Human is a

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band from

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, New Zealand. Human was originally formed on 8 March 1992 by brothers Paul and Scott Harrison (on drums and guitars respectively), and

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/ guitarist Nathan Ballard. The

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Vaughn Richardson joined them in May of that year. Human entered Nga Matuaka Studios in May and recorded a 3 track demo cassette titled "Organ Splatters" which was distributed freely throughout the heavy metal underground / tape swapping networks around at the time. The band later appeared on a September 1992 addition of New Zealand's

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programme on

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as part of a

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that focused on

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and depression, and the connection to

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. Human has toured and recorded several times since then and continues today.Scott Spatcher-Harrison / HUMAN

Discography

* 1992 – Organ Splatters (3 song demo) * 1993 – Vomit Discreetly (10 song demo) * 1993 – Things That Make You Go (6 song demo) * 1994 – Crunchy Frog (7" single, b/w Foreskin Face) * 1995 – Not So Famous Game Show Themes (7 song demo) * 1996 – Playtime for the Sex Machine (6 song demo) * 1999 – The Sound of Yellow (album) * 2000 – 69 Minutes of Self Abusement (demo compilation) * 2002 – Demo Disc (3 song promo disc) * 2004 – Blood Bucket (album + 2 videos) * 2009 – Cadaver Academy (album)

Personnel

Current HUMAN personnel

*Scott Spatcher-Harrison – vocals, lead guitar (1992–present) *Vaughn Richardson – vocals, distorted bass (1992–present) *Keiran Brewster – vocals, rhythm guitar (2005–present) *Victor Thompson – drums, percussion (2013–present)

Past HUMAN personnel

*Adam McGrath – bass (1992) *Nathan Ballard – vocals, rhythm guitar (1992) *Matt "Matt Alien" Johnstone – vocals (1993–1995) *Tim Facoory – rhythm guitar (1997–2004) *Mitch Hopley – rhythm guitar (2004–2005) *Paul Harrison – drums (1992–2008) *Nikolas Kissel – drums (2008–2012) *Daniel Pawsey – drums (2012–2013)

Timeline

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References

External links

Official band website

Official band Facebook site

Official band Twitter site

Official band MySpace site

Official band YouTube site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Human New Zealand heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1992