CARNATION

Carnation are a Belgian death metal band formed in 2013 in Heist-op-den-Berg by guitarist Jonathan Verstrepen. The lineup consists of vocalist Simon Duson, bassist Yarne Heylen, guitarist Bert Vervoort, and brothers Jonathan (guitar) and Vincent Verstrepen (drums), unchanged since formation. They released the albums "Chapel of Abhorrence" (2018), "Where Death Lies" (2020) and "Cursed Mortality" (2023), drawing on both Swedish and US old-school death metal influences.