1) Pestilence is a death m… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple bands using this name.
1) Pestilence is a death metal band from Enschede, The Netherlands founded in 1986. Later they incorporated more jazz and fusion elements into their music. They released four albums before disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994. Pestilence reformed in 2008 and released their album 'Resurrection Macabre' a year later in March. In late April 2011, the band released 'Doctrine'.
Pestilence started in the Netherlands in mid 1986 as a thrash metal band. The lineup, consisting of Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals), Randy Meinhard (guitar), and Marco Foddis (drums), recorded two demos before gaining the attention of Roadrunner Records. After the first demo, Martin van Drunen (bass, vocals) joined them. These two demos - Dysentery (1986) and The Penance (1987) - are raw, sounding mostly like a cross between Possessed and Schizophrenia-era Sepultura. After signing to Roadrunner Records, Pestilence released their debut album titled Malleus Maleficarum in 1988, further refining their approach to thrash metal. The new material was tighter and more focused than the demos. Shortly thereafter, guitarist Randy Meinhard left the band to pursue other musical goals in a new band named Sacrosanct.
Meanwhile, Pestilence recruited a new guitar player by the name of Patrick Uterwijk. In 1989, the band released their second album Consuming Impulse, which was a turn toward to death metal. From a musical standpoint, things became heavier and more haunting. Vocally, Martin van Drunen moved away from cleaner vocals in favour of a more acidic growl. With its release, Pestilence gained international attention, highly regarded worldwide by death metal fans. But before a follow-up album was released, the lineup changed once again; vocalist and bassist Martin van Drunen departed to front Asphyx.
Pestilence were faced again with the challenge of replacing a member, being without a vocalist and bassist. So while recording their third album Testimony Of The Ancients (1991), they enlisted bassist Tony Choy, who at the time was playing with the technical death metal band Cynic and Patrick Mameli took over the vocal duties. With this lineup, they released the album Testimony Of The Ancients. The new material was not as abrasive as the previous albums, but the band's musicianship has obviously grown and the album had the best production job of the band's catalogue.
However, Tony Choy was never a permanent member, and ended up going back to Florida to eventually play with Atheist. In the meantime, Pestilence enlisted the talents of Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Obscura).
Over the years, the Pestilence members were getting into other forms of music, primarily jazz fusion which, the band wanted to pair with metal. The band's fourth and final album, Spheres was released in 1993. With every album, Pestilence went through some kind of a change and Spheres was no exception. Pestilence mixed jazz fusion elements into their death metal style, and used guitar synths throughout the album.
Pestilence's popularity had risen with the release of each album, but unfortunately, so did tensions between the members. So after a short period of time, the band unanimously decided to split up, feeling they had reached their creative climax.
In 1994, Roadrunner released one last CD from Pestilence: a best-of titled Mind Reflections, containing tracks from all four albums, plus the rare song "Hatred Within" (originally released on the Teutonic Invasion Part II compilation) and six unreleased live tracks recorded in at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in 1992. In 1998, Displeased Records re-released the debut album Malleus Maleficarum (which was originally never officially released in Europe), and included both demo recordings from 1986 and 1987. In 2006, Metal War Productions, working with Martin van Drunen, released Chronicles of the Scourge, containing two concert recordings and one unreleased bonus track. The two concerts are Live "Kix Festival" - Veghel, Holland (June 24, 1989) and Live Bochum, Germany (November 18, 1988). A bonus "rehearsal disc" was released with the first 1000 copies.
The band reformed in 2008. The new line up: founder Patrick Mameli (vocals, guitar), well known Tony Choy (bass) and drummer Peter Wildoer (Darkane, Non-Human Level and others). Their fifth album 'Resurrection Macabre' was released on the 16th of March 2009.
In October 2009, Jeroen Paul Thesseling re-joined Pestilence after fifteen years of separation from the band, replacing Tony Choy's bass position. However, Thesseling has maintained that he will remain the bassist of Obscura as well.
2) Pestilence was a short lived Death-Thrash band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They released one demo in 1987 called Infected. The band later changed its name to The Horde of Torment.
3) "Diseased Dungeon Noise" https://pestilentsynth.bandcamp.com/
4) Australian grind/crust band, released a demo in 1988
5) An underground trans artist from Tucson, Arizona
Malignant
Pestilence Lyrics
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Rooted deeper than the subconsciousness
Lies an instinct so malignant
That one cannot grasp this infectious
Sickness, causing to feel indignant
Malignant malignant
For it is diagnosed as being possessed
By the frightened one who cannot grasp
The false truth seen by the obsessed
Scared to acknowledge this genetic hex
Malignant malignant
The heart and soul is so malignant
Eater of realities and make them none
Seeds older than time make pregnant
To disseminate the purest spawn, spawn
To surrender to the negative frequencies
Is to give your heart and soul to hate
No one can touch the mind mentally
See here the corpus and spiritus flesh made
Malignant malignant
Its pure and evil source
Deep imprinted in the soul
Takes you on full collision course
To disrupt and to overthrow
The lyrics to Pestilence's song "Malignant" delve into the concept of a deeply rooted and infectious instinct that is so malignant that it cannot be fully grasped or understood at a conscious level. This instinct causes feelings of anger and resentment, making the individual feel indignant. The repetition of the word "malignant" emphasizes the intensity and insidious nature of this instinct.
The lyrics also suggest that this instinct can be diagnosed as a possession, as the frightened individual struggles to comprehend the false truths that are seen by the obsessed. There is a fear of acknowledging this genetic curse, highlighting the internal conflict caused by this malignant instinct.
The heart and soul are portrayed as being consumed by this malignant instinct, which acts as a devourer of realities, rendering them non-existent. The notion of seeds older than time impregnating and proliferating to create the purest spawn suggests a continuation of this malignant force throughout generations.
The lyrics warn against surrendering to negative frequencies and giving one's heart and soul to hate, as it will lead to a collision course of disruption and overthrow. The mental and spiritual aspects are depicted as an integral part of the flesh, emphasizing the interconnectedness of our thoughts and emotions.
Overall, "Malignant" explores the destructive power and pervasive nature of this instinct, highlighting the internal struggle and potential consequences of succumbing to its negative influences.
Line by Line Meaning
Rooted deeper than the subconsciousness
Buried in the depths of the mind, beyond conscious awareness
Lies an instinct so malignant
There exists a sinister and harmful instinct
That one cannot grasp this infectious
It is difficult to comprehend and contain this contagious force
Sickness, causing to feel indignant
A sickness that provokes feelings of anger and resentment
For it is diagnosed as being possessed
It is identified as a state of being controlled or influenced by an external force
By the frightened one who cannot grasp
By someone who is afraid and incapable of understanding
The false truth seen by the obsessed
The distorted reality perceived by the fixated
Scared to acknowledge this genetic hex
Afraid to recognize this inherited curse
The heart and soul is so malignant
The very essence of being is corrupt and harmful
Eater of realities and make them none
Devourer of truths, leaving nothing behind
Seeds older than time make pregnant
Ancient seeds impregnating minds with their destructive influence
To disseminate the purest spawn, spawn
Spreading the most vile and impure offspring of its influence
To surrender to the negative frequencies
To submit oneself to the toxic vibrations
Is to give your heart and soul to hate
Is to offer one's entire being to embrace hatred
No one can touch the mind mentally
Nobody can access and alter the mind's thoughts and processes
See here the corpus and spiritus flesh made
Observe the physical and spiritual manifestation of this malignancy
Its pure and evil source
The origins of this malevolence are both untainted and wicked
Deep imprinted in the soul
Embedded profoundly within the core of one's being
Takes you on full collision course
Leads you directly towards a devastating collision
To disrupt and to overthrow
To cause chaos and to overthrow established systems
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