Angelcorpse

Infobox musical artist
Name = Angelcorpse


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Origin = (Kansas City, MO (early)/Tampa, FL (now))
Genre = Blackened death metal
Years_active = 1995-present
Label = Osmose Productions
The End Records
Associated_acts = Order From Chaos
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Current_members = Pete Helmkamp
Gene Palubicki
J.R. Daniels
Past_members = Bill Taylor
Steve Bailey
Tony Laureano
John Longstreth
Paul Collier
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Angelcorpse is a blackened death metal band born on the ashes of Pete Helmkamp's previous band, Order From Chaos, originally from Kansas City, Missouri and relocated to Tampa, Florida. They formed in 1995, and originally split up in 1999, reforming in 2006. Their lyrical themes are generally those of anti-Christian sentiment and concerning warfare. The band has been involved in a number of American and European tours involving other metal acts such as Immortal, Krisiun, Cianide, and Watain. An East Coast USA tour was completed in May 2007 and a European tour and West Coast USA tour are planned for 2008.

Regarding the band's name

Regarding the band's name, Pete Helmkamp stated in an interview; "We put it as two words on the demo, so Osmose learned it that way. But that was just a mistake at the printers...It was one of those flukes. But it is just a single word... It just seems to look more visually pleasing as a single word. It fits with the phonetics: we say 'Angelcorpse', not 'Angel Corpse'." [ [http://metal-archives.com/band.php?id=897 Encyclopaedia Metallum] ]

Discography

* "Goats to Azazael" (Demo, 1995)
* "Hammer of Gods" (1996)
* "Nuclear Hell" (EP, 1997)
* "Wolflust" (Single, 1997)
* "Exterminate" (1998)
* "Winds of Desecration" - Split w/ Martire (EP, 1999)
* "The Inexorable" (1999)
* "Iron, Blood and Blasphemy" (Compilation of Singles, EPs, Live Songs and Original Demo2000)
* "Death Dragons of the Apocalypse" (Live Album, 2002)
* "Of Lucifer and Lightning" (2007)

While Angelcorpse's main material was released on 'Osmose Productions', the singles, EPs and Live albums were released on Gene Palubicki's label 'Evil Vengeance Records'.

Current members

* Pete Helmkamp - bass, vocals (Order From Chaos, Revenge, Terror Organ, Feldgrau)
* Gene Palubicki - guitars (ex-Impiety, Apocalypse Command)
* J. R. Daniels - live drums (Dark Prophecy, ex-Cattle Decapitation, ex-Trial By Stone, ex-Royal Anguish)

Former members

* Tony Laureano - drums (ex-Acheron, ex-Astaroth, Aurora Borealis, ex-God Dethroned, Internecine, ex-Malevolent Creation, ex-Nile, Eulogy, live for 1349, Nachtmystium, Dimmu Borgir, Devolution)
* Bill Taylor - guitars (Immolation, ex-Acheron, Feldgrau, Laceration)
* Steve Bailey - live guitars
* John Longstreth - drums (ex-Exhumed, Origin, ex-Possession, ex-The Red Chord, ex-Skinless, Dim Mak)
*J.R. Daniels-drums

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/angelcorpse2003 Old official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/angelcorpse666 Official Angelcorpse @ Myspace]
* [http://musicangel.org/artist1208/Angel-Corpse/ Live Angel Corpse Reviews]