Disharmonic Orchestra
Disharmonic Orchestra live at Eindhoven Metal Meeting, 2017
Background information
Origin	Klagenfurt, Austria
Genres	Death metal Grindcore Progressive death metal Avant-garde metal
Years active	1987–1995, 2001–present
Labels	Nuclear Blast Steamhammer

Disharmonic Orchestra is an Austrian death metal/grindcore band.

History

The band was formed in Klagenfurt in 1987. Two demos were recorded. A gig in Germany with Pungent Stench led to a deal with Nuclear Blast in 1989. The first outcome of that deal was a split with country-mates Pungent Stench. After they released two full-length albums with Nuclear Blast they signed a new deal and released their third album on Steamhammer. The albums sound rather different from each other. The band took a break in 1994 . This timeout lasted until 2002 after their debut album Expositionsprophylaxe had been re-issued they released studio album, titled Ahead.

In October 2016 after a long break the band released their new album called Fear of Angst. In January 2023 the band released a compilation album of early demos, EPs, and previously unreleased recordings, entitled Repulsive Overtones? 1988-1989 on F.O.A.D. records.

Members

• Patrick Klopf – Guitars, vocals (1987–)
• Martin Messner – Drums (1987–)
• Hoimar Wotawa – Bass (2008–)

Former members

• Herald Bezdek – Guitar (1987–1988)
• Herwig Zamernik – Bass (1988–2008)

Discography

• The Unequalled Visual Response Mechanism (Demo, 1988)
• Requiem for the Forest (Demo, 1988)
• Split with Pungent Stench (EP, 1989)
• Successive Substitution (EP, 1989)
• Disappeared with Hermaphrodite Choirs (compilation LP, 1990) on Witchhunt Records
• Disharmonisation (Compilation LP, 1990) on Witchhunt Records
• Expositionsprophylaxe (CD, 1990)
• Not to Be Undimensional Conscious (CD, 1992)
• Mind Seduction (Single, 1992)
• Pleasuredome (CD, 1993)
• Ahead (CD, 2002)
• Fear of Angst (CD, LP, 2016)
• Repulsive Overtones? 1988-1989 (Compilation CD/LP, 2023)