Necrophagist (in an interview, frontman Muhammed Suiçmez stated it can be pronounced any way, as latin is a dead language) is a technical death metal band from Germany, founded and fronted by guitarist/vocalist Muhammed Suiçmez. The band is known for their rapid and technical compositions, and Classical influence. The word Necrophagist comes from the Greek words Necro and phagist, meaning 'eater of the dead'. Karlsruhe (population 285,812 in 2006) is a city in the south west of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Technical death metal, or tech death for short, is a term used to describe bands in the subgenre death metal. ... It has been suggested that Florida death metal be merged into this article or section. ... Brutal death metal (also called brutal death for short) is a term used to describe bands that focus on pushing the envelope on heaviness, speed and aggressive delivery in the genre of death metal. ... Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of the heavy metal music heavily influenced by classical music in its style of playing and composing[1]. It implies a very technical performance and the use of elements borrowed from classical music and/or by famous classical music composers. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Muhammed Suiçmez (Pronounced Suichmez) is a Turkish-German guitarist and the frontman of the German technical death metal band Necrophagist. ... Sami Raatikainen is a Finnish guitarist who plays for the Germany technical/brutal death metal band Necrophagist. ... Technical death metal, or tech death for short, is a term used to describe bands in the subgenre death metal. ... Muhammed Suiçmez (Pronounced Suichmez) is a Turkish-German guitarist and the frontman of the German technical death metal band Necrophagist. ... It has been suggested that Medical Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms be merged into this article or section. ...

History

Onset of Putrefaction re-release

Necrophagist's debut album, Onset of Putrefaction had been out of print for years. Muhammed was never satisfied in full by the sound of the album. The rhythm section on the album was handled by a drum computer. Eventually, a new edition with drum samples recorded by Hannes Grossmann was created. All of the old guitar, bass guitar, and vocal tracks were mixed along with the brand new drum samples, to create a crisp and clear stereo track. The re-release also features two songs from Necrophagist's 1995 self-titled demo tape. The whole album was also engineered by long time Necrophagist engineer and producer Christoph Brandes at The Iguana Studios. It was mastered by Bob Katz at "Digital Domain", Orlando, Florida. The re-release was issued in 2004 by Willowtip Records in America/Canada and Relapse Records in the rest of the world. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other uses, see Orlando (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... Willowtip Records are a metal label from Pennsylvania, United States. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Christian Muenzner leaves band

On the 10th of February, 2006 it was announced that Christian Muenzner had departed the band due to 'scheduling conflicts'. A replacement guitarist has been found, Sami Raatikainen, who is from Helsinki, Finland. Sami also plays in the band "Codeon". The band was on hiatus from March 2005 to June 2005, due to Muhammed Suiçmez being ill. Sami Raatikainen is a Finnish guitarist who plays for the Germany technical/brutal death metal band Necrophagist. ... Location of Helsinki in Northern Europe Coordinates: , Country Province Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Charter 1550 Capital city 1812 Government  - Mayor Jussi Pajunen Area  - Total 187. ...

Touring

In 2006 the band did an American (Canadian dates were cancelled) tour called "Carving North America's Epitaph". Necrophagist was joined on this tour by Arsis, Alarum, Neuraxis, Ion Dissonance, Cattle Decapitation and Thine Eyes Bleed. They, along with Dying Fetus, supported Cannibal Corpse on their US tour in the fall, which also included some Canadian venues. Arsis is an American death metal band whose music also possesses influences of black metal and thrash metal. ... Alarum are a 4 piece fusion-metal, or jazz metal band from Melbourne, Australia. ... Neuraxis is a Canadian death metal band. ... Ion Dissonance is a metalcore/mathcore band from Montréal, Québec, Canada. ... Cattle Decapitation, currently signed to Metal Blade Records, is a San Diego, California-based deathgrind band. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Dying Fetus is an American death metal band, presently noteworthy for their virtuosity, dual mid-range and gurgling vocals, and reality-based pseudo-political lyrics. ... Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band founded in 1988. ...

The band recently announced on their MySpace page that after the 2007 California Metalfest, drummer Hannes Grossmann would leave the band. Hannes has stated that he was unable to commit to the band's full-time touring schedule. Marco Minnemann (who has played with Paul Gilbert, Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman) was the official permanent replacement for Hannes. ^[3] MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... Marco Minnemann, born December 24, 1970 in Hannover, is a German drummer. ...

Necrophagist was a headlining act for The Summer Slaughter Tour in 2007, which featured a wide variety of other extreme metal bands including Decapitated, Arsis, The Faceless, Cephalic Carnage, As Blood Runs Black, Cattle Decapitation and many more. Arsis, however, had to cancel numerous shows due to an incident with their bus in Sacramento. The Summer Slaughter Tour is a heavy metal concert tour that is taking place in the summer of 2007. ... Cover of album The Negation Decapitated are a critically and popularly acclaimed death metal band from Poland; their style places them towards the more extreme and technical side of that genre. ... Arsis is an American death metal band whose music also possesses influences of black metal and thrash metal. ... The Faceless is a technical/progressive death metal band from Encino, California, Recently endorsed by Ibanez Guitars & Basses and Tama Drums. ... Cephalic Carnage is a musical group formed in Denver, Colorado in 1992. ... As Blood Runs Black is an American Deathcore band from Torrance, California. ... Cattle Decapitation, currently signed to Metal Blade Records, is a San Diego, California-based deathgrind band. ...

As of now, they have begun to write their next album. They have also welcomed new drummer Romain Goulon into the mix as Marco has other projects now including a new project with Necrophagist front man, Muhammed Suicmez.

Discography

• Onset of Putrefaction (1999)
• Epitaph (2004)
• TBA (2008)

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Current line-up

• Muhammed Suiçmez - guitar, vocals (1992–present)
• Stephan Fimmers - bass guitar (2003–present)
• Sami Raatikainen – guitar (2006–present)
• Romain Goulon – drums (2008–present)

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Former members

Guitar

• Jan-Paul Herm (1992–1995)
• Mario Petrovic (2000–2001)
• Björn Vollmer (2001–2002)
• Christian Müenzner (2002–2006)
• Matthias Holzapfel
• Lance Garrissiere (2007-2008)

A guitarist that played for Necrophagist from 2002-2006. ...

Bass

• Jochen Bittmann
• Julien Laroche
• Heiko Linzert (2003)

Drums

• Raphael Kempermann (1992–1995)
• Daniel Silva (1995–1998, 2001–2003)
• Slavek Foltyn (2000–2001)
• Hannes Grossmann (2003–2007)
• Marco Minnemann (2007-2008)

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Official MySpace