THE BAND AND ITS ORIGINS

Hail Underground Maniacs!

TREPHINATION was formed around 1996 when Craig Truesdale (drums) and Tim DiAngelo (guitar) from the then defunct Death Metal band GODBOX, joined neighboring musicians Steve Smith (bass) and Mike Gerold (lead guitar). After a lengthy search, Mike Machette from Death Metal bands CRUCIFIER and AFTERBIRTH, joined as vocalist. Old school bands such as SLAYER, SEPULTURA, DEATH, and OBITUARY influence us to create a unique blend of extreme, brutal Death Metal.

In 1998 we produced 300 copies of a self-titled, 6-song, 8-track, home studio recording on cassette format. We submitted 'BUDS' from this tape to RAZORBACK RECORDS for the GORE IS YOUR MASTER COMPILATION #1 CD, which was released worldwide in 1999. In June of 2000 we released a 3 song MCD entitled ...WITH WAR COME ATROCITIES.

We have played most metal venues in the Philadelphia region and have branched out into parts of New Jersey and New York. TREPHINATION creates a wall of blasting mayhem, driven by full stacks and dual 7-string guitar assaults, bombarding bass, thundering war drums, and torturous throat emulsions that leave lasting impressions of lunacy upon all who bear witness.

We are currently writing new material for a full length release by the end of December 2002. Consider our undying efforts, and join us to unleash this violent fury known as TREPHINATION upon the unsuspecting masses for years to come!!!

HOME - BAND - NEWS - SHOWS - GALLERY - DISCOGRAPHY - LYRICS - CONTACT - LINKS