History Music / Devourment

* StartMyOwn: Brian Wynn and Brad Fincher started Meshiha in 2009, though Wynn left that band as well in 2013.

After Rosas was released, the band went through multiple lineup shifts that ultimately resulted in failure and the band folding until 2005, when Rosas, Majewski, and Knupp decided to start over, with Eric Park (drums) completing the lineup. They quickly recorded and self-released ''Butcher the Weak'' later that year before inking a record deal with Brutal Bands the following year, subsequently re-recording and releasing ''Butcher'' on the label. Tragedy struck when Knupp died of multiple organ failure in 2007, but the band kept going, releasing ''Unleash the Carnivore'' in 2009 before signing with Relapse the following year. After several years of touring and other assorted odds and ends, they released ''Conceived in Sewage'' in February of 2013. Numerous personal troubles resulted in the band dropping off of a tour with Dying Fetus later that year and resulted in Rosas and Park leaving; nonetheless, Majewski stated that it was not over and that they were merely reassessing things. After rumors that they were going to reform with most of the ''Molesting'' lineup and play the Summer Slaughter started floating around in early 2014, the band finally announced on May 19, 2014 that they would be continuing on with Rosas on vocals, Andrews on guitar, and Fincher on drums, along with newcomer Dave Spencer (Fincher's bandmate in Meshiha) on bass.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: Wayne Knupp.

* OneOfUs: Rosas and Fincher are known for their love of comic books, while Majewski is an avid horror fan.
* PromotedFanboy: Eric Park and Dave Spencer.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Although brutal death metal bands such as Suffocation and Internal Bleeding had already made use of slam riffs, Devourment was perhaps the first band notable for using them extensively, making the band at least the TropeCodifier if not TropeMaker for slam death metal. However, with later bands [[FollowTheLeader following in their footsteps]] mostly writing songs that consist of almost ''nothing but slams'' (Cephalotripsy, Cerebral Incubation, Epicardiectomy and Gorevent being examples of this), even Devourment's early, most slam-centric releases almost sound downright traditional in comparison.
* ShrugOfGod: Many a fan has asked about the significance of "138", and none have ever gotten a straight answer from Majewski. Most of the answers have been to the effect of "I don't even remember", but more sarcastic ones have been given, namely "one dollar, three tacos, eight hours on the shitter". The most common hypothesis is that it's North Texas police code for grave robbery or vandalism, and Majewski has neither confirmed nor denied this.[[note]]It should also be noted, however, that 138 is also frequently used as code for drunk and disorderly conduct, which very well could be an intentional self-deprecatory jab. That being said, police code is hardly universal and frequently varies significantly from state to state, so this may or may not be a red herring.[[/note]]

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Although brutal death metal bands such as Suffocation and Internal Bleeding had already made use of slam riffs, Devourment was perhaps the first band notable for using them extensively, making the band at least the TropeCodifier if not TropeMaker for slam death metal. However, with later bands following in their footsteps mostly writing songs that consist of almost ''nothing but slams'' (Cephalotripsy, Cerebral Incubation, Epicardiectomy and Gorevent being examples of this), even Devourment's early, most slam-centric releases almost sound downright traditional in comparison.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Although brutal death metal bands such as Suffocation and Internal Bleeding had already made use of slam riffs, Devourment was perhaps the first band notable for using them extensively, making the band at least the TropeCodifier if not TropeMarker for slam death metal. However, with later bands following in their footsteps mostly writing songs that consist of almost ''nothing but slams'' (Cephalotripsy, Cerebral Incubation, Epicardiectomy and Gorevent being examples of this), even Devourment's early, most slam-centric releases almost sound downright traditional in comparison.

After Rosas was released, the band went through multiple lineup shifts that ultimately resulted in failure and the band folding until 2005, when Rosas, Majewski, and Knupp decided to start over, with Eric Park (drums) completing the lineup. They quickly recorded and self-released ''Butcher the Weak'' later that year before inking a record deal with Brutal Bands the following year, subsequently re-recording and releasing ''Butcher'' on the label. Tragedy struck when Knupp died of multiple organ failure in 2007, but the band kept going, releasing ''Unleash the Carnivore'' in 2009 before signing with Relapse the following year. After several years of touring and other assorted odds and ends, they released ''Conceived in Sewage'' in February of 2013. Numerous personal troubles resulted in the band dropping off of a tour with Dying Fetus later that year and resulted in Rosas and Park leaving; nonetheless, Majewski stated that it was not over and that they were merely reassessing things. After rumors that they were going to reform with most of the ''Molesting'' lineup and play the Summer Slaughter started floating around in early 2014, the band finally announced on May 19, 2014 that they would be continuing on with Rosas on vocals, Andrews on guitar, and Fincher on drums. Majewski's status is currently not known.

* ShrugOfGod: Many a fan has asked about the significance of "138", and none have ever gotten a straight answer from Majewski. Most of the answers have been to the effect of "I don't even remember", but more sarcastic ones have been given, namely "one dollar, three tacos, eight hours on the shitter". The most common hypothesis is that it's North Texas police code for grave robbery or vandalism, and Majewski has neither confirmed nor denied this.[[note]]It should also be noted, however, that 138 is also frequently used as code for drunk and disorderly conduct, which very well could be an intentional self-deprecatory jab. This being said, police code is hardly universal and frequently varies significantly from state to state, so this may or may not be a red herring.[[/note]]

* ShrugOfGod: Many a fan has asked about the significance of "138", and none have ever gotten a straight answer from Majewski. Most of the answers have been to the effect of "I don't even remember", but more sarcastic ones have been given, namely "one dollar, three tacos, eight hours on the shitter". The most common hypothesis is that it's North Texas police code for grave robbery or vandalism, and Majewski has neither confirmed nor denied this.

After Rosas was released, the band went through multiple lineup shifts that ultimately resulted in failure and the band folding until 2005, when Rosas, Majewski, and Knupp decided to start over, with Eric Park (drums) completing the lineup. They quickly recorded and self-released ''Butcher the Weak'' later that year before inking a record deal with Brutal Bands the following year, subsequently re-recording and releasing ''Butcher'' on the label. Tragedy struck when Knupp died of multiple organ failure in 2007, but the band kept going, releasing ''Unleash the Carnivore'' in 2009 before signing with Relapse the following year. After several years of touring and other assorted odds and ends, they released ''Conceived in Sewage'' in February of 2013. Their lineup has stabilized, too, with the current roster consisting of Mike Majewski (vocals), Ruben Rosas (guitars), Chris "Captain Piss" Andrews (bass), and Eric Park (drums).

* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]]:
** TheLeader: Ruben Rosas
** TheLancer: Mike Majewski
** TheBigGuy: Captain Piss
** TheSmartGuy: Eric Park

* SpecialGuest: Majewski serves as this here and there, most notably with Benighted and Music/CattleDecapitation. Travis Ryan of the latter band returned the favor on ''Conceived in Sewage''.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Conceived in Sewage'' was a pretty major shift to a retro brutal death/proto-slam sound very reminiscent of Skinless and early Disgorge. [[WordOfGod Majewski stated]] that this was entirely because they didn't want to make the same album over and over, with Rosas also stating that they were getting sick of playing slam.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Hard 10 for their entire career.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Chris Andrews to some degree, at least as far as his shtick of wearing rubber masks live goes.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Conceived in Sewage'' was a pretty major shift to a retro brutal death/proto-slam sound very reminiscent of Skinless and early Disgorge. [[WordOfGod Majewski stated]] that this was entirely because they didn't want to make the same album over and over.

* RefugeInAudacity: Their lyrics as a whole.

After Rosas was released, the band went through multiple lineup shifts that ultimately resulted in failure and the band folding until 2005, when Rosas, Majewski, and Knupp decided to start over, with Erik Park (drums) completing the lineup. They quickly recorded and self-released ''Butcher the Weak'' later that year before inking a record deal with Brutal Bands the following year, subsequently re-recording and releasing ''Butcher'' on the label. Tragedy struck when Knupp died of multiple organ failure in 2007, but the band kept going, releasing ''Unleash the Carnivore'' in 2009 before signing with Relapse the following year. After several years of touring and other assorted odds and ends, they released ''Conceived in Sewage'' in February of 2013. Their lineup has stabilized, too, with the current roster consisting of Mike Majewski (vocals), Ruben Rosas (guitars), Chris "Captain Piss" Andrews (bass), and Erik Park (drums).

** TheSmartGuy: Erik Park

After Rosas was released, the band went through multiple lineup shifts that ultimately resulted in failure and the band folding until 2005, when Rosas, Majewski, and Knupp decided to start over, with Erik Park (drums) completing the lineup. They quickly recorded and self-released ''Butcher the Weak'' later that year before inking a record deal with Brutal Bands the following year, subsequently re-recording and releasing ''Butcher'' on the label. Tragedy struck when Knupp died of multiple organ failure in 2007, but the band kept going, releasing ''Unleash the Carnivore'' in 2009 before signing with Relapse the following year. After several years of touring and other assorted odds and ends, they're finally gearing up to release ''Conceived in Sewage'' in February of 2013. Their lineup has stabilized, too, with the current roster consisting of Mike Majewski (vocals), Ruben Rosas (guitars), Chris "Captain Piss" Andrews (bass), and Erik Park (drums).

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Straight 11 for their entire career.

After Rosas was released, the band went through multiple lineup shifts that ultimately resulted in failure and the band folding until 2005, when Rosas, Majewski, and Knupp decided to start over, with Eric Park (drums) completing the lineup. They quickly recorded and self-released ''Butcher the Weak'' later that year before inking a record deal with Brutal Bands the following year, subsequently re-recording and releasing ''Butcher'' on the label. Tragedy struck when Knupp died of multiple organ failure in 2007, but the band kept going, releasing ''Unleash the Carnivore'' in 2009 before signing with Relapse the following year. After several years of touring and other assorted odds and ends, they're finally gearing up to release ''Conceived in Sewage'' in February of 2013. Their lineup has stabilized, too, with the current roster consisting of Mike Majewski (vocals), Ruben Rosas (guitars), Chris "Captain Piss" Andrews (bass), and Eric Park (drums).

** TheSmartGuy: Eric Park

Formed in Dallas, Texas in 1995 out of the ashes of Necrocide, the initial lineup consisted of Wayne Knupp (vocals), Braxton Henry (guitars), and Brad Fincher (drums), but Henry was quickly replaced by Brian Wynn after the band very nearly folded completely before even getting off the ground. Kevin Clark (guitars) and Mike Majewski (bass) then joined at a later date, creating the lineup that would record the ''Impaled'' demo. Knupp left shortly after due to personal issues and was replaced by Ruben Rosas, creating the ''Molesting the Decapitated'' lineup. Shortly after the release of said album, however, Ruben Rosas was arrested and sentenced to two and a half years in prison (the reasons still aren't fully known, but violation of probation is generally rumored to be the reason), with Wynn also leaving as a result. The band soldiered on, welcoming back Henry and Knupp before releasing the ''1.3.8.'' compilation.