Asphyx
Dutch death metal band
Asphyx is a Dutch death/doom metal band formed in Oldenzaal, Overijssel in 1987 by Bob Bagchus and Tony Brookhuis. Since 2014, no original members remain in the band. Vocalist Martin van Drunen is the only current member to have appeared on their debut album.
History
Bob Bagchus and Tony Brookhuis formed the band in 1987. Joost was recruited for vocals and bass, but was replaced with Chuck Colli after the release of the first demo, Carnage Remains. This line-up released the Enter the Domain demo, after which Eric Daniels joined as a second guitarist. In March 1989, Theo Loomans replaced Colli and the band recorded the Crush the Cenotaph demo. Brookhuis left the band and the remaining three recorded Embrace the Death, an album that went unreleased because of label problems.
After leaving Pestilence in the early 1990s, Martin van Drunen joined Asphyx, and the band signed to Century Media Records. After the release of their first album, The Rack, they toured Europe with Entombed, followed by a tour with Bolt Thrower and Benediction in 1992.
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