Condemned

There are two bands with the name Condemned

1.Condemned (UK) are Traumatising GORE Metal Since their conception in 1993 Condemned have continually pushed themselves in order to create the definitive sound that they stand by today. The sound of traumatising gore metal. Since the release of their first CD “Prelude” and their second “Somebody stop…” followed a number of gigs overseas as well as high profile gigs including shows with Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Desecration etc. Since that time a number of disruptions hindered the release of their forthcoming Ep “…and that’s how I found them” such as getting kicked out of one practice hall, the burning down of another and of course the departure of the bass player and rhythm guitarists. However with the addition of Michael Ardill the bass role has once again been redefined within the Condemned line-up. Back from the ashes Condemned decided to keep the band as a four piece and with that in mind “…. And that’s how I found them” was recorded between February and March 2005. With the new CD release Condemned are reassessing their plans for world domination.

2. It all began in Imperial Beach, CA in April 2004. Forrest Stedt (drums) and Steve Crow (guitar) wanted to get back into music making. At first, Forrest and Steve played in a garage just throwing around ideas and writing songs. Shortly after, one of their oldest friends Paul Hickey (bass) was added. For a while it was just writing music and thinking up a band name. It was decided on CONDEMNED- it fit well with their ideas. After a little over a year of practicing in Forrest's garage it was decided best to move on due to time constraints affecting creativity. They found a rehearsal building, moved in and worked even harder thanks to new found freedom. In July 2005, Condemned added second guitarist Chris Ben-Judah (guitar). After a considerable amount of time searching for a vocalist, Forrest and Steve decided to write lyrics and share vocal duties on the demo and use it as an ad for a vocalist with the same vision. However, in late September they received a reponse from Angel Ochoa (vocals) and decided to try him out. After a single demonstration of Angel's disgusting ability he was added as the final piece of Condemned. With Angel, Condemned's sound was finally complete and in November 2005, Condemned recorded their "Mass Burial" demo. Condemned has since parted with bassist Paul Hickey and guitarist Chris Ben-Judah, and have recruited bassist Mario Pena and guitarist Jerry Williams. Since then, they have signed to Lacerated Enemy Records located in Czech Republic ran by manager Zdenek (Godless Truth). To release their first full length album entitled "Desecrate the Vile". It has officially been released and Condemned plans to tour through Europe and Japan in support of the album.