The History of Insanity
Insanity started in 1985 and pioneered the use of the early blast beat playing an intensely brutal style of technical death metal.
The band gained a local following in the San Francisco Bay Area after playing with bands like Death, Possessed, Sacrilege and Desecration the first few shows.
After recording what is known as the '85 live demo, Insanity also spread throughout the world during the tape trading days of the underground after appearing in countless fanzines and on radio shows.
In 1987 Nuclear Blast records contacted with interest of signing the band but the death of Joe DeZuniga 2 months before derailed the bands early career for many years.
More on the story to come...
The band gained a local following in the San Francisco Bay Area after playing with bands like Death, Possessed, Sacrilege and Desecration the first few shows.
After recording what is known as the '85 live demo, Insanity also spread throughout the world during the tape trading days of the underground after appearing in countless fanzines and on radio shows.
In 1987 Nuclear Blast records contacted with interest of signing the band but the death of Joe DeZuniga 2 months before derailed the bands early career for many years.
More on the story to come...