Morbid Saint
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Morbid Saint is an American
United States
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 thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band from Sheboygan
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
-Airport:Sheboygan is served by the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport, which is located several miles from the city.-Roads:Interstate 43 is the primary north-south transportation route into Sheboygan, and forms the west boundary of the city. U.S...

, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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, active from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s. The band opened up numerous concerts for Florida
Florida
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's Death, one of the progenitors of death metal, as they shared a manager. The band has recently reformed and are planning to record two new songs for the reissue of "Spectrum Of Death".

Biography

Morbid Saint was formed in 1986 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The band debuted in 1988 with a demo, Lock up your Children. It was re-issued in 1989 as an album by the Mexican Avanzada Metálica label and later by Grind Core International with the title Spectrum Of Death
Spectrum of Death
-Personnel:*Pat Lind - Vocals* Jim Fergades - Guitar* Jay Visser - Guitar* Tony Paletti - Bass* Lee Reynolds - Drums...

. In 1992, the band released the Destruction System demo only for the fans. It is not an official LP, but its duration is 33 minutes.

Morbid Saint was produced by Eric Greif
Eric Greif
Eric Greif is a lawyer and entertainment personality known first for a management career within the heavy metal musical genre in the 1980s and later within the legal profession...

, the owner of Edge Entertainment and the manager of 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....

 innovator Chuck Schuldiner
Chuck Schuldiner
Charles Michael "Chuck" Schuldiner was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.Schuldiner was the singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the band Death, which he founded in 1983, initially under the name Mantas. He also recorded as guitarist and songwriter with his other band, Control Denied...

 of Death. The last line-up of the band recorded the demo Destruction System but it was not released until 2005 as part of a limited edition, Chilean double release with Spectrum of Death. The band originally split up in 1994.

Current line up

  • Patrick Lind - vocals
  • Jay Visser - guitar
    Guitar
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  • Bob Zabel - bass
  • Randy Wall - drums
  • Kevin Koski - guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...


Former members

  • Mike Chappa - bass, vocals (left the band before Spectrum of Death was recorded)
  • Bob Sinjakovic - vocals (was replaced by Pat Lind before Spectrum of Death was recorded)
  • Tony Paletti - bass (played on Spectrum of Death recording)
  • Jim Fergades - guitar

Discography

  • Lock up Your Children (demo, 1988)
  • Spectrum of Death
    Spectrum of Death
    -Personnel:*Pat Lind - Vocals* Jim Fergades - Guitar* Jay Visser - Guitar* Tony Paletti - Bass* Lee Reynolds - Drums...

    (full-length, 1988)
  • Destruction System (demo, 1992)

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