History Music / MorbidAngel

* IAmTheBand: Trey Azagthoth.

* VocalEvolution: David Vincent started out with a phlegmy, mid-ranged rasp on ''Altars of Madness''. On ''Blessed Are the Sick'', he switched between the higher-pitched style of ''Altars'' and the deep guttural roar that was quickly becoming the defining style of death metal. With ''Covenant'', Vincent did away with the rasp altogether and made the growl his chosen vocal style. After Vincent returned for''Illud Divinum Insanus'', it became apparent that his growl had lost much of its power and weight.

* ShoutOut: Creator/HPLovecraft gets referenced from time to time, more so on their newer stuff. In fact, Trey's stage name is a Lovecraft ShoutOut.

* Richard Brunelle - guitars (1985-1992)

* LeadDrummer: Pete Sandoval is probably the single most influential drummer in the entire genre of death metal. Ask a death metal drummer about their primary influences; [[Music/{{Suffocation}} Mike Smith]], [[Music/{{Nile}} George Kollias]], [[Music/{{Origin}} John Longstreth]], [[Music/HateEternal Derek Roddy]], Tim Yeung, [[Music/DyingFetus Kevin Talley]], and [[Music/{{Cryptopsy}} Flo Mounier]] all show up on a regular basis, but 99 times out of 100, they will ''always'' say Pete.

* StartMyOwn: Erik Rutan left to focus on Music/HateEternal, while Steve Tucker started Music/{{Warfather}} in 2012.

* VocalEvolution: A particularly dramatic example with David, whose growl has pitched up so far from the band's early days that some fans assume he sustained a chronic injury at some point.

!! Morbid Angel use the following trope:

* AltumVidetur: ''Illud Divinum Insanus'' is supposed to be this, and is supposed to mean something resembling "that insane being", however even basic students of Latin will be able to point out that the grammar is incorrect and that it more closely resembles something that ran through Google Translate.

* HeelFaithTurn: It is unclear whether Pete quit or was fired, but David Vincent made it very clear that his conversion to Christianity was his reason he is no longer in the band. However, Pete states that he quit because of his back injury.

* Trey Azagthoth – guitar, guitar synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals (1984–present)
* Steve Tucker – vocals, bass guitar (1997–2001, 2003–2004, 2015-present)

* Dan Vadim Von - guitar (2016-present)

* David Vincent – lead vocals, bass guitar (1986–1996, 2004–2015)

* [[Music/{{HateEternal}} Erik Rutan]] – guitar, keyboards (1993–1996, 1999–2002, 2006)
* Jared Anderson – vocals, bass guitar (2001–2002) (deceased)
* [[Music/{{Zyklon}} Thor Anders Myhren]] - guitar (2008-2015)

* AchievementsInIgnorance: The band once played a prank on Pete by playing an extremely fast drum machine track and telling him that it was a legit recording; Pete, thinking that they were telling the truth, practiced and practiced until he was actually able to play ''faster'' than the recording, finally forcing his bandmates to inform him that it was not, in fact, an actual drummer on said recording.
* AllDrummersAreAnimals: Sandoval certainly had the sound.

** ''Illud'' had the most songs that qualified, giving us "Too Extreme", "Destructos vs The Earth/Attack", and "Radikult". Ironically, those were the more hated tracks off that album.
* HeelFaithTurn: It's unclear whether Sandoval quit or was fired, but David Vincent made it very clear that his conversion to Christianity was the reason he his no longer in the band.

* LeadBassist: David and Steve Tucker were both type B. David is also a type C.

* MetalScream: David utilized a type 3 on ''Altars of Madness'', mixed type 3 and type 2 on ''Blessed Are the Sick'', and stuck solely to type 2 on subsequent albums; post-reunion, he's closer to a type 1 with a side of type 2. Tucker, meanwhile, has always been a type 2 with shades of type 1.

* RevolvingDoorBand: For most of the Nineties.

* SignatureStyle: Wandering, often atmospheric tremolo riffs, lurching midpaced grooves, fairly simple but extremely fast blastbeat-laden drumming with Pete's instantly recognizable feel and approach to fills, and chaotic solos that make heavy use of effects (primarily wah, flanger, harmonizer, phaser, and delay pedals), tapping, and the whammy bar with a very unique tone that is instantly recognizable to anyone who is even slightly knowledgeable about death metal.

* ThoseWackyNazis: Dave flirted with this for a brief period of time.

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

In 2013, David Vincent announced that Pete Sandoval was no longer a part of Morbid Angel, due to the latter's conversion to Christianity. As of 2015, Vincent himself has departed again, and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myhren have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Music/{{Myrkskog}} mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location (Myhren). After some ambiguity regarding whether Vincent was truly out, an official announcement stating that that was indeed the case was made on June 19, 2015. Around the beginning of 2017, the full new lineup was announced: [[Music/AbysmalDawn Scott Fuller]] has taken the drum spot, while Dan Vadim Von ([=VadimVon=]) has taken the second guitar spot. The band is currently working with Rutan and a release is expected at some point in 2017.

* ''Entangled in Chaos'' (live album; 1996)

* PintsizedPowerhouse: Tim Yeung.

In 2013, David Vincent announced that Pete Sandoval was no longer a part of Morbid Angel, due to the latter's conversion to Christianity. As of 2015, Vincent himself has departed again, and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myhren have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Music/{{Myrkskog}} mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location (Myhren). After some ambiguity regarding whether Vincent was truly out, an official announcement stating that that was indeed the case was made on June 19, 2015. A replacement for Myrhen has not been announced, but [[Music/AbysmalDawn Scott Fuller]] is performing on the upcoming album, which is being produced by Rutan. A release is expected at some point in 2017.

In 2013, David Vincent announced that Pete Sandoval was no longer a part of Morbid Angel, due to the latter's conversion to Christianity. As of 2015, Vincent himself has departed again, and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myhren have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Music/{{Myrkskog}} mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location (Myhren). After some ambiguity regarding whether Vincent was truly out, an official announcement stating that that was indeed the case was made on June 19, 2015. Replacements for Myhren and Yeung have not yet been announced.

[[caption-width-right:350:L to R: Thor Myrhen, Tim Yeung, Trey Azagthoth, and David Vincent.]]

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, as both Pete Sandoval and David Vincent are both long-serving members.

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.

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 (Music/HateEternal) was involved in penning the next album ''Gateways To Annihilation'' (2000), resulting in a somewhat more polished sound.

The band did a lot of touring and although no new studio album was forthcoming, 2004 saw the return of David Vincent. In 2008 a new touring member was found in
Thor Anders 'Destructhor' Myhren.

''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.
To say the album was received poorly is an understatement although it most certainly has its adherents.

In 2013, David Vincent announced that Pete Sandoval was no longer a part of Morbid Angel, due to the latter's conversion to Christianity. As of 2015, Vincent himself has departed again, and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myrhen have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Myrkskog mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location (Myrhen). After some ambiguity regarding whether Vincent was truly out, an official announcement stating that that was indeed the case was made on June 19, 2015. Replacements for Myrhen and Yeung have not yet been announced.

!!!Members:

!!!Notable Past Members:

* [[Music/{{Zyklon}} Thor Anders Myrhen]] - guitar (2008-2015)

!!!Discography:
* ''Altars Of Madness'' (1989)
* ''Blessed Are The Sick'' (1991)

* ''Entangled In Chaos'' (live album; 1996)
* ''Formulas Fatal to The Flesh'' (1998)

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Trey is [[CloudCuckooLander quite an odd dude]], but his guitar skills and one-of-a-kind style are still amazing even today, where the skill bar has been set much higher. He also utilizes numerology regarding his solos, with notes sometimes missing at odd places. This is intentional.

** ''Domination'' had "Caesar's Palace", clocking at 6:21
** ''Formulas Fatal to The Flesh'' had "Covenant of Death" (6:08) and "Invocation of the Continual One" (9:47)
** ''Gateways to Annilhation'' gives us "Summoning Redemption" (7:17)
** ''Heretic'' has "God of Our Own Divinity" (6:21)

* IAmTheBand: Trey Azagthoth

* MetalScream: David utilized a type 3 on ''Altars of Madness'', mixed type 3 and type 2 on ''Blessed Are The Sick'', and stuck solely to type 2 on subsequent albums; post-reunion, he's closer to a type 1 with a side of type 2. Tucker, meanwhile, has always been a type 2 with shades of type 1.

** ''Illud'' is, well... yeah, it was different. Most of the death metal was eschewed in favor of late-90s industrial metal ala Rob Zombie or Marilyn Manson (Too Extreme!, Destructos, Radikult), groove metal ala Lamb of God (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.

* StartMyOwn: Erik Rutan left to focus on Music/HateEternal, while Steve Tucker started Warfather in 2012.

* 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. However, he is officially back in Morbid Angel, so his relationship with Trey clearly has been mended.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Trey is [[CloudCuckooLander quite an odd dude]], but his guitar skills and one-of-a-kind style are still amazing even today, where the skill bar has been set much higher.

* YourCheatingHeart: Mike Browning quit (though not before giving Trey the beating of a lifetime) because Trey was banging his then-girlfriend.

In 2013, David Vincent announced that Pete Sandoval was no longer a part of Morbid Angel, do to the latter's conversion to Christianity. As of 2015, Vincent himself has departed again, and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myrhen have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Myrkskog mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location (Myrhen). After some ambiguity regarding whether Vincent was truly out, an official announcement stating that that was indeed the case was made on June 19, 2015. Replacements for Myrhen and Yeung have not yet been announced.

As of 2015, David Vincent has departed again and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myrhen have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Myrkskog mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location (Myrhen). After some ambiguity regarding whether Vincent was truly out, an official announcement stating that that was indeed the case was made on June 19, 2015. Replacements for Myrhen and Yeung have not yet been announced.

As of 2015, David Vincent has departed again and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myrhen have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Myrkskog mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location (Myrhen). Vincent, however, has denied that he is leaving, and while Tucker has vehemently insisted that he is in and Vincent is out (which, to his credit, has not been denied by Trey), an official statement clarifying the matter has yet to be made.

* MetalScream: David utilized a type 3 on ''Altars of Madness'', mixed type 3 and type 2 on ''Blessed Are The Sick'', and stuck solely to type 2 on subsequent albums.

* StartMyOwn: Erik Rutan left to focus on Music/HateEternal.

As of 2015, David Vincent has departed again and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung and Myrhen have also left, citing financial issues (Yeung) and a desire to focus on Myrkskog mixed with the band's desire to work with someone closer in location(Myrhen). Vincent, however, has denied that he is leaving, and while Tucker has vehemently insisted that he is in and Vincent is out (which, to his credit, has not been denied by Trey), an official statement clarifying the matter has yet to be made.

As of 2015, David Vincent has departed again and Steve Tucker has officially rejoined the band. Yeung has also left; that being said, Vincent has denied that he is leaving or that Tucker is taking his place, which suggests a sticky situation to come.

!!!Live:
* [[Music/{{Zyklon}} Destructhor]] – guitar (2008–present)