| Pungent Stench | |
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| Origin | Austria |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Years active | 1988–1995, 1999–2007 |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Associated acts | Hollenthon |
| Website | http://www.pungentstench.net |
| Members | |
| Martin Schirenc El Gore Alex Wank |
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| Past members | |
| Fabio Testi Jacek Perkowski Reverend Mausna |
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Pungent Stench was a darkly humorous death metal band from Vienna, Austria, which formed in 1988. Their last known lineup consists of Martin Schirenc (vocals/guitar), El Gore (bass), and Alex Wank (drums). They dissolved in 1995, re-formed in 1999, then split up for good in 2007, after recording a final studio album which has yet to be released.[1]
Martin Schirenc is also leader of the symphonic black metal band Hollenthon.
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Though Pungent Stench is a death metal band, its musical style has also been influenced by rock and blues. Such non-metal influences can be heard on songs such as "Viva la muerte", "Madcatmachopsychoromantik", "Family Man" and "Got MILF?". Schirenc's choice of guitar (he often plays a Fender Telecaster,[1] a rarity among metal guitarists) probably signals these influences.
The lyrical content of the songs is more sexually orientated than that of other death metal bands; themes covered include coprophagia, rape, paedophilia, and acrotomophilia. The album covers reflect this as well: many of their album covers are transgressive and sometimes shocking photos by Joel-Peter Witkin.