- Polluted Inheritance
Infobox musical artist
Name = Polluted Inheritance
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Origin =Terneuzen ,The Netherlands
Genre =Technical death metal
Years_active = 1989–present
Label = Rokarola
DSFA
West Virginia
Associated_acts = Sacrement
Pollution
URL = [http://pollutedinherit.wingsofdeath.nu/ Official website]
Current_members = Friso Van Wijck
Erwin Wesdorp
Ronald Camonier
Steven Vrieswijk
Past_members = Menno de Fouw
Jean-Paul HoormanPolluted Inheritance is a Dutch
technical death metal band formed in 1989 from the remnants of Sacrement (Van Wijck and De Fouw) and Pollution (Camonier and Wesdorp). The band were shortly after joined by Hoorman who did vocals. They recorded a demo "Afterlife" in 1991 which led to a deal with West Virginia Records. Nevertheless Hoorman leaves the band and Camonier handles the vocals from then on. The album "Ecocide" was recorded and released in 1993. Unfortunately the label went bankrupt and Polluted Inheritance was left without a record company.They recorded another demo, simply titled "Demo 94", to draw the attention of the record labels. DSFA signed up the band and they recorded their second album "Betrayed" which is released in 1996. It is followed by a tour with Orphanage. DSFA is, however, not happy with the band's sales because of the complex nature of the music and decides to drop the band.
Disappointment leads to a period of very little activity and in 2001 De Fouw leaves the band. He is replaced by Vrieswijk. The band get signed again, this time by the small Belgian label RokaRola. Continuing their complex and technical approach, the band record a third album, "Into Darkness" which is released the same year.
In 2008, Polluted Inheritance disbands afer 19 years of activity (announced August 30 in their MySpace blog).
Discography
Albums
*"Ecocide" (1993)
*"Betrayed" (1996)
*"Into Darkness" (2001)Other
*"Afterlife "(demo, 1991)
*"Demo 94" (demo 1994):In 1994, "Demo 94" was declared demo of the month by Dutch metal magazine Aardschok.
*"Promo '98" (promo CD, 1998)Members
Current members
* Friso Van Wijck - drums
* Erwin Wesdorp - guitar
* Ronald Camonier - guitar, vocals
* Steven Vrieswijk - bass guitarFormer members
* Menno de Fouw - bass guitar
* Jean-Paul Hoorman (R.I.P.) - vocalsExternal links
* [http://pollutedinherit.wingsofdeath.nu/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/pollutedinheritanceband MySpace page]
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