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American death metal band

Massacre (briefly known as Massacre X and Gods of Death) is an American death metal band. They were formed in 1984 by Allen West, Bill Andrews, and Mike Borders, soon after vocalist Kam Lee joined. The band has reunited several times with varying line ups, most recently in late 2016.

Massacre were formed in 1984 by bassist Mike Borders, drummer Bill Andrews, guitarist Allen West and soon joined by lead vocalist Kam Lee. After their first demo, their line up settled with guitarist Rick Rozz (formerly of Mantas, an early incarnation of Death) and bassist Terry Butler. They disbanded and re united again several times. In 1987, Rozz, Andrews and Butler joined Death. After being fired by Death in 1989, Rick Rozz reformed Massacre with Lee and they managed to get a deal with Earache Records, releasing their debut album From Beyond in 1991, followed by an EP, Inhuman Condition (featuring Cronos of Venom), a year later.

Butler and Rozz reformed Massacre in late 2011, with Mike Mazzonetto on drums and Ed Webb on vocals, and subsequently played the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise from Miami, Florida to Grand Cayman in January 2012. In March 2012, under the wing of lawyer Eric Greif – coincidentally Butler and Rozz's manager in Death – the band signed an international recording deal with Century Media Records, announcing a 7" release prior to their August 2012 appearance at the Wacken Festival in Germany and the release of their album in early 2014. On December 11, 2014, it was announced that bassist Terry Butler and vocalist Ed Webb left the band. As a result, Massacre disbanded. Massacre reformed once more in December 2016 under the name Massacre X, in reference to it being the band's tenth line up. However, original drummer Bill Andrews threatened to sue the band over the use of the name, leading to them rebranding themselves as Gods of Death, in reference to their significance in the development of death metal. On September 9, 2019, it was announced that Rick Rozz and Mike Mazzonetto had both quit the band, according to founding member Kam Lee. The band announced a new line up three months later and plans to release a new studio album in 2020. However, less than a year later, it was announced new members Taylor Nordberg and Jeramie Kling had left the band. A week later, the band announced its latest line up with new guitarists Rogga Johansson, Jonny Pettersson, and Scott Fairfax, as well as new drummer Brynjar Helgetun. On August 6, 2021, the band announced that their new album, Resurgence, would be released on October 22.

Members and ex members of Massacre have played in many notable bands, most notably Death, Obituary, Six Feet Under, Metalucifer, Hate Plow, Kreator, Nasty Savage, Embodiment (USA), Zero Hour and Whiplash.