Opprobrium
Back in the mid-eighties, brothers Francis and Moyses Howard
emigrated from Brazil to Louisiana and formed a band called Incubus,
releasing two albums in 1988 and 1990 before going on an extended
hiatus.
In the meantime, the rap-rock band Incubus rose to prominence,
and so the Howard brothers decided to rename their band before
returning to the scene, and thus Opprobrium was (re-)born.
The 2000 album,
Discerning Forces, is a prime slice of
American death metal, owing a bit to the Florida bands of the early
nineties.
As with a lot of death metal bands, the originality factor isn't
terribly high here, but the band is ferocious, and the album is
very well produced, giving the songs an extra punch.
It would be eight years before the followup to
Forces was released,
in the form of
Mandatory Evac.
Current Members
Francis Howard
vocals/guitars
Moyses Howard
drums
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Former Members/Guests
Scot Latour
bass/vocals
Mark Levenia
bass
Andre Luis
bass
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Discography
Serpent Temptation
1988
Brutal
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- The Battle Of Armageddon
- Voices From The Grave
- Sadistic Sinner
- Incubus
- Blaspheming Prophets
- Hunger For Power
- Serpent Temptation
- Underground Killers
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- Francis Howard
- Scot Latour
- Moyses Howard
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Beyond The Unknown
1990
Nuclear Blast
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- Certain Accuracy
- Curse Of The Damned Cities
- Beyond The Unknown
- Mortify
- The Decieved Ones
- Freezing Torment
- Massacre Of The Unborn
- On The Burial Ground
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- Francis Howard
- Mark Levenia
- Moyses Howard
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Discerning Forces
2000
Nuclear Blast
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- Digitrap
- Discerning Forces
- Ancient Rebellion
- Dark Entanglement
- Drowning
- Escapism
- Merciless Torture
- Moments Of Despair
- Blood Conflict
- Awakening To The Filth
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- Francis Howard
- Andre Luis
- Moyses Howard
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Reviews: Chronicles Of Chaos
Lords Of Metal
Lords Of Metal
Mandatory Evac
2008
self-released
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- Mandatory Evac
- Compulsive Worrier
- Fake
- Dark Science
- In The Shadows
- Incident
- Never Found
- Ignorance
- No One At My Funeral
- Sports Of Danger
- Daily Stress
- Sick Of This
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- Francis Howard
- Moyses Howard
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Reviews: Sea Of Tranquility
Lords Of Metal
Metal Observer
