KILLING ADDICTION releases lyric video for “Cult of Decay”

KILLING ADDICTION Bio:

Killing Addiction is a veteran deathgrind band hailing from the Florida music scene of the late1980s and early 1990s that spawned dozens of bands in the death metal genre. Their style is based in politically and philosophically charged themes combined with musical influences that span death metal (Death, Possessed, Morbid Angel, Atheist), grindcore (Napalm Death, Carcass), and thrash (Slayer, Sacred Reich, Kreator).

In 1989, Chris Wicklein and brothers Chad and Pat Bailey formed Killing Addiction, in Ocala,Florida, and thus became one of the few bands of the time to help introduce death metal to the central Florida area. During this time, Killing Addiction released two well-received underground recordings, which eventually led to a full-length studio recording and the recruitment of drummer Chris York in 1992.

The debut full-length, titled Omega Factor, was released on the short-lived American label JL America, and helped solidify Killing Addiction’s style as something apart from the typical sound associated with Floridian death metal. Omega Factor eventually became regarded as a minor classic and often earned the band the title of a cult death metal act. To support this recording, the band performed live throughout the north, central, and south Florida areas, with death metal legends such as Obituary, Atheist, Incantation, Brutality, and Resurrection, and early Floridian underground favorites such as Assuck and Paineater.

Upon the demise of JL America, the band independently released the Dark Tomorrow EP in 1994. This became Killing Addiction’s last recording during the formative years of Floridian death metal, as Chris York parted ways for personal reasons. The remaining members decided that the band had run its course.  However, before their departure in early 1994, Killing Addiction was voted the Best North Florida Band a the 4th Annual Tampa Bay Metal Awards (September, 1993).

After more than a decade apart Killing Addiction reformed ready to pick up where they left off. Their first studio effort to return to the scene was Fall of the Archetypes (2010), released as a full-length album by Xtreem Music (Spain), and as a limited-edition, six-song EP. In September 2014, Killing Addiction recorded a two-song EP entitled When Death Becomes An Art, released as a 7″ EP by Inverse Dogma Records (Italy) in early 2015.

The year 2016 was as successful as it was trying for Killing Addiction. The year saw the release of Shores of Oblivion (EP) by Xtreem Music, but also the personal and creative loss of founding member Chad Bailey, who pass away in September. The band is slowly moving forward in an effort to continue the work and vision he helped create.

Line-up

Chris Wicklein – guitar (1989-1994, 2006-present)

Chad Bailey – guitar (1989-1994, 2006-2016)

Pat Bailey – bass, vocals, (1989-1994, 2006-present)

Chris York – drums (1992-1994, 2013-present)

Discography

Studio albums

Omega Factor, 1993, JL America Records

Fall of the Archetypes, 2010, XTREEM Music

Extended plays

Necrosphere, 1991, Seraphic Decay Records

Dark Tomorrow, 1994, split EP

When Death Becomes An Art, 2015, Inverse Dogma Records

Shores of Oblivion, 2016, XTREEM Music

Compilations

Brutal Aggression, 1993, JL America Records

Kiss of Death, 1995, EETME Records

Demos

Legacies of Terror, 1990