Pyogenesis
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History
Formed as Immortal Hate by Tim Eiermann, Joe Proell and Pit Muley, they recorded their demo Pyogenesis of a Festered Corpse in September 1990. With addition of second guitarist/vocalist Flo Schwarz, they renamed to Pyogenesis. First EP, Ignis Creatio, was released in 1992 on Osmose. Stylistically it was a death metalDeath metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
with heavy gothic
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
/doom
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
influences. Pete was then replaced by Wolle Maier.
Second EP, Waves of Erotasia and first full album Sweet X-Rated Nothings, released in 1994 on Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
, was more into gothic metal
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
genre, having its own style, differentiating Pyogenesis from other bands of the same genre. Joe Proell left the band and was replaced by Roman Schönsee.
Next album, Twinaleblood, was characterized by strong addition of pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...
and alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
influences, which finally result on their 1997 CD Unpop, when band finally departed from metal altogether. Tim Eiermann and Wolle Maier then left Pyogenesis. The band continued on with their new sound, but since after the release of She Makes Me Wish I Had a Gun, nothing has been heard from the band whatsoever (even having their website disappear all
together). It is not known whether they've called quits, are on hiatus, or have been busy with new material.
Style
There are definite German techno music influences in the mid-90s music of Pyogenesis, and its inclusion in the underground musicUnderground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
scene was demonstrated by the inclusion of their song "Love Nation Sugarhead" on the CD along with the April 1997 issue of CMJ New Music Monthly
CMJ New Music Monthly
CMJ New Music Monthly was a monthly music magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each issue included a compact disc with 15 to 24 songs by well established bands, unsigned bands, and everything in between...
magazine. Pyogenesis's musical style includes elements from atmospheric
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, gothic rock
Gothic rock
Gothic rock is a musical subgenre of post-punk and alternative rock that formed during the late 1970s. Gothic rock bands grew from the strong ties they had to the English punk rock and emerging post-punk scenes...
, death/doom, alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
, punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, and techno
Techno
Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...
.
Members
- Flo v. Schwarz - guitar, vocals (1991-)
- Peter Rutard - guitar (1998-)
- Mirza Kapidzic - bass
- Briefmarke - drums
Former members
- Tim Eiermann - vocals, guitars (1990–1998)
- Joe Proell - bass (1990–1994)
- Pit Muley - drums (1990–1992)
- Wolle Maier - drums (1994–1998)
- Roman Schönsee - bass (1995–1997)
Discography
- Ode To The Churning Seas Of Nar-Mataru (Demo, 1991)
- "Rise Of The Unholy" (Single, Mephitic Productions, 1992)
- "Sacrificious Profanity" (Single, Symphonies of Death Records, 1992)
- Ignis Creatio (EP, Osmose/SPV, 1992)
- Waves of Erotasia (EP, Nuclear BlastNuclear BlastNuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
/East West, 1994) - Sweet X-Rated Nothings (CD, Nuclear Blast/East West, 1994)
- Twinaleblood (CD, Nuclear Blast/East West, 1995)
- Love Nation Sugarhead (EP, Nuclear Blast/East West, 1996)
- Unpop (CD, Nuclear Blast/East West, 1997)
- Mono, ... Or Will It Ever Be (CD, Nuclear Blast/East West, 1998)
- P (CD, Nuclear Blast/East West, 2000)
- I Feel Sexy (EP, Hamburg Rec/Sony Music, 2002)
- She Makes Me Wish I Had A Gun (CD, Hamburg Rec/Sony Music, 2002)