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For the UK-based extreme music magazine, see Terrorizer (magazine).
Terrorizer Origin Los Angeles, California, US Genres Grindcore, death metal Years active 1986–1989
2005–2006
2009–presentLabels Earache, Season of Mist Associated acts Morbid Angel, Napalm Death Members Anthony Rezhawk
Katina Culture
Tony Norman
Pete SandovalPast members Oscar Garcia
Jesse Pintado
Alfred "Garvey" Estrada
David VincentTerrorizer is an American grindcore and death metal[1][2][3] band formed in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. After disbanding, its members gained recognition by playing in influential extreme metal bands, such as Morbid Angel (David Vincent, Pete Sandoval), Napalm Death (Jesse Pintado) and Nausea (Oscar Garcia, Alfred "Garvey" Estrada). To date, Terrorizer has released two studio albums, and broken up twice (in 1989 and 2006). They reunited again in 2009, this time without Pintado, who had died three years earlier.
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Biography
The group released their inaugural album, World Downfall, in 1989. It is seen as one of the classics of early grindcore.[4] An album containing two rehearsal sessions of the band from 1987 was released in 2003.
In early 2005 it was rumored that Terrorizer were to reform with their original line-up, however of the original line up, only Jesse Pintado and Pete Sandoval agreed to be on the long-awaited second studio album, Darker Days Ahead, released in August 2006, on Century Media Records. They recruited Tony Norman of Morbid Angel for guitars and bass and veteran grind/punk/metal vocalist Anthony Rezhawk. Pintado had been recording and playing shows with Rezhawk's band Resistant Culture and asked him to join Terrorizer. In the week of its release Pintado died due to complications arising from liver failure.[5]
In 2009, Terrorizer released a new demo track, "Hordes of Zombies", on their MySpace page.[6] In June 2011, Terrorizer signed to Season of Mist, and will release their new album, Hordes of Zombies, on February 28, 2012.[7] Resistant Culture guitarist Katina Culture replaced Pintado.[8]
Band members
Current line-up
- Anthony Rezhawk – vocals
- Katina Culture – guitar
- Tony Norman – guitar, bass
- Pete Sandoval – drums
Former members
- Oscar Garcia – vocals, guitar
- Jesse Pintado (1969–2006) – guitar
- David Vincent – bass, vocals
- Alfred "Garvey" Estrada – bass
Discography
- Nightmares (Demo, 1987)
- Terrorizer / Nausea (Split, 1988)
- Demo '87 (Demo, 1988)
- World Downfall (Full-length, 1989)
- Darker Days Ahead (Full-length, 2006)
- Hordes of Zombies (Full-length, 2012)
References
- ^ Terrorizer | AllMusic
- ^ http://www.musicmight.com/artist/usa/los+angeles/terrorizer
- ^ The Gauntlet - Terrorizer
- ^ World Downfall - Terrorizer | AllMusic
- ^ The Gauntlet - Terrorizer
- ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TERRORIZER: New Demo Track Posted Online
- ^ Terrorizer Completes New Album "Hordes Of Zombies"
- ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159458
External links
- Official website
- Official MySpace includes memorial to Jesse Pintado
- Jesse Pintado Shyly Discusses 'Darker Days Ahead' and Terrorizer's Reformation
Categories:- Death metal musical groups from California
- American grindcore musical groups
- Deathgrind musical groups
- Earache Records artists
- Musical groups established in 1986
- Century Media Records artists
- Musical groups reestablished in 2009
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