Vomitorial Corpulence
Australian grindcore band
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Vomitorial Corpulence was a Christian goregrind band that originated in Melbourne, Australia. The band was started by Paul Green.[3] The band's name is inspired by Revelation 3:15–16.[4] Along with fellow Melbourne band Mortification, it was highly influential in the innovation of Christian death metal in the early 1990s.[5]
Vomitorial Corpulence | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
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| Years active | 1993–2008 |
| Labels | Christ Core, Vomit Bucket, Rowe, Morbid |
| Past members | Paul Green Mark Hamilton Alexander O'Neil Ziggy Peters Chris Valentine Maria Green Joshua Kellerman |
| Website | Vomitorial Corpulence on Facebook |
History
Vomitorial Corpulence started in 1992 as a vision of guitarist and vocalist Paul Green, but did not get moving until 1993, when he hired on bassist Mark Hamilton and drummer Alexander O'Neil,[6] the latter of whom had formed the band Cryptal Darkness.[3][7] In 1995, the band released 21 songs under the title Karrionic Hacktician as part of a compilation, The Extreme Truth – Australian Metal Compilation III, by Rowe Productions.[3] O'Neil quit in 1995.[6] The band at first tried recording using a drum machine but was dissatisfied with the results. Christopher Valentine then contacted the band and joined on as the new drummer.[6] The band recorded and released their debut album, Skin Stripper, in 1998, before going on hiatus for the first time after first Valentine and then Hamilton left the band.[3][6] Green also co-founded the deathgrind band Excarnated that same year.[8] The music on Skin Stripper was compared to the early output of Carcass.[3]
In December 2001, Green moved to Minnesota and married Maria, who became the band's bassist, and hired on Ziggy Peters and Johnathan Kellerman on vocals.[3][9] The band signed to Morbid Records, which re-released Skin Stripper on 29 July 2002.[3][10] The band alleges that they never received any sales money from this re-release.[6] During this time, demo tracks were recorded for a new album, Insalubrious Collagery Of Pernicious Sepsis Infestation,[6] scheduled to be released on 24 June 2002,[9] later delayed to 2003.[10] Alleging that Morbid was pressuring the band to abandon its Christian lyrical focus, the band left the label.[3] Due to lack of a drummer, the band went on a second hiatus.[6]
In August 2006, having moved back to Australia, Green started the band back up with Hamilton and Valentine.[3] Karrionic Hacktician was released as a stand-alone recording with two demo tracks from 2002 included.[11] Vomitorial Corpulence began recording new songs for a new album, Crucified, but the release was continually delayed as Green's work commitments meant he continually missed practice sessions.[6] Valentine then reached out to four fellow Christian goregrind artists—Flactorophia, Demonic Dismemberment, Eternal Mystery, and Vomitous Discharge—who were collaborating on a split-album.[12] Valentine helped finalize the album, invited a sixth artist, Engravor, to join the project, and financed most of the CD pressing.[12] The final product, 6-Way Sin Decomposition Split, was released in 2007 on Christ Core Records and Vomit Bucket Recordings.[13] After no further activity from its members, the band officially broke up in April 2008.[6]
Members
Last known lineup
- Paul Green – guitars, vocals (1993–2008)
- Mark Hamilton – bass (1993–1999, 2006–2008)
- Chris Valentine – drums (1998, 2006–2008)
Former
- Alexander O'Neil – drums (1993–1995)
- Ziggy Peters – vocals (2001–2003)
- Joshua Kellerman – vocals (2001–2003)
- Maria Green – bass (2001–2003)
Timeline
Discography
Studio albums
- Skin Stripper (1998, Christ Core Records)[14]
- Karrionic Hacktician (2006; as stand-alone release)
Compilations
- The Extreme Truth – Australian Metal Compilation III (1995) – a compilation with Callous, Sanhedrin, Screams of Chaos, and Desolate Eternity
- 6-Way Sin Decomposition (2007) – split with Flactorophia, Demonic Dismemberment, Vomitous Discharge, Eternal Mystery, and Engravor