Terry Butler is an American

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who currently performs with 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 ...

bands

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and Inhuman Condition. He was also a member of Six Feet Under,

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and

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. He is married with three children, and is brother-in-law of former Six Feet Under bandmate Greg Gall. On May 7, 2019, Butler's then 27-year-old daughter, Jona Wright, died in a single-vehicle car accident after her car came off the road and was overturned multiple times, also leaving Butler's two grandsons, ages 6 and 10 at the time, who were also in the vehicle, with minor injuries.

Discography

Death

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'' (1990) Though Butler is also credited on Death's 1988 release ''Leprosy'', he did not actually play on the album. The bass was instead performed by sole constant member

Chuck Schuldiner Charles Michael Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He cofounded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his ...

, with Butler joining the band after the album was completed; though Schuldiner defended Butler's inclusion on the album's credits, stating "Terry contributed to the songwriting as well".''High Spirits'', Krgin, B., Metal Forces #47 Feb 1990
(retrieved February 13, 2013)

Massacre

*'' From Beyond'' (1991) *''

Inhuman Condition ''Inhuman Condition'' is an EP by the American death metal band Massacre. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. Track listing # "Inhuman Condition" – 5:41 # "Plains of Insanity" – 4:48 # "Warhead" – 5:16 (Venom cover) # "Provoked ...

'' (1992) *''Back from Beyond'' (2014)

Six Feet Under

* '' Haunted'' (1995) * ''

Alive and Dead ''Alive and Dead'' is American death metal band Six Feet Under's first EP, released October 29, 1996. The EP compiles a handful of live songs culled from Six Feet Under's debut album, '' Haunted'', and features three new studio tracks, including ...

'' (1996) * '' Warpath'' (1997) *'' Maximum Violence'' (1999) *'' Graveyard Classics'' (2000) *''

True Carnage ''True Carnage'' is the fourth album by American death metal band Six Feet Under. The album contains fan favourites such as "The Day the Dead Walked", "One Bullet Left" and "Sick and Twisted". Track listing Personnel ;Six Feet Under * Chris ...

'' (2001) *''

Bringer of Blood ''Bringer of Blood'' is the fifth studio album by Florida death metal band Six Feet Under. The album achieved a peak position of number 22 on Top Heatseekers for two weeks and number 20 on Independent Albums. The German limited edition digipac ...

'' (2003) *'' Graveyard Classics 2'' (2004) *'' 13'' (2005) *''

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'' (2007) *'' Death Rituals'' (2008) *'' Graveyard Classics 3'' (2010) *''Wake the Night! Live in Germany'' (2011)

Obituary

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Inked in Blood ''Inked in Blood'' is the ninth studio album by American death metal band Obituary. It was crowdfunded via Kickstarter and then released on October 28, 2014 through Gibtown Music/Relapse Records. It is the first studio album with bassist Terry B ...

'' (2014) *'' Ten Thousand Ways to Die'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * ''

Dying of Everything ''Dying of Everything'' is the eleventh studio album by American death metal band Obituary. Music videos were made for "The Wrong Time", "Dying of Everything" and "Barely Alive". Reception With respect to the album, Blabbermouth.net stated th ...

'' (2023)

Inhuman Condition

* ''Rat God'' (2021) * ''Fearsick'' (2022) * ''Panic Prayer'' (2023)

References

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