Death Requisite is a heavy metal band from

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. The band describes their style as " blackened

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" or simply "extreme hybrid metal". The band has played with

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, Zao, Norma Jean, and Sleeping Giant. The band is signed to

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Background

Death Requisite is a

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band which originated in

. The band formed in 1999 and broke up 2005. In 2010, they re-formed. Since then they have released three EPs, ''Prophets of Doom'', ''

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'', and ''Threnody''. In June 2016, the band signed to

. The band released their new album, ''Revisitation'' in the fall of 2016, through Rottweiler. The album had several reviews by notable musicians, including Kevin Tubby of

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, Michael Cook of

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, and Kelly Shaefer of

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. ''Revisitation'' was released on November 25, 2016. Bassist RTJ left the band 2016 and was unofficially replaced by Gabriel Blackmore, Dave Blackmore's son. Vocalist Vincent St. James departed from the band in 2017. The band would later reveal that they were working with new material with Johanna Fincher on soprano vocals. The band released a picture of them with former vocalist St. James, along with Blackmore and another man, revealing the upcoming album will have five vocalists featured throughout. On May 10, 2018, Rottweiler and the band released the artwork, the release date and title of the EP, known as ''Thernody'', which launched on June 29, 2018.

Name

The band's name is derived from a quote from Stanislaw Lec.

Members

Current * Vincent Saint James Clerval – vocals (2012–2017, 2018-2019 ive 2019-present) * Johanna Fincher – soprano vocals (2017-2019 ive 2019–present) * Dave "Requisite" "DJ" Blackmore – lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (1998–2005, 2010–present) * Gabriel Blackmore – bass (2016-2019 ive 2019–present) * "Sir" William Lee – drums (2001-2005, 2010–present) Live musicians * Jamon Dane – vocals (2001-2004) * Logan Thompson - guitars (2018) (

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) Former * Marcus "Matthias" – vocals (1998-2000, 2001) * Dennis – vocals (2000) * Tyrannus – vocals (2010–2012) * Trevor – bass (1998-1999), rhythm guitar (1999–2001), vocals (2001–2002) * Matthew – rhythm guitar (2000-2001) * Eric – rhythm guitar (2003) * Thadius – rhythm guitar (2002-2005) * Joseph "ov" Moria – rhythm guitar (2013–2017) * Gomez – bass (2002–2005) * Jon – bass (1999–2002) * Cuinn Griffen – bass (2010–2014) * Justin "Regnal the Just" – bass (2014–2016) * Josh – drums (1999–2001) Timeline

Discography

;EPs * ''Living Sanctuary'' (2000,

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) * ''Thanatopsis'' (2004, JDA) * ''Prophets of Doom'' (2011, Independent) * ''

'' (2013, Independent) * ''Thernody'' (June 29, 2018, Rottweiler) ;Studio albums * ''From Death to Life'' (2001, JDA) * ''Revisitation'' (November 25, 2016,

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) ;Demo * Unreleased Demo (1999) ;Singles * "Revisitation" (2015) * "Redemptio Per Deicide" (2016) * "Tormentor" (2018) Compilation appearances * ''A Brutal Christmas: The Season in Chaos'' (2002; Sounds of the Dead Records) * ''The Bearded Dragon's Sampler (2.0)'' (2016; The Bearded Dragon Productions) * ''The Pack Vol. 1'' (2016; Rottweiler) * ''Metal From The Dragon (Vol. 2)'' (2017; The Bearded Dragon Productions) * ''The Pack Vol. 2'' (2018; Rottweiler)

References

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