Biography
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Years Active
1989 – present (35 years)
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Founded In
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
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Members
- Brian Werner
- Dave Suzuki (1997 – present)
- Glen Benton (2003 – present)
- Joe Lewis
- Kelly Conlon (2000 – 2001)
Vital Remains is a Death Metal band hailing from Providence, Rhode Island in 1989. Originally comprised of guitarists Paul Flynn and Tony Lazaro, vocalist Jeff Gruslin, bassist Tom Supkow, and drummer Chris Dupont, the group has been through several line-up changes and record labels over the years, with Lazaro being the only constant. A pair of demos (1989's "Reduced to Ashes" and 1990's "Excruciating Pain") led to a contract with French label Thrash Records, who in turn released "The Black Mass" in 1991.
A pair of releases followed from the Peaceville label and released "Let Us Pray" in 1992 and "Into Cold Darkness" in 1995. Before moving to another French heavy metal label, Osmose Records, for the release of "Forever Underground" in 1997 and "Dawn of the Apocalypse" in 2000 which the band consider their heaviest album. Since "Dawn of the Apocalypse" album, the vocals were taken over by Glen Benton (frontman of the band Deicide), in 2001, although the lyrics are still written by the rest of the band. In 2003 the controversal album "Dechristianize" was released, causing protests from many Christian Activists and other critics because of its album art and aggressive 'Anti-Christian' lyrics.
Early 2007 saw the release of "Icons Of Evil" by Century Media, which features a cover that outraged many religious people.
Present Members
"Gator" Collier - Bass (Legion Victorious)
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
Present Live Sessons:
Chris Dovas – drums (2018–present)
Caio Kehyayan – lead guitar (2019–present)
Scott Eames – lead vocals (2019–present)
Former Members
Vocals:
Jeff Gruslin (Godless Rising)
Thorn
Glen Benton (Amon and Deicide)
Scott Wily - Vocals (Zircon, Godless Rising)
Brian Werner – lead vocals (2012–2019)
Guitar:
Dave Suzuki (Also bass, drums and back up vocals) (Deicide and Silent Raven Fell)
Paul Flynn (Godless Rising)
John Hate - Lead Guitar (Funeral Rites)
Brian Weber – lead guitar (2011–2013)
Dean Arnold - lead guitar (2015-2019)
Bass:
Kelly Conlon (Monstrosity, Death and Fires Of Babylon)
Tom Supkow
Brian Hobbie (Internal Bleeding and Catastrophic)
Drums:
Ace Alonzo (Self Destruct)
Rick Corbett
Eddy Hoffman
James Payne - drums (2014–2016)
Past Live Sessions
Vocals
Anthony Geremia
Damien Boynton (Desolation)
Rodrigo "Jugulator" Raquio - vocals (2010)
Guitar
Ralph Santolla (Deicide, Death, Iced Earth and Obituary)
Bass
Derek Boyer (Decrepit Birth, Suffocation and Dying Fetus)
Istvan Lendvay (Rise)
Joe Lewis (Self Destruct and Belial)
Ron Greene (Leukorrhea)
Derek Boyer – bass (2003)
Istvan Lendvay – bass (2004)
Brian Hobbie – bass (2007–2008)
Drums
Marco Pitruzella (Brain Drill, Anthem 85, Apocrypha, Vile and The Faceless)
Kyle Severn (Incantation and Wolfen Society)
Tim Yeung (ex-Hate Eternal, ex-Decrepit Birth and ex-Council of the Fallen, also in Windbreed,Divine Heresy and Agiel)
Chris Dupont
Antonio ``O' Fenomeno`` Donadeo (Virulent Re-Shapes, and Exhumer)
Keshava Doane – drums (2008–2009)
Alberto Allende – drums (2011–2012)
Jack Blackburn – drums (2012–2014)
Eugene Ryabchenko - drums (2016-2017)
Official website: http://www.vitalremains.com/
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