Brodequin is an American
death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, feat ...
band from
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Formed in 1998 by brothers Mike and Jamie Bailey, the band has released three albums and two EPs to date, their latest release being ''Perpetuation of Suffering'', which was released on August 31, 2021.
Themes
The name Brodequin was chosen by Jamie Bailey, after the medieval
torture device of the same name. Torture devices in general are referred to frequently in the group's lyrical content. While lyrics describing dismemberment, torture, murder, and abuse are unsurprising in death metal, Brodequin is unusual in exploring such phenomena within a historical context. Jamie Bailey is a history graduate
"It isn't supposed to sound like a Madonna"
Interview in ''Vampire Magazine'' website, accessed 20 Feb 2008 and most of his lyrics are inspired by real historical events.
Members
Current members
* Jamie Bailey - bass, vocals
* Mike Bailey - guitars
* Joaquin Chavez - guitars
* Brennan Shackelford - drums
Former members
* Chad Walls - drums
* Jon Engman - drums
* Henning Paulsen - drums
* Jan Van Lugtenburg - drums
Discography
Studio Albums
* 2000 - ''Instruments of Torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts c ...
''
* 2001 - ''Festival of Death''
* 2004 - '' Methods of Execution''
EPs
* 2003 - ''Prelude to Execution''
* 2021 - ''Perpetuation of Suffering''
Demo albums
* 1999 - ''Brodequin''
Split albums
* 2002 - ''Created to Kill'' (with Drowning, Aborted, and Misery Index Misery Index can refer to:
Economics
*Misery index (economics), adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate
Entertainment
*Misery Index (band)
Misery Index is an American death metal band formed in 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland, United ...
)
* 2004 - ''Prelude to Execution/Stop the Madness'' (with Tears of Decay)
References
External links
Official Brodequin siteUnmatched Brutality RecordsMetal Archives
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Musical groups established in 1998
Deathgrind musical groups
Heavy metal musical groups from Tennessee
American musical trios
Musical groups from Knoxville, Tennessee
1998 establishments in Tennessee