Jesus "Jesse" Ernesto Pintado Andrade (July 12, 1969 – August 27, 2006) was a Mexican-American guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for the British

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band

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. He started in the grindcore band

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where he recorded the album ''

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'', the first album to feature

Pete Sandoval Pedro Rigoberto "Pete" Sandoval (born May 21, 1964) is a El Salvador, Salvadoran-born United States, American death metal drummer. His first significant stint as a drummer was for the grindcore band Terrorizer, formed in 1986, where he began to ...

who would later leave the band to join

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. Pintado was born in Mexico and moved to the US at an early age. He lived in

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but moved to

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, England after he joined

, where he replaced guitarist Bill Steer immediately prior to the recording of their album ''

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''. In 2004 he officially left Napalm Death; instead of replacing him, the band has since continued as a four-piece. Pintado later revived Terrorizer, recruiting Tony Norman of Monstrosity and Anthony Rezhawk of Resistant Culture; he and Pete Sandoval were the only original members. Besides Terrorizer and Napalm Death he also played in Lock Up and

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. Both bands also featured Napalm Death bass player

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. Pintado died at

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hospital in

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, Netherlands, of liver failure. __NOTOC__

Discography

Napalm Death

Studio albums

*''

'' (1990) *''

Utopia Banished ''Utopia Banished'' is the fourth studio album by the British grindcore band Napalm Death. The album was released in 1992 by Earache Records. It is the first album featuring Danny Herrera on drums following the departure of Mick Harris. Meta ...

'' (1992) *'' Fear, Emptiness, Despair'' (1994) *'' Diatribes'' (1996) *''

Inside the Torn Apart ''Inside the Torn Apart'' is the seventh studio album by British extreme metal band Napalm Death. It was released by Earache in June 1997 on double vinyl, regular CD, digipak CD and MC. Track listing Personnel Napalm Death *Mark "Barney" G ...

'' (1997) *''

Words from the Exit Wound ''Words from the Exit Wound'' is the eighth studio album by British extreme metal band Napalm Death, released in 1998 by Earache. It was issued only on CD. It is considered the final album of the band's "experimental" period, while simultaneou ...

'' (1998) *''

Enemy of the Music Business ''Enemy of the Music Business'' is the ninth studio album by the British band Napalm Death, released in 2000. This album, along with '' Words from the Exit Wound'', are the only Napalm Death studio albums that were released only on CD until 2 ...

'' (2000) Pintado was also credited for ''

Order of the Leech ''Order of the Leech'' is the tenth studio album by the United Kingdom, British grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 2002 through Spitfire Records, Spitfire. Although credited in the line-up, Jesse Pintado never performed. The second guitar ...

'' and '' Leaders Not Followers: Part 2'', however, he did not actually appear on these records.

Singles and EPs

* ''Harmony Corruption bonus live EP'' (EP, 1990) * ''

Mass Appeal Madness ''Mass Appeal Madness'' is an EP by Napalm Death. It was released in 1991 on Earache Records and is dedicated to the memory of Roger Patterson, a member of the death metal band Atheist who died in the same year. Track listing *The songs ...

'' (EP, MOSH46 1991) * '' The World Keeps Turning'' (EP, MOSH65 1992) * ''

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'' (EP, MOSH92 1993) * ''Hung'' (EP, 1994) * '' More Than Meets the Eye'' (Promo, 1994) * ''Plague Rages'' (Promo, 1994) * ''

Greed Killing ''Greed Killing'' is an EP by the British band Napalm Death. It was released in 1995 on Earache Records, containing two songs from the '' Diatribes'' album and four exclusive songs from the ''Diatribes'' recording sessions. Track listing ...

'' (EP, 1995) * ''Cursed to Tour'' (split with

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, 1996) * ''

In Tongues We Speak ''In Tongues We Speak'' is a split EP album by Napalm Death and Coalesce. Track listing Credits Napalm Death * Mark "Barney" Greenway - vocals * Jesse Pintado - lead guitar *Mitch Harris Mitch Harris (born October 31, 1969) is an Ame ...

'' (split-CD with

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) (MOSH168 1997) * '' Breed to Breathe'' (EP, 1997) * '' Leaders Not Followers'' (EP, 1999)

Napalm Death-only compilation albums

* ''

Death by Manipulation ''Death by Manipulation'' is a compilation album of EPs by British band Napalm Death. It was released on 19 August 1991. Track listing Tracks 1–4 are from the ''Mass Appeal Madness'' EP. Tracks 5–7 are from the " Suffer the Children" s ...

'' (MOSH51, Earache 1992) * '' The Peel Sessions'' (1993) * '' The Complete Radio One Sessions'' (2000) * '' Noise for Music's Sake'' (MOSH266, Earache 2003)

Live albums

* '' The Peel Sessions'' (1989) * '' Live Corruption'' (1990) * '' Bootlegged in Japan'' (1998) * '' Punishment in Capitals'' (2002, CD)

DVDs and VHS

* '' Live Corruption'' (VHS, 1991) * '' The DVD'' (DVD, 2001) * '' Punishment in Capitals'' (DVD, 2002)

Terrorizer

Studio albums

*''

'' (1989) *'' Darker Days Ahead'' (2006)

Compilation albums

*''From the Tomb'' (2003) *''Before the Downfall'' (2014)

Nausea LA

Single

*"Psychological Conflict" (1991) Pintado was credited as songwriting (assistant)

Lock Up

Studio albums

*''

Pleasures Pave Sewers ''Pleasures Pave Sewers'' is the debut album of grindcore band Lock Up, a side project of Napalm Death, featuring Peter Tägtgren on vocals. According to engineer Andy Sneap, the album was recorded in a day and was never mixed. Background Ac ...

'' (CD, 1999) *''

Hate Breeds Suffering ''Hate Breeds Suffering'' is the second album by Napalm Death grindcore side project Lock Up. It features Tomas Lindberg on vocals. Track listing # "Feeding on the Opiate" (1:29) # "Castrate the Wreckage" (1:34) # "Violent Reprisal" (1 ...

'' (CD, 2002)

Resistant Culture

Studio albums

*''Welcome To Reality'' (CD, 2005)

Live albums

*''Live in Japan'' (CD, 2005)

Brujeria

Studio album

*'' Brujerizmo'' (CD, 2000)

Compilation albums

*'' Mextremist! Greatest Hits'' (Kool Arrow Records, 2001) *'' The Mexecutioner! - The Best of Brujeria'' (

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, 2003) *''The Singles'' (2006)

References

External links

Terrorizer MySpace
with memorial to Jesse
Jesse Pintado
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