Lord of War (band)
| Lord of War | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | San Diego , California , United States |
| Genre (s) | Deathcore , death metal |
| founding | 2008 |
| Current occupation | |
| Michael Hoskins | |
| Tony Bourne | |
| Alexx Walshaw | |
Electric guitar |
Dan Richardson |
| former members | |
| John Olgeirsson | |
Drums |
Brent Silletto |
Lord of War is an American deathcore and death metal band from San Diego , California that was formed in 2008. The band has played with groups like Origin , Cattle Decapitation , Pathology and The Faceless .
history
The band was formed in 2008. Various line-up changes followed, as well as the first concerts. In the fall of 2011 the band signed a contract with Unique Leader Records , which in January 2012 released the debut album Celestial Pestilence . The sound carrier was produced by Arde Ostowari from Burning the Masses . The publication was followed by other appearances. In October 2012 singer John Olgeirsson left the band.
style
According to the band biography on uniqueleader.com , the band was heavily influenced by groups like The Arcane Order , Through the Eyes of the Dead and The Black Dahlia Murder . According to Alexander Eitner from metalnews.de, the band on Celestial Pestilence mainly play Death, although influences from Deathcore, Melodic Death Metal and Progressive Death Metal can also be heard from time to time. Thematically, the group dedicates itself on the album to the subject of " Universe ". According to Eitner, influences from groups like The Black Dahlia Murder, The Faceless and Rings of Saturn can be heard on the album . In addition, the band knows how to " convince with the necessary mixture of technical demands, melodic solos , catchy structures and the necessary hardness".
Discography
- Celestial Pestilence (Album, 2011, Unique Leader Records )
- Suffer (album, 2016, Unique Leader Records)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Lord of War. uniqueleader.com, accessed January 30, 2013 .
- ↑ Lord of War singer leaves band. lambgoat.com, accessed January 30, 2014 .
- ↑ Alexander Eitner [soulsatzero]: .: CD REVIEWS :: Lord Of War - Celestial Pestilence. (No longer available online.) Metalnews.de, archived from the original on February 1, 2014 ; accessed on January 30, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
