Martin van Drunen
Martin van Drunen (born 1966) is a Dutch death metal vocalist who started out in the band Pestilence.[1] In this band, he also performed the bass duties live. He recorded two albums with them, Malleus Maleficarum[2] and Consuming Impulse.[3] After his departure from Pestilence, van Drunen joined Asphyx as the singer and bass player in 1990[4] and recorded five albums in total. He performed the vocals on Comecon's second album Converging Conspiracies in 1993[5] and then formed his own band called Submission. In 1995, he was asked to replace Karl Willetts in the UK death metal band Bolt Thrower.[6] He did two tours with them, but never recorded an album. He is also the brother of the American theologian David Van Drunen.
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Background information | |
Born | 1966 (age 56–57) Netherlands |
Genres | Death metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals, bass (early) |
Years active | 1986–present |
Member of | Asphyx, Grand Supreme Blood Court |
Formerly of | Hail of Bullets, Pestilence |
In 2006, an "all-star" death metal band by the name Hail of Bullets was formed with van Drunen doing vocals, ex-Houwitser bass player Theo van Eekelen, Gorefest drummer Ed Warby and both Thanatos guitarists Paul Baayens and Stephan Gebédi.[7] In May 2008, they released an album called …Of Frost and War.[8] In 2009, van Drunen performed guest vocals on The Project Hate MCMXCIX's album The Lustrate Process. In October 2010, Hail of Bullets released their second album On Divine Winds.[9]
Discography
With Pestilence
- Malleus Maleficarum (1988)
- Consuming Impulse (1989)
With Asphyx
Albums
- The Rack (1991)
- Last One on Earth (1992)
- Death...The Brutal Way (2009)
- Deathhammer (2012)
- Incoming Death (2016)
- Necroceros (2021)
EPs & Others
- Crush the Cenotaph (EP) (1992)
- Death... The Brutal Way (7" advance single) (2008)
- Live Death Doom (live DVD) (2010)
With Comecon
- Converging Conspiracies (1993)
With Death By Dawn
- One Hand, One Foot and a Lot of Teeth (2006)
With Hail of Bullets
- Hail of Bullets (demo)
- …Of Frost and War (2008)
- Warsaw Rising (EP) (2009)
- On Divine Winds (2010)
- III: The Rommel Chronicles (2013)
With Grand Supreme Blood Court
References
- Serba, John. "Biography: Pestilence". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review: Malleus Maleficarum". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Serba, John. "Review: Consumin Impulse". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Asphyx". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- "Credits: Converging Conspiracies". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Bolt Thrower". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Monger, James Christopher. "Biography: Hail of Bullets". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Prato, Greg. "Review: Of Frost and War". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- Metal Judgement. "Review: On Divine Winds". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.