Martin van Drunen (born 1966) is a Dutch

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vocalist who started out in the band Pestilence. In this band, he also performed the bass duties live. He recorded two albums with them, ''

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'' and ''

Consuming Impulse ''Consuming Impulse'' (stylized as ''Consvming Impvlse'') is the second album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, released in 1989. While retaining some of the thrash metal elements from its predecessor '' Malleus Maleficarum'' (1988), ''Consu ...

''. After his departure from Pestilence, van Drunen joined

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as the singer and bass player in 1990 and recorded five albums in total. He performed the vocals on

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's second album ''

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'' in 1993 and then formed his own band called Submission. In 1995, he was asked to replace

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in the UK death metal band

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. He did two tours with them, but never recorded an album. In 2006, an "all-star" death metal band by the name Hail of Bullets was formed with van Drunen doing vocals, ex-Houwitser bass player Theo van Eekelen,

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drummer

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and both

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guitarists Paul Baayens and Stephan Gebédi. In May 2008, they released an album called '' …Of Frost and War''. In 2009, van Drunen performed guest vocals on The Project Hate MCMXCIX's album '' The Lustrate Process''. In October 2010, Hail of Bullets released their second album '' On Divine Winds''.

Discography

With Pestilence

* ''

'' (1988) * ''

'' (1989)

With Asphyx

Albums * ''

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'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1992) * '' Death...The Brutal Way'' (2009) * ''

Deathhammer ''Deathhammer'' is the eighth studio album by Dutch death-doom band Asphyx. The album was released on February 27, 2012 in Europe and February 28, 2012 in USA through Century Media. It is also the last studio album to feature founding member Bob ...

'' (2012) * ''

Incoming Death Asphyx is a Dutch death metal band that was formed in Overijssel in 1987. History The band was formed in 1987 by Bob Bagchus and Tony Brookhuis. Joost was picked up for vocals and bass, but was replaced by Chuck Colli after the release of t ...

'' (2016) * '' Necroceros'' (2021) EPs & Others * ''

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'' (EP) (1992) * ''Death... The Brutal Way'' (7" advance single) (2008) * ''Live Death Doom'' (live DVD) (2010)

With Comecon

* ''Converging Conspiracies'' (1993)

With Death By Dawn

* ''One Hand, One Foot and a Lot of Teeth'' (2006)

With Hail of Bullets

* ''Hail of Bullets'' (demo) * '' …Of Frost and War'' (2008) * ''Warsaw Rising'' (EP) (2009) * '' On Divine Winds'' (2010) * '' III: The Rommel Chronicles'' (2013)

With Grand Supreme Blood Court

* '' Bow Down Before the Blood Court'' (2012)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drunen, Martin van 1966 births Living people Bolt Thrower members Dutch heavy metal bass guitarists Dutch heavy metal singers Dutch male singers Death metal musicians People from Uden Pestilence (band) members Male bass guitarists