Kelly Conlon (born March 20, 1969) is an American

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ist. He has been a hired musician with

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and Monstrosity. Conlon currently performs with

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Career

Conlon was part of the

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underground metal scene until 1994 when

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-based

Chuck Schuldiner Charles Michael Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He cofounded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his ...

hired him to play with the American

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band

. He recorded the album '' Symbolic'' and went on the subsequent European "Full of Hate Festivals" tour, though he was replaced by Brian Benson, who played the North American tour. According to Schuldiner, he,

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and

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collectively decided to kick Conlon out. Conlon joined Monstrosity, another Florida death metal band, in 1995 and played on the albums ''

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'' (1996) and ''

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'' (1999). Conlon also played bass in extreme metal band Pessimist. It was announced in August 2011 at

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that Conlon was recruited to join "Arizona-based death/thrash metallers Sargon", which went on an undefined hiatus. Conlon played on Azure Emote's "The Gravity Of Impermanence" in 2013.

References

External links

Official Website
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