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Ralph Santolla
Ralph Santolla
American musician
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Testament
Testament
American metal band
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Devourment
Devourment
death metal band from Dallas, Texas, United States
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Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Norwegian black metal band
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Anthrax
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
5
Rotten Sound
Rotten Sound
Finnish band
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Metal Church
Metal Church
American heavy metal band
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Decapitated
Decapitated
Polish death metal band
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Carcass
Carcass
British extreme metal band
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Fear Factory
Fear Factory
American metal band
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Suffocation
Suffocation
American death metal band
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Kittie
Kittie
Canadian heavy metal band
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Pestilence
Pestilence
Dutch death metal band
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Possessed
Possessed
American death metal band
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Armored Saint
Armored Saint
American heavy metal band
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Antigama
Antigama
Polish band
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Death
Death
American death/progressive metal band
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Exhorder
Exhorder
American heavy metal band
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Brutal Truth
Brutal Truth
American grindcore band from New York City
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Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel
American Death Metal band
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Cephalic Carnage
Cephalic Carnage
band
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Katatonia
Katatonia
swedish metal band
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Dying Fetus
Dying Fetus
American death metal band
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Heathen
Heathen
American thrash metal band
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Kreator
Kreator
German thrash metal band
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Havok
Havok
American band
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Obscura
Obscura
band
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Trivium
Trivium
American heavy metal band
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Amorphis
Amorphis
Finnish heavy metal band
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L.A. Guns
L.A. Guns
American hard rock band
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Vader
Vader
Polish death metal band
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Sodom
Sodom
German thrash metal band
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Nightfall
Nightfall
band
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Jungle Rot
Jungle Rot
American band
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Dark Tranquillity
Dark Tranquillity
Swedish band
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Nile
Nile
American technical death metal band
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Malevolent Creation
Malevolent Creation
band
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Mastodon
Mastodon
American heavy metal band
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Deicide
Deicide
American death metal band
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Machine Head
Machine Head
American metal band
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Accept
Accept
German heavy metal band
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Slayer
Slayer
American thrash metal band
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Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy
Swedish melodic death metal band
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Enslaved
Enslaved
Norwegian metal band
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In This Moment
In This Moment
American Heavy Metal Band
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Revocation
Revocation
band
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Soilwork
Soilwork
Swedish melodic death metal band
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Five Finger Death Punch
Five Finger Death Punch
American heavy metal band
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Annihilator
Annihilator
Canadian thrash metal band
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Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
American crossover thrash band
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Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through
American metalcore band
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Pig Destroyer
Pig Destroyer
American band
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Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity
American heavy metal band formed in 1982
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Overkill
Overkill
American thrash metal band
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Coldworker
Coldworker
band
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Tiamat
Tiamat
Swedish metal band
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Hellyeah
Hellyeah
American heavy metal band
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Exodus
Exodus
American thrash metal band
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Death Angel
Death Angel
American thrash metal band
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Disturbed
Disturbed
American heavy metal band
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Down
Down
American heavy metal supergroup
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U.D.O.
U.D.O.
German heavy metal band
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Mudvayne
Mudvayne
American music band
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Melvins
Melvins
American rock band
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Fuck the Facts
Fuck the Facts
Canadian grindcore band
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Flotsam and Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam
thrash metal group from Phoenix, Arizona
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Mercyful Fate
Mercyful Fate
Danish heavy metal band
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Vio-lence
Vio-lence
American thrash metal band formed in 1985
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Brides of Destruction
Brides of Destruction
band
69
Septicflesh
Septicflesh
Metal band from Greece
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Great White
Great White
American hard rock band
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Agent Steel
Agent Steel
American speed metal band
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Evile
Evile
English thrash metal band
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Lamb of God
Lamb of God
metal band from United States
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In Flames
In Flames
Swedish metal band
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Ghost
Ghost
Swedish hardrock band
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Despised Icon
Despised Icon
Canadian deathcore band
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Black Anvil
Black Anvil
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Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot
American heavy metal band
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Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse
American death metal band
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Sepultura
Sepultura
Brazilian Metal Band
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Symphony X
Symphony X
American progressive metal band
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Dark Angel
Dark Angel
American thrash metal band
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Acid Reign
Acid Reign
band
84
Soulfly
Soulfly
American heavy metal band
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American death metal band
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Obituary is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1984. They were a fundamental act in the development of death metal music, and are one of the most successful death metal bands of all time. To date, Obituary has released ten studio albums, and with the exception of their 1997–2003 split, they continue to perform live around the world.

Initially called Executioner, the band changed its name to Xecutioner in 1986 to avoid confusion with the thrash metal band Executioner from Boston, and then changed its name once again to Obituary in 1988. Obituary has gone through several lineup changes, with the Tardy brothers and Peres being the only constant members. The band's current lineup consists of vocalist John Tardy, drummer Donald Tardy, rhythm guitarist Trevor Peres, bassist Terry Butler, and lead guitarist Ken Andrews. Their music is based around heavily groove-based riffs and drumming along with John Tardy's growling vocals, which create their signature brand of death metal.