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===Band Members===
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Formed by Hawkins in 2004, Grotesque is a Perth band that plays intense and technical brutal death metal, along the lines of '''Suffocation''' and '''Decrepit Birth'''. By the end of 2005 the line-up was complete and before long Grotesque had major opening spots on tours by '''Nile''', '''Dismember''', [[Psycroptic]] and [[Blood Duster]] during 2006. Early in 2007 they then supported '''Suffocation''' before going on to open for '''Nile''' and '''Decapitated''' while completing work on their debut album, ''Museum of Human Disease''. After appearing on the [[Festival of the Dead]] bill, the band was forced to withdraw from the east coast shows.  
Formed by Hawkins in 2004, Grotesque is a Perth band that plays intense and technical brutal death metal, along the lines of '''Suffocation''' and '''Decrepit Birth'''. By the end of 2005 the line-up was complete and before long Grotesque had major opening spots on tours by '''Nile''', '''Dismember''', [[Psycroptic]] and [[Blood Duster]] during 2006. Early in 2007 they then supported '''Suffocation''' before going on to open for '''Nile''' and '''Decapitated''' while completing work on their debut album, ''Museum of Human Disease''. After appearing on the [[Festival of the Dead]] bill, the band was forced to withdraw from the east coast shows.  


The album was released in November 2007.
The album was released in November 2007. Following that release, vocalist Whitfield left the band and is now with [[Entrails Eradicated]]. Daniel Coombs (ex-[[The Furor]], [[Daemon Foetal Harvest]], several others) has since joined Grotesque and an EP was released in 2010.


===Discography===
===Discography===
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Revision as of 23:27, 11 September 2011

Grotesque
OriginPerth, WA
GenresDeath metal
Years active2004 - present
LabelsPrime Cuts
Associated actsThe Furor, Daemon Foetal Harvest, Entrails Eradicated, Secratain
Websitehttp://www.myspace.com/burialgroundsband
MembersDave Kilgallon, Todd Kilgallon, Scott Lockyer

Band Members

  • Line-Up
    • Mark Hawkins (guitar)
    • Simon Muller (bass)
    • Trevor Owen (drums)
    • Tarren Whitfield (vocals)

Website

myspace.com/grotesque

Formed

Perth, WA, 2004

Band Information

Formed by Hawkins in 2004, Grotesque is a Perth band that plays intense and technical brutal death metal, along the lines of Suffocation and Decrepit Birth. By the end of 2005 the line-up was complete and before long Grotesque had major opening spots on tours by Nile, Dismember, Psycroptic and Blood Duster during 2006. Early in 2007 they then supported Suffocation before going on to open for Nile and Decapitated while completing work on their debut album, Museum of Human Disease. After appearing on the Festival of the Dead bill, the band was forced to withdraw from the east coast shows.

The album was released in November 2007. Following that release, vocalist Whitfield left the band and is now with Entrails Eradicated. Daniel Coombs (ex-The Furor, Daemon Foetal Harvest, several others) has since joined Grotesque and an EP was released in 2010.

Discography

Album:

Museumofhumandisease.jpg
2007 Museum of Human Disease Prime Cuts

EP:

2010 Grotesque self release

Compilation tracks:

Year Track Title Album Title Label
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2007 "Pulsating Cosmos" A Blaze in the Southern Skies Prime Cuts