Serial Butcher

SERIAL BUTCHER was forged in 1995/1996 by drummer Nico Veroeven (Emeth, ex-Apocryph, ex-Leptotrichia) and guitarist Hendrik Dobbelaere who were later joined by bassist Bob D’Hondt and vocalist Steven De Craeker (Putrid Inbred). A self-titled demo tape was unleashed upon an unsuspecting underground two years later. Likened to a more brutal version of Cannibal Corpse, the band performed regularly throughout the country, opening for international acts such as Loudblast, Natron, Suffocation and many more.
Two more demos would surface by 2001 and – limited to just a few hundred copies – sold out quickly. D’Hondt and Dobbelaere eventually left the band and the remaining members were joined by guitarist Nicolas Malfeyt (Leng Tche), leaving them bass-less for a time.

SERIAL BUTCHER joined the Deepsend Records roster for the release of their Kris Belaen (Aborted, In-Quest etc.)-recorded Genocide Landscape EP (2003) before undergoing another bout of lineup shifts which saw the addition of bassist Koen Van Goethem (ex-Bloodfart), second vocalist Kurt Termonia (ex-Ectopia) and guitarist Gijs Cielen (ex-Apocryph) replacing Malfeyt who’d also left the group.
After performing some more shows ,De Craeker left in 2006 and Cielen would exit the lineup in 2007 paving the way for guitarist Kenneth Keysers (ex-Acephalous, Moker, Steengruis) who would eventually join the ranks, signifying the beginning of a new unstoppable lineup

By 2008, SERIAL BUTCHER proved more punishing sonically than ever before as evinced by their A Crash Course In Cranium Crushing full-length. Tracked at the famed Berno Studio in Sweden with producer Henrik Larsson (The Haunted, Amon Amarth, Vomitory etc.), the record’s terminally crushing assaults earned the interest of Unique Leader Records, who released the record in 2010 on Cd/Digital format,The band continued to slay stages opening for the likes of such extreme metal powerhouses as Malevolent Creation, Obituary, Vader, Exhumed, Brutal Truth, Deicide, Ulcerate and more.
In 2013, SERIAL BUTCHER was selected to take part of a worldwide art project called “A Box-Sized Die” created by Portuguese artist, Joao Onofre.
The band was asked to perform in a fully sound and oxygen proof box measuring 5 feet and 10.87 inches at all sides and managed to do so for nearly twenty-five minutes.
The audience could not see or hear the band but only capture vibrations coming of the cube. The event took place at the Center For Contemporary Art in Aalst, Belgium, was broadcast on regional TV and reaped the band commercial airplay on Studio Brussel with a live interview.

Enter Brute Force Lobotomy.The band’s epitome of pure sonic sickness.released on Cd/Vinyl/Digital format in 2015 by Unique Leader Records,and boasts ten brilliantly-formulated and expertly-executed death metal mantras.The record comes bedecked in the twisted renderings of renowned artist, Tony Koehl and sees the addition of Koen Verstraete (ex-Leptotrichia, ex-Aborted), replacing longtime bassist Van Goethem, who departed the band before the record’s completion.

In 2016 SERIAL BUTCHER accomplished in signing a deal for the title track from 'Brute Force Lobotomy' to be included in the soundtrack for Troma Entertainment's latest movie
Return To Return To Nuke' Em High AKA volume 2, together with music from Motorhead , directed by Lloyd Kaufman, prexy of Troma and creator of The Toxic Avenger, and many other cult films.

The film was released in 2018 and casts actors like Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead and legendary porn star Ron Jeremy !

In addition to the music, the artwork for the album Brute Force Lobotomy was included in the book Aesthetics of Sickness
as one of the 100 most gruesome album covers ever released!

After dominating stages for many years, longtime singer Termonia experienced hearing issues, leading to tinnitus and preventing him from performing at his best, requiring him to step aside and paving the way for Sven Van Severen (Carrion) to become the new vocalist in 2023.
Kicking off a new era after appearances at significant festivals like Brutal Swamp Fest in France, Stonhenge in the Netherlands, and Alcatraz Open Air, one of Belgium's biggest metal festivals.

SERIAL BUTCHER punches you in the throat rapidly and repeatedly with a brutal assortment of blistering leads, bestial hooks , blasts , grooves and guttural grotesqueries,
its raw, crisp production and tight live performance only heightening its devious aural annihilation.
If you consider yourself a sincere fan of boundless brutal death metal, you owe it to yourself to investigate this ingenious monstrosity.