Patrick Mameli of technical death metal band Pestilence has announced that the band is no longer active, and will be put on hold for the foreseeable future. This news comes after the release of last years ‘Obsideo‘. Mameli commented on the ‘end’ of Pestilence leaving the door open for possible reunions, and also announced his new project Necromorph:

“Dear peeps, current update: As of now, Pestilence is no longer active in recording new material. As a matter of fact, it’s on a permanent hold, as I want to concentrate fully on my new project Necromorph. The style will be more brutal, more crazy, more tech, more futuristic and more death. I’m pretty sure all my fans will dig this! Please don’t be sad about Pestilence. We’ve been holding the Pest flag strong for 25 years and we feel it’s now done. I thank all my fans for being there and supporting us all the way”.

“If there is any interest in Pestilence doing old school shows in the future, me and Patrick Uterwijk, will surely think about the options. I thanks all the Pestilence members since ’86 for their musical talent and input. Hailz to the fans, we all love you. Now, let’s give birth to Necromorph!”

Already labelled as technical death jazz, we are excited to hear what Patrick will offer with Necromorph being a 25 year veteran of the technical death metal genre.