| Wehrmacht | |
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| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Thrash metal Crossover thrash |
| Years active | 1985–1989, 2009–present |
| Labels | New Renaissance Records |
| Website | [1] Official Website |
| Members | |
| Tito Matos Marco Zorich John Duffy Shann Mortimer Brian Lehfeldt |
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Wehrmacht is an American thrash metal/hardcore punk band, that was formed in Portland, Oregon in 1985. After releasing two albums on New Renaissance Records, the band split up. Later, both albums were re-issued on one CD.
Tito Matos and Marco Zorich went on to form Spazztic Blurr and Brian Lehfeldt went to Cryptic Slaughter. Matos now appears as a DJ under the name Mestizo69 and also continues as a vocalist. Lehfeldt also played with Sweaty Nipples and toured with Everclear. His most recent projects are Drumattica and Tri-polar. Shann Mortimer went on to play with the Nervous Christians and Bastard Children of the Roman Empire. He is now a criminal defense attorney. John Duffy has continued playing music, most recently with the band Kapuda.
Despite the band's name they do not have Nazi ideals.
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On August 15, 2009, the band reunited to start playing again. Wehrmacht also played a show in Portland, Oregon on November 15, 2009 with Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. They have announced work on new material, but have not yet provided a date.
Among their influences, the members of Wehrmacht list Destruction, Slayer, D.R.I., G.B.H, and Raw Power. Most label Wehrmacht as thrash metal, but they are also commonly seen as a crossover thrash band. Marco Zorich was a lead guitarist.