Pestilence is a Dutch death metal band founded in Enschede in 1986. They have been through various membership changes throughout their existence, with guitarist-vocalist Patrick Mameli as the sole constant member.

In 1994, the members decided that it would be best to focus on their own individual bands, resulting in Pestilence splitting up. In 2007, Patrick Mameli announced he was planning to reform the band, and, in 2008, Pestilence officially returned.

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The start of Pestilence took place in the area of the Dutch/German border (Enschede) in 1986 and Pestilence started as a 3-piece thrash metal band. The lineup, consisting of Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals), Randy Meinhard (guitar), and Marco Foddis (drums), consisted of youngster, full into the then vibrant Thrash Metal scene, ready to shred ...

4 days ago · Pestilence was established in the Netherlands in 1986 and is considered to be a genre-defying, progressive death metal phenom, who paved the way alongside Death, Cynic and Atheist. The group is led by founder, guitarist and mastermind Patrick Mameli (pictured at top), who’s been the band’s binding factor through two breakups and reunions. Both a reinvention …

3 days ago · Rutger van Noordenburg has been with PESTILENCE from 2019 to 2025. During that time, he recorded one full-length album with the band – 2021’s Exitivm – and the best-of album, 2024’s Levels Of Perception.

Pestilence is a technical death metal band. Discography: Malleus Maleficarum, Consuming Impulse, Testimony of the Ancients, Spheres, Resurrection Macabre.. Songs: The Secrecies of Horror, Testimony, Suspended Animation, Chronic Infection, The Process of Suffocation..

May 10, 2024 · Pestilence was one of the top Dutch death/thrash bands of the late 80's and early 90's, with albums such as Consuming Impulse and Testimony Of The Ancients still regarded as some of the best death metal of the time.

Pestilence started in the Netherlands in mid 1986 as a thrash metal band. The lineup, consisting of Patrick Mameli (guitar, vocals), Randy Meinhard (guitar), and Marco Foddis (drums), recorded two demos before gaining the attention of Roadrunner Records.

Michiel van der Plicht Drums Joost van der Graaf Bass Rutger van Noordenburg Guitar Patrick Mameli Vocals, Guitar, Bass C-187discography, line-up, biography, interviews, photos