Asbestosdeath was an American

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band from San Jose,

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, the precursor to the highly influential band

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History

Asbestosdeath started life in the late 1980s as a trio consisting of

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on bass,

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on drums, and Tom Choi on guitar.

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later joined as a second guitarist. They recorded two 7"s: their first (''Unclean'', 1989) was self-released (Asbestos Records) and a second 7" (''Dejection'', 1990) was released later that year by

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. Choi left Asbestosdeath to form Noothgrush after the release of the second 7". The band recruited Justin Marler to replace Choi and changed their name to

. In 2007,

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reissued Asbestosdeath's two 7"s on CD and 10" vinyl. The four songs on the album comprise the entirety of Asbestosdeath's recordings.

Band members

– bass *

– drums * Tom Choi – guitar *

– guitar * Keith Krate – guitar Al Cisneros 2012 NY.png, Al Cisneros Chris Hakius - Om (band) (cropped).jpg, Chris Hakius Pike.jpg, Matt Pike

Discography

* ''Unclean'' 7" (1989 Asbestos Records) * ''Dejection'' 7" (1990

) * ''Dejection/Unclean'' CD/10" (2007

)

References

External links

*{{allmusic
Asbestosdeath at MySpace
American doom metal musical groups Heavy metal musical groups from California Musical groups established in 1989 Musical groups from San Jose, California