| Polluted Inheritance | |
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| Origin | Terneuzen, Netherlands |
| Genres | Technical death metal |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Labels | Rokarola DSFA West Virginia |
| Associated acts | Sacrement Pollution |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Friso Van Wijck Erwin Wesdorp Ronald Camonier Steven Vrieswijk |
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| Past members | |
| Menno de Fouw Jean-Paul Hoorman |
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Polluted Inheritance is a Dutch technical death metal band formed in 1989 from the remnants of Sacrement (Van Wijck and De Fouw) and Pollution (Camonier and Wesdorp). They were quickly joined by singer Jean-Paul Hoorman. A 1991 demo, Afterlife, led to a deal with West Virginia Records. Nevertheless, Hoorman leaves the band and Camonier sings from then on. The album Ecocide was recorded and released in 1993. Unfortunately the label went bankrupt and Polluted Inheritance was left without a record company.
They recorded another demo, simply titled Demo 94, to draw the attention of record labels, and became 'Demo of the Month,' courtesy of Dutch metal magazine Aardschok. DSFA signed the band and they recorded their second album, Betrayed, which is released in 1996. It is followed by a tour with Orphanage. DSFA is, however, not happy, "their music is too 'complex and not saleable,'" and decides to drop the band, as the band put it on their MySpace blog.
Disappointment leads to a period of very little activity. The band gets signed again, this time by the small Belgian label RokaRola. Continuing their complex and technical approach, the band records a third album, Into Darkness, which is released the same year. After the recordings, de Fouw leaves the band. He is replaced by Vrieswijk.In 2008, Polluted Inheritance breaks up.[1]
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