Epidemic (band)

Epidemic (band)

:"Not to be confused with the band Epidemic from Brazil or Israel which played a similar style of music, or the mainstream act Epidemic with lead singer Boris Bouma who released an album on Elektra records in 2002 and have since disbanded, or the punk band from Boston called The Epidemic."

Infobox musical artist
Name = Epidemic


Background = group_or_band
Origin = Palo Alto, California, United States
Genre = Thrash metal Death metal Heavy metal
Years_active = 1987–1995
Label = Metalcore, Metal Blade
Current_members = Carl Fulli Mark Bodine Erik Moggridge Bobby Cochran
Past_members = Geoff Bruce Guy Higbey Ted Kamp

Epidemic was an American thrash metal band of late 1980s and early 1990s, part of the Bay Area thrash scene.

History

Epidemic was formed in early 1987 in Palo Alto by bassist Mark Bodine, guitarist Guy Higbey, guitarist Erik Moggridge, and their friend Ted Kamp on drums to play the senior night talent show at their high school. After playing a set of two songs (a cover of Metallica's Creeping Death and an original song penned by Moggridge called "No Man's Land") and enjoying the experience, the guys decided to continue and pursue the band full time taking the Epidemic name from the Slayer song.

After recruiting drummer Geoff Bruce and vocalist Carl Fulli to complete the lineup, the band entered a Battle of the Bands contest held at the Mountain View Theater in September 1987. Having only recruited Fulli a couple of weeks prior, and having no previous experience, the band had no real expectations of winning the contest. After the first night of competition the band had reached the finals and subsequently won the competition the next night. They won an opening slot for Death Angel the following month.

The band recorded their first demo, "Immortal Minority", in December 1987. Achieving minor success in the Bay Area and playing almost every thrash show at the Mountain View Theater, with the likes of Slayer, Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, D.R.I., etc. the band started to branch out further, playing shows at the Stone in San Francisco and the Omni Oakland.

In the fall of 1988, Epidemic came to the conclusion that they needed a better drummer and asked Bruce to leave the band. They recruited Bobby Cochran, a longtime friend and former Punisher drummer, to take over duties. With this line-up, Epidemic went into Telluride Studios in Palo Alto to record their now classic demo "Demo '89". The band initially gave out 300 free demos after a Vio-lence show at the Omni and their popularity grew tremendously. The band sent out the demo to many magazines, radio stations and labels and created a name for themselves globally. The band estimates that they sold roughly 5,000-7,000 demos on their own over the next two years. During this time the band was able to headline venues on their own. Epidemic's first headline show at the Stone was filled at 90% capacity. They also reached agreement with Marco Barbieri, the head of the label Century Media Records, to become their manager. In addition, a deal was reached with Metalcore Records in Europe for the release of "Demo '89" on CD and vinyl. It would be the first official CD released by the band under the title "The Truth of What Will Be...", though it was only released in Europe.

In January 1991, the band recorded another demo, titled "Extremities '91", which led to their signing of a record contract with Metal Blade Records. The band recorded their United States debut album, "Decameron", at HOS studios in Palo Alto. The album was released in the summer of 1992. The band went on a two week East Coast tour with Malevolent Creation and Suffocation in December 1992 to support it, and eight weeks later headed out on a nationwide tour with Cannibal Corpse and Unleashed in early 1993. Epidemic gained considerable exposure as well as experience, as this was what they thought was the beginning of their touring years.

After coming home from the tours the band focused on writing new material but asked Higbey to leave the band. This was a difficult decision for the band but they moved forward as a four piece and continued to write and prepare for their next album. Entering Razor's Edge studios in San Francisco in the fall of 1993, the band recorded what they feel was their best album, "Exit Paradise", which was released in October 1994. Unfortunately the band decided to break up a couple months after the release of this album due to differences in the band and the label's lack of support.

Band members

Last line-up

*Carl Fulli - vocals (1987-1995)
*Erik Moggridge - guitar (1987-1995)
*Mark Bodine - bass (1987-1995)
*Bobby Cochran - drums (1988-1995)

Former members

*Guy Higbey - Guitar (1987-1993)
*Ted Kamp - Drums (1987)
*Geoff Bruce - Drums (1987-1988)

Discography

tudio albums

*"The Truth of What Will Be" (1990) Metalcore Records
*"Decameron" (1992) Metal Blade Records
*"Lament" (1994) (7-inch) Metal Blade Records
*"Exit Paradise"' (1994) Metal Blade Records

Demos

*"Immortal Minority" (1988)
*"Demo '89" (1989)
*"Extremities" '91 (1991)


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