Abscess (band)

Abscess was an American death metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed in June 1994 by Chris Reifert and Danny Coralles, both former members of Autopsy.[1] Abscess disbanded in 2010.

This article is about the death metal band. For the medical condition, see Abscess.

Abscess
Origin	Oakland, California, United States
Genres	Death metal Death-doom Crossover thrash
Years active	1994–2010
Labels	Relapse Records Necropolis Records Necroharmonic Productions Peaceville Records
Associated acts	Autopsy Death Doomed Eat My Fuk Hexx Immortal Fate Murder Squad The Ravenous Von
Members	Joe Allen Danny Coralles Chris Reifert
Past members	Clint Bower Freeway Migliore Jim Mack

Members

Last lineup

• Chris Reifert - drums, vocals (1994-2010), bass (studio, 2000-2002)
• Danny Coralles - guitar (1994-2010), bass (studio, 2000-2002)
• Joe Allen (Joe Trevisano) - bass (1998-2000, 2002-2010)

Past members

• Clint Bower - guitar, vocals (1994-2010), bass (studio, 2000-2002)
• Frank "Freeway" Migliore - bass (1994-1997)
• Jim Mack - bass (live, 2000-02)

Discography

Abscess discography
Studio albums	7
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
EPs	1
Demos	5

Studio albums

• Seminal Vampires and Maggot Men (1996)
• Tormented (2000)
• Through the Cracks of Death (2002)[2]
• Damned and Mummified (2004)
• Horrorhammer[3] (2007)
• Dawn of Inhumanity (2010)

Live albums

• Pustulation of Embrionic Flesh (live on KZSU) (1994)

Compilation albums

• Urine Junkies (1995)
• Thirst for Blood, Hunger for Flesh (2003)

EPs

• Throbbing Black Werebeast (1997)

Demos

• Abscess (1994)
• Raw Sick & Brutal Noize! (1994)
• Crawled up from the Sewer (1995)
• Filthy Fucking Freaks (1995)
• Open Wound (1998)

Splits

• Split with Deranged (10", 2001)
• Split with Machetazo (CD, 2001)
• Split with Bloodred Bacteria (CD, 2001)
• Split with Bonesaw (CD, 2008)
• Split with Population Reduction (CD, 2009)

References

1. Allmusic Biography Retrieved February 11, 2010
2. "ABSCESS : Through The Cracks Of Death - Звуки.Ру - музыкальная энциклопедия - музыка, mp3, новости, клипы, фотографии звезд, альбомы, бесплатные mp3 без регистрации" (in Russian). Zvuki.ru. 2003-04-28. Retrieved 2010-02-04.
3. "Abscess - Horrorhammer |CD/DVD Review/Kritik DRUCKVERSION" (in German). Whiskey-soda.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-02-04.

• "ABSCESS: New Album Artwork Unveiled; Audio Samples Available". Blabbermouth.net. January 23, 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
• "Abscess launches mini-site". The Gauntlet. January 25, 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2010.

External links

• Official Abscess Web page
• Abscess at MySpace