Condemned (band)

Condemned
Origin	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Deathgrind, death metal
Years active	1993–2011
Website	www.condemned-uk.com

Members	Willy Taylor Steve Moore Peter Clarke Owen Boden

Past members	Graeme (aka "Skippy") Young Adam Reid Fred Turkington Darren Lavery Stewart Harland Davey Foster Michael Ardill

Condemned are a death metal / deathgrind band from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Biography

The band was started by drummer Willy Taylor and Davey Foster in 1993, but Willy has remained constant throughout the different line-ups the band has had over the years. Guitarist Steve Moore joined the band shortly after its conception. The band, starting out as a heavy-metal band, have developed their sound over the years including influences from old-school death metal, heavy metal, technical death metal, funk, grind and bizarrely for the genre, dance music.

Since the release of their CDs Prelude and Somebody Stop... the band played a number of gigs overseas including shows with Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror and Desecration.

On 4 July 2003 the band was included as part of Terrorizer magazine's Northern Irish scene report.^[1]

After some problems with the line-up and the loss of two consecutive practice areas around 2004, Michael Ardill was recruited on bass duties. The band decided to stay as a four-piece and the album, ...And That’s How I Found Them, was recorded between February and March 2005. After the recording, the band embarked upon a full UK tour as main support alongside England's Nailed with Sweden's Visceral Bleeding.^[2]^[3] The band has also played support slots throughout the UK and Ireland for bands such as Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Necrophagist, Desecration and Pungent Stench.

Some other notable bands Condemned have shared a stage with include: Abaddon Incarnate, Alarum, Cannibal Corpse, Mass Extinction, Nile, Incantation, Primordial, Prostitute Disfigurement, and Vomitory.

Discography

Demo (1993, self-released)
Prelude (2000, Rundown Records)
Somebody Stop... EP (2001, Rundown Records))
...And That's How I Found Them EP (2005, Rundown Records))
A Dying Art (2010 Full Length http://grindscenerecords.bigcartel.com/)

Band members

Current members

Willy Taylor - drums - (1993–2011)
Steve (aka "Chipie") Moore - guitar, backing vocals - (1995–2011)
Peter Clarke - vocals - (2000–2011)
Owen Boden - bass guitar - (2010–2011)

Former members

Graeme (aka "Skippy") Young - guitars - (1994–2004)
Darren Lavery - bass guitar - (1998–2004)
Adam Reid - bass guitar
Fred Turkington - bass guitar
Stewart Harland - vocals
Davey Foster - vocals
Michael Ardill - bass guitar - (2004–2010)

References

↑ Terrorizer Magazine - N. Ireland Scene Report. Issue No. 111 (July 4, 2003)
↑ Zero Tolerance Magazine. Issue No. 004 (February 2, 2005) (http://www.ztmag.com/issue004.htm)
↑ "Transcending The U.K. tour with NAILED, CONDEMMED". Blabbermouth.net Page. Retrieved 8 August 2008.

Reviews

MetalIreland.com review of Somebody Stop
MetalIreland.com review of ...And That's How I Found Them
Metal Perspective review of ...And That's How I Found Them
Blistering review of ...And That's How I Found Them
Possessed.de review of ...And That's How I Found Them (in German)