Pestilence
Origin	Enschede, Netherlands
Genre(s)	Thrash metal (1987–1988) Progressive death metal (1991–1993) Jazz fusion/death metal (Spheres)
Years active	1986–1994, 2008-present
Label(s)	Roadrunner
Members
Patrick Mameli Tony Choy Peter Wildoer
Former members
Randy Meinhard Patrick Uterwijk Martin van Drunen Marco Foddis Jeroen Paul Thesseling

Pestilence are a death metal band from the Netherlands founded in 1986. or Eanske in the local dialect ( Twents) is a Municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Spheres is the fourth album by the Dutch Death metal band Pestilence. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands Tony Choy is an American bass guitar player He was a session musician for some well-known Death metal bands such as Atheist, Cynic and the Dutch Peter Wildoer is a Swedish mathematics/drum-teacher (at mega musik in Helsingborg Drummer in the bands Darkane and reformed Pestilence. Bolt Thrower are an English Death metal band from Coventry, England. Jeroen Paul Thesseling is a Dutch bass player Thesseling began studying bass guitar in 1988 at the Conservatory in Enschede the Netherlands Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Later they incorporated more jazz and fusion elements into their music. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly They released four albums before disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994. As of 2008, the band has reformed.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early career (1986-1990) 1.2 Success and breakthrough (1991-1994) 1.3 Post-breakup (1995-2007) 1.4 Reunion (2008-present) 2 Members 2.1 Current members 2.2 Former members 3 Discography 3.1 Studio albums 3.2 Compilations 3.3 Live Albums 4 References 5 External links

Biography

Early career (1986-1990)

Pestilence started in the Netherlands in the mid 1986 as a thrash metal band. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression The lineup, consisting of Patrick Mameli, Born November 23rd, 1966. (guitar, vocals), Randy Meinhard (guitar), and Marco Foddis (drums), recorded two demos before gaining the attention of Roadrunner Records. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands After the first demo, Martin van Drunen (bass, vocals) joined them. Bolt Thrower are an English Death metal band from Coventry, England. These two demos - Dysentery (1986) and The Penance (1987) - are raw, sounding mostly like a cross between Possessed and Schizophrenia-era Sepultura. Possessed is an influential American Death metal band and was formed in 1983 in San Francisco, California. Sepultura ( Portuguese: Grave) are a Brazilian heavy metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984 After signing to Roadrunner Records, Pestilence released their debut album titled Malleus Maleficarum in 1988, further refining their approach to thrash metal. Roadrunner Records (Roadrunner Music Group BV is a Record label that concentrates on heavy metal bands 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 In 1989, the band released their second album Consuming Impulse, which was a turn toward to death metal. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics From a musical standpoint, 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, highly regarded worldwide by death metal fans. Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs fast tempos heavily distorted guitars deep growling vocals morbid lyrics But before a follow-up album was released, the lineup changed once again; vocalist and bassist Martin van Drunen departed to front Asphyx. Asphyx is a Dutch death/doom metal band that incorporates Thrash metal elements into their music

Success and breakthrough (1991-1994)

Pestilence were faced again with the challenge of replacing a member, being without a vocalist and bassist. So while recording their third album Testimony Of The Ancients (1991), they enlisted bassist Tony Choy, who at the time was playing with the technical death metal band Cynic and Patrick Mameli took over the vocal duties. Cynic is a Progressive metal band with incorporated Jazz fusion founded in Miami, Florida, United States. With this lineup, they released the album Testimony Of The Ancients. The new material was not as abrasive as the previous albums, but the band's musicianship has obviously grown and the album had the best production job of the band's catalogue.

However, Tony Choy was never a permanent member, and ended up going back to Florida to eventually play with Atheist. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Atheist are a Technical death metal band from Florida, founded in 1984 whose music combined brutal riffs with subtle Latin music arrangements and In the meantime, Pestilence enlisted the talents of Jeroen Paul Thesseling. Jeroen Paul Thesseling is a Dutch bass player Thesseling began studying bass guitar in 1988 at the Conservatory in Enschede the Netherlands

Over the years, the Pestilence members were getting into other forms of music, primarily jazz fusion which, the band wanted to pair with metal. Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly The band's fourth and final album, Spheres was released in 1993. With every album, Pestilence went through some kind of a change and Spheres was no exception. Pestilence mixed jazz fusion elements into their death metal style, and used guitar synths throughout the album.

Pestilence's popularity had risen with the release of each album, but unfortunately, so did tensions between the members. So after a short period of time, the band unanimously decided to split up, feeling they had reached their creative climax.

Post-breakup (1995-2007)

In 1994, Roadrunner released one last CD from Pestilence: a best-of titled Mind Reflections, containing tracks from all four albums, plus the rare song "Hatred Within" (originally released on the Teutonic Invasion Part II compilation) and six unreleased live tracks recorded in at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in 1992. Dynamo Open Air is a festival in the Netherlands held (almost every year since 1986 In 1998, Displeased Records re-released the debut album Malleus Maleficarum (which was originally never officially released in Europe), and included both demo recordings from 1986 and 1987. Displeased Records is a Dutch Independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp.

In 2006, Metal War Productions, working with Martin van Drunen, released Chronicles of the Scourge, containing two concert recordings and one unreleased bonus track. Bolt Thrower are an English Death metal band from Coventry, England. The two concerts are Live "Kix Festival" - Veghel, Holland (June 24, 1989) and Live Bochum, Germany (November 18, 1988). A bonus "rehearsal disc" was released with the first 1000 copies.

Reunion (2008-present)

A long period of inactivity was ended in January 2008, where vocalist/guitarist Patrick Mameli told Blabbermouth.net that Pestilence were back. blabbermouthnet is a Website dedicated to heavy metal and Hard rock news as well as Album and music DVD reviews The reunion line-up consists of Mameli on vocals and guitar, Tony Choy on bass and Peter Wildoer on drums. Tony Choy is an American bass guitar player He was a session musician for some well-known Death metal bands such as Atheist, Cynic and the Dutch Peter Wildoer is a Swedish mathematics/drum-teacher (at mega musik in Helsingborg Drummer in the bands Darkane and reformed Pestilence. Speaking to Blabbermouth. net regarding his decision to resurrect the band, Mameli had this to say:

It's not a reunion, because I will not be playing with any of the old lineup guys, except Tony Choy, of course so. . . I always stated there WILL NEVER BE a reunion, and there won't be, since I never look back at the past and I refuse now to play with people that are not on the same musical level as I am. I sang on Testimony and Spheres (two albums later from Consuming Impulse!!), so no need for Martin. Testimony of the Ancients is the third album by the Dutch Death metal band Pestilence. Spheres is the fourth album by the Dutch Death metal band Pestilence. Consuming Impulse is the second album by the Dutch Death metal band Pestilence. This because of the above statement I just made. Furthermore, Martin is doing other things. Good for him. So now you have two members that were in Pestilence before and one new guy. The reason why I bring Pestilence back to life is that people/fans keep asking me for this. The time is right now and Mascot is giving me the opportunity to do so. As you know, I have always been the driving force behind Pestilence, writing all the music and so forth, so that I can state: I will bring back Pestilence to life. More tech and way more brutal than ever before. ^[1]

As of March 2008, the reunited Pestilence have decided to write and record new music for an early 2009 release working with Danish producer Jacob Hansen. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Titled Resurrection Macabre, it will be their first original album in sixteen years (since 1993's Spheres). ^[2]

Members

Current members

• Patrick Mameli - lead guitars, vocals
• Tony Choy - bass guitar
• Peter Wildoer - drums

Former members

• Randy Meinhart - guitar
• Martin van Drunen - vocals, bass guitar
• Patrick Uterwijk - lead guitars
• Marco Foddis - drums
• Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass guitar

Discography

Studio albums

• Malleus Maleficarum (1988)
• Consuming Impulse (1989)
• Testimony of the Ancients (1991)
• Spheres (1993)

Compilations

• Mind Reflections (1994)

Live Albums

• Chronicles of the Scourge (2006)

References

External links

• Land Of Tears - Pestilence fansite
• Official Pestilence Myspace
• Official website Jeroen Paul Thesseling

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