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They have toured
with such big names such as Slayer or Motorhead and though the founding and the
only original band member Dave Carlo went through a successful cancer treatment
in 2012 the band is still ready to kick your arse and drive you wild at the
boards of Obscene Extreme!!!
Bio
Razor is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1984 at Guelph, Ontario. The group shot music videos for songs such as "Evil Invaders", "Shotgun Justice", "American Luck", and "Sucker for Punishment". The band dissolved in 1992, but reformed in the late 1990s to record another album, titled Decibels, in 1997.The band are
currently planning to record another studio album. Guitarist and primary
songwriter Dave Carlo has been the only permanent member in the band's 30-year
history.
Razor were
featured on the 2005 "The Gates of Hell Tour". They also headlined
the 2009 "Headbangers Open Air" festival in Germany in July 2009. In
the United States and Canada they have toured with well-known acts such as
Slayer, Motörhead and Venom. In February 2011 Razor headlined the "True
Thrash Festival" in Osaka, Japan. A DVD of this performance was released
in Japan in February 2012. In Canada, they last appeared at a charity event in
Toronto on June 21 2014.
On April 19,
2012, guitarist Dave Carlo was diagnosed with stage 2 oral cancer. He was
successfully treated and is planning on playing live with Razor in 2015. The
band played at the 2015 Maryland Deathfest and is scheduled to play at the 2016
California Deathfest among other shows.
The band has
also signed a deal to release Violent Restitution, Shotgun Justice and Open
Hostility through Relapse Records.
Discography
| Release date | Release name | Media |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Decibels | |
| 1994 | Exhumed | CD |
| 1991 | Open Hostility | |
| 1990 | Shotgun Justice | |
| 1988 | Violent Restitution | |
| 1987 | Custom Killing | |
| 1986 | Malicious Intent | |
| 1985 | Executioner's Song | |
| 1985 | Evil Invaders | |
| 1984 | Escape the Fire | |
| 1984 | Armed & Dangerous |
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