---
title: "Impaler"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/impaler-9a88e08c"
genre: "Heavy Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1983
---

# Impaler

**Impaler** is a heavy metal band, from United States, active 1983 to present.

Impaler is an American horror-themed heavy metal/speed metal band from Minnesota. The band has a theatrical show which features fake blood, cages, coffins, latex severed heads and a finale that includes a mock disemboweling of victims.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impaler_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Impaler |
| Genre | Heavy Metal |
| Parent genre | Heavy Metal |
| Origin | Eagan, United States |
| Formed | 1983 |
| Releases in catalog | 13 |

## Genres

[Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Speed Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/speed-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bill Lindsey](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-lindsey) |  |  | Current |
| [Brad Johnson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/brad-johnson) |  |  | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1985 | [Rise of the Mutants](https://themetalnet.com/album/275ca087-0682-491d-a6d4-5424504c6486) | EP |
| 1986 | [If We Had Brains... We'd Be Dangerous](https://themetalnet.com/album/45c546c4-be1f-39ee-b688-caf61d692740) | Album |
| 1990 | [Wake Up Screaming](https://themetalnet.com/album/dce71dae-44fd-48a1-a5bb-39d171cc3b9e) | Album |
| 1995 | [Sonic Freakshow](https://themetalnet.com/album/9ed56e16-32e7-4306-ac4e-e744d3f6c64d) | EP |
| 1996 | [Undead Things](https://themetalnet.com/album/9a20c4b5-3954-4554-8b2e-7378d71a938a) | Album |
| 1998 | [It Won't Die](https://themetalnet.com/album/c08badaa-7406-3d91-b109-fe0d86cc92d3) | Album |
| 2000 | [One Nation Under Ground](https://themetalnet.com/album/cd04541c-702b-3815-8b9d-405fed9a7e60) | Album |
| 2002 | [Old School Ghouls](https://themetalnet.com/album/470486f7-3a69-3fec-9da5-0deff123c3fe) | Album |
| 2002 | [The Mutants Rise Again](https://themetalnet.com/album/59267d6d-aec5-4f53-a193-10a7e6a04493) | EP |
| 2002 | [When There Is No More Room in Hell](https://themetalnet.com/album/1c1a00e1-c9f6-44b1-bf64-103d642bdee3) | EP |
| 2005 | [Habeas Corpus](https://themetalnet.com/album/ee0cf6dc-c36d-42f1-9b59-cb1a7f904f1a) | Album |
| 2009 | [Cryptozoology](https://themetalnet.com/album/7700894f-b2c7-4f6d-9061-286ab12ca689) | Album |
| 2020 | [The Great Hereafter](https://themetalnet.com/album/4882125b-dec5-4920-a467-c45ac1161112) | Album |

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- [Crossfire](https://themetalnet.com/band/crossfire-e62a3148) (same tags)
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- [Letalis](https://themetalnet.com/band/letalis) (same tags)
- [AV18](https://themetalnet.com/band/av18) (same tags)
- [Ravage](https://themetalnet.com/band/ravage) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Impaler/10104
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2P8Q5EBEa1MMBOUCfsDpzU
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/1227838

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/impaler-9a88e08c](https://themetalnet.com/band/impaler-9a88e08c). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt