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Opprobrium

 
Artist: Opprobrium
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Group Members:

Scot LaTour, Francis Howard, Luiz Carlos, Moyses Howard

Similar Artists:

Disharmonic Orchestra, Monstrosity, Overdose

Influenced By:

Slayer, Death, Sepultura
  • Formed: 1986, New Orleans, LA
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Discerning Forces", "Mandatory Evac", "Beyond the Unknown

Biography

Though their first official release didn't appear until 2000, Opprobrium actually began life in 1986 as an extreme metal band formed by brothers Francis (guitar/vocals) and Moyses Howard (drums). Natives of Rio de Janeiro, the Howards emigrated to New Orleans and formed a band called Incubus (no relation to the '90s alt-metal outfit). The original incarnation featured bassist/lead vocalist Scot LaTour, and the trio's 1987 demo Supernatural Death landed them a deal with the small Brutal Records imprint. Their official debut, Serpent Temptation, was released in 1988; however, Latour departed soon afterward, leaving Francis to take over vocal duties. Incubus signed with Nuclear Blast in 1990 and soon released their follow-up Beyond the Unknown; recording with Francis on bass as well, Incubus eventually tabbed Mark Lavenia as the full-time bassist. But shortly thereafter, in 1991, Incubus disbanded. After quite a bit of time off, the Howard brothers decided to re-form the band in 1997 with guitarist Luiz Carlos. Since a better-known Incubus had already laid claim to the name, the brothers rechristened their band Opprobrium. Although Carlos was officially in the lineup, he didn't have enough time to learn the band's new material before recording sessions began; plus, bassist Andre Luiz Oliveira didn't join until the album was completed, meaning that the band's 2000 comeback effort, Discerning Forces, was again the product of a two-piece. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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Opprobrium
Origin Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Genres Death metal
Thrash metal
Years active 1986 – present
Labels Metal Mind Productions (2008)
Nuclear Blast (1990,2000)
Members
Francis M. Howard
Scot W. Latour
Moyses M. Howard
Former members
Mark Lavenia
Luiz Carlos
André Luiz
Pete Slate

Opprobrium is a death metal band from Metairie, Louisiana. Founded in 1986 by brothers Francis and Moyses Howard under the name Incubus, Natives of Rio de Janeiro, the Howards emigrated to New Orleans and formed the band. The original incarnation featured bassist/lead vocalist Scot Latour, and the trio's 1987 demo Supernatural Death landed them a deal with the small Brutal Records imprint. Their official debut, Serpent Temptation, was released in 1988; however, LaTour departed soon afterward, leaving Francis to take over vocal duties. Incubus signed with Nuclear Blast Records in 1990 and soon released their follow-up Beyond the Unknown; recording with Francis on bass as well, Incubus eventually tabbed Mark Lavenia as the full-time bassist. But shortly thereafter, in 1991, Incubus disbanded then reappeared after a ten year break from the music business in 2000, they were forced to change their name for copyright reasons and in order to avoid confusion with newly emerging alternative rock band Incubus from California. They released their album Discerning Forces on Nuclear Blast Records in 2000. The band is noted for their particular style, a death/thrash metal crossover, combined with Christian lyrics. They are also considered to be a Christian death metal band.[1][2][3] Francis Howard and Scot Latour sang background vocals on the song "Stronger Than Hate", the third track on the Sepultura album Beneath the Remains. Francis Howard did guest session vocals on two Cannibal Corpse songs on the album Eaten Back to Life. The band is currently signed to Metal Mind Productions. On July 21, 2009, the band announced that the original bassist, Scot W. Latour, had re-joined the band, after 20 years.[4]

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Members

Current members

  • Francis M. Howard - vocals, guitar
  • Scot W. Latour - Bass, vocals
  • Moyses M. Howard - drums

Past members

  • Mark Lavenia - bass, vocals
  • Pete Slate -guitar
  • Luiz Carlos - guitar
  • André Luiz - bass

Discography

References

  1. ^ "Incubus Band Page on Metal Archives". http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=32322. 
  2. ^ "Tartarean Desire". http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/Opprobrium/2187/. 
  3. ^ "BNR Metal Pages". http://www.bnrmetal.com/v2/bandpage.php?ID=Oppb. 
  4. ^ "Opprobrium blog on MySpace". http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=313328526&blogId=501434578. 

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