Deathbringer (band)

Deathbringer
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Background information
Origin	Grodno, Belarus
Genres	Progressive death metal, technical death metal
Years active	2002 (2002)–present
Labels	Sound Age Productions, MSR Productions
Website	www.myspace.com/deathbringerband
Members	Artyom Serdyuk Krzysztof Bendarowicz Mario Gontaro Bazalar Alexander Goron Tomasz Weglewski
Past members	Mitry Molochnikoff Sergey Kovalenkov Vadim Rachko Radoslaw Chrzanowski Valery Poznyak Ilya Koleshko Artur Yuralevich Nikodem Ciesluk

Deathbringer is a Belarusian progressive technical death metal band formed in 2002 by guitarist Artyom Serdyuk.

History

Formation

The idea to form a progressive death metal band was born in January 2001 and belonged to the guitarist Artyom Serdyuk. The basic line-up was formed in May 2002. During this period, Artyom Serdyuk worked on material for the future band and participated in different side projects. In late 2001, he met the drummer Vitaly Zmey Silyuk. For some time, they played covers of bands such as Sepultura, Slayer, Machine Head, etc., and also formed a thrash-death metal band Scrutator Animarum with Vasily Martyushenko as a bass guitarist and vocalist.

In spring 2002, Artyom Serdyuk met the bass guitarist Valery Poznyak and vocalist Mitry Molochnikoff. The idea finally took shape, but the band could not find a second guitarist.

The band's decision to play several Death covers coincided with the idea of Belarusian label Hangar 18 to release a tribute to Chuck Schuldiner. In late June 2002, Deathbringer entered the studio and recorded three covers in five days: Without Judgement, Crystal Mountain, and Voice of the Soul. However, several months later, it turned out that this tribute would not be released.

By April 2003, the band had finished working on material and entered the studio to record their debut album. Meanwhile, the search for a second guitarist continued, and for their first concert in May 2003, Deathbringer invited session guitarist Sergey Kovalenkov.

By early 2004, the band's recording had stalled due to the low quality of the studio equipment. Deathbringer managed to record only one track, Keeper of Pain, which they used as a promo.

The band concentrated on live performances. On May 27, 2003, they played their first show outside their hometown of Grodno at the Massa Brutto fest 4 in Minsk, alongside bands like: Divina Enema, Rasta, Evthanasia, Imprudence, Ossuary, Sontsevorot, and Dying Rose.

On December 28, 2003, Deathbringer appeared at Snowstorm 2004 in Minsk with the bands: Devilyn (Poland), Sufferer, Chemical Warfare, and Tweed.

2004

In 2004, the band played annual festivals and gigs in their hometown, and their final lineup was formed, consisting of Artyom Serdyuk and Sergey "Sedoy" Kovalenkov on guitars, Mitry Molochnikoff on vocals, Vitaly "Zmey" Silyuk on drums, and Valery Poznyak on bass guitar.

On April 29, 2004, a concert by Vader was held in Minsk as part of their Battles in the East tour 2004. Support acts included: Everlost (Russia), Deathbringer, Sufferer, and Veld.

On October 11, 2004, the band was scheduled to support Cannibal Corpse in Minsk alongside Mental Demise (Ukraine) and Spawn of Possession (Sweden). However, due to internal or external reasons, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus canceled the concert half an hour before the show.

On November 28, Deathbringer played a two-hour solo concert, Alive in Pain, in Grodno, supported by Prophetic Dream and Iratus Dominus.

Despite their concert activity in spring and summer 2004, the band managed to record a new Death cover, Trapped in a Corner, for A Tribute to Death - Underground, featuring bands from Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. This tribute was released by the Russian label Under Black Water in early 2005.

In summer 2004, Deathbringer self-released a single, Keeper of Pain, and in autumn, a bootleg featuring demos and live recordings, Circle of What Was.

2005

In early 2005 (March 12), a concert featuring Behemoth (Poland) and Neolith (Poland) took place in Gomel. Unfortunately, Behemoth cancelled due to poor organization. Support acts included: Veld, Deathbringer, Kamaedzitca, Vestibulum, Black Sugar, and Thelema.

This was followed by a gig in Minsk on April 10 (alongside Posthumous Blasphemer, Kamaedzitca, Iratus Dominus, Straightland, Endless Grief, Inner Resistance, and Psychopatic Noise); and an appearance in Brest with Rasta, Frodmortell, and Dream 664.

On May 24, 2005, the band organized a concert for Devilyn (Poland) in Grodno, supported by Deathbringer, Vestibulum, Faithless Mind, and Iratus Dominus.

In August 2005, Deathbringer went to Olsztyn (Poland) and entered Studio-X to begin recording their debut album, Homo Divisus. Sound engineer Szymon Czech (Nyia, Third Degree), known for his work with bands such as Dies Irae, Sceptic, Yattering, Enter Chaos, and Panzer X (Peter's (Vader) project), worked on the album. Guest musician Jacek Hiro (Sceptic, Dies Irae, Virgin Snatch) also participated. The recording sessions took place in August and September 2005.

On October 4, Deathbringer played another gig in Grodno with Veld and Hyperion (Ukraine). On November 18, 2005, the band performed alongside Parricide, Toxic Bonkers, Abnormyndeffect, Disentomb, Stickoxydal, and Anal Grind at Massa Brutto fest 7 (Brutalorgy) in Minsk.

2006

In early 2006, the band returned to Studio-X to mix and master the album. Throughout 2006, Deathbringer played various gigs, sharing the stage with bands such as Luna Ad Noctum, Rasta, Nightside Glance, and Iratus Dominus. On October 3, 2006, they played their first concert in Poland, alongside Sceptic, Thy Disease, and Rasta.

2007

On June 16, 2007, Deathbringer performed at the Rock Transmission Festival in Goldap (Poland), with Frontside, At The Lake, Empatic, Othermind, Nitro Charge, and Prafuria. They won second place, the Audience Choice Award, and awards for "best guitarist", "best drummer", and "best bassist".

In November 2007, the album Homo Divisus was released by Sound Age Productions (Moscow) and Deathbringer promoted it on the Rebel Angels Tour 2007 Vol. 2 with Hate, Crionics, and Vedonist. The album received positive reviews from metal magazines, webzines, and portals worldwide.

2008

In 2008, Deathbringer embarked on two tours: the Creative Breath Of Death Tour 2008 in Belarus with Katalepsy, Psilocybe Larvae, and Thelema; and their first headlining tour in Poland – Heads Reaping Tour 2008 with Empatic.

2009

In the first half of 2009, Deathbringer went on another Polish headlining tour and performed in Grodno with Psilocybe Larvae, Serdce, and Inner Resistance. On May 1, the band played at the Metal Marathon 3 Festival in St. Petersburg, with Psilocybe Larvae, Stalwart, Inside You, and Melissa. The lineup changed again: Valery was replaced by Alexander Goron (Amentia, Posthumous Blasphemer), and Ilya was replaced by Nikodem Ciesluk. Their first show with this lineup was on August 29 in Goldap (Poland), where Deathbringer shared the stage with Polish metal legends Kat.

2010

In 2010, the album Homo Divisus was re-released by MSR Productions (Moscow). In spring 2010, the band toured Poland, Belarus, and Lithuania on the “Spreading Humanicide Tour 2010” with Sceptic, Abused Majesty, and Sinful Carrion. Marduk was a special guest at the Minsk show.

Personnel

Current line-up

• Artyom Serdyuk — guitars (also in Disloyal, Thy Disease, Woe Unto Me, Lamented Shade, Amentia; ex-ID:Vision)
• Krzysztof "Kriss" Bendarowicz — drums (also in Manipulation, Empatic, Prafuria, Infected)
• Mario "Gone-Tech" Gontaro Bazalar — vocals
• Alexander Goron — bass guitar (also in Amentia, Posthumous Blasphemer)
• Tomasz "Zyclon" Weglewski — bass guitar (live); (ex-Devilyn, Gortal, Hellfire, session bass guitarist Hate).

Session musicians

• Paweł "Virus" Jaroszewicz — drums (also in Decapitated, Soul Snatcher, Antigama, ex-Vader, ex-Hell-Born, Rootwater, Thy Disease, Christ Agony, Lost Soul, session musician in Crionics, Sinful, No Emotions)
• Jaroslaw "Jaro" Paprota — drums (also in Disloyal)
• Vadim "Forneus" Kondratyuk — drums (also in ID:Vision, ex-Amentia)
• Demian — vocals (also in Nightside Glance)

Former members

• Mitry Molochnikoff — vocals (also in Medea, Bitter Joy)
• Sergey "Sedoy" Kovalenkov — guitars (also in Black Market Fuse)
• Vadim Rachko — drums
• Radoslaw "Rado.Slav" Chrzanowski — guitars (also in Current Leader and Manipulation)
• Valery Poznyak — bass guitar
• Ilya "Thrasher" Koleshko — guitars
• Artur Yuralevich — vocals
• Nikodem "Nikos" Ciesluk — guitars (also in Pigface Beauty)

Discography

• Symbolic Sounds (2002, demo, self-released)
• Circle Of What Was (2004, demo, self-released)
• Keeper Of Pain (2004, demo, self-released)
• Homo Divisus (promo) (2006, demo-promo, self-released)
• Homo Divisus (2007, Sound Age Productions)
• Homo Divisus (2010, re-released, MSR Productions)

External links

• Deathbringer on Facebook
• Deathbringer at SoundCloud
• Deathbringer at Encyclopaedia Metallum
• Deathbringer at discogs.com
• Deathbringer lyrics

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