Rafflesia is a Belgian

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, Belgium, formed in 2005 as part of the H8000 scene. Their style has also been described as

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History

In 2005, Bart Teetaert, Lazer Zec, Maxime Aneca, Nick Dapper and Jeremy de Schrijver formed the band. A few months later they performed at their first concert and quickly racked up a number of fans. Genet Records noticed this and signed them a record deal. In May 2006, Rafflesia released their self-titled mini-cd containing five songs. Short after the mini-cd got released, Maxime Aneca got replaced by Christian Charles Borny (a.k.a. CCB). This change in the line-up caused more melody in their songs. In February 2007 Rafflesia travelled to

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to record their first full cd named ''The Rape of Harmonies Studio'' with Ralf Müller and Alexander Dietz; respectively

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and guitar player from Heaven Shall Burn. In May 2007 they released their album named ''Embrace the final day''. The band subsequently played with such bands as Heaven Shall Burn,

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, Caliban, Sepultura, Aborted,

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and Parkway Drive. During their tour the bassist Jeremy de Schrijver split from the band. He got temporarily replaced by Koen de Croo from Suburbia in Ruins, but he was soon replaced permanently by Nick Vyvey, who featured before in Omerta. In June 2010, Rafflesia released their newest album titled ''In the Face of Suffering''.

Discography

Rafflesia (2006)

# Driven By Fire # Suffocation Of The World # Abstract Divinity # 13 Hours # Last Words

Embrace the Final Day (2007)

# Annihilation # A Time Of Deceit # Perfidy # The Beauty Of Silence # Preludium # Into Bloodshed # This Beast We Created # Box Nr. 8 # Sinner's Cross # These Two Rivals

In the Face of Suffering (2010)

# The Dead Tell No Tale # Bow Down # Autopsy Of A Blackened Soul # Axiom # Earth Stands Still # The Tide Of Death # New Dawn Rising # Misery And Pain # Divine Retribution # Unvanquished

External links

Rafflesia WebsiteInstagramGenet Records
Metalcore musical groups Belgian heavy metal musical groups Genet Records artists {{Belgium-band-stub