- Andrew Tompkins
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Name = Andrew Tompkins
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Background = solo_singer
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Origin =Australia
Instrument =Vocals
Bass
Genre =Christian metal Doom metal
Occupation =Musician Scientist
Years_active = 1991 - Present
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Associated_acts =Paramaecium InExordium
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Notable_instruments =Andrew Tompkins is the lead vocalist and bassist for the
Australia ndoom metal bandParamaecium , which was considered to be the biggest christian doom metal band.cite web |url= http://www.doom-metal.com/reviews/paramaecium.html |title= Paramaecium |accessdate= 2007-12-14 |author= Panagiotou, Kostas |work= Doom-metal.com ]Andrew has a daughter named Enara.
Tompkins has also written a book entitled "Within the Ancient Forest". The Paramaecium album of the same name was based on this novel. [ [http://www.paramaecium.com/show_item.php?item=811&PHPSESSID=e02e0e60cd0c712e36f54e111bf6a63a Within the Ancient Forest] ]
Biography
cience career
At the end of 1994 Andrew had completed a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in Anatomy and went on to work as a research scientist in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and reproductive immunology; a field in which he has published research in the leading US reproduction journal. [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Paramaecium-Biography/7E3A989A1FBC829B48256CF1003982AC Andrews bio 1] ] [ [http://www.sweetslyrics.com/bio-Paramaecium.html Andrews bio 2] ]
In 1998 Tompkins completed a Master of Bioethics degree specialising in the moral ramifications of gene therapy with a thesis which examined the question: "Should parents alter the genes of their children?" [ [http://www.lyrics24.se/paramaecium/utanalbum/paramaecium-biography Paramaecium biography] ]
Paramaecium
In 1993 Paramaecium released their debut album "
Exhumed of the Earth ", which was considered to be one of the greatest Christian doom metal albums of the time. After the success of its previous album, the band proceeded to release theconcept album "Within the Ancient Forest ", based on a book written by the band's vocalist Andrew Tompkins. According to Doom-metal.com, Paramaecium "are the only Christian death doom band that made it to the top of the genre." After the success of the previous two albums Paramaecium released "A Time to Mourn " in 1999 which received minimal attention. In 2004 Paramaecium released their last album "Echoes from the Ground " which saw a return to their heavier roots. After their last album Paramaecium decided to disband the current band and form the new band "InExordium", they then proceeded to attended the Nordic Fest '06 as Paramaecium for the very last time. [ [http://paramaecium.com/news.php InExordium at the official Paramaecium website] ]Discography
Paramaecium
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Silent Carnage " (demo, 1991)
*"Exhumed of the Earth " (1993)
*"Within the Ancient Forest " (1996)
*"Repentance" (EP, 1996)
*"A Time to Mourn " (1999)
*"Echoes from the Ground " (2004)References
External links
* [http://www.paramaecium.com/ Paramaecium's official website]
* [http://www.inexordium.com/ InExordium's official website]
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