History Music / MorbidAngel

As of 2015, David Vincent has departed again and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. It's also rumored that Yeung has left, but nothing has been confirmed or denied.

* Tim Yeung – drums (2010–present)

* JerkAss: Steve Tucker. Known for being unpleasant to work with even when he was in Morbid Angel, the circumstances surrounding his departure from Nader Sadek's band (regularly blew his money on drugs, begged and connived to get more money, ripped off Perversion by taking the $1800 that they had paid him to master an album and not doing the job, started talking shit about Perversion when they told people about how Tucker had sat on the album without refunding them for almost a year straight, and then kicked off a flame war on Facebook when people called him out on it) made these claims even more believable.

* David Vincent – lead vocals, bass guitar (1986–1996, 2004–present)

* Steve Tucker – vocals, bass guitar (1997–2001, 2003–2004)

* VoiceOfTheLegion: Just after the solo on "Chapel of Ghouls".

* JerkAss: Steve Tucker. Known for being unpleasant to work with even when he was in Morbid Angel, the circumstances surrounding his departure from Nader Sadek's band (regularly blew his money on drugs, begged and connived to get more money, ripped off Perversion by taking the $1800 that they had paid him to master an album and not doing the job, started talking shit about Perversion when they told people about how Tucker had sat on the album without refunding them for almost a year straight, and then kicked off a flame war on Facebook when people called bullshit) made these claims even more believable.

* TropeCodifier: Of DeathMetal.

* JerkAss: Steve Tucker. Known for being unpleasant to work with even when he was in Morbid Angel, the circumstances surrounding his departure from Nader Sadek's band (regularly blew his money on drugs, begged and connived to get more money, ripped off Perversion by taking the $1800 that they had paid him to master an album and not doing the job, and then started talking shit about Perversion when they told people about how Tucker had sat on the album without refunding them for almost a year straight) made these claims even more believable.

* ThoseWackyNazis: Dave flirted with this for a brief period of time, and some of the lyrics on ''Domination'' have ''strong'' UnfortunateImplications depending on how you interpret them.

* CreatorBacklash: Pete has made it clear that he is ''not'' a fan of how ''I'' turned out. Semi-subverted in that he was only involved with a couple of the songs on the album; the rest were written by either Trey, Vincent, or Thor.

* DevelopmentHell: ''Illud Divium Insanus'' took eight years to complete, and had at least two other tentative titles during that time.

* OneOfUs: Trey is known for his love of video games and anime.

* PromotedFanboy: Erik Rutan, Thor Myrhen, and Tim Yeung.

* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]]: (currently):
** TheLeader: Trey Azagthoth
** TheLancer: David Vincent
** TheSmartGuy: Tim Yeung
** TheBigGuy: Destructhor

** They have tried to allude to this with "Too Extreme!", but the song itself was barely a 9 and probably closer to an 8 with the vocals subtracted.

** ''Illud'' is, well... yeah, it was different. Most of the death metal was eschewed in favor of late-90s industrial buttrock ala Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson (Too Extreme!, Destructos, Radikult), groove metal (10 More Dead, I Am Morbid), or bizarre industrial grind ala The Berzerker (Profundis - Mea Culpa). The fandom's opinion is, well...not at all positive.

** TheSmartGuy: Pete Sandoval

* Pete Sandoval – drums, percussion (1988–Present); Currently recovering from surgery.

* DevelopmentHell: Illud Divium Insanus took eight years to complete, and had at least two other tentative titles during that time.

* ''Abominations of Desolation'' (1991)

In 1989, they finally debuted with "Altars of Madness", released by Earache Records, which is hailed as a masterpiece among the death metal community and one of the genres classics.

Their sound changed rather dramatically on their second album, "Blessed Are the Sick" (1991), the latter half of that album containing re-recorded demo songs.

Another album which gained 'classic' status was their third one, the bestselling "Covenant" (1993), on which their sound was once again different.

"Domination" was released in 1995 after the band signed on to Giant Records and thus they were the first Death Metal band ever to sign a deal with a major label. The album sparked some controversy among the fans regarding both its lyrical content and more sleek-sounding musical direction.

Frontman David Vincent left the band in 1996, after which the band recruited Steve Tucker to handle the bass and vocal duties. This incarnation recorded the "Formulas Fatal To the Flesh" album, released in 1998. Again, the sound differed markedly from its predecessor, taking the band in a more ruthless and brutal direction.

Long-serving touring member Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal) was involved in penning the next album "Gateways To Annihilation" (2000), resulting in a somewhat more polished sound.

Morbid Angel seemed to have the tendency to alternate between brutal and more polished albums, their seventh studio album "Heretic" (2003) again being somewhat rawer. It was at that time the band started to get criticised because of what was perceived as being directionless. The album sold not very well compared to earlier ones as well.

"Illud Divinum Insanus", studio album number eight, was finally released in 2011. Apart from three solid trademark death metal tracks, the band went into a more industrial and electronic direction. The drummer was Tim Yeung, due to Pete Sandoval recovering from spinal surgery.

** ''Illud'' is, well... yeah, it was different. Most of the death metal was eschewed in favor of late-90s industrial buttrock ala Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson (Too Extreme!, Destructos, Radikult), groove metal (10 More Dead, I Am Morbid), or bizarre industrial grind ala The Berzerker (Profundis - Mea Culpa). The fandom's opinion is, well... [[HypeBacklash not at all positive]].

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Generally a 10, as per being death metal. Illud Divinum Insanus sometimes drops to a hard 9.

** ''Illud'' is, well... yeah, it was different. Most of the death metal was eschewed in favor of late-90s industrial buttrock ala Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson (Too Extreme!, Destructos, Radikult), groove metal (10 More Dead, I Am Morbid), or bizarre industrial grind ala The Berzerker (Profundis - Mea Culpa). The fandom's opinion is, well... [[{{Understatement}} not at all positive]].

** They have tried to allude to this with ''Too Extreme!'', but the song itself was barely a 9 and probably closer to an 8 with the vocals subtracted.
* NewSoundAlbum: Illud Divinum Insanus had a more industrial sound, [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks much to the dismay of many MA fans.]]
** Hell, every album they did was this.

** They have even managed to reach level 11 with track 2 of ''Illud Divinum Insanus'', [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Too Extreme!"]].

Long-serving touring member Erik Rutan (Hate Eternal) was involved in penning the next album "Gateways To Annihilation" (2000), resulting in a somewhat mre polished sound.

Morbid Angel is a DeathMetal band hailing from Florida, and is one of the many bands that helped lay the foundations of the genre, alongside [[{{Music/Death}} Death]], Music/{{Deicide}}, CannibalCorpse, Music/{{Obituary}}, and such. Despite forming in 1983, MA was plagued with lineup changes left and right, with guitarist Trey Azagthoth being the only original member left. That being said, he is not the only member many fans know.

In 1989, they finally debuted with Altars of Madness, which is hailed as a masterpiece among the death metal community, which was signed onto Earache records, making them one of the original DeathMetal bands to sign on them, as well as on Giant Records.

* DevelopmentHell: Illud Divium Insanus took eight years to complete.