Members of Cannibal Corpse, Inhuman Condition, The Absence and more have united in a 70’s themed rock band dubbed Umbilicus. The group’s roster consists of the following seasoned musicians:
Vocals: Brian Stephenson (Fore, Old James)
Guitar: Taylor Nordberg (Inhuman Condition, The Absence)
Bass: Vernon Blake (Anarchus, Napalm Death [live])
Drums: Paul Mazurkiewicz (Cannibal Corpse)
Mazurkiewicz commented:
“Umbilicus was formed in the summer of 2020 and driven by our love of rock and roll from the late 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s. I’ve been listening to well-known bands like Grand Funk, Bad Company and Steppenwolf and not-so-well-known bands like Sir Lord Baltimore and Lucifer’s Friend for the last 20 years or so now. The more I listened to these bands the more I wanted to play music like this.
It is just so much fun to sit back and groove out and play by complete feel without beating my body down. To just play some pure hard rock! We composed 10 very cool songs throughout 2020 but the one piece of the puzzle was missing: an awesome voice to tie it all together.
Enter Brian Stephenson! An amazing vocalist and lyricist that completed the lineup! I am so proud of what we have written and I can’t wait for the world to hear what we have to offer!”
Work on a debut album is currently being finished with the as-yet untitled effort expected to be released sometime in 2022. For now you can check out a tease of what’s in store below:
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