Descend

Mike and Shawn of Descend, alongside Gino Lambert and Rob Molzan of Decrepit formed a new death metal band in 2017 called Smoulder, out of the ashes of Mike, Shawn, and Rob's previous death metal band, Curse of Denial (itself having been formed with the addition of a singer to the four members of the all-instrumental band Pawns in Chess ). Mike Perez was previously the owner of Cutting Edge Records . He also was the creator of the Alive in the Underground Compilation tape series, which released 2 albums made entirely of rare Death Metal concert recordings, mostly band-submitted but some recorded by Mike himself. Compilation appearances : - "Awaiting Interment Solidity" on Cranial Amputation Comp. Volume Three (mid-'90s, cassette) - "The Entity" on Legion of the Scroll #2 ‎(Legion of the Scroll, 1996) - "Visions to Come" on Encaphalomalacia ‎(Mangled Maggot Stew, 2001) - "Unseen" on Infernos...1 ‎(Gravesite Prod., 2002) - "Denounced" on Putrid Blasphemys Upon God Comp Vol. 7 ‎(Manglehead, date unknown) - "Inversion" on Cursed Fanzine Compilation Number One (Cursed Fanzine, year unknown, cassette)