Ghoul (band)


Ghoul is an American death/thrash metal band from Oakland, California, formed in 2001. Though the members' actual identities are meant to be concealed, it is known that some members or past members of Ghoul also play or have played in other bands such as Impaled, Dystopia, Wolves in the Throne Room, Exhumed, Phobia, Morbid Angel, Asunder and Morbosidad. Ghoul has released five studio albums.
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History

Ghoul was signed after self-releasing a demo. In 2008, Ghoul released a split 7-inch with Brody's Militia. In November 2011, the band released their fourth album, Transmission Zero, and embarked on a North American tour opening for fellow shock rockers Gwar. In early 2012, Ghoul once again toured the United States, opening for Gwar. In mid-2012, the band toured the U.S. on a headlining run, playing festivals such as Maryland Deathfest, Chaos in Tejas, and the third annual Gwar B-Q. The band teamed up with Cannabis Corpse for a brief tour of Europe in January/February 2013.

Style

Ghoul plays a blend of thrash metal and grindcore with death metal vocals and lyrics. Kerrang! described the band as "cannibal thrashers".
The masked members go by the stage names Digestor, Cremator, Dissector and Fermentor. The band's lyrics describe a large cast of characters, including themselves. Much of the known information concerning the band comes from the "Curio Shop Owner", one of the many characters mentioned in their songs. They claim to be mutants that come from Creepsylvania.

Members

Former members

  • Justin "Dr. X" Green – drums
  • Raul "Fermentor" Varela – drums
  • Andrew "Cremator" LaBarre – rhythm guitar, bass, backing vocals
  • Dino "Fermentor" Sommese – drums, backing vocals
  • Dan "Dissector" Randall – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Peژ "Fermentor" Mon – drums
  • Justin "Fermentor" Ennis – drums, backing vocals

Live crew/character performers

  • Scott Bryan
  • Peter "Pove" Povey
  • Scotty Heath
* Dave Swafford
  • Peter "Hmong the Living" Vang

Characters

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

  • ''Live In The Flesh''

Compilation and split albums

  • We Came for the Dead & Maniaxe
  • Ghoul / Brody's Militia
  • Splatterhash
  • ''Ill Bill / Ghoul''

Demo

  1. "Graveyard Mosh"
  2. "Ghoul"
  3. "Rot Gut"
  4. "Ghouls Night Out"

Single