Martin van Drunen | |
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 Van Drunen performing with Asphyx at The Fridge in London, 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1966 (age 58–59) Netherlands |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass (early) |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Member of | Asphyx, Grand Supreme Blood Court |
| Formerly of | Hail of Bullets, Pestilence |
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 (in 1992, he would abandon his position as bass player to focus solely on vocals) [4] and recorded six studio 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.
Contents
- Discography
- With Pestilence
- With Asphyx
- With Comecon
- With Death By Dawn
- With Hail of Bullets
- With Grand Supreme Blood Court
- References
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]
Some journalists consider van Drunen to be among the greatest vocalists in extreme metal. His vocals in Pestilence drew comparisons to the early work of Chuck Schuldiner of Death. His vocals on Asphyx records are said to be more higher in pitch. [10]
