Genitorturers
Genitorturers | |
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Eric Griffin Kriz D.K. Abbey Nex | |
Past members | Paweł Mąciwoda David Vincent Angel Bartolotta Bizz Joe Letz Ryan Seelbach |
Website | genitorturers |
The Genitorturers are an American industrial metal[1] band with influences extending into the 1990s hardcore punk and electronic music. They proclaim themselves to be "The World's Sexiest Rock Band".
History
Originating in Orlando, Florida, the band was founded by lead singer Jennifer "Gen" Zimmerman while attending Rollins college.[2] Originally called The Festering Genitorturers, the band consisted of Marisa (vocals), Yvonne (guitar), Gen (bass), Larry (guitar) and Mike (drums). Their first performance was at the Ocean Club in Cocoa Beach, Florida, in late 1986. Also on the bill was Declared Ungovernable, Belching Penguins, and The Rhythm Pigs. Shortening their name to The Genitorturers, the band underwent various personnel changes and progressed in the 1990s Florida "hardcore" music scene,[2] with contemporary bands such as Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids,[3] who also became a success in later years. According to the band's official biography, "What emerged would be a band that would go beyond shaking up the house that 'Mickey' built and extend to paving the way and breaking ground for performance based music artists thereafter worldwide".[4]
In 1993,
The band has extensively toured the United States, Japan, and Europe, and is internationally renowned for its exploits and
By the time of their second album
The
In 2004, Genitorturers featured in a 12-page spread in the monthly pornographic publication Hustler, the magazine's only multi-page spread with a rock band.[2] Hustler described Genitorturers as "the world's sexiest band".[4][6]
In 2006, they toured Australia with Dead Inside the Chrysalis.[3]
The band's last album, Blackheart Revolution, was released in 2009.[3] In 2014, Genitorturers celebrated over 20 years since the release of their debut album by going on tour, '20 Years of Depravity'. On Halloween 2020, during a livestream, Genitorturers debuted their first song in 11 years "Scars & Stripes Forever".
Members
Current members
- Gen – lead vocals (1986–present)
- Eric Griffin– guitars, backing vocals (2009–present)
- Kriz D.K. – drums (2011–present)
- Abbey Nex – bass, backing vocals (2004–2009, 2022–present)
Former members
- Guitars
- Yvonne Lievano – guitars (1986–1989)
- Scott Beckey – guitars (1989–1991)
- Jerry Ôutlaw – guitars (1991–1994)
- Chuck "Chains" Lenihan – guitars (1995–2002)
- Bizz – guitars (2003–2009)
- Bass
- Paweł Mąciwoda – bass (1990)
- David "Evil D" Vincent – bass, backing vocals (1990–1992, 1994–2004)
- Sean Colpoys – bass (1992–1994)
- Ryan Seelbach – bass, backing vocals (2009–2022)
- Drums
- AW Reckart – drums (1991–1993)
- Howard 'H-Bomb' Broadnax – drums (1993–1997)
- Racci Shay – drums (1997–2001)
- Angel Bartolotta – drums (2001–2005, 2006–2009)
- Joe Letz – drums (2005–2006)
- Sean Davidson – drums (2009–2011)
- Keyboards
- James Creer – keyboards (1994–1995)
- Vinnie Saletto – keyboards (1995–1999)
Discography
- Studio albums
- 120 Days of Genitorture (1993)
- Sin City (1998)
- Blackheart Revolution (2009)
- Remix albums
- Machine Love (2000)
- Extended plays
- Flesh Is the Law (2002)
- Touch Myself EP (2009)
- Videos
- Society of Genitorture (VHS) (1997)
- The Society of Genitorture (DVD) (2001)
- Live in Sin (DVD) (2007)
- Movie soundtrack appearances
- The Society of Genitorture (1997)
- Raging Hormones (1999)
- Bike Week Exposed (2003)
- Vampire Clan (2002)
- Video game soundtrack appearances
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7119-9209-2.
- ^ a b c d e f "Genitorturers -Biography". Season of Mist. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c Booth, Mitch (March 16, 2010). "The Genitorturers – Blackheart Revolution". Metal Obsession. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Genitorturers". Live Van. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "About Genitorturers". MTV. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
- ^ Handelsman, Jason (October 25, 2007). "The Genitorturers". Miami New Times. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Genitorturers at AllMusic
- Genitorturers discography at Discogs