Jan-Chris Discography of CDs

Jan-Chris music CDs Recording information: R.S. 29, Waalwijk, The Netherlands (11/1995-12/1995). Illustrators: Eline Tassopoulos; Joep Becx; Geert Jan Bijlstra. Photographer: David Rozemeyer. Personnel: Jan-Chris de Koeyer (vocals); Frank Harthoorn, Boudewijn Bonebakker (guitar); René Merkelbach (piano, Mellotron); Ed Warby (drums). Audio Mixer: Atti Bauw.

Jan-Chris albums Mindloss, the 1991 album by the Dutch outfit Gorefest, is the group's first (but certainly not its best) death metal release. Following the early American death format (Death, Obituary, Morbid Angel, etc.), Mindloss features manic guitar and drum riffs along with vocalist Jan-Chris de Koeyer's low-pitched growling. As a derivative of the more popular Floridian and Scandinavian bands of the time, this debut stands up for the most part. De Koeyer's rasp is authoritative, the riffs are interesting, and the requisite tempo changes are laid out nicely. One-named drummer Mark doesn't keep enough ...

Jan-Chris CD discography The studio follow-up to Gorefest's impressive sophomore release False, this 1995 Nuclear Blast offering is as heavy as its predecessor, but not quite the same achievement. Gorefest's pungent brand of Scandinavian metal was well-established when Erase hit record store shelves, and surpassing their own reputation within the genre was probably a feat the group couldn't accomplish. It's possible that they weren't even trying to outdo the extreme metal bombast ...