Morbid Saint

Morbid Saint
Origin Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States
Genres
Years active 1982–1994, 2009–present
Labels
Associated acts Boxshaft/Sgt.Discharge
Website Official site
Members
  • Jay Visser
  • Bob Zabel
  • Cliff Wagner
  • Martin Russell Gesch
  • DJ Bagemehl
Past members
  • Pat Lind
  • Lee Reynolds
  • Jay Visser
  • Jim Fergades
  • Gary Beimel
  • Mike Chappa
  • Bob Sinjakovic
  • Tony Paletti

Morbid Saint is an American thrash metal band from Sheboygan, Wisconsin, active from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. The band opened up numerous concerts for Florida's Death, one of the progenitors of death metal, as they shared a manager. The band has recently reformed and are planning to record two new songs for the reissue of "Spectrum Of Death".[2]

Biography

Morbid Saint was formed in November 1, 1984[3] in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The band debuted a demo in 1988 titled Lock Up Your Children, licensed by Edge Entertainment to Mexican label Avanzada Metálica, where it became their debut album Spectrum of Death in 1990. They were both released separately before the band had signed to a label. In 1992, they released a fan-exclusive demo titled Destruction System as an advance cassette for a planned second full-length, but never was officially released in latter form. A single-sided demo titled The Black Tape was released later that year containing only four tracks from the Destruction System demo. The band then split-up in 1994.

In early 2010, Morbid Saint announced their reunion with a new line-up, performing various shows in the U.S. and abroad, including the 2012 edition of Maryland Deathfest, Metal on the Rocks in Mexico City and the 2013 edition of the Keep It True festival in Germany.[4] In 2012, the band released the compilation album Thrashaholic, containing both Spectrum of Death and Destruction System in remastered CD-R format, with four new songs and a live DVD in DVD-R format.

In 2014, the band released the live album Beyond the States of Hell, which was recorded live from Beijing. In November 2015, Destruction System was officially released as the band's second full-length album that was originally intended for release in 1992, but went unfinished since then, with new artwork.

Members

Current line up
  • Jay Visser - guitar (1982-1994, 2010-present)
  • Bob Zabel - bass (2010-present)
  • Cliff Wagner - vocals (2016-present)
  • Martin Russell Gesch - guitar (2016-present)
  • DJ Bagemehl - drums (2016-present)
Former members
  • Mike Chappa - vocals, bass (1982-1987)
  • Bob Sinjakovic - vocals (1987-1988)
  • Pat Lind - vocals (1988-1994, 2010-2016)
  • Jim Fergades - guitar (1982-1994, 2010)
  • Kevin Koski - guitar (2011-2013)
  • Marco Martell - guitar (2015-2016)
  • Tony Paletti - bass (1987-1990)
  • Gary Beimel - bass (1990-1994)
  • Lee Reynolds - drums (1984-1994)
  • Chris Jacobs - drums (2010)
  • Randy Wall - drums (2010-2016)

Discography

  • Lock up Your Children (demo, 1988)
  • Spectrum of Death (full-length, 1990)
  • Destruction System (demo, 1992)
  • Thrashaholic (3-disc set, 2012) (CD-R, DVD-R)

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ October 10, 2008, MORBID SAINT: 'Spectrum Of Death' Reissue Due Later This Month Archived 2011-08-05 at the Wayback Machine.. Blabbermouth.
  3. ↑ http://bravewords.com/news/morbid-saint-century-media-to-reissue-classic-spectrum-of-death
  4. ↑ "Reunited MORBID SAINT Schedules More Dates". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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