The County Medical Examiners
American musical group; goregrind band
The County Medical Examiners is an American goregrind band that, in their own words, exist to recreating the sound of early Carcass albums. It was distinguished by a strange combination of goregrind and doom metal. The band is known for not playing live shows. All the current members have graduated with an MD in medical school or are currently taking medical school classes, hence the name of the band.
History
The County Medical Examiners were formed in 2001. The band's original line up consisted of Dr. Morton Fairbanks on guitar/vocals, Dr. Jack Putnam on drums/vocals, and Michelle Hayes on bass/vocals. Michelle Hayes was, according to Dr. Fairbanks in an old interview on thecountymedicalexaminers.com, first exposed to the band when, as part of her probation due to a DUI charge, she toured the morgue where Dr.
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