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After Mallets, Consuming and Spheres Pestilence returned with Resurrection
Macabre (2009), Doctrine (2011) and Obsideo (2013). In 2014 that band wasPestilence resurfaced once again
in 2018, with led to a couple of new and very well received albums: Hadeon (2018) and Exitivm
(2021). The albums are testament to the bands’ ambition as personified by singer, guitar player and
composer Patrick Mameli. His band never fell prey to nostalgia, but always wanted to move forward.
“ThI never wanted to stick to a formula and repeat myself. That’s why I’ve never been too
bothered by the line-up changes, although it gave me an unjustified reputation of being difficult to
work with. People left the band for all kinds of reasons –I’ve always enjoyed hitting
the road with a partial new band just to see what a new cast of characters will bring to the songs –
musically and personality-wise. It’s a very common thing in the jazz scene.”
While most if not all other bands that made Holland one of the major breeding grounds for extreme
metal in the 80s have disappeared, Pestilence is still as vital, relevant, and ambitious as ever. The
band wrote history with its albums Consuming Impulse, Testimony of The Ancients and Spheres – all
albums that shaped death metal as we know it. The story doesn’t end there. The upcoming albums
and tours will prove that Pestilence remains a uncompromising band, with a unique sound, that has
lost none of its appeal in the decades that have passed.
Macabre (2009), Doctrine (2011) and Obsideo (2013). In 2014 that band wasPestilence resurfaced once again
in 2018, with led to a couple of new and very well received albums: Hadeon (2018) and Exitivm
(2021). The albums are testament to the bands’ ambition as personified by singer, guitar player and
composer Patrick Mameli. His band never fell prey to nostalgia, but always wanted to move forward.
“ThI never wanted to stick to a formula and repeat myself. That’s why I’ve never been too
bothered by the line-up changes, although it gave me an unjustified reputation of being difficult to
work with. People left the band for all kinds of reasons –I’ve always enjoyed hitting
the road with a partial new band just to see what a new cast of characters will bring to the songs –
musically and personality-wise. It’s a very common thing in the jazz scene.”
While most if not all other bands that made Holland one of the major breeding grounds for extreme
metal in the 80s have disappeared, Pestilence is still as vital, relevant, and ambitious as ever. The
band wrote history with its albums Consuming Impulse, Testimony of The Ancients and Spheres – all
albums that shaped death metal as we know it. The story doesn’t end there. The upcoming albums
and tours will prove that Pestilence remains a uncompromising band, with a unique sound, that has
lost none of its appeal in the decades that have passed.
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