Voodoocult
As leader of a band called Voodoo Club, vocalist Philip Boa had
a long and successful career, though not in the metal world (based
on limited reading, it would appear that Voodoo Club was in the
pop/techno vein).
Voodoocult was Boa's short-lived side project, a chance to explore
his metal side.
Normally this would be of limited interest to metal fans, were it
not for the impressive array of metal all-stars that appeared on
his two albums.
How it was that an album featuring Chuck Schuldiner
(
Death),
Mille Petrozza (
Kreator),
Dave Lombardo (
Slayer),
and Waldemar Sorychta (
Grip Inc.)
didn't create all kinds of media hype isn't clear, but nonetheless
such an album was released, as 1994's
Jesus Killing Machine,
followed by
Voodoocult in 1996 with a largely different lineup,
featuring none of the aforementioned stars but including
Jim Martin
(ex-
Faith No More).
The music, at least on
Jesus Killing Machine, was an aggressive,
post-thrash rhythmic power metal style, not very adventurous in
the songwriting department and certainly not reminding
anyone of the member's other bands (i.e. there really aren't
any spots where one might proclaim "Hey! There's a Petrozza riff!")
and in general there's nothing terribly memorable here, though it's
not a bad effort either.
Boa discontinued the project after two albums, returning to his
other career at least for some time afterward.
Last Lineup
Philip Boa
vocals
Gabby Abularach
guitars
Jim Martin
guitars (ex-Faith No More)
Dave Ball
bass
Markus Freiwald
drums (ex-Despair, ex-Sodom)
Former Members/Guests
Chuck Schuldiner
guitars (ex-Control Denied, ex-Death) RIP: December 13, 2001, cancer, age 34
Waldemar Sorychta
guitars (ex-Despair, ex-Eyes Of Eden, Enemy Of The Sun, ex-Grip Inc., guest for Moonspell, ex-ReVamp)
Mille Petrozza
guitars (Kreator)
Dave Lombardo
drums (guest for Annihilator, Dead Cross, Fantômas, ex-Grip Inc., Mr. Bungle, ex-Slayer, ex-Suicidal Tendencies, Testament)
Discography
Jesus Killing Machine
1994
Motor Music
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- Killer Patrol
- Metallized Kids
- Jesus Killing Machine
- Born Bad And Sliced
- Albert Is A Headbanger
- Death Don't Dance With Me
- Art Groupie
- Blood Suffer City
- Voodoocult
- Bitcher Boy
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Philip Boa
-
Chuck Schuldiner
-
Waldemar Sorychta
-
Mille Petrozza
-
Gabby Abularach
-
Dave Ball
-
Dave Lombardo
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Voodoocult
1995
Motor Music
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- Welcome To A New Season Of Deathwish
- King Of The Beautiful Cockroach
- The Stranger
- I Close My Eyes Before I Bleed To Death
- When You Live As A Boy
- Exorcised By A Kiss
- Cliffhanger On A Bloody Sunday
- Violence
- Egomania
- Die Erotik Der Maschine
- Elictrified Scum
- Death Of A Kung Fu Fighter
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Philip Boa
-
Gabby Abularach
-
Jim Martin
-
Dave Ball
-
Markus Freiwald
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