Abscess was an American

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band from

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. The band was formed in June 1994 by

Chris Reifert Chris Reifert (born February 23, 1968) is an American death metal musician, and one of the pioneers of the death/doom genre. Although his music is more death metal than doom metal, he is one of the first musicians that blended the two styles. ...

and

Danny Coralles Danny Coralles is one of the current guitarists in the band Autopsy and was co-founder with drummer Chris Reifert of Abscess. Autopsy is back again and have been so since 2009 which is currently producing new material and is actively playing sel ...

, both former members of

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. Abscess disbanded in 2010.

Members

;Last lineup *Chris Reifert - drums, vocals (1994-2010) *Danny Coralles - guitar (1994-2010) *Joe Allen (Joe Trevisano) - bass (1998-2000, 2002-2010) ;Past members *Clint Bower - guitar, vocals (1994-2010) *Frank "Freeway" Migliore - bass (1994-1997) *Jim Mack - bass (2000-02)

Discography

;Studio albums *'' Seminal Vampires and Maggot Men'' (1996) *'' Tormented'' (2000) *''

Through the Cracks of Death ''Through the Cracks of Death'' is an album by Abscess released by Relapse Records Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features ...

'' (2002) *''

Damned and Mummified ''Damned and Mummified'' is a 2004 album by Abscess An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Signs and symptoms of abscesses include redness, pain, warmth, and swelling. The swelling may feel fluid-fi ...

'' (2004) *'' Horrorhammer'' (2007) *'' Dawn of Inhumanity'' (2010) ;Live albums *''Pustulation of Embrionic Flesh (live on KZSU)'' (1994) ;Compilation albums *'' Urine Junkies'' (1995) *''

Thirst for Blood, Hunger for Flesh ''Thirst for Blood, Hunger for Flesh'' is a compilation album by Abscess An abscess is a collection of pus that has built up within the tissue of the body. Signs and symptoms of abscesses include redness, pain, warmth, and swelling. The swell ...

'' (2003) ;EPs *''Throbbing Black Werebeast'' (1997) ;Demos *'' Abscess'' (1994) *''Raw Sick & Brutal Noize!'' (1994) *''Crawled up from the Sewer'' (1995) *''Filthy Fucking Freaks'' (1995) *''Open Wound'' (1998) ;Splits *Split with Deranged (10", 2001) *Split with

Machetazo Machetazo was a grindcore/goregrind band from A Coruña, Spain formed in 1994. They were one of the few surviving bands from the Spanish underground extreme music scene of the nineties. History Machetazo were formed in A Coruña, Spain in 1994 a ...

(CD, 2001) *Split with Bloodred Bacteria (CD, 2001) *Split with Bonesaw (CD, 2008) * Split with Population Reduction (CD, 2009)

References

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External links

Official Abscess Web pageAbscess
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