Disharmonic Orchestra are an Austrian death metal/grindcore band.[1]

Disharmonic Orchestra
Disharmonic Orchestra live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting, 2017
Disharmonic Orchestra live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting, 2017
Background information
OriginKlagenfurt, Austria
GenresDeath metal
Grindcore
Progressive death metal
Avant-garde metal
Years active1987–1995, 2001–present
LabelsNuclear Blast
Steamhammer

History

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The band was formed in Klagenfurt in 1987. Two demos were recorded. A gig in Germany with Pungent Stench led to a deal with Nuclear Blast in 1989. The first outcome of that deal was a split with country-mates Pungent Stench. After they released two full-length albums with Nuclear Blast they signed a new deal and released their third album on Steamhammer. The albums sound rather different from each other. The band took a break in 1994 . This timeout lasted until 2002 after their debut album Expositionsprophylaxe had been re-issued they released studio album, titled Ahead.

In October 2016 after a long break the band released their new album called Fear of Angst. In January 2023 the band released a compilation album of early demos, EPs, and previously unreleased recordings, entitled Repulsive Overtones? 1988-1989 on F.O.A.D. records.

Members

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  • Patrick Klopf – Guitars, vocals (1987–)
  • Martin Messner – Drums (1987–)
  • Hoimar Wotawa – Bass (2008–)

Former members

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  • Herald Bezdek – Guitar (1987–1988)
  • Herwig Zamernik – Bass (1988–2008)

Discography

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  • The Unequalled Visual Response Mechanism (Demo, 1988)
  • Requiem for the Forest (Demo, 1988)
  • Split with Pungent Stench (EP, 1989)
  • Successive Substitution (EP, 1989)
  • Disappeared with Hermaphrodite Choirs (compilation LP, 1990) on Witchhunt Records
  • Disharmonisation (Compilation LP, 1990) on Witchhunt Records
  • Expositionsprophylaxe (CD, 1990)
  • Not to Be Undimensional Conscious (CD, 1992)
  • Mind Seduction (Single, 1992)
  • Pleasuredome (CD, 1993)
  • Ahead (CD, 2002)
  • Fear of Angst (CD, LP, 2016)
  • Repulsive Overtones? 1988-1989 (Compilation CD/LP, 2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Disharmonic Orchestra". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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