CARNATION - BELGIUM

Live At Asakusa Deathfest Tokyo, Japan – 2017 - Obliteration
Chapel Of Abhorrence – 2018 – Season Of Mist
Where Death Lies – 2020 – Season Of Mist
Cursed Mortality - 2023 - Season Of Mist


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Members
Vocals
Prematory>>SIMON DUSON>>Prematory

Guitar
Warbeast Remains, Decross>>BERT VERVOORT>>Decross – Fallout, Striking Death, Incinerate, Evil Invaders>>JONATHAN VERSTREPEN>>Incinerate, Evil Invaders

Bass
Decross, Crime Scene>>YARNE HEYLEN>>Decross, Crime Scene

Drums
Fallout, The Reckoning, Infernal Legion>>Morbid [Jurgen Sterckx]>>Fallout, Exoto – Hämmerhead, Schizophrenis, Metal Against Coronavirus, Predatory Void>>VINCENT VERSTREPEN>>Schizophrenia, Metal Against Coronavirus, Predatory Void




History & Biography
Jonathan Verstrepen formed the band in 2013 and had an EP called Cemetery Of The Insane in 2015. Live At Asakusa Deathfest Tokyo, Japan was recorded in 2016. The tracks also appeared on an Obliteration sampler. Drummer Morbid left in 2016. The group signed with Season Of Mist in February 2018. By now the act had played at Summer Breeze and Eindhoven Metal Meeting. The Belgium-based death metal band Carnation had an album called Chapel Of Abhorrence through Season Of Mist in mid-2018. The gang had also toured Brazil. Former Pungent Stench man commemorated the thirtieth anniversary of the band’s last album with European X-Mas shows. Schirenc played Pungent Stench tunes and brought as openers Carnation, Theotoxin and Irdorath. Carnation went back to Japan and Asakusa Deathfest in 2019. Invictus opened the tour. The death metal act teamed up with Galaxy Studio for the recording of a virtual performance which took place on April 18th 2021.

The Belgium-based death metal group Carnation had a full-length entitled Cursed Mortality in 2023. The album was released through Season Of Mist on the 3rd of November. There was a video for the song Cursed Mortality. The band appeared at STP Metalweekend - Tales From The Moshpit and organized a release concert in Germany. The group was booked for Stonehenge and Dynamo Metal Fest in 2024. The band was confirmed For 70000 Tons Of Metal 2024. The Infernal Bleeding Over Europe 2025 tour featured Decapitated, Cryptopsy, Carnation and opening band Warbringer. The group was booked for the Asgard Rock & Metal Fest. The group was in Turkey in October of 2025.

Carnation announced a fourth record called Symphony In Flesh for the autumn of 2026. It contained 9 tracks and was scheduled to be issued independently on October 16th, 2026. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by Yarne Heylen.


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