Music like Morpheus Descends

Morpheus Descends is a death metal band that first formed in Middletown, New York in 1990 under the name of Morpheus. The band has undergone numerous lineup changes during their run, with their core lineup consisting of founding members Rob Yench and Sam Inzerra. The group initially broke up in 1998 due to a lack of interest in the project. However, in 2013 they reunited, and continue to play live shows. Morpheus Descends is considered to be an important band in the development of the New York death metal scene.

The band performed their first rehearsal on October 31, 1990, with a lineup consisting of bassist Ken Faggio, drummer Sam Inzerra, vocalist Craig Campbell, and guitarists Rob Yench and Steve Hanson. Before the formation of Morpheus Descends (who at this point were called Morpheus, a name inspired by the comic Sandman), Faggio and Yench were in the band Volatile Zylog, while Campbell, Hanson and Inzerra were in the band Infectious Waste. The two bands played a show together the previous summer. The band's early musical influences included Napalm Death, Black Sabbath, Death and Morbid Angel. The band recorded their first demo tape Accelerated Decrepitude in 1991. It contained tracks that would all later be released again as a 7" record under the title Adipocere in 1992 through Seraphic Decay Records.