There are several bands throughout the world called Pathogen: 1) Pathogen is a death metal band from the Philippines, formed in 2001. They released three demo tapes, before recording their first full length album, "Blasphemous Communion", in 2007. Pathogen play an old school, early 90s style of death metal with clear influences from Pungent Stench, Death and Autopsy amongst others. 2) Pathogen are a five-piece death metal band hailing from Perth, Western Australia, who ceased recording in June 2008 but reformed in November 2009. From the Official Pathogen Website: Intricate and epic melodies combined with powerful groove sections and laden with rich acoustic passages, Pathogen has developed a unique style previously explored by few. Founded in 1995, Pathogen is a band that has become well renowned for providing an awesome live experience for their audiences. For the last seven years, Pathogen have been gigging consistently, playing some 80 shows, supporting international acts such as Opeth (Sweden) Fear Factory (USA), Mayhem (Norway) Entombed (Sweden), Shadows Fall (USA), Impaled Nazarene (Finland) and As I Lay Dying (USA). Pathogen released their first recording, a demo entitled 'Tyranny of Hatred', in 1996. A second demo, entitled 'Nightfall', was released in1998. This demo received favourable reviews in many well known international publications, such as Nordic Vision, Terrorizer and S.O.D., which helped them establish a strong underground following. In 2000, Patho