Scourged Flesh | |
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Origin | Perth, Western Australia |
Genres | Christian metal, [1] Death metal, [2] [3] Thrash metal [2] [3] |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Rowe, Soundmass |
Members | Todd Kilgallon Daniel Holmes Simon Hoggett Dave Kilgallon |
Past members | Simon Bracegirlde Scott Lockyer |
Website | Scourged Flesh of Myspace |
Scourged Flesh is a Christian metal band that originated in Perth, Western Australia. [1]
The band started in 2006 with brothers Todd (Guitar, Vocals) and Dave Kilgallon (Drums). [4] Scourged Flesh added on Bassist Simon Bracegirdle as an official member. [5] The band was later joined, after the recording of their first two albums, Released From Damnation and Bury the Lies, the band added Guitarist Daniel Holmes and Bassist Simon Hoggett. [4] In 2008, Dave Kilgallon joined the fellow Australian band Mortification as their drummer. [6]
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