Impaled (band)
American death metal band
Impaled is a death metal band from Oakland, California. The band's backronym name stands for "Immoral Medical Practitioners And Licentious Evil-Doers".
History
The band was founded by guitarist Sean McGrath in late 1996, who joined drummer Raul Varela, guitarist Jared Deaver (ex-Deeds of Flesh, ex-Severed Savior) and bassist Ron Dorn to record the 1997 demo Septic Vomit.
In 1998, Leon del Muerte, former guitarist for Exhumed, joined the line-up as lead vocalist. After Jared Deaver's departure, del Muerte took over second guitar in addition to singing. Due to tour scheduling conflicts, Ron Dorn was asked to leave and was temporarily replaced with bassist Ross Sewage, who was playing with Exhumed and Ludicra. Sewage later became a full-time member of Impaled.
In 1999, the band released a second demo, From Here to Colostomy, which gained the band some recognition. A year later, the band contributed to a split 7-inch record with deathgrind band Cephalic Carnage by Italian label Headfucker Records. The band released its first full-length album, The Dead Shall Dead Remain, followed by a tour of the US with Nile and Incantation.
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