Ritual Carnage is a

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band formed in 1998. All the members are

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ese except for Damian Montgomery, their American frontman and leader.

Members

Current members

* Damian "Danny Carnage" Montgomery –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

(Barbatos) * Wataru Yamada –

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

(King's-Evil) * Kenichi "Eddie Van" Koide –

(

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, The Wretched) * Hiroyuki Ishizawa –

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(King's-Evil) * Naoya Hamaii –

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Former members

* Shigeyuki Kamazawa – guitar (Grim Force) * Bill Jokela – guitar (Bereaved) * Ken Kubo – guitar (Bereaved, Miscreant Invocation, Blood Shower) * Katsuyuki Nakabayashi – guitar (Grim Force) * Hidenori Tanaka – guitar (Tyrant) * Masami Yamada – guitar (King's-Evil) * Hide Ideno – bass * Alex Amedy – drums * Shinjiro Sawada – drums (Blood Shower)

Discography

References

External links

* (expired)
Interview with Damian
Japanese death metal musical groups Japanese thrash metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1998 {{Japan-band-stub