Sean McGrath is a musician and artist who lives in
San Francisco
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,
California
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. He is the founding member, guitarist, and vocalist of the
death metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep death growl, growling vocals; aggressive ...
band,
Impaled,
the vocalist of Engorged, and the lead guitarist and lead vocalist of
Ghoul
In folklore, a ghoul (from , ') is a demon-like being or monstrous humanoid, often associated with graveyards and the consumption of human flesh. In the legends or tales in which they appear, a ghoul is far more ill-mannered and foul than go ...
. He has also created artwork for a number of heavy metal and punk bands, most notably Municipal Waste and The Black Dahlia Murder.
Discography
Demos
*Aceldama - "Untitled Cassette Demo", 1994
*Inhumation - ''Medicolegal Investigations of Death'' (Demo Cassette), 1995
*
Impaled - ''Septic Vomit'' (Demo Cassette), 1997
*Impaled - ''Untitled'' (Demo Cassette), 1998
*Impaled - ''From Here to Colostomy'' (Demo Cassette), 1999
*Ghoul - ''Self Titled'' (Demo Cassette), 2003
*The Death of Everything - "Self Titled" (Demo), 2006
Albums
*Impaled - ''
The Dead Shall Dead Remain
''The Dead Shall Dead Remain'' is the first album of the American death metal
Death metal is an extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such ...
'' (CD), 2000
Necropolis Records
Necropolis Records (located in Fremont, California) was a record label founded by Paul Thind in 1993, mainly providing an American home for extreme black metal.
*Impaled - ''
Mondo Medicale
''Mondo Medicale'' is the second full-length album by American death metal band Impaled. It was released in 2002, and is their second overall for the Deathvomit label. It features a spoken-word intro by bass player Ross Sewage.
Reception
Wil ...
'' (CD), 2002 Necropolis Records
*Impaled - ''
Death After Life'' (CD), 2005
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is a German heavy metal record label with offices in Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. In August 2015, Century Media was acquired by Sony Music for US$17 million.
Background
Century Media was founded by R ...
*Impaled - ''
The Last Gasp'' (CD), 2007 Willowtip Records
*Ghoul - ''
We Came for the Dead!!!
Ghoul is an American thrash metal band from Oakland, California. Though the members' actual identities are meant to be concealed, it is known that some members or past members of Ghoul also play or have played in other bands such as Impaled, Dy ...
'' (CD), 2003 Razorback Records
*Ghoul - ''
Maniaxe
''Maniaxe'' is Ghoul's 2003 follow up to their debut album '' We Came for the Dead!!!'', released by Razorback Records. As before, the lyrics in this album continue the band's storyline, and introduces Ghoul's new nemesis, "The Ghoul Hunter." ''M ...
'' (CD), 2004 Razorback Records
*Ghoul - ''
Splatterthrash
''Splatterthrash'' is an album released in June 2006 by Ghoul. The album features many surf guitar riffs, as well as thrash metal riffs.
Story and Concept
The album's lyric sheet is presented in a comic book-like fashion, with talk boxes narr ...
'' (CD), 2006–2007 Razorback Records - re-released on Nerve Damage Records / (Vinyl LP), 2007 Tankcrimes Records
*Ghoul - ''
Transmission Zero'' (Vinyl LP/CD), 2012 Tankcrimes Records
EPs
*Impaled - ''Choice Cuts'' (Extended Play CD), 2001 Necropolis Records
*Impaled - ''Medical Waste'' (EP CD), 2002 Necropolis Records
*Black Ops - "Pain is Weakness Leaving the Body" (
7" Split)
*Ghoul - ''Intermediate Level Hard-Core'' (Vinyl EP), 2013 Clearview Records / (CD EP), 2013 Tankcrimes Records
Videos
*Impaled - "Operating Theatre"
*Impaled - "Choke On It"
*Impaled - "Preservation of Death"
Guest appearances
*Exhumed - Slaughtercult (guest vocals)
*Frightmare - Bringing Back the Bloodshed (guest vocals)
*Morbosidad - Cagada de Christo (guest vocals)
*Scolex - Guest live musician 2011 (guitars)
References
American heavy metal musicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
American lead guitarists
Living people
Musicians from Oakland, California
Place of birth missing (living people)
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