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Enschede, The Netherlands (1986 – 1994, 2008 – present)
1)Pestilence is a death metal band from Enschede, The Netherlands founded in 1986. Later they incorporated more jazz and fusion elements into their music. They released four albums before disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994. Pestilence reformed in 2008 and released their album ‘Resurrection Macabre’ a year later in March. In late April 2011, the band released ‘Doctrine’.
Pestilence started in the Netherlands in 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 (1986) and The Penance (1987) - are raw, sounding mostly like a cross between Possessed and Schizophrenia-era Sepultura. After signing to Roadrunner Records, Pestilence released their debut album titled Malleus Maleficarum in 1988, further refining their approach to thrash metal. The new material was tighter and more focused than the demos. Shortly thereafter, guitarist Randy Meinhard left the band to pursue other musical goals in a new band named Sacrosanct.
Meanwhile, Pestilence recruited a new guitar player by the name of Patrick Uterwijk.
Pestilence started in the Netherlands in 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 (1986) and The Penance (1987) - are raw, sounding mostly like a cross between Possessed and Schizophrenia-era Sepultura. After signing to Roadrunner Records, Pestilence released their debut album titled Malleus Maleficarum in 1988, further refining their approach to thrash metal. The new material was tighter and more focused than the demos. Shortly thereafter, guitarist Randy Meinhard left the band to pursue other musical goals in a new band named Sacrosanct.
Meanwhile, Pestilence recruited a new guitar player by the name of Patrick Uterwijk.
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Consuming Impulse
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Doctrine
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Underwater171 wrote:
horns up.
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yogzor wrote:
Testimony is decent at best. [3] HAHAHAHAH
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TvilleCharger wrote:
Malleus Maleficarum was so ahead of its time [3]
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
Malleus Maleficarum was so ahead of it's time. [2]
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plahha wrote:
Testimony is decent at best. [3]
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Dyomaeth wrote:
Malleus Maleficarum was so ahead of it's time.
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SlavicMetalhead wrote:
I just can lough about this people which do not like spheres or say that they failed with this prog album... "Spheres" is there best.
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Ascendence wrote:
"Testimony" is kind of mediocre. nothing offensive or terrible, it's kind of just... there. "Spheres" is awkward as hell and they should never have tried to go prog, they were awful at it. "Resurrection Macabre" was pointless and i haven't even bothered with Doctrines, but it probably is too. first two are great.
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K696 wrote:
uh uh uh Devouring Frenzy !!! [again] :)
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Himelnator wrote:
What the fuck, such little appreciation for Malleus Maleficarum? [2] -- Consuming Impulse and spheres are still amazing records though
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
v Holy shit those are horrible charts. Consuming Impulse ftw
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Piss-Christ wrote:
Doctrine is their best record, easily. Pure masterpiece! \m/
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stoner_friend wrote:
это на уровне Сайника и даже выше!
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SixBurningWings wrote:
What the fuck, such little appreciation for Malleus Maleficarum?
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Supertransonic wrote:
Testimony is decent at best.'' - Spheres is fucking awesome the only shit that sucks are their newer albums. [2]
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TheNightmareNL wrote:
Dear metal fans please vote up this pic thanks alot \m/ : (http://www.last.fm/music/Eternal+Nightmare/+images/45220293)
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Kahvolt wrote:
PESTILENCE. That's all
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Rottengorer wrote:
''Everything after Consuming is useless. Testimony is decent at best.'' - Spheres is fucking awesome the only shit that sucks are their newer albums.
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gulmor wrote:
http://gulmor.blogspot.com/2012/01/forced-isolation-in-centuries-of.html
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Masafaka wrote:
'''Everything after Consuming is useless. Testimony is decent at best.'' lol primitive fags not diggin the prog sheit, spheres is da best yo
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