Jungle Rot

Jungle Rot
Jungle Rot at the Mayhem Festival 2015 in Chula Vista, CA
Background information
Origin	Kenosha, Wisconsin
Genres	Death metal
Years active	1994 – present
Labels	Victory Records, Napalm Records, Olympic Records, Crash Music, Inc, Pulverizer Records
Members	Dave Matrise Geoff Bub James Genenz Joey Muha
Past members	Jim Bell Kevin Forsythe Doug Shane Joey Lohr Joe Carlino Chris Djuricic Brian Kuhn Mike Legros Paul Thuriot Jim Garcia Jim Harte Rob Pandola Neil Zacharek Jerry Sturino Eric House

Jungle Rot is an American death metal band from Kenosha, Wisconsin.

History

Jungle Rot was founded in 1994. The band's name refers to Jungle rot, an infection of the feet, which people developed in the jungle when their military boots got wet and were left on.

After their first two demos, the band was signed to the American independent label Pure Death Records, where they released their first album, Skin the Living, in 1996. In 1997, their second album, Slaughter the Weak was released.

The EP Darkness Foretold was released by the small label S.O.D., which is controlled by the creator of the underground music magazine Sounds of Death. The next two albums were released by Olympic Recordings. In 2008, they headlined a European tour with support from Warmaster, Downswitch, and Walking Corpse.

The band signed with Napalm Records in January 2009 and released What Horrors Await in June 2009. In April 2011, the band signed with Victory Records and released Kill on Command on June 21, 2011. On March 19, 2013, Jungle Rot released another album through Victory Records, titled Terror Regime.

On April 14, 2015 it was announced that Jungle Rot would be playing the entirety of the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival, performing on the Victory Records stage.

In early 2015 the band announced via their social media that they were working on their ninth studio album, Order Shall Prevail, to be released later in the year on Victory Records. Pre-orders for the album were announced on May 26, along with the album's track listing, release date of June 30, and a stream for the single "Paralyzed Prey." On June 29 the official music video for the single "Paralyzed Prey" premiered on Vevo.

Personnel

Current members

• Dave Matrise - Vocals, Guitars (1994–present)
• James Genenz - Guitars (2004-2005), Bass (2005-present)
• Geoff Bub - Guitars (2005–present)
• Joey Muha - Drums (2015–present)

Former Members

• Joe Carlino - Bass
• Paul G. Thuriot - Bass
• Brian Kuhn - Bass
• Mike Legros - Bass
• Jim Garcia - Drums
• Joe Thomas - Guitars, Vocals
• Shawn Johnson - Drums (1999-2000)
• Chris Wisco - Bass (1994-?, 2000-2004)
• Jim Harte - Drums (1994-1997)
• Jimi Bell - Guitars (1994-2000)
• Rob Pandola - Drums (1997-1998)
• Andy Vehnekamp - Drums (1998-2000)
• Kevin Forsythe - Guitars (2000-2002)
• Jerry Sturino - Bass (2004-2006)
• Eric House - Drums (2004-2010)
• Doug Shane - Guitars (2004)
• Joey Lohr - Guitars (2005)
• Neil Zacharek - Drums (2006-2007)
• Jesse Beahler - Drums (2010-2013)
• Remington Roberts - Drums (2014)

Discography

Jungle Rot discography
Studio albums	8
Live albums	1
Music videos	4
EPs	4

Studio albums

• Slaughter the Weak (1997)
• Dead and Buried (2001)
• Fueled by Hate (2004)
• Warzone (2006)
• What Horrors Await (2009)
• Kill on Command (2011)
• Terror Regime (2013)
• Order Shall Prevail (2015)

Demos and EPs

• Skin the Living (1995)
• Rip Off Your Face (1995)
• 4-tracks promo (1997)
• Darkness Foretold (1998)

DVDs

• Live in Germany (2006)

External links

• Official Jungle Rot profile at Victory Records
• Jungle Rot in the Metal Archive
• Jungle Rot at MySpace