Death Requisite is a
heavy metal band from
Sarasota, Florida
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. The band describes their style as "
blackened symphonic
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melodic
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Technical death metal
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Techni ...
" or simply "extreme hybrid metal".
[ The band has played with ]Living Sacrifice
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, Extol
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Over the course ...
, Zao, Norma Jean, and Sleeping Giant. The band is signed to Rottweiler Records
Rottweiler Records is a Christian metal record label based out of Dallas, Texas, United States. The label features bands such as Lust Control, Soul Embraced, The Jericho Harlot,
and Pantokrator (band), Pantokrator. The label started early on as ...
.
Background
Death Requisite is a melodic death metal
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band which originated in Sarasota, Florida
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. The band formed in 1999 and broke up 2005. In 2010, they re-formed. Since then they have released three EPs, ''Prophets of Doom'', ''Second Death
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Judaism
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'', and ''Threnody''. In June 2016, the band signed to Rottweiler Records
Rottweiler Records is a Christian metal record label based out of Dallas, Texas, United States. The label features bands such as Lust Control, Soul Embraced, The Jericho Harlot,
and Pantokrator (band), Pantokrator. The label started early on as ...
. The band released their new album, ''Revisitation'' in the fall of 2016, through Rottweiler. The album had several reviews by notable musicians, including Kevin Tubby of Broken Flesh
Broken Flesh is a Christian death metal band, formed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in 2004. The band has released three studio albums, ''Forever In Flames'' in 2009, ''Warbound'' in 2013, and '' Broken Flesh'' in 2015. They have released one exten ...
, Michael Cook of A Hill to Die Upon
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, and Kelly Shaefer of Atheist
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. ''Revisitation'' was released on November 25, 2016. Bassist RTJ left the band 2016 and was unofficially replaced by Gabriel Blackmore, Dave Blackmore's son. Vocalist Vincent St. James departed from the band in 2017. The band would later reveal that they were working with new material with Johanna Fincher on soprano vocals. The band released a picture of them with former vocalist St. James, along with Blackmore and another man, revealing the upcoming album will have five vocalists featured throughout. On May 10, 2018, Rottweiler and the band released the artwork, the release date and title of the EP, known as ''Thernody'', which launched on June 29, 2018.
Name
The band's name is derived from a quote from Stanislaw Lec.
Members
Current
* Vincent Saint James Clerval – vocals (2012–2017, 2018-2019 ive 2019-present)
* Johanna Fincher – soprano vocals (2017-2019 ive 2019–present)
* Dave "Requisite" "DJ" Blackmore – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2005, 2010–present)
* Gabriel Blackmore – bass (2016-2019 ive 2019–present)
* "Sir" William Lee – drums (2001-2005, 2010–present)
Live musicians
* Jamon Dane – vocals (2001-2004)
* Logan Thompson - guitars (2018) (Symphony of Heaven
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)
Former
* Marcus "Matthias" – vocals (1998-2000, 2001)
* Dennis – vocals (2000)
* Tyrannus – vocals (2010–2012)
* Trevor – bass (1998-1999), rhythm guitar (1999–2001), vocals (2001–2002)
* Matthew – rhythm guitar (2000-2001)
* Eric – rhythm guitar (2003)
* Thadius – rhythm guitar (2002-2005)
* Joseph "ov" Moria – rhythm guitar (2013–2017)
* Gomez – bass (2002–2005)
* Jon – bass (1999–2002)
* Cuinn Griffen – bass (2010–2014)
* Justin "Regnal the Just" – bass (2014–2016)
* Josh – drums (1999–2001)
Timeline
Discography
;EPs
* ''Living Sanctuary'' (2000, Independent
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)
* ''Thanatopsis'' (2004, JDA)
* ''Prophets of Doom'' (2011, Independent)
* ''Second Death
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Judaism
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'' (2013, Independent)[
* ''Thernody'' (June 29, 2018, Rottweiler)
;Studio albums
* ''From Death to Life'' (2001, JDA)
* ''Revisitation''][ (November 25, 2016, ]Rottweiler
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)
;Demo
* Unreleased Demo (1999)
;Singles
* "Revisitation" (2015)
* "Redemptio Per Deicide" (2016)
* "Tormentor" (2018)
Compilation appearances
* ''A Brutal Christmas: The Season in Chaos'' (2002; Sounds of the Dead Records)
* ''The Bearded Dragon's Sampler (2.0)'' (2016; The Bearded Dragon Productions)
* ''The Pack Vol. 1'' (2016; Rottweiler)
* ''Metal From The Dragon (Vol. 2)'' (2017; The Bearded Dragon Productions)
* ''The Pack Vol. 2'' (2018; Rottweiler)
References
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External links
Death Requisite
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Death Requisite
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Musical groups established in 1999
Musical groups disestablished in 2005
Musical groups reestablished in 2010
Rottweiler Records artists
1999 establishments in Florida
American Christian metal musical groups