Mainland Europe · bandMorrisound tracked
Pestilence
death metal, later progressive death metal ยท Enschede
- Founded
- 1986
- City
- Enschede
- Hub region
- Netherlands
- Status as of 5 September 2026
- active; Levels of Perception (2024); a tenth album announced for 2026, release unverified
- Connections
- 14 edges, 14 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.014 (rank 37 of 371) · people and production 0.021 (rank 23)
- Confidence
- Low · sources: [W] [WTA] [WCI] [MA] (register)
Malleus Maleficarum (1988) and Consuming Impulse (1989, Music Lab Berlin with Harris Johns) on Roadrunner. In March and April 1991 Patrick Mameli takes the band to Morrisound for Testimony of the Ancients with Scott Burns and Tony Choy of Cynic on bass: the fly in client that carries the sound home to the Netherlands. Martin van Drunen leaves for Asphyx after Consuming Impulse.
Lineup: Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals, throughout); Martin van Drunen (vocals, bass, to 1990), Patrick Uterwijk, Marco Foddis, Tony Choy (1991)
Connections
People and personnel
- memberMartin van Drunen1986 to 1990
- joined fromTony ChoyTestimony of the Ancients, recorded at Morrisound1991
- produced byHarris JohnsConsuming Impulse1989
- produced byScott BurnsTestimony of the Ancients1991
Lineage
- spawnedAsphyxMartin van Drunen1990
Recording credits
- recorded atMorrisound RecordingTestimony of the Ancients (Scott Burns), March and April1991
- recorded atMusic LabConsuming Impulse (Harris Johns)1989
Influence
- influenced byPossessed1986
- influenced byDeath1988
- influencedSkeletal Remains2011
Labels, festivals, tours, collaborations
- collaborationBolt ThrowerBlood Brothers tour1990
- collaborationCynicTony Choy1991
- labelRoadrunner Records1988 to 1994
- festival, venue or tourDynamo Open Air1990s