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band

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Career

Pucci founded Necrophagia in 1983, which first dissolved in 1990. Shortly after Necrophagia's dissolution, he formed his solo band and released ''Compelled by Fear'' in 1990. Pucci reformed Necrophagia in 1997 with

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, and performed with the band until his demise. Pucci was the only original member of Necrophagia until the band's end. He was the vocalist for the

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band Cabal in 1990. Pucci participated in several side projects with Phil Anselmo, including Viking Crown and Eibon. He was the vocalist for the death metal band The Ravenous, which included

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bassist

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and Death drummer Chris Reifert. Pucci also sang for the black metal band Wurdulak, Forlis and Enoch. He appears in the film '' August Underground's Mordum'', released on video in 2003. and the film ''Opening The Mind'', released in 2019. On March 18, 2018, the band announced via their

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page that Killjoy had died.

Personal life

Pucci was born in

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, the son of Frank Pucci and Constance (Crabtree) Keller-Orr. He had two sons and one daughter. Pucci died on March 18, 2018 from heart failure, in a local hospital in East Liverpool.

Discography

Necrophagia

Viking Crown

The Ravenous

Killjoy

Wurdulak

Enoch

Haxxan

References

1969 births 2018 deaths American death metal musicians Musicians from Cleveland People from East Liverpool, Ohio {{US-singer-stub