Dying Fetus is a death metal band formed in 1991 in Maryland, United States. As of 2005, its line-up consists of John Gallagher (guitar, vocals), Mike Kimball (guitar) and Sean Beasley (bass) - the band is currently in search of a new drummer. Dying Fetus is often described as technical death metal, and the band is renowned for its technical proficiency.
Since the band's start, they have made a name for themselves in the Death metal scene by relentless shows and vigorous touring schedules, which has seen them victoriously climb the ladder to become one of the genre's top flight outfits. The brutal and harsh sound of the band have already become an inspiration to many bands and artists as Philthy (frontman to Crassus) states, "Yeah there are bands like Metallica and Pantera, but those are lost in time, these guys are the new power and aggression in metal"
Dying Fetus's music is a hybrid of death metal, grindcore and hardcore, characterized by extremely fast blast beats, complex riffing and slow breakdowns. Lyrics-wise, the band dabbled in the usual gory death metal subject matter on their early albums, and respectfully covered "Born in a Casket," a song originally written by famous death metal band Cannibal Corpse. By 2000’s Destroy The Opposition, however, they had practically completely shifted to political lyrics. The lyrics are quite left-wing (though the band, due to a recent change in line-up and lyrics-writing duties, has taken a slight step towards right-wing), mostly consisting of aggressive critique addressed towards things such as religion, corporations, consumerism and war.