Andrew Tompkins
| Andrew Tompkins | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres |
Christian metal Doom metal |
| Occupation(s) |
Musician Scientist Author |
| Instruments |
Vocals Bass |
| Years active | 1991 - Present |
| Associated acts |
Paramaecium InExordium |
Andrew Tompkins is the lead vocalist and bassist for the Australian doom metal band Paramaecium, which was considered to be the biggest Christian doom metal band.[1]
Andrew has a daughter named Enara.[2]
Tompkins has also written a book entitled "Within the Ancient Forest". The Paramaecium album of the same name was based on this novel.[3]
Biography
Science career
At the end of 1994 Andrew had completed a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in Anatomy and went on to work as a research scientist in the fields of bone marrow transplantation and reproductive immunology; a field in which he has published research in the leading US reproduction journal.[2][4]
In 1998 Tompkins completed a Master of Bioethics degree specialising in the moral ramifications of gene therapy with a thesis which examined the question: "Should parents alter the genes of their children?"[5]
Paramaecium
In 1993 Paramaecium released their debut album Exhumed of the Earth, which was considered to be one of the greatest Christian doom metal albums of the time.[1] After the success of its previous album, the band proceeded to release the concept album Within the Ancient Forest, based on a book written by the band's vocalist Andrew Tompkins. According to Doom-metal.com, Paramaecium "are the only Christian death doom band that made it to the top of the genre."[1] After the success of the previous two albums Paramaecium released A Time to Mourn in 1999 which received minimal attention. In 2004 Paramaecium released their last album Echoes from the Ground which saw a return to their heavier roots. After their last album Paramaecium decided to disband the current band and form the new band "InExordium", they then proceeded to attend the Nordic Fest '06 as Paramaecium for the very last time.[6]
Discography
- Paramaecium
- Silent Carnage (demo, 1991)
- Exhumed of the Earth (1993)
- Within the Ancient Forest (1996)
- Repentance (EP, 1996)
- A Time to Mourn (1999)
- Echoes from the Ground (2004)
- inExordium
- inExordium (2008)
- Guest appearances
- Mortification (1991) & Scrolls of the Megilloth (1992) by Mortification
- Production
- Scrolls of the Megilloth by Mortification (1992; Artwork, Layout)
- The Anatomy of Melancholy by My Silent Wake (2007; Photography)
References
- 1 2 3 Panagiotou, Kostas. "Paramaecium". Doom-metal.com. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
- 1 2 Andrews bio 1
- ↑ Within the Ancient Forest
- ↑ Andrews bio 2
- ↑ Paramaecium biography
- ↑ InExordium at the official Paramaecium website
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