Atheist
Atheist is an American death metal band from Sarasota, Florida, founded in 1987. The band's original lineup consisted vocalist and rhythm guitarist Kelly Shaefer, lead guitarist Rand Burkey, bassist Roger Patterson and drummer Steve Flynn. The band is known for its highly technical playing style, and its 1991 album Unquestionable Presence is regarded as a landmark of the technical death metal genre. The band gained a following largely within its own genre. After disbanding in 1994, the group reformed in 2006 and has since released one studio album and a live DVD.
Genre: death-metal, brutal-death-metal, deathgrind, florida-death-metal, technical-death-metal, jazz-metal
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Top Tracks
- Unquestionable Presence
- Undefiled Wisdom - R.A.V.A.G.E. "On They Slay" Demo
- Brain Damage - R.A.V.A.G.E. "On They Slay" Demo
- On They Slay - R.A.V.A.G.E. "On They Slay"Demo
- Hell Hath No Mercy - "Hell Hath No Mercy" Demo
- Beyond - "Beyond" Demo
- Brain Damage - "Beyond" Demo
- Choose Your Death - "Beyond" Demo
- On They Slay - "Beyond" Demo
- No Truth - "Beyond" Demo
- No Truth
- Life
- Why Bother?
- I Deny
- Beyond
- On They Slay
- Room with a View
- Unholy War
- Piece of Time
- And the Psychic Saw - Rhythm Tracks
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