Pestilence (band)

Pestilence
Pestilence at Hellfest 2019
Background information
Origin	Enschede, Netherlands
Genres	Death metal progressive death metal jazz fusion thrash metal (early)
Discography	Discography section
Years active	1986–1994 2008–2014 2016–present
Labels	Roadrunner Mascot Candlelight Hammerheart Agonia
Members	Patrick Mameli Roel Käller Rutger van Noordenburg Michiel van der Plicht
Website	pestilence.nl

Pestilence is a Dutch death metal band founded in Enschede in 1986. They have been through various membership changes throughout their existence, with guitarist-vocalist Patrick Mameli as the sole constant member. After disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994, Pestilence reunited in 2008, and was put on a "permanent hold" in July 2014. However, the band reunited once again in October 2016.^[1] To date, Pestilence has released ten studio albums, and they are one of "progressive death metal's Big Four", along with Death, Atheist, and Cynic.^[2]