Mike Browning recalls his Morbid Angel days with 69 Faces of Rock 2024

Drummer/vocalist Mike Browning is now a member of Nocturnus AD, but he got his start in a band that eventually morphed into Morbid Angel. He first met Trey Azagthoth in high school, and they started playing music together from as early as 1982. By 1986, Morbid Angel was operating in a full swing, and they started recording their first album, Abominations of Desolation. The album was never released, and Browning departed from the group around that time as well. Abominations of Desolation officially surfaced in 1991 through Earache records. Morbid Angel eventually regrouped and became the band we know now. This interview focuses on Mike Browning, and this is his story as to what it was like, and what went down during the time he played drums and sang for the band.
Mike Browning talks about the early days of the band, gives a lot of great details, provides many unknown or forgotten facts, and explains his eventual departure.
The interview was conducted by Mark Kadzielawa through Zoom on May 5, 2024.

[@alexspreservationsociety]

Mike’s voice defines death metal on those old MA, Incubus, and Nocturnus recordings. Could listen to him talk for hours!

[@nikosstratakos8644]

The Best !!! He betrayed but he didn't gave shhhh Amazing artist Abominations of desolation is that morbid angel that I prefer amazing work

[@howardreed5399]

What a great interview. Hearing old stories was a TRIP down memory lane... There was no band in Tampa like Morbid Angel. They were miles beyond all the other local metal bands, and there were some good ones as Mike mentioned, and the demise the trinity of Dallas, Trey and Mike, and then the schism between Trey and Mike ended an era as far as being the neighborhood band that was better than all the major league bands that were coming out of Europe and California. Mike did get screwed over in a dirty 'business' deal and Morbid Angel after he left, while being a great band... was not the same band we had in Tampa. That said, Mike has made, and continues to create incredible music that may never have been made otherwise with a unique sounding band and lyrical content that explores a direction of apocalyptical sci fi metal that rises right out of the primordial chaos of the Ancient Ones. For people that discovered MA on CD's and records etc, that is their Morbid Angel and that MA is a great band. For me and many people who were there in the early days, Morbid Angel is the band that played on the mountain in McFarland park, at parties around Tampa Bay area, and of course at Rocky Point Beach Resort. The people who got to see them shows were the luckiest people in the world. Thanks Mike. You helped me remember what I never really forgot.

[@howardreed5399]

@@EasyAsItSeems Wow man!!! I was trippin on cosmic jellyfish so I am so glad I didnt see that~ that Hell Witch footage is great

[@howardreed5399]

@@EasyAsItSeems We got there just before sunset and only Saw Morbid- I did watch the video link you posted and Hellwitch kick ass

[@MatthewBird-uo7is]

I wish Mike n Trey would get into talks for joint set patch things over ...

[@mike66atx45]

Fascinating. I had no idea Abominations had Mike on it. Saw Nokturnus support Bolt Thrower for the War Master tour in Germany. Sick show

[@MatthewBird-uo7is]

Very insightful interview great questions also!

[@attilarza]

Wow! Amazing, i got nostalgia

[@Viyility205]

Trey Azagthoth - Aries ♈ - Venus Dominant - Life Path 5. Mike Browning - Gemini ♊- Mars Dominant. - Life Path 6. David Vincent - ♉- Jupiter Dominant - Life Path 22.

[@katshades]

45:00 I tried to get the cause of death for Richard Brunelle. Florida does not have an open records policy when it comes to death.

[@megatedassaultituary6783]

2:05 all great old school bands started out playing covers. And Reason why newer bands suck, theyre too cool for that. Imitation, inspiration is the starting point of all originality, something trendy wannabes will never understand. Incubus Nocturnus annihilates them all