Deviated Instinct
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Deviated Instinct, formed in 1984, was a pioneering British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 crust punk
Crust punk
Crust punk is a form of music influenced by anarcho-punk, hardcore punk and extreme metal. The style, which evolved in the mid-1980s in England, often has songs with dark and pessimistic lyrics that linger on political and social ills...

 / death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....

 band. Their first EP, Welcome to the Orgy, was released by Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records
Peaceville Records is a British independent metal-oriented record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw in 1987, in Dewsbury, England...

, which released the majority of their albums. The band disbanded in 1991, but reunited in late 2007.

Current line-up

  • Leggo (vocals
    Singing
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    , 1984–1988, 2007–present)
  • Rob "Mid" Middleton (guitar
    Guitar
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    /vocals, 1984–1991, 2007–present)
  • Snapa (bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

    , 1986–1987, 1988–1991, 2007–present)
  • Tony (drums
    Drum kit
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    , 1994–present)

Discography

  • The Last Time demo (1985)
  • Welcome to the Orgy EP (Peaceville
    Peaceville Records
    Peaceville Records is a British independent metal-oriented record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw in 1987, in Dewsbury, England...

    , 1986)
  • Tip of the Iceberg demo (1986)
  • Terminal Filth Stenchcore demo (1986)
  • In Crust We Trust live LP (self-released, 1987)
  • Return of Frost demo (1987)
  • Consolidation split EP with Revulsion and Rhetoric (Pathway, 1988)
  • Rock 'n' Roll Conformity LP (Peaceville, 1988)
  • Definitive Instinct compilation (Peaceville, 1989)
  • Guttural Breath LP (Peaceville, 1989)
  • 1989 Demo demo (1989)
  • Nailed EP (Prophecy, 1990)
  • Split with Grave
    Grave (band)
    Grave is a Swedish death metal band that formed in 1986 by vocalist and guitarist Ola Lindgren, who is their only constant member. The band had particular success in the early 1990s, and their first four albums, Into the Grave, You'll Never See..., Soulless and Hating Life, cemented their...

     and Devolution (Prophecy, 1991)
  • Wrenched Spine live LP (self-released, 1991)
  • Re-Opening Old Wounds compilation (Desperate Attempt, 1993)
  • Welcome to the Orgy compilation (Peaceville, 2006)

Compilation appearances

  • Words Worth Shouting LP (track: "Possession"; Radical Change, 1985)
  • A Vile Peace LP (track: "Rock 'n' Roll Conformity"; Peaceville, 1987)
  • 1984 the Third LP (track: "Return of Frost"; New Wave, 1987)
  • Consolidation EP (tracks: "Scarecrow" and "House of Cards"' Pathway, 1987)
  • Attack Is Suicide LP (track: "Master of All"; Double A, 1987)
  • Hiatus LP (tracks: "Scarecrow II" and "Among Friends"; Peaceville, 1988)
  • Airstrip One LP (track: "Mechanical Extinction"; Mystic, 1988)
  • Vile Vibes LP (track: "The Resurrection Encore"; Peaceville, 1990)
  • Hardcore Holocaust II - The Peel Sessions LP (track: "Open Wound"; Strange Fruit
    Strange Fruit Records
    Strange Fruit Records was an independent record label in the United Kingdom.The label, established by Clive Selwood and John Peel in 1986, was the primary distributor of BBC recordings, including Peel Sessions....

    , 1990)
  • Vile Visions video (tracks: "Open Wound" and "Dipfeeder"; Jettisound, 1990)

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