspring" on Visceral Productions Compilation #1 (Visceral Productions, 1995)
- "Your Blood Is Wine" on Mortality Rate Vol. 3 Tape (Wizard, 1995)
- "Bathe in Entrails", "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Metacyesis Comp. Tape (Metacyesis, 1995)
- "Eviscerated Offspring" on Cranial Amputation Compilation Vol. II Tape (mid-'90s)
- "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Pulverizer Records Compilation (Pulverizer Records, 1997)
- "Absolute Defiance" on Deftone 5/98 (Deftone Magazine, 1998)
- "Where Is Your Enemy" on EMP Metal-Detector Vol. III (EMP, 1998)
- "Absolute Defiance" on Extremum Sampler 1/99 (Rock Extremum Records, 1999)
- "Procreate the Malformed" on The Morbid One (Morbid Records, 1999)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Dynamit Vol. 23 (Rock Hard, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream (Demo Version)" on Contaminated 3.0 (Relapse Records, 2000)
- "Untitled" on Fuck the Commerce III VHS (Cudgel, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Knuckletracks XXV (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2000)
- "Fornication Terrorists" on Cocks & Cunts (The Underground Extreme Metal Compilation) (Bleurk Productions, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Musick Terror Volume One (Morbid Records, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Contaminated 4.0 (Relapse Records, 2001)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Lärmbelästigung Krach Propaganda Compilation #8 (Lärmbelästigung, 2001)
- "One Shoot, One Kill" on Hell Awaits CD Sampler N° 19 (Hell Awaits, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Relapse Records North American Contamination - Tour 2003 Sampler (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Contaminated VI (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "Vengeance Unleashed" on Contaminated 5.0 (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Contaminated 6.0 (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Soundcheck #58 (Close-Up Magazine, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Mystic Art Vol. 23 (Mystic Art, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Large Bonus CD 10 (Suburban Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Recollection 2: Relapse Video Collection (Relapse Records, 2004)
- "One Shot, One Kill" & "One Shot, One Kill (video)" on Relapse Records Sampler 2004 (Hard N' Heavy, 2004)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Monsters Of Death DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Born in Sodom" on Fear Candy 35 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2006)
- "Homicidal Retribution" on Fear Candy 40 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2007)
- "Fate of the Condemned" on W:O:A Full Metal Juke Box (Vol. 2) (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "Homicidal Retribution" on DVD Zur SLAM Ausgabe 33 (Slam Alternative Music Magazine, 2007)
- "One Shot One Kill" on Party.San Metal Open Air 2007 DVD (War Anthem Records, 2007)
- "We Are Your Enemy" on Disturbing Summer 2008 (Displeased Records, 2008)
- "Shepherd's Commandment" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 82 Best Of 2009 DVD (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2009)
- "Descend Into Depravity" on Relapse Records Sampler (Relapse Records, 2010)
- "Descend into Depravity" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 81 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2010)
- "Descend Into Depravity" on 2011 Winter Sampler (Relapse Records, 2010)
- "Descend Into Depravity" on XIII SWR Barroselas Metalfest Portugal 30 April 02 May 2010 Barroselas Portugal (SWR Barroselas Metalfest, 2010)
- "Born in a Casket" on A Rare Tribute to Cannibal Corpse (Satan Industry Records, 2010)
- "Unlisted" on BA 15 - Brutal Assault DVD (Obscure Promotion, 2011)
- "Subject to a Beating" on Le Sampler RockHard 122 (Rock Hard, 2012)
- "From Womb to Waste" on Relapse Sampler 2012 (Relapse Records, 2012)
- "Subjected to a Beating" on Rock Tribune 116 - Free CD! (Rock Tribune, 2012)
- "Invert the Idols" on Decibel Presents: Best Metal Of 2012 (RED Distribution, 2012)
- "Second Skin" on Metallian Sampler Underground Militia #6 (Metallian Editions, 2012)
- "Fate of the Condemned" on Wacken Open Air - Full Metal Collection (Golden Core Records, 2013)
- "Second Skin" on Patlapse (Relapse Records, 2013)
- "We Are Your Enemy" on Kult Death (Metalhit, 2013)
- "Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses)" on 25 Years Of Contamination (Relapse Records, 2015)
- "Panic Amongst the World" on Le Sampler RockHard 176 (Rock Hard, 2017)
- "Grotesque Impalement" on Summer Breeze 2016 DVD (Silverdust Records, 2017)
- "Wrong One to Fuck With" on DOA Magazine Proudly Presents Relapse Records Compact Disc Compilation (D.O.A, 2018)
- "Second Skin" on Relapse 30 Year Anniversary Sampler (Relapse Records, December 2020)
- "Subjected to a Beating", "Grotesque Impalement" and "In the Trenches" (Live) on Hellpyhra 2025 (Live) (Trustkill Records, Ephyra, Takedown Records, 2025)
- "Your Blood is My Wine" on Premonition Vol.4 tape (unknown label)
- "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Cranial Amputation (year unknown, cassette)
- "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Rotted Head Comp #1 - The Black Market Meat Vendors (Rottedhead Recordings)
Trivia:
• The song "Second Skin" was featured in South Park in the episode: "Band in China" from the 23rd season.
Compilation appearances:
- "Eviscerated Offspring" on Visceral Productions Compilation #1 (Visceral Productions, 1995)
- "Your Blood Is Wine" on Mortality Rate Vol. 3 Tape (Wizard, 1995)
- "Bathe in Entrails", "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Metacyesis Comp. Tape (Metacyesis, 1995)
- "Eviscerated Offspring" on Cranial Amputation Compilation Vol. II Tape (mid-'90s)
- "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Pulverizer Records Compilation (Pulverizer Records, 1997)
- "Absolute Defiance" on Deftone 5/98 (Deftone Magazine, 1998)
- "Where Is Your Enemy" on EMP Metal-Detector Vol. III (EMP, 1998)
- "Absolute Defiance" on Extremum Sampler 1/99 (Rock Extremum Records, 1999)
- "Procreate the Malformed" on The Morbid One (Morbid Records, 1999)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Dynamit Vol. 23 (Rock Hard, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream (Demo Version)" on Contaminated 3.0 (Relapse Records, 2000)
- "Untitled" on Fuck the Commerce III VHS (Cudgel, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Knuckletracks XXV (Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, 2000)
- "Fornication Terrorists" on Cocks & Cunts (The Underground Extreme Metal Compilation) (Bleurk Productions, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Musick Terror Volume One (Morbid Records, 2000)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Contaminated 4.0 (Relapse Records, 2001)
- "Pissing in the Mainstream" on Lärmbelästigung Krach Propaganda Compilation #8 (Lärmbelästigung, 2001)
- "One Shoot, One Kill" on Hell Awaits CD Sampler N° 19 (Hell Awaits, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Relapse Records North American Contamination - Tour 2003 Sampler (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Contaminated VI (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "Vengeance Unleashed" on Contaminated 5.0 (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Contaminated 6.0 (Relapse Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Soundcheck #58 (Close-Up Magazine, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Mystic Art Vol. 23 (Mystic Art, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Large Bonus CD 10 (Suburban Records, 2003)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Recollection 2: Relapse Video Collection (Relapse Records, 2004)
- "One Shot, One Kill" & "One Shot, One Kill (video)" on Relapse Records Sampler 2004 (Hard N' Heavy, 2004)
- "One Shot, One Kill" on Monsters Of Death DVD (Nuclear Blast Records, 2005)
- "Born in Sodom" on Fear Candy 35 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2006)
- "Homicidal Retribution" on Fear Candy 40 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2007)
- "Fate of the Condemned" on W:O:A Full Metal Juke Box (Vol. 2) (Golden Core Records, 2007)
- "Homicidal Retribution" on DVD Zur SLAM Ausgabe 33 (Slam Alternative Music Magazine, 2007)
- "One Shot One Kill" on Party.San Metal Open Air 2007 DVD (War Anthem Records, 2007)
- "We Are Your Enemy" on Disturbing Summer 2008 (Displeased Records, 2008)
- "Shepherd's Commandment" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 82 Best Of 2009 DVD (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2009)
- "Descend Into Depravity" on Relapse Records Sampler (Relapse Records, 2010)
- "Descend into Depravity" on Let The Hammer Fall Vol. 81 (Metal & Hard Rock Hammer World, 2010)
- "Descend Into Depravity" on 2011 Winter Sampler (Relapse Records, 2010)
- "Descend Into Depravity" on XIII SWR Barroselas Metalfest Portugal 30 April 02 May 2010 Barroselas Portugal (SWR Barroselas Metalfest, 2010)
- "Born in a Casket" on A Rare Tribute to Cannibal Corpse (Satan Industry Records, 2010)
- "Unlisted" on BA 15 - Brutal Assault DVD (Obscure Promotion, 2011)
- "Subject to a Beating" on Le Sampler RockHard 122 (Rock Hard, 2012)
- "From Womb to Waste" on Relapse Sampler 2012 (Relapse Records, 2012)
- "Subjected to a Beating" on Rock Tribune 116 - Free CD! (Rock Tribune, 2012)
- "Invert the Idols" on Decibel Presents: Best Metal Of 2012 (RED Distribution, 2012)
- "Second Skin" on Metallian Sampler Underground Militia #6 (Metallian Editions, 2012)
- "Fate of the Condemned" on Wacken Open Air - Full Metal Collection (Golden Core Records, 2013)
- "Second Skin" on Patlapse (Relapse Records, 2013)
- "We Are Your Enemy" on Kult Death (Metalhit, 2013)
- "Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses)" on 25 Years Of Contamination (Relapse Records, 2015)
- "Panic Amongst the World" on Le Sampler RockHard 176 (Rock Hard, 2017)
- "Grotesque Impalement" on Summer Breeze 2016 DVD (Silverdust Records, 2017)
- "Wrong One to Fuck With" on DOA Magazine Proudly Presents Relapse Records Compact Disc Compilation (D.O.A, 2018)
- "Second Skin" on Relapse 30 Year Anniversary Sampler (Relapse Records, December 2020)
- "Subjected to a Beating", "Grotesque Impalement" and "In the Trenches" (Live) on Hellpyhra 2025 (Live) (Trustkill Records, Ephyra, Takedown Records, 2025)
- "Your Blood is My Wine" on Premonition Vol.4 tape (unknown label)
- "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Cranial Amputation (year unknown, cassette)
- "Nocturnal Crucifixion" on Rotted Head Comp #1 - The Black Market Meat Vendors (Rottedhead Recordings)
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