October 28, 2013 — Regarding the band’s new album, Obsideo, PESTILENCE mainman Patrick Mameli has been quoted as saying, “The musicianship is such high quality; it is really ten of the most demanding songs written in death metal.
September 12, 2013 — The new PESTILENCE album, Obsideo, is set for November 11th U.S. release via Candelight Records. “We have gone beyond our human limits to achieve the highest form of brutal music,” states mainman Patrick Mameli.
July 26, 2011 — Maryland based veterans DYING FETUS were heavily influenced by the underground death metal scene in the early 1990’s, so it’s quite fitting that the band pays homage to their influences on History Repeats…
June 29, 2011 — When PESTILENCE announced their reformation, hopes were high for Resurrection Macabre, especially after the band drifted into obscurity with the strange, jazz fusion influenced album, Spheres.
April 22, 2011 — OBSCURA appeals to fans of “math metal,” or bands that have thousands of riffs per song who try and be as technical as possible. ????????? ?
November 22, 2010 — Before Andreas Kisser brought his immense guitar and lyrical talents to SEPULTURA, he fronted a Brazilian band called PESTILENCE. And no, it’s not the same PESTILENCE from the Netherlands.
August 5, 2010 — Dutch death metal masters HAIL OF BULLETS have finished the recordings for their long-anticipated second full-length to be released this October. Comments drummer Ed Warby (GOREFEST): “I don’t think I’ve ever worked this hard on anything in my entire life, but it sure has paid off!
March 15, 2010 — Technical death metal legends PESTILENCE are pleased to announce their first US tour in over 16 years! The 17-date journey will kick off in Baltimore as part of the Maryland Deathfest at Sonar on May 30th and close at the Gramercy Theater in New York City on June 17.
June 2, 2009 — Following the footsteps of their progressive/technical death metal peers from the 90’s, namely CYNIC and ATHEIST, Dutch legends PESTILENCE have “resurrected” and offered us a great blast from the past.
April 7, 2009 — DARKANE are back in Sweden having completed their North American tour. Guitarist Christofer Malmström offered the following update: “We’re back in Sweden from a what we believe was a very successful tour in North America together with SOILWORK, WARBRINGER and SWALLOW THE SUN.
March 5, 2009 — O.G. death metallers, PESTILENCE, are back after 15 years of deathlike silence. The band are set to release a brand new studio album entitled Resurrection Macabre.
November 29, 2008 — Bands reforming and reuniting seem to be the trend in underground metal lately (CARCASS, EMPEROR, IMMORTAL, AT THE GATES, etc.) - however most of the bands just cash in for a tour, or play a few exclusive festivals, and that’s the end of it.
July 16, 2008 — In an age where death metal seems to be defined by who the fastest, most technical band is, it’s cool to hear a group sit out the tech-shred olympics and focus on what really counts–writing catchy, heavy songs.