EPIC DEATH Releases Cover Of ALICE COOPER's "Poison"

Houston, Texas based black / thrash / death ,etal band Epic Death have released a heavy cover of Alice Cooper’s classic track “Poison” from their upcoming album Witchcraft, which comes out on December 11th. The album is available for pre-order now on the band’s website.

“We started the journey of choosing a previously recorded song by putting songs on a list that would coordinate with the name of our album. When it was all said and done we looked at each song and asked, ‘which one really means something to us?’ Well for Dennis and myself it was Alice Cooper’s ‘Poison’. You see, we both see Alice Cooper as the original rebel shock rocker who makes every show like Halloween. It is also one of Dennis’ and Reece’s favorite songs.

The final icing on the cake was going to see the Super Duper Alice Cooper movie. Everything that was in that movie Dennis and I could relate to on many levels. Not only is the man a genius as a musician but he is just as ‘human’ as the rest of us. Most of all, he’s our musical hero!” – Becky Dorsett (Demona)

Texas-based metal unit Epic Death live up to their name in more ways than one: with an imposing musical pedigree and decades of combined experience in multiple bands across several genres, they weave a tapestry of sinister sonic atmospheres, bringing together the imagery, theatricality and brute force of classic black metal, thrash and technical death metal with eerie soundscapes, apocalyptic lyrics and haunting melodies, drawing influence from such iconic bands as Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Death, Cradle Of Filth, and Behemoth, while simultaneously exploring dark new horizons in extreme music.

The band was conceived in 2010 by guitarist/front man Dennis Dorsett – whose previous credits include work with Aggravated Assault, Chaos, Mischief, Majik, Balance, and NeverDead – and features a stellar lineup of artists from the metal circles of Houston and Dallas/Fort Worth: keyboardist/vocalist Becky Dorsett; rhythm/lead guitarist Nathan Chance; bass guitarist Justin Riddler of Dead Trip and drummer Reece Stanley, alumnus of Dallas metallers Phantom-X.

With their core lineup in place, the band quickly began their rise to prominence, gaining acclaim both within and beyond the Lone Star State, sharing the stage with metal heavyweights from all points of the globe – including Nile, Finntroll, Mushroomhead, and Gemini Syndrome, to name just a few – and have played high profile venues such as Minnesota’s annual NYDM Festival and Houston’s legendary Scout Bar. They are also prominently featured in Derek Norman’s 2012 documentary Heavy In Houston, and back before the cameras in the film’s sequel Heavier In Houston.

Epic Death is now releasing their full length Witchcraft, produced by Stephen Bogle (formerly of industrial act The Hunger), and are set to crush and conquer – once again confirming the phrase “things are bigger in Texas” with their own brand of colossal, uncompromising metal.