Pestilence is a death metal band from the Netherlands founded in 1986. They are known for incorporating jazz and fusion elements into their music. After disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994, Pestilence reunited in 2008. To date, the band has released seven albums.
Pestilence started in the Netherlands in the mid 1986 as a thrash metal band. The lineup, consisting of Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals), Randy Meinhard (guitar), and Marco Foddis (drums), recorded two demos before gaining the attention of Roadrunner Records. After the first demo, Martin van Drunen (bass, vocals) joined them. These two demos – Dysentery (1987) and The Penance (1987) – are raw, sounding mostly like a cross between Possessed and Schizophrenia-era Sepultura. After signing with Roadrunner, Pestilence released their debut album, Malleus Maleficarum, in 1988, further refining their approach to thrash metal. The new material was tighter and more focused than the demos.
Meanwhile, Pestilence recruited a new guitar player, Patrick Uterwijk. In 1989, the band released their second album, Consuming Impulse, a turn toward to death metal. Musically, things became heavier and more haunting. Vocally, Martin van Drunen moved away from cleaner vocals in favour of a more acidic growl. With its release, Pestilence gained international attention, and became highly regarded worldwide by death metal fans. But before a follow-up album was released, the lineup changed once again; vocalist and bassist Martin van Drunen departed to front Asphyx.
(Source: wiki – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pestilence_%28band%29)
MEMBERS – CURRENT LINE-UP
Current members
• Patrick Mameli – lead guitars
• Patrick Uterwijk – lead guitars
• George Maier – bass guitar
• Dave Haley – drums
DISCOGRAPHY – STUDIO ALBUMS
• Malleus Maleficarum (1988)
• Consuming Impulse (1989)
• Testimony of the Ancients (1991)
• Spheres (1993)
• Resurrection Macabre (2009)
• Doctrine (2011)
• Obsideo (2013)
Here is a list of 10 best songs of Pestilence:
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