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Social Parasite
10+ albums
Doommetalhardcorepunkheavy metal
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The origins of Parasite date back to 1992, when after leaving a death metal outfit from Ada Oklahoma called Destructive Criticism, Joe D. & Brad Day sought to combine thrash metal, doom metal and stoner metal with some of the classic 70's party rock atmosphere & charisma of bands such a KISS and Black Sabbath. Equal parts Slayer, Cathedral, Monster Magnet, Black Sabbath, KISS, Venom, Celtic Frost and Exodus. SP arose in the OKC metal scene in its initial lineup from 1992-1995, after which mark 1 came to an end and mark 2 began; first with Micah Nix on drums, then Tyson on bass, this lineup existed through 2004, with infrequent gigs on often (purposefully) eclectic bills, always playing with bands that went outside the lines of being only within the metal circle. SP never quite fit into any one scene, and this was by design.. after all the band began out of a frustration that came after initially playing thrash metal, until it's rules became stifling creatively and the members therefore decided all boundaries were a waste of time, and so was the thought of proving how metal they might be.. truth is they all love and live metal as much as any other metal bands, but also came to a point where they'd put in years and years into the metal scene, to realize there was nothing left to prove to anyone but themselves. The band issued 5 EP releases between 1992 and 2004, the 1st 2 releases by the mark 1 lineup (with Joe D.-gtr, vocals, Brad-drums, and Chuck-bass), and the last 3 w
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