Voodoocult

Infobox musical artist
Name = Voodoocult


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Origin = Germany
Genre = Thrash metal
Groove metal
Alternative metal
Years_active = 1994-1996
Label = Motor Music
Associated_acts = Death, Slayer, Kreator, Faith No More, Fantômas, Control Denied
URL = [http://www.phillipboa.de/ www.phillipboa.de]
Current_members = Dave Ball
Phillip Boa
Gabby Abularach
Markus Freiwald
Jim Martin
Past_members = Chuck Schuldiner
Mille Petrozza
Dave Lombardo
Waldemar Sorychta
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Voodoocult was a German thrash metal band formed in 1994 by Phillip Boa, vocalist of the alternative band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub. The project was especially notable for the reputation of the participating musicians, such as Chuck Schuldiner (of Death fame), Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo, and Mille Petrozza of the German thrash metal band Kreator. The band released two albums, and disbanded in 1996 after the release of the second LP and a tour.

Musical genre and lyrical content

It is difficult to classify Voodoocult's style - the music on both albums contains elements of thrash metal/neo-thrash, but does also show influences of doom metal (audible on the track "Jesus Killing Machine" on the first LP), and is strongly influenced by modern metal styles. The best description for the band's music would perhaps be the umbrella term alternative metal. It is notable, that although the music has been composed by prominent band members such as Waldemar Sorychta or Mille Petrozza, Voodoocult's sound mostly does not resemble that of the respective bands such as Kreator, Slayer or Death.

In contrast to the music, the lyrics have all been written by Boa himself and are frequently bizarre - a trademark of Boa that is present in his main band Voodooclub as well. Although the lyrics themselves frequently have a surreal touch, the predominant lyrical topic, i.e. the lyrical concept of the band, is one that might be considered archetypal for metal - death.

Discography

Albums

* Jesus Killing Machine (1994)
* Voodoocult (1995)

ingles

* Killer Patrol (1994)
* Metallized Kids (1994)
* When You Live as a Boy (1995)

Band members

Original line-up

* Phillip Boa - vocals
* Chuck Schuldiner - guitars
* Mille Petrozza - guitars
* Waldemar Sorychta - guitars
* Dave Ball - bass
* Dave Lombardo - drums

Last line-up

* Phillip Boa - vocals
* "Big" Jim Martin - guitars
* Gabby Abularach - guitars
* Dave Ball - bass
* Markus Freiwald - drums

References

* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1599 Voodoocult] at Encyclopaedia Metallum