Asphyx's Martin van Drunen: How COVID's "Death-Metal Scenario" Impacted New Album
The history of death metal could never be told without the inclusion of Martin van Drunen's iconic vocals. The Dutch musician came up as a member of Pestilence, adding his distinct tortured death growls to the band's classic first two albums Malleus Maleficarum (1988) and Consuming Impulse (1989). From there, Van Drunen joined the great Asphyx, performing on the band's massive 1991 debut The Rack and 1992's masterful follow-up Last One on Earth. Van Drunen left the band soon after and proceeded to do stints in Bolt Thrower, Grand Supreme Blood Court and Hail of Bullets, among others. He r...