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About||the film|The AsphyxInfobox musical artist | name = Asphyx | image = AsphyxBand.jpg| caption = Asphyx, during a concert in London (2007)| image_size = 250| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| origin = Overijssel , Netherlands | genre = Death metal death/doom | years_active = 1987–1994, 1995–1996, 1998-2000, 2007–present| label =| associated_acts = Soulburn, Pestilence (band)|Pestilence , Hail of Bullets , Pentacle| website = http://www.myspace.com/officialasphyx MySpace page| current_members = Martin van Drunen Alwin Zuur Bob Bagchus Paul Baayens | past_members = Asphyx is a Netherlands|Dutch death/doom band that was formed in Overijssel in 1987.
Biography
The band was formed in 1987 by Bob Bagchus and Tonny Brookhuis. Eric Daniels was found as a second guitarist and Chuck Colli joined on vocals and bass guitar; this line up released the Enter the Domain demo.cite web | url= http://www.archaicmetallurgy.com/biography.php? bid=3354& PHPSESSID=c8 | title=Asphyx history | publisher=archaicmetallurgy.com | accessdate=2008-03-08 In March 1989, Colli was replaced by Theo Loomans and the band recorded the Crush the Cenotaph demo. Brookhuis then left the band and the remaining three recorded Embrace the Death , an album which was never released because of label problems.
After leaving Pestilence (band)|Pestilence in the early 1990s, Martin van Drunen joined Asphyx and the band signed to Century Media Records .cite web | url= http://site.voila.fr/NIHILISTIC/Interviews/Vandrunen.htm | title=Interview of Martin Van Drunen | publisher=Nihilistic Holocaust | accessdate=2008-03-08 After the release of their first album, The Rack , they went on a European tour with Entombed (band)|Entombed , followed by a tour with Bolt Thrower and Benediction (band)|Benediction in 1992. Shortly after the recording of the second album, Last One on Earth , van Drunen left the band, to be replaced by Ron van der Pol. Eventually Baghus left the band as well and was replaced by Sander van Hoof.
In 1994, the band released its third, self-titled album, but broke up shortly afterward. In 1995, Loomans and Baghus reformed Asphyx and recorded God Cries . Around the same time, the Embrace the Death album, recorded in 1990, was released. Nevertheless, the band split up again after the release. In 1998, Loomans died in a car accident. Some time later, Soulburn was founded by Baghus and Daniels and, together with Pentacle singer and bass guitarist Wannes Gubbels, they recorded Feeding on Angels .cite web | url= http://www.voicesfromthedarkside.de/interviews/asphyx2.htm | title=Interview of Bob Bagchus | publisher=voicesfromthedarkside.de | accessdate=2008-03-08 In 1999, they renamed the project Asphyx and recorded the On the Wings of Inferno album with the same line up. However, Asphyx disbanded again in 2000.cite web | url= http://www.voicesfromthedarkside.de/interviews/asphyx.htm | title=Interview of Wannes Gubbels | publisher=voicesfromthedarkside.de | accessdate=2008-03-08
In January 2007, the band re-united with van Drunen, Gubbels, Paul Baayens and Baghus. They did not intend to record a new album, but focused only on live performances. However, in January 2008, they recorded a cover of a Celtic Frost song and a new song called "Death... The Brutal Way". In July 2008, they announced that new material was being prepared. Death...The Brutal Way was released in June 2009 by Century Media.cite web | url= http://www.archaicmetallurgy.com/bandnews.php? nid=855& PHPSESSID=c8 | title=Asphyx to record new material | publisher=archaicmetallurgy.com | date=2008-01-04 | accessdate=2008-03-08cite web | url= http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm? fuseaction=blog.view& friendId=151579101& blogId=469474646 | title=Dan Swanö will mix the new Asphyx album! | publisher=Asphyx myspace page | date=2009-02-09 | accessdate=2009-04-12 It was released in North America by Ibex Moon Records on August 18, 2009, quickly becoming the distributor's best seller.cite web | url= http://www.ibexmoonrecords.com/world-asphyx.html | title= Ibex Moon Records Licenses New ASPHYX Album for U.S. Release | publisher=ibexmoonrecords.com | date=2009-06-11 | accessdate=2010-03-09
Members
Current members
Martin van Drunen – vocals (1990–1992 and since 2007), bass guitar (1990–1992)
Alwin Zuur – bass guitar (2010–present)
Bob Bagchus – drums (1987–1993, 1995–1996, 1997–2000, 2007–present)
Paul Baayens – guitar (2007–present)
Former members
Eric Daniels – guitar (1989–1995, 1997–2000)
Theo Loomans – vocals, bass guitar (1989–1990, 1995–1996)
Death...The Brutal Way (album, Century, June 2009)
Live Death Doom (double live album and DVD, Century, August 2010)
Deathhammer (will be released February 2012)
References
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External links
MySpace|officialasphyx|Asphyx
http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/cosmicmetal/asphyx.html Asphyx bio on angelfire
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