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Rigor Mortis’s last release was Slaves To The Grave in 2014. Rigor Mortis hailed from Dallas, TX, and formed in. 2014 In 1987, (shockingly) they got signed to Capitol Records, but where are they now? Unfortunately, their story is a sad one.

Capitol Record claims that signing Rigor Mortis was “a tax write-off.” Hence, the label never promoted the album.
Mike Scaccia went to play guitar in Ministry. He performed on their most commercially successful album, Psalm 69.
Casey Orr was Beefcake in GWAR for over a decade. He has since quit and lives in Dallas, TX.
Vocalist Doyle Bright briefly replaced Bruce Corbitt, and then the band split up for over a decade.
Bruce Corbit formed Warbeast, who put out 3 full-length albums
In 2011, the band reformed with the original lineup (minus Harden Harrison) and began working on a new album.
Before the album could even be released, Mike Scaccia died while performing from a heart attack.
Bruce Corbit died of cancer in May of 2019.

Listen To Rigor Mortis’s Full Album

PICK UP A RARE COPY OF SLAVES TO THE GRAVE HERE ON EBAY

Slaves To The Grave Album Artwork and Sleeve

ARTWORK FROM SLAVES TO THE GRAVE

Tracklisting

Poltergeist 6:01
Rain Of Ruin 4:21
Flesh For Flies 3:37
The Infected 3:51
Blood Bath 6:35
Ancient Horror 3:27
Fragrance Of Corpse 3:13
Curse Of The Draugr 3:33
Sacramentum Gladiatorum 4:23
Ludus Magnus 9:33

DVD Rigor Mortis In The Studio 26:02

Rigor Mortis Line-Up On Slaves To The Grave

Rigor Mortis is:

Bass – Casey Orr (aka Beefcake in GWAR)
Guitars – Mike Scaccia (Played guitar on Psalm 69 and several more Ministry albums)
Lead Vocals – Bruce Corbitt (also in Warbeast)
Drums – Carl Sacco

Chicago Thrash Band Zoetrope: Where Were They Ever?

Zoetrope was a thrash metal band from Chicago. The group was formed in 1976 by Barry Stern (drums/vocals), Kevin Michael Rasofsky, aka Kevin Michael (guitar), and Calvin “Willis” Humphrey (bass) as teenagers. The band signed Combat Records in 1984. Their first LP was Amnesty in 1985. In 1987 they out a second album, “A Life of Crime,” with producer Randy Burns (Megadeth, Nuclear Assault).

Some Zoetrope Facts

During the recording, their original guitarist Kevin Michael was replaced by Louis Svitek.
Louis Svitek went on to play with (M.O.D.) and Ministry.
Barry Stern played with the doom metal band Trouble after the band broke up.
Barry Stern died from complications from hip-replacement surgery in 2005.
Louis Svitek is now co-owner of the rap label/recording studio WuLi Records.