#sematary #hauntedmound #outfit #music #sematarygraveman Sematary Article Talk Language Watch Edit Zane Steckler (born December 22, 2000), known professionally as Sematary, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He began releasing music and founded the Haunted Mound rap collective in 2019. Sematary has released nine mixtapesand three EPs.[1] His distorted and overblown production style, which is influenced by witch house and black metal, and his deep-fried aesthetic have garnered him a cult following online.[2] Sematary Steckler performing in 2024 Background information Born Zane Steckler December 22, 2000(age 25) California, U.S. Genres Horrorcorewitch houseTrap Occupations Rappersongwriterrecord producer Years active 2019–present Member of Haunted Mound Early life edit Zane Steckler was born in Northern California on December 22, 2000.[3] He has described his hometown as "redneck-y". His mother is a painter and his father is a record producer who worked on various film scores, including writing a song for the soundtrackto the 1999 film Pokémon: The First Moviewhile working as a jingle writer. He has one younger brother. Steckler's upbringing, according to him, was "normal", and he has expressed that he hated school.[4] He first began experimenting with music at the age of 11 through the use of GarageBand and Logic Pro.[5] Career edit Steckler began releasing music as Sematary in 2019 after he graduated from high school, releasing his collaborative debut mixtape in August, Grave House, with fellow rapper and childhood friend Ghost Mountain that year.[6]Sematary then released his solo debut mixtape, Rainbow Bridge, in November 2019.[non-primary source needed] Also in 2019, Sematary and Ghost Mountain formed the underground hip hop collective and record label Haunted Mound, later adding more members like Hackle, Grimoire, Turnabout, Anvil and the Irish producer–rapper duo Oscar18 and Buckshot, having met them through social media after Steckler made posts showing interests to expand the Mound.[7] In 2020, he released the mixtape Rainbow Bridge 2, in continuation of his previous album. He also released a follow-up mixtape to Grave House with Ghost Mountain, Hundred Acre Wrist, in 2020.[6]His mixtape Rainbow Bridge 3 was released in April 2021, completing the Rainbow Bridgetrilogy. It was listed as one of the best hip hop albums of that year by SLUG. In October of the same year, he released the mixtape Screaming Forest. Sematary released the mixtape Butcher House in January 2023, with a tour of the same name taking place following its release. Paste praised Butcher House as "easily the hardest-hitting rap record of the year right now", while Revolver's Eli Enis called it "beautifully belligerent".[8][9] In September, Sematary released the EP King of the Graveyard.[10] He also appeared as a guest on Suicideboys' Grey Day Tour in the fall of 2023.[11] His collaborative single "Fuck the World" with Chief Keef and fellow Haunted Mound member Hackle was released in January 2024.[12] Later that month, Sematary released "Wendigo", a post-punk song, as a single for his album Bloody Angel, which was released in March 2024. His second headlining tour began one month later.[13] In January 2025, Sematary released the single "Still Da Same" in collaboration with the rapper Xaviersobased.[14] His single "Heart So Pure" was released the following month with the B-side "Oxycodone".[1] Sematary executive produced Ghost Mountain's debut mixtape October Country, which was released in March 2025 and featured Sematary on the tracks "Highway Hex" and "Damien".[15] His mixtape HAUNT-O-HOLIXXX THE MIXTAPE was released on Halloween, October 31st, 2025.[16] - @kamre453