Metanoia | |
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| Origin | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Christian metal, [1] [2] [3] death metal, [1] [3] Extreme metal, [1] Grindcore, [4] Deathgrind, [5] black metal [6] |
| Years active | 1990–2000 |
| Labels | Rowe Productions |
| Past members | Justin Smith Simon Pankhurst Steve Bennett Lisa Bennett Dylan Speerstra Ian Northey |
Metanoia was a Christian death metal band that originated from Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The band formed in 1990 but disbanded in 2000. The band started as a vision of guitarist Steve Bennett's. [7] The main members of the band consisted of husband and wife Steve (Guitars) and Lisa Bennett (Bass) and vocalist Justin 'Yowie' Smith. [8]
Metanoia formed in 1990 by Steve Bennett, with his wife Lisa (Spud) on bass, Dylan Speerstra on drums, and Yowie Smith on vocals. In 1996, the band saw the departure of Speerstra, who was replaced by Ian Northey. In 1998, Smith left the band and was replaced by Simon Pankhurst. The band dissolved in 2000.
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