North Texas Thrash · Est. 1985

Rotting Corpse

Dallas–Arlington–Ft. Worth thrash metal, before the scene existed to name it.

1985Formed
2021Reunited
2025New Album
On Stage

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Out Now

Thrash in Pain or Die Insane

16 remastered tracks pulling together all four original 1980s demos for the first time on one release. Pressed on red vinyl and streaming everywhere.

Also on Spotify · VIC Records 2025

From a camcorder in Corpus Christi in 1989 to the Haltom Theater stage in 2026. Clips roll as you scroll past or hover over them; tiles with a play button open the full song.

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Show flyers, throwbacks, and the next date — posted straight from the band, first.

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From The Road

Four Decades On Stage

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1985
Formation
Walt Trachsler, John Perez, and Jim Mulqueen form the band in Arlington, Texas.
1989
Demo Era
Four landmark demos recorded, traded on cassettes across the underground.
2025
New Album
Thrash in Pain or Die Insane remastered anthology pressed on red vinyl and streaming worldwide.
In The Press

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Newly Opened

The Archive

129 photos out of the band’s own boxes — hand-drawn gig flyers from 1985 onward, live shots nobody has seen in forty years, and four songs off a 1986 club tape.

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Flyer for the first Rotting Corpse show at Rascals, Arlington, December 6th
The flyer for the first show — Rascals, Arlington, December 6th, 1985.
Rotting Corpse lineup, mid-1980s
The five-piece, mid-1980s.
Rotting Corpse live onstage, mid-1980s
Onstage, mid-1980s.
Outside the Rotting Corpse practice space, Arlington 1987
Outside the Arlington practice space, 1987.