Vomitorial Corpulence was a
grindcore
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band that originated in
Melbourne
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, Australia. The band was started by Paul Green.
[ "Vomitorial Corpulence". Retrieved on 14 October 2016.] The band's name is inspired by
Revelation
In religion and theology, revelation is the revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.
Background
Inspiration – such as that bestowed by God on the ...
3:15-16. Vomitorial Corpulence is widely known as one of the first Christian grindcore bands.
[ Retrieved on 14 October 2016.]
Background and impact
Vomitorial Corpulence started in 1992 as a vision of guitarist and vocalist Paul Green, but did not get moving until 1993, when he hired on bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Alexander O'Neil.
O'Neil quit in 1995 and was replaced by Christopher Valentine. O’Neil formed the
unblack metal
Unblack metal (also known as Christian black metal) is a religious philosophy and subgenre within black metal, inheriting several characteristics of it, such as the melody, the lyrics and the aesthetics ( corpse paint), whose artists either dire ...
project Vomoth.
The band recorded their debut album, ''Skin Stripper'', before going on hiatus for the first time. The album includes two bluegrass banjo tracks composed by Mike Keady.
In December 2001, Green moved to
Minnesota
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and married Maria, who became the band's bassist, and hired on Ziggy Peters and Johnathan Kellerman on vocals.
Due to lack of a drummer, the band went on a second hiatus.
In August 2006, Green started the band back up with Hamilton and Valentine. The band ended in 2008.
Alexander O'Neil, the band's former drummer, joined
Cryptal Darkness
Cryptal Darkness were an Australian doom metal band from Melbourne featuring Mark Kelson, now of The Eternal and InSomnius Dei and for a short period, former My Dying Bride/Cradle of Filth member, Martin Powell.
History
Cryptal Darkness st ...
and Desolate Eternity after departing from the band. Valentine ran the label known as Christ Core Records, which signed the act Flactorophia.
Members
Last known lineup
* Paul Green - guitars, vocals (1993–2008)
* Mark Hamilton - bass (1993–1999, 2006–2008)
* Chris Valentine - drums (1995–1999, 2006–2008)
Former
* Alexander O'Neil - drums (1993–1995)
* Ziggy Peters - vocals (2001–2003)
* Joshua Kellerman - vocals (2001–2003)
* Maria Green - bass (2001–2003)
Timeline
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Discography
Studio albums
* ''Karrionic Hacktician'' (1995)
* ''Skin Stripper'' (1998, Christ Core Records)
* ''Karrionic Hacktician'' (2006, Christ Core)
* ''Skin Decomposition'' (2007, Christ Core/Vomit Bucket; split with Vomitous Discharge, Flactorophia, Engravor, Eternal Mystery, Demonic Dismemberment)
EPs
* ''Pathetic Prolification'' (1997)
References
External links
* Retrieved on 14 October 2016.
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Musical groups established in 1993
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
Australian musical trios
Australian Christian metal musical groups
Rowe Productions artists
Grindcore musical groups