Incantation (band)

Incantation
Origin	Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Death metal Death/doom
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Seraphic Decay Relapse Necropolis Listenable Ibex Moon
Associated acts	Deicide, Vital Remains, Profanatica
Website	www.incantation.com

Incantation is an American death metal band that was formed by John McEntee and Paul Ledney in 1989. They are one of the leaders in the New York Death Metal scene along with fellow bands Suffocation and Immolation, even though the band is currently located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

The band has seen many lineup changes in their 22-year history and guitarist John McEntee is the sole original member. Incantation is notable for mixing widely varied tempos into their music, often playing slow, down-tuned passages similar to those performed by other death-doom bands like Autopsy.

To date the band has released eight albums, two live records, three EPs and one DVD.

Contents 1 Members 1.1 Current members 1.2 Former members 1.2.1 Vocals 1.2.2 Guitar 1.2.3 Bass 1.2.4 Drums 2 Discography 2.1 Discography 2.2 Live albums 3 External links 4 Notes and references

Members

Current members

• John McEntee – guitar, vocals (1989–present)^[1][2]
• Kyle Severn – drums (1994–1998, 2000–present)
• Alex Bouks – guitar (2008–present)
• Chuck Sherwood – bass (2008–present)

Former members

Vocals

• Will Rahmer – vocals (1990, 1995–1996)
• Bill "Belial" Koblak – live guitar, live vocals (2002)
• Vincent Crowley – live vocals (2002)
• Craig Pillard – guitar, vocals (1990–1994, session 1996), live vocals (2008)
• Mike Saez - guitar vocals (1999 - 2002)

Guitar

• Brett Makowski – guitar (1989–1990)
• Sal Seijo – guitar (1990)
• Bill Venner – guitar (1990)
• Duane Morris – live guitar, live vocals (1994–1995)
• Nathan Rossi – live guitar, live vocals (1996)
• Tom Stevens – live guitar, live vocals (1998–1999)
• Lou Lombardozzi – live guitar (2003–2004)

Bass

• Aragon Amori – bass (1989–1990)
• Ronnie Deo – bass (1990–1992)
• Dan Kamp – bass (1992–1993)
• Dave Niedrist – live bass (1993–1994)
• Randy Scott – live bass (1994)
• Mike Donnelly – live live bass (1995)
• Mary Ciullo – live / session bass (1995–1996)
• Mike Saez – bass, guitar, vocals (1995–1996, 1997, 1999–2002)
• Kevin Hughes – bass (1996–1997)
• Daniel Corchado – bass, guitar, vocals (1997–1998)
• Rob Yench – bass (1997–2001)
• Joe Lombard – bass (2001–2006)
• Rigel Walshe – live bass (2006)
• Roberto Lizarraga – live bass (2006–2009)
• Reyash – live bass (2007 - 2010)

Drums

• Richard Christy – live drums (1989–2000)
• Paul Ledney - drums (1989-1990)
• Jim Roe – live drums (1990–1993, 2007–2008)

Discography

Discography

Studio albums

• Onward to Golgotha (1992)
• Mortal Throne of Nazarene (1994)
• Upon the Throne of Apocalypse (1995)
• Diabolical Conquest (1998)
• The Infernal Storm (2000)
• Blasphemy (2002)
• Decimate Christendom (2004)
• Primordial Domination (2006)

EP

• The Forsaken Mourning Of Angelic Anguish (1997)

Live albums

• Tribute to the Goat (1997)
• Live Blasphemy in Brazil Tour 2001 (2002)

External links

• Official website
• Official myspace
• Incantation at Allmusic

Notes and references