Death Metal
Current line-up :
Scott Wily - Vocals (2008-) (Zircon, Godless Rising)
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitars (1989-)
Live members :
Gator Collier - Bass (2008-) (Legion Victorious)
Taylor Fishman - Guitars (2008-2009, 2009-) (Monstrosity (USA), Impaled Angel)
Eddy Hoffman - Drums (2009-)
Before Vital Remains, Tony Lazaro and Jeff Gruslin were in a band called Somatic Death.
DISCOGRAPHY
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 1992 - Let Us pray
Full-length, Deaf Records
August 21st, 1992
Line-up:
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
Joe Lewis - Bass
Jeff Gruslin - Vocals
Paul Flynn - Lead Guitar
Ace Alonzo - Drums
This album was re-released in digipak format by Peaceville/Snapper Records on
May 11, 2004.
CD bonus track:
9. "Amulet of the Conquering" (5:32)
12" LP limited to 500 copies
Let Us pray
Part 1
Part 2
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 1995 - Into Cold Darkness
Full-length, Peaceville Records / MFN
March 25th, 1995
Line-up:
Jeff Gruslin - Vocals, Lyrics
Paul Flynn - Lead Guitar
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
Joe Lewis- Bass
Rick Corbet - Drums
A barebones digipak version includes an additional track: a cover of VENOM's
"Countess Bathory" (3:42). Total playing time of digipak: 44:49
Re-released December 2009 by Night of the Vinyl Dead, cat. # NIGHT065, lim.ed.
500 handnumbered copies, 180g heavy vinyl
Into Cold Darkness
Current line-up :
Scott Wily - Vocals (2008-) (Zircon, Godless Rising)
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitars (1989-)
Live members :
Gator Collier - Bass (2008-) (Legion Victorious)
Taylor Fishman - Guitars (2008-2009, 2009-) (Monstrosity (USA), Impaled Angel)
Eddy Hoffman - Drums (2009-)
Before Vital Remains, Tony Lazaro and Jeff Gruslin were in a band called Somatic Death.
DISCOGRAPHY
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 1992 - Let Us pray
Full-length, Deaf Records
August 21st, 1992
Line-up:
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
Joe Lewis - Bass
Jeff Gruslin - Vocals
Paul Flynn - Lead Guitar
Ace Alonzo - Drums
This album was re-released in digipak format by Peaceville/Snapper Records on
May 11, 2004.
CD bonus track:
9. "Amulet of the Conquering" (5:32)
12" LP limited to 500 copies
Let Us prayPart 1
Part 2
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 1995 - Into Cold Darkness
Full-length, Peaceville Records / MFN
March 25th, 1995
Line-up:
Jeff Gruslin - Vocals, Lyrics
Paul Flynn - Lead Guitar
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
Joe Lewis- Bass
Rick Corbet - Drums
A barebones digipak version includes an additional track: a cover of VENOM's
"Countess Bathory" (3:42). Total playing time of digipak: 44:49
Re-released December 2009 by Night of the Vinyl Dead, cat. # NIGHT065, lim.ed.
500 handnumbered copies, 180g heavy vinyl
Into Cold Darkness
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 1997 - Forever Underground
Full-length, Osmose Productions
March 25th, 1997
Line-up:
Tony Lazaro - Guitar, Bass *
Joe Lewis - Vocals
David Suzuki - Drums, Guitar Solos, Bass *
Vinyl edition limited to 1000 handnumbered copies
* :
quoting the liner notes:
''Bass on all soungs done by Anthony Lazaro except by Dave Suzuki''
However, that is all that is stated, it is unknown which track(s) Suzuki
recorded bass tracks for.
Forever Underground
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 2000 - Dawn of the Apocalypse
Full-length, Osmose Productions
March 25th, 2000
Line-up:
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
Joe Lewis - Bass
Dave Suzuki - Drums, Rhythm & Lead Guitar, Classical & Acoustic Guitars, Synth
(Backing vocals on ''Dawn of the Apocalypse'' & ''Société Des Luciferiens'')
Thorn - Vocals, Samples, Synth & Programming
12" LP limited to 1000 copies.
Thorn was fired from the band shortly after the release of this album due to his
drug problems.
The intro was taken from "The Omen" movies.
Dawn of the ApocalypsePart 1
Part 2
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 2003 - Dechristianize
Full-length, Century Media / Olympic
August 22nd, 2003
Line-up:
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
David Suzuki - Bass, Drums, Lead Guitar
Glen Benton - Vocals
Album comes in a slipcase which censors the booklet cover (as seen below,
showing disciples raping women.)
Also available as 2x12" gatefold LP, limited to 1,500 copies, released by
Restrain Records (NL).
Dechristianize
Part 1
Part 2
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 2006 - Horrors of Hell
Best of/Compilation, Century Media
February 7th, 2006
1-2 Black Mass 7 inch (1991)
3-7 Excruciating Pain demo (1990)
8-13 Reduced To Ashes demo (1989)
All tracks remastered, limited
to 5000 CDs.
Horrors of HellPart 1
Part 2
VITAL REMAINS (US) - 2007 - Icons of Evil
Full-length, Century Media Records
April 24th, 2007
Line-up:
Glen Benton - Vocals
Tony Lazaro - Rhythm Guitar
Dave Suzuki - Lead Guitar, Bass, Drums
Produced by Erik Rutan.
Release date was on April.02.2007 in Europe.
Released in Brazil by Paranoid Records on December 2007.
The sample in "Where Is Your God Now" came from the Mel Gibson movie ''The
Passion of The Christ''.
Also released as a gatefold 2LP vinyl set, limited to 1,500 copies, by Restrain
Records (NL).
Has a censored slipcase.
Icons of EvilPart 1
Part 2
