Impaled are one of the Bay Area's finest death metal acts. Though the band went through their share of alcohol-fueled hijinks in their early days, they are now one of the tightest live death metal bands around. Their limited studio output is of a uniformly high quality, and the personalities behind the band are pretty great too. The lyrics and artwork that they conceived all take a hugely tongue in cheek view towards gore and violence, and the band members themselves are known for their hilarity, both onstage and off. They've gone through the 2000s as the Bay Area's dumb death metal little brother, but they stand today with their original members, bassist and vocalist Ross Sewage, guitarist and vocalist Sean McGrath, vocalist and one-time guitarist Leon del Muerte and drummer Raul Varela (plus one Jason Kocol) together, and manage to still be on goofy and brotherly terms.
