Human is a death metal band from Christchurch, New Zealand.

Human was originally formed on 8 March 1992 by brothers Paul and Scott Harrison (on drums and guitars respectively), and vocalist / guitarist Nathan Ballard. The bassist Vaughn Richardson joined them in May of that year.

Human entered Nga Matuaka Studios in May and recorded a 3 track demo cassette titled "Organ Splatters" which was distributed freely throughout the heavy metal underground / tape swapping networks around at the time. The band later appeared on a September 1992 addition of New Zealand's 60 Minutes programme on TV3 as part of a documentary that focused on suicide and depression, and the connection to heavy metal music.

Human has toured and recorded several times since then and continues today.^{[1][full citation needed]}

Discography

• 1992 – Organ Splatters (3 song demo)
• 1993 – Vomit Discreetly (10 song demo)
• 1993 – Things That Make You Go (6 song demo)
• 1994 – Crunchy Frog (7" single, b/w Foreskin Face)
• 1995 – Not So Famous Game Show Themes (7 song demo)
• 1996 – Playtime for the Sex Machine (6 song demo)
• 1999 – The Sound of Yellow (album)
• 2000 – 69 Minutes of Self Abusement (demo compilation)
• 2002 – Demo Disc (3 song promo disc)
• 2004 – Blood Bucket (album + 2 videos)
• 2009 – Cadaver Academy (album)

Personnel

Current HUMAN personnel

• Scott Spatcher-Harrison – vocals, lead guitar (1992–present)
• Vaughn Richardson – vocals, distorted bass (1992–present)
• Keiran Brewster – vocals, rhythm guitar (2005–present)
• Victor Thompson – drums, percussion (2013–present)

Past HUMAN personnel

• Adam McGrath – bass (1992)
• Nathan Ballard – vocals, rhythm guitar (1992)
• Matt "Matt Alien" Johnstone – vocals (1993–1995)
• Tim Facoory – rhythm guitar (1997–2004)
• Mitch Hopley – rhythm guitar (2004–2005)
• Paul Harrison – drums (1992–2008)
• Nikolas Kissel – drums (2008–2012)
• Daniel Pawsey – drums (2012–2013)

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