Pestilence
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: Netherlands
- Born: 1986 in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands
- Active: 1986 - present
Biography
Pestilence are a Dutch death metal band from Enschede, formed in 1986 and led throughout by guitarist and vocalist Patrick Mameli. Early albums for #Roadrunner Records# moved from thrash to death metal on 'Consuming Impulse' (1989), then toward technical, jazz-fusion territory on 'Testimony of the Ancients' (1991) and 'Spheres' (1993). The band split in 1994, reformed in 2008, and returned again in 2016 with albums including 'Hadeon' and 'Exitivm'.
Genres
Pestilence Discography
- Malleus Maleficarum (1988) - Album - rated 3.73/5
- Consuming Impulse (1989) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Testimony of the Ancients (1991) - Album - rated 3.76/5
- Spheres (1993) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Resurrection Macabre (2009) - Album - rated 2.55/5
- Doctrine (2011) - Album - rated 2.42/5
- Obsideo (2013) - Album - rated 2.86/5
- Hadeon (2018) - Album - rated 3.07/5
- Exitivm (2021) - Album - rated 3.18/5
Members
- Patrick Mameli - guitar, vocals (1986–1994; 2008–2014; 2016–Present)
- Marco Foddis - drums (1986–1988; 1989–1994)
- Martin van Drunen - vocals, bass (1987–1990)
- Patrick Uterwijk - guitar (1988–1994; 2008–2014)
- Tony Choy - bass (1991–1992; 2008–2009)
- Jeroen Paul Thesseling - bass (1992–1994; 2009–2012)
- Rutger van Noordenburg - guitar (2019–2025)
- Joost van der Graaf - bass (2019–2023)
- Michiel van der Plicht - drums (2020–Present)