S2 Ep10
Bio: Founded in 2015, Mur.Doc 104 is a 5-piece old-school thrash metal band from Malta influenced by the Bay Area Movement of the 80s, citing bands like Exodus, Death Angel, Forbidden & Hirax as main influences.
The band was founded by guitarists Joseph and Steven (Animamortua), with Oliver (A Black White Satellite) joining soon after on drums and Andrew on bass. In 2017, Luke (Killerwitch) joined the band as frontman to complete the line-up
Since their first show in 2018, Mur.Doc 104 were called in to play all major local metal events & festivals and have shared the stage with various international acts including Leprous, Omnium Gatherum, Kryptos, Insulter & Doomas amongst others.
In 2019, the band parted ways with founding member Steven, later to be replaced by Shaun (Rankin/Pupi tal-Loghob) on guitars in 2020, then in 2022, Sean (Sonic Storm/ Psychopath/ Zabbeth) took over bass duties instead of Andrew, thus completing the line-up as it is today.
Mur.Doc 104 released their first song titled Insolenza in peak COVID pandemic as an ode to the dour times the nation was going through and the inconsistencies witnessed by the common people. They later re-released an English version of the song (titled Reign of the Dead) for their international fans.
The Debut EP titled “The Undying’’ will be released independently on March 03 as a limited edition digipak, followed by worldwide distribution through all major streaming platforms on March 10. Current Line up: LUKE DEBONO
VOCALS
JOSEPH MARMARA’
GUITARS
OLIVER FARRUGIA
DRUMS
SHAUN FARRUGIA
GUITARS
SEAN ATTARD
BASS Current release: The Undying
EP [2023]
- The Undying
- Mur.Doc 104
- Ignorant Masses
- Thrashing the Boat
- bonus(Reign of the dead/Insolenza)
Review:
So just like the video, before i cracked open the EPK, i was like.... These Guys sound like Death Angel! I friggin love DA. I got into them around 2019ish/2020( Humanicide) cause i was slowly going back in time to grab bands that aren't: Metallic, Megadeth, Iron maiden etc. So when i turned on The Undying, I got slammed! I almost fell out of my chair! I really look forward to the next album from Mur.doc 104. My only complaint that i needed more tracks off this EP haha. I loved how the album captures alot of Death Angel/Anthrax like essence and keeps rolling track to track but has the old song that doesn't make it sound to modern which i truly like! I await more content from Mur.Doc 104 and wish your gentlemen the best! -atreyu