Master is an American death metal band founded in Chicago in 1983 by bassist and vocalist Paul Speckmann, widely regarded as one of the genre's earliest architects. Now based in Uherské Hradiště, Czechia, the band has released 15 studio albums over four decades while keeping its raw, stripped-down sound intact. Speckmann's other projects - Death Strike, Abomination, Funeral Bitch and Speckmann Project - round out a body of work that shaped the underground death metal scene from its very beginnings.
Master announced a North American tour for September-October 2025, including a co-headline run with Dutch death metal band Sinister from September 18 through October 5.
Master released the limited-edition tour EP '40 Years and Killing' via Hammerheart Records on February 27, 2025, pressed on clear and aqua blue vinyl, limited to 150 copies each.
Master undertook a European 40th anniversary tour in early 2025, with dates across Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Italy and more.
Master released their 15th studio album 'Saints Dispelled' on January 19, 2024 via Hammerheart Records, coinciding with a full back-catalogue reissue campaign on vinyl, CD and digital platforms.
Hammerheart Records launched a full reissue of the entire Master back catalogue on vinyl, CD and all major digital platforms alongside the new album release.
Grindcore legend Napalm Death comes to Kraków with the international Campaign for Musical Destruction tour, accompanied by death metal giants Master, Brat, and Finnish Goatburner.
Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench bring an extra show to Vienna, with death metal acts Master and Distaste as special guests.