Ritual Carnage is a

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

band formed in 1998. All the members are

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ese except for Damian Montgomery, their

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frontman and leader.

Members

Current members

* Damian "Danny Carnage" Montgomery –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

(Barbatos) * Wataru Yamada –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

(King's-Evil) * Kenichi "Eddie Van" Koide –

(

X Japan was a Japanese rock band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer and pianist Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi. Starting as a predominantly power/speed metal band with heavy symphonic elements, they later gravitated towards a progressive soun ...

, The Wretched) * Hiroyuki Ishizawa –

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(King's-Evil) * Naoya Hamaii –

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Former members

* Shigeyuki Kamazawa – guitar (Grim Force) * Bill Jokela – guitar (Bereaved) * Ken Kubo – guitar (Bereaved, Miscreant Invocation, Blood Shower) * Katsuyuki Nakabayashi – guitar (Grim Force) * Hidenori Tanaka – guitar (Tyrant) * Masami Yamada – guitar (King's-Evil) * Hide Ideno – bass * Alex Amedy – drums * Shinjiro Sawada – drums (Blood Shower)

Discography

References

External links

* (expired)
Interview with Damian
Japanese death metal musical groups Japanese thrash metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1998 {{Japan-band-stub