current_members website years_active label article_title background genre origin name
stevo mark dan scotty -lsb- http://www.grindgore.net/impetigo lesions of impetigo -rsb- 1987 -- 1993 ; 2007 wild morbid records razorback records rags records a whisper in darkness iron records impetigo -lrb- band -rrb-
 group_or_band grindcore , death metal bloomington , illinois impetigo
impetigo -lrb- band -rrb-

impetigo was an illinois-based grindcore and death metal band .
they were among the first bands to use clips from films and other media as intros for their songs .
in 2010 they released a dvd entitled `` defiling the stage '' which includes 4 live acts , one in 1987 , two in 1990 and one reunion show from 2007 .
in 2003 , razorback records released wizards of gore , an impetigo tribute album , featuring blood duster , mortician , machetazo , impaled , haemorrhage , exhumed , cock and ball torture , lymphatic phlegm , last days of humanity , gore beyond necropsy , lord gore , and more .
razorback records has also released the `` ultimate '' reissues of the `` ultimo mondo cannibale '' and `` horror of the zombies '' albums , which include the original artwork , liner notes by bassist/vocalist stevo dobbins , and bonus tracks .
their lyrical themes mostly include 70s and 80s splatter films , cannibal films and gore .
