LORD MANTIS - USA

Spawning The Nephilim - 2009 - Seventh Rule
Pervertor - 2012 - Candlelight
Death Mask - 2014 - Profound Lore
Universal Death Church – 2019 – Profound Lore

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Members
Vocals
Devil With No Name>>ANDREW MARKUSZEWSKI>>Devil With No Name - Burning Churches>>Greg Gomer>>Burning Churches - Charlie Fell>>Cobalt – Cobalt>>CHARLIE FELL>>Cobalt

Guitar
Dino, Burning Churches>>Greg Gomer>>Dino Burning Churches - Night On Armon, Avici, Nachtmystium, Devil With No Name>>ANDREW MARKUSZEWSKI>>Avici, Nachtmystium, Devil With No Name - N17, Abigail Williams, VIRII, Belhor, Mercitron, Guns, Aborted, Slitwrist, Bro Jovi>>KEN SORCERON>>Abigail Williams, Slitwrist, Bro Jovi, Infants Of The Arcane, Vale Of Pinath

Bass
Floating Fantasy, Avichi, Nachtmystium, Von>>CHARLIE FELL>>Avichi, Nachtmystium, Von

Drum
Dino, Sybris, Indian, Burning Chruches>>Bill Bumgardner [Lyndel Bumgardner]>>Dino, Indian, Burning Churches – Lizard Professor, Seeker, Entombment, Bryker, Circuit Of Suns, A Devil's Daydream, Valiant Crusade, Silvercord, Aeolia, Ariah, Valiant Crusade, Contrarian, Galactic Empire, Lorna Shore, The Faceless, Brojob, White Chapel, Shadow Of Intent, Elisha, Mortem Obscuram>>BRYCE BUTLER>>Lizard Professor, Seeker, Entombment, Bryker, Circuit Of Suns, Valiant Crusade, Silvercord, Aeolia, Ariah, White Chapel, Shadow Of Intent, Elisha, Mortem Obscuram, Eyes Of Your Eyes




History & Biography
The band was formed by Dino musicians Greg Gomer and Bill Bumgardner in 2006 and issued an EP called Period Face in 2008. Charlie and Andrew were also in latter's band, Avichi. Candlelight Records issued the second album from Chicago’s Lord Mantis (featuring members of Nachtmystium including drummer Fell who plays bass here), entitled Pervertor in May 2012. Profound Lore Records would issue Lord Mantis' third LP Death Mask in the spring of 2014. Ken Sorceron was also in the band now. The vinyl version was on Markuszewski's New Density. The man reported that he had bought and paid for the rights to the vinyl version. Fell asked for a split of proceeds. This, and a personality difference, lead to a falling out. The band was touring as support for Today Is The Day with Ken Sorceron sitting out. A drunk Charlie and accusatory Andrew got into fisticuffs on the road in Rhode Island and the band was to leave the tour. Charlie was booted from the band and declared he would expand on the sound with his own act. Andrew recruited a singer and bassist from Indian to continue Lord Mantis. Following the state of affairs and a band-mates' suicide the act dissolved in 2017. Nonetheless, everyone was kissing and making up and Charlie would rejoin in 2018. No founding members were present of course.

NTW was a 2016 EP. Bill Bumgardner committed suicide that year. The new record was released in 2019. universal Death Church featured session player Bryce Butler on drums. A couple of older odds and ends tracks were located and pressed as the Tormentor 7" in 2022.

Markuszewski ended the band again in December 2022. Charlie Fell disputed this and insisted he is in control and would, as such, forge ahead with new music without Markuszewski.


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