Band

Immolation

Immolation is a death metal band from United States, active 1986 to present. 15 releases and 9 musicians in the catalog.

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Facts

Genre: Death Metal
Origin: Yonkers, United States
Formed: 1986
Releases: 15

Biography

Immolation is an American death metal band from Yonkers, New York, formed in 1986 as Rigor Mortis. They are considered one of the leaders of the New York death metal scene along with Incantation, Mortician and Suffocation. Currently, Immolation is composed of founding members Robert Vigna, Ross Dolan, Steve Shalaty (drums), and Alex Bouks. They have released 12 studio albums, the latest being Descent on April 10, 2026.

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Genres

Death Metal

Current line-up

Musician	Instruments	Years
Alex Bouks	Electric guitar	2016 to present
Robert Vigna	Electric guitar	1988 to present
Ross Dolan	Lead vocals, Electric bass guitar	1988 to present
Steve Shalaty	Drums (drum set)	2003 to present

Former members

Musician	Instruments	Years
Bill Taylor	Electric guitar	2001 to 2016
Alex Hernandez	Drums (drum set)	1999 to 2002
Craig Smilowski	Drums (drum set)	1991 to 1996
Neal Boback	Drums (drum set)	1988 to 1989
Thomas Wilkinson	Electric guitar	1988 to 2001

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

Related bands

Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.