Tirant Sin

Death/Thrash metal band from Buffalo, New York, United States. Years active:1985-1986 (as Satan's Angel),1986-1988,2012. The band was originally called Satan's Angel. It consisted of Chris Barnes (vocals), Paul Mazurkiewicz (drums), Rich Ziegler (bass) and Bob Rusay (guitar). They were a high school band and played one show in December 1985, in which they did two cover songs: "Balls to the Wall" by Accept and "Dethroned Emperor" by Celtic Frost. At this point, they were Tirant Sin. In 1986, Chris left to join Leviathan. Paul, Rich and Bob moved up to Absolute Storage. They practiced with a couple singers, nothing worked out. Cam V. joined as the second guitarist. In February 1987, Dennis John joined Tirant Sin as vocalist. Cam left in the Summer of 1987 and was replaced by Joe Morelli on guitar. In late 1988, Paul, Chris and Bob (ex-Tirant Sin) got together with Alex Webster and Jack Owen (ex-Beyond Death) and formed the now famous death metal band, Cannibal Corpse. In 1989, Dennis, Rich and Joe formed Mayhemesis with Jim Link (drums) and Phil Frost (guitar). The line-up of Glinski, Ziegler, and Mazurkiewicz, along with live members Rob Barrett and Jim Nickles, reunited for a two-date benefit show on January 7th and 8th, 2012 to raise money for Sons of Azrael guitarist Tony Lorenzo's medical treatment. Beyond Death, another pre-Cannibal Corpse band, also played.