Frank Watkins

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Origin = USA
Instrument = Bass Guitar
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Genre = Death metal Black metal
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Years_active = 1986 - present
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Associated_acts = Obituary "Gorgoroth" (Infernus' version) "Hell Witch" "Bad Rep" "Sacrosanct"
URL = [http://www.obituary.cc www.obituary.cc] [http://www.gorgoroth.info www.gorgoroth.info]
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Frank Watkins (born February 19, 1968 [ [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1968/february_19_1968_134486.html Frank Watkins, U.S. heavy metalist bass, Obituary, Cause of Death February 19 in History ] ] ) is the bassist for the death metal band Obituary.

Biography

Frank Watkins began playing music at the age of 12, and began his professionalcareer in 1986, before joining with Obituary in 1989. Obituary islisted by Nielsen SoundScan as the fifth best-selling death metal bandof all time. He has played on every Obituary release, except for their debut album Slowly We Rot and cites his musical influences as "anything dark,aggressive, and pissed off" and tends to bring his punk/hardcorebackground to the realm of death/black metal. Frank prides himself notonly on the technical side of his music, but also in the businessaspect, managing, mentoring, and guiding other bands and musicians. Heformed his management company Back From the Dead Productions in 2007in hopes to help bands create a positive career in the music business. In late 2007 Watkins became the bassist of Infernus' new line-up of the Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth.

Bands

*Sacrosanct (1985-1986)
*Bad Rep (1986-1987)
*Hell Witch (1987-1989)
*Obituary (1989-Present)
*Gorgoroth (Infernus' version) (2007-Present)

Discography

Obituary

*Cause of Death (1990)
*The End Complete (1992)
*World Demise (1994)
*Don't Care (EP) (1994)
*Back from the Dead (1997)
*Dead (Live Album) (1998)
*Anthology (Compilation Album) (2001)
*Frozen in Time (2005)
*Frozen Alive (Live DVD) (2006)
*Xecutioner's Return (2007)

Gorgoroth (Infernus' version)

*"Quantos Possund Ad Satanitatem Trahunt" (likely to be released in 2009)

External links

* [http://www.obituary.cc Official Obituary Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/obituary Official Obituary MySpace Profile]
* [http://www.gorgoroth.info Infernus' Official Gorgoroth Website]

References