Martin van Drunen
Martin van Drunen (born 1966, Uden) is a Dutch death metal vocalist, who started out in the band Pestilence.[1] In this band, he also performed the bass duties live. He recorded two albums with them, Malleus Maleficarum[2] and Consuming Impulse.[3] After his departure from Pestilence, he joined Asphyx as the singer and bass player in 1990[4] and recorded five albums in total. He performed the vocals on Comecon's second album Converging Conspiracies in 1993[5] and then formed his own band called Submission. In 1995, he was asked to replace Karl Willetts in the UK death metal band Bolt Thrower.[6] He did two tours with them, but never recorded an album.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Netherlands | 
| Genres | Death metal | 
| Occupation(s) | Bassist, vocalist, lyricist | 
| Instruments | Bass, vocals | 
| Years active | 1986–present | 
| Associated acts | Pestilence, Asphyx, Comecon, Bolt Thrower, Hail of Bullets, Grand Supreme Blood Court | 
In 2006, an "all-star" death metal band by the name Hail of Bullets was formed with van Drunen doing vocals, ex-Houwitser bass player Theo van Eekelen, Gorefest drummer Ed Warby and both Thanatos guitarists Paul Baayens and Stephan Gebédi.[7] In May 2008, they released an album called …Of Frost and War.[8] In 2009, van Drunen performed guest vocals on The Project Hate MCMXCIX's album The Lustrate Process. In October 2010, Hail of Bullets released their second album On Divine Winds.[9]
Discography
    
    With Pestilence
    
- Malleus Maleficarum (1988)
 - Consuming Impulse (1989)
 
With Asphyx
    
Albums
- The Rack (1991)
 - Last One on Earth (1992)
 - Death...The Brutal Way (2009)
 - Deathhammer (2012)
 - Incoming Death (2016)
 - Necroceros (2021)
 
EPs & Others
- Crush the Cenotaph EP (1992)
 - Death... The Brutal Way 7" advance single (2008)
 - Live Death Doom live DVD (2010)
 
With Comecon
    
- Converging Conspiracies (1993)
 
With Death By Dawn
    
- One Hand, one Foot and a lot of Teeth (2006)
 
With Hail of Bullets
    
- Hail of Bullets (demo)
 - …Of Frost and War (2008)
 - Warsaw Rising (EP) (2009)
 - On Divine Winds (2010)
 - III: The Rommel Chronicles (2013)
 
With Grand Supreme Blood Court
    
References
    
- Serba, John. "Biography: Pestilence". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Review: Malleus Maleficarum". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - Serba, John. "Review: Consumin Impulse". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Asphyx". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - "Credits: Converging Conspiracies". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Bolt Thrower". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - Monger, James Christopher. "Biography: Hail of Bullets". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - Prato, Greg. "Review: Of Frost and War". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
 - Metal Judgement. "Review: On Divine Winds". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
 
