Pungent Stench

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Name = Pungent Stench


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Origin = Austria
Genre = Death metal
Years_active = 1988 - 1995, 1999 - 2007
Label = Nuclear Blast Records
Associated_acts = Hollenthon
URL = http://www.pungentstench.net
Current_members = Martin Schirenc El Gore Alex Wank
Past_members = Fabio Testi Jacek Perkowski Reverend Mausna

Pungent Stench was a darkly humorous death metal band from Vienna, Austria who formed in 1988. Their last known lineup consists of Martin Schirenc (vocals/guitars), El Gore (bass), and Alex Wank (drums). They dissolved in 1995, re-formed in 1999, then split up for good in 2007, after recording their final studio album. Info on the recording is available [http://www.metal-realm.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15990 here] .

Martin Schirenc is also leader of the symphonic black metal band Hollenthon.

Most of their album covers are photos by Joel-Peter Witkin.

Line-up

* Martin Schirenc - vocals, guitars (aka: Don Cochino, El Cochino, Grandmaster Flesh) (1988-1995, 1999-2007)
* El Gore - Bass (aka: Gregor) (2004-2007)
* Alex Wank - Drums (aka: Rector Stench, Mr. Stench, Sex Slave) (1988-1995, 1999-2007)

Former members

* Fabio Testi - Bass (aka: Testy) (2004)
* Jacek Perkowski - Bass (aka: Pitbull Jack, High Jack) (1988-1995)
* Reverend Mausna - Bass (aka: Marius) (1999-2004)

Musical style

Though Pungent Stench is a death metal band, it's musical style has also been influenced by rock and blues (the non-metal influences can be heard on songs such as "Viva la muerte", "Madcatmachopsychoromantik", "Family Man" and "Got MILF?").

Lyrical content

The lyrical content of the songs is more sexually orientated than that of other death metal bands; themes covered include coprophagia, rape, paedophilia and acrotomophilia. Most of their lyrics tend to have more traditional structures and rhyme schemes than most death metal bands.

Discography

*"Mucus Secretion" (Self-released demo, 1988)
*split w/ Disharmonic Orchestra (Nuclear Blast, 1989)
*"Extreme Deformity" (7" EP under Nuclear Blast, 1989)
*"For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh" (Nuclear Blast, 1990)
*"Blood, Pus and Gastric Juice" (split 7" EP with Benediction under Nuclear Blast, 1990)
*"Been Caught Buttering" (Nuclear Blast, 1991)
*"For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh" (Nuclear Blast, 1993 7 remixed songs and 3 re-recorded songs)
*"Dirty Rhymes & Psychotronic Beats" (MCD under Nuclear Blast, 1993)
*"Club Mondo Bizarre - For Members Only" (Nuclear Blast, 1994)
*"Praise the Names of the Musical Assassins" (Compilation under Nuclear Blast, 1997)
*"Masters of Moral, Servants of Sin" (Nuclear Blast, 2001)
*"Loot, Shoot, Electrocute" (Split 7" EP with Benediction under Nuclear Blast, 2001)
*"Ampeauty" (2004)
*"Pungent Stench's sixth studio album" (2007)

External links

* [http://www.pungentstench.net/ Church of the Pungent Stench (official website)]