current_members years_active label article_title background genre origin name
joe horvath brooks drew haritan matt francis 1998 -- present willowtip records circle of dead children
 group_or_band deathgrind , grindcore pittsburgh , pennsylvania , united states circle of dead children
circle of dead children

circle of dead children is a deathgrind band formed on october 24 , 1998 , in pittsburgh , pennsylvania who refer to themselves as `` purveyors of pure aural destruction with claustrophobic , dense take on extreme metal . ''
after a self-titled demo in 1998 , circle of dead children signed on with willowtip records to release their first full-length album , `` starving the vultures '' , which comprised the demo tracks as well as several new ones .
since then , circle of dead children has been signed to s.o.a. records , robodog records -lrb- now called robotic empire -rrb- , necropolis records , deathvomit records , martyr music group , earache records , displeased records and candlelight records .
they are currently signed with willowtip once again , having passed on deals from larger labels on several occasions .
since its debut , the band has undergone numerous lineup changes ; only one of the original members , joe horvath , still remaining .
