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1981-present. One of the founders of grindcore also contributed heavily to the extreme spectrum of metal and punk. Many consider Repulsion the true founders and legends of grindcore, but this is debatable because technically Napalm Death formed before them. Originally, on their first few demos, Napalm Death was a peace-punk band going under ...
Current label: Napalm Records. Years active: 1987-1988 (as Blitzkrieg ), 1988 (as Megatherion ), 1988-present. Therion is Greek for "wild beast". Back in the year 1987, Christofer Johnsson formed the metal band Blitzkrieg in Upplands Väsby, a suburb of Stockholm. What genre they played is debatable, as their influences mostly were major thrash ...
Apr 29, 2024 · Years active: 1988-1998, 2002-present. Suffocation are widely recognized as major innovators of death metal. They had a massive influence on the genre and pioneered the balance between brutal and technical sounds commonly heard in modern death metal. Frank Mullen is considered as one of the most emblematic death metal vocalists as well as one ...
Years active: 1984-present. Pictured from left to right: Derrick Green, Andreas Kisser, Paulo Jr., Greyson Nekrutman. The band name comes from a Portuguese translation of Motörhead 's song "Dancing on Your Grave" which is "Dançando na sua Sepultura". Sepultura means "grave" (sepulchre) in Portuguese (and in some other Latin-based languages).
Genre: Power/Speed Metal. Themes: Fantasy, Life, Humanity, Good vs. Evil, Humour, Religion, Politics, Glory, Metal. Current label: Reigning Phoenix Music. Years active: 1978-1981 (as Gentry ), 1981-1982 (as Second Hell ), 1982-1983 (as Iron Fist ), 1983-present. The earliest version of Helloween was formed as Gentry in 1978 by Kai Hansen and ...
AC/DC (stylised as AC⚡︎DC) are an Australian rock band formed in 1973. They were founded by brothers Malcolm Young on rhythm guitar and Angus Young on lead guitar. Their current line-up comprises Angus, bass guitarist Cliff Williams, drummer Phil Rudd, lead vocalist Brian Johnson and rhythm guitarist Stevie Young, nephew of Angus and Malcolm.
Nocturnus, currently [when?] Nocturnus AD, is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1987 by the drummer/vocalist Mike Browning (formerly of Morbid Angel ). [1] They were known for their science-fiction -themed lyrics and use of keyboards, both of which were virtually unknown in extreme metal at the time. [2]
