Oppressor
Oppressor is a technical death metal band from Chicago, Illinois, which formed in 1991 and disbanded in 1999. They released three albums. Three of the band's members went on to form alternative metal band Soil. History Oppressor was started in May 1991 by Tim King and Adam Zadel. A month later, they found another guitarist, Jim Stopper, and a drummer, Tom Schofield. They recorded their first demo, ''World Abomination'', in 1991. A second demo, ''As Blood Flows'', recorded in 1992, got them a record deal with Red Light Records, who released their first full-length album, '' Solstice of Oppression'', in 1994. Shortly after the album's release, Red Light went bankrupt and the band was forced to find another label. In the meantime, the band released a one-off live album/compilation album with Megalithic Records, entitled '' Oppression Live/As Blood Flows''. Megalithic, a Milwaukee, WI label, also went bankrupt after a few months of activity. They managed to score a record deal wit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elements Of Corrosion
''Elements of Corrosion'' is the third and final release by technical death metal band Oppressor. It was released in 1998. Track listing Personnel ;Oppressor * Adam Zadel – guitarist * Tim King – bass, vocals * Tom Schofield – drums * Jim Stopper – guitar ;Production * Tim King - cover art * Brian Griffin - engineering, producer * Brad Hall - photography External links Oppressor at Encyclopedia Metallum* Oppressoron Myspace Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated Whitespace character#Substitute images, open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it w ... 1998 albums Oppressor albums {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Agony (Oppressor Album)
''Agony'' is the second studio album by technical death metal band Oppressor. It was released in 1996. Track listing Personnel ;Oppressor * Adam Zadel – Guitarist * Tim King – Bassist and Vocals * Tom Schofield – Drummer * Jim Stopper – Guitarist ;Production * Brad Hall - Photography * Brian Griffin - Engineering, Mixing, Producer * Adam Zadel - Engineering assistant * Rob Stephenson - Engineering assistant * Jim Morris - Mastering * Tim King - Lyrics * SV Bell - Cover art, Logo External links Oppressor at Encyclopedia Metallum* Oppressoron Myspace Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated Whitespace character#Substitute images, open box symbol) is a social networking service based in the United States. Launched on August 1, 2003, it w ... 1996 albums Oppressor albums {{1990s-death-metal-album-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oppression Live/As Blood Flows
''European Oppression Live/As Blood Flows'' is the first compilation/live release by technical death metal band Oppressor. It was released in 1995. It contained five live tracks, one re-recorded track, one cover track and six demo-tracks. Track listing †Recorded in Luzern, Switzerland on June 25, 1995. ††Recorded in Saalfield, Germany on June 17, 1995. †††Recorded in Hengelo, Netherlands on June 9, 1995. ††††Recorded at the Noise Chamber, Rockford, Illinois, USA in May, 1995. †††††Recorded at Break Through Audio, Chicago, Illinois in November and December 1992. Personnel * Adam Zadel - Guitarist * Tim King - Bassist and Vocals * Tom Schofield - Drummer * Jim Stopper - Guitarist External links Oppressor at Encyclopedia Metallum* Oppressoron Myspace Myspace (formerly stylized as MySpace, currently myspace; and sometimes my␣, with an elongated Whitespace character#Substitute images, open box symbol) is a social networking service based ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Soil (American Band)
Soil (often stylized as SOiL) is an American alternative metal band that was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. After some independent releases, the band was the first rock group signed to J Records and achieved mainstream success with their major label debut, '' Scars'', in 2001. The J Records second album, '' Redefine'', was released in 2004 and the band embarked upon a worldwide tour to follow. In late 2004, frontman Ryan McCombs left the group. He would go on to become the new vocalist of Drowning Pool the following year. The band recruited ex-Diesel Machine vocalist A.J. Cavalier as its new singer and released two more studio albums (''True Self'' and '' Picture Perfect'') through independent labels in 2006 and 2009 respectively. Soil continued to tour worldwide and achieved strong independent success. The band had brief line-up changes until fall 2011. Soil reunited with Ryan McCombs on a tour commemorating the tenth anniversary of their landmark album, ''Scars''. Th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chicago
Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of United States cities by population, third-most populous city in the United States after New York City and Los Angeles. As the county seat, seat of Cook County, Illinois, Cook County, the List of the most populous counties in the United States, second-most populous county in the U.S., Chicago is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area, often colloquially called "Chicagoland" and home to 9.6 million residents. Located on the shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a Chicago Portage, portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River, Mississippi River watershed. It grew rapidly in the mid-19th century. In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless, but ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Death Metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, featuring double kick and blast beat techniques; minor keys or atonality; abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes; and Chromatic scale, chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal may include slasher film-style violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). Feral House. , p. 27 political conflict, religion, nature, philosophy, true crime and science fiction. Building from the musical structure of thrash metal and Black metal#First wave, early black metal, death metal emerged during the mid-1980s. Bands such as Venom (band), Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Kreator were important influences on the genre's creation. Possessed (band), Possessed, Death (metal ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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American Technical Death Metal Musical Groups
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Suffocation (band)
Suffocation is an American death metal band formed in 1988 in Centereach, New York, currently consisting of lead guitarist Terrance Hobbs, bassist Derek Boyer, rhythm guitarist Charlie Errigo, drummer Eric Morotti, and vocalist Ricky Myers. The band rose to prominence with their 1991 debut album ''Effigy of the Forgotten'', which became a blueprint for death metal in the 1990s. Since then, Suffocation has recorded eight albums. These feature growled vocals with downtuned guitars, fast and complex guitar riffs and drumming, open chord notes and occasional Breakdown (music), breakdowns. History Early years (1988–1990) Suffocation was formed in 1988 in Long Island, New York (state), New York, by vocalist Frank Mullen, guitarists Guy Marchais and Todd German, bassist Josh Barohn, and a drummer whose name has not been disclosed. By 1990, the band had replaced their founding members with hired guitarists Terrance Hobbs and Doug Cerrito along with drummer Mike Smith (drummer), Mike ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |