band favoring simple song structures and visceral, demented aggression over technical proficiency and over-complicated soloing. The album's title track made it to the "100 Best Death Metal Songs" list compiled by the German version of Metal Hammer. Around the time their first record came out, Pungent Stench were already an experienced live band, having played with Carcass, Entombed, Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Atrocity and Prong, among others. By the end of the year they organized their first, six-week European tour (named the "Fleisch Tour"), with Master headlining and Paul Speckmann's thrash metal side project Abomination as the opening act. Musical style and influences Pungent Stench were initially inspired by early grindcore (Repulsion, Terrorizer), death metal (Master, Slaughter) and doom metal bands such as Saint Vitus and Witchfinder General. By the time of For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh'''s release their listening habits widened considerably. In an interview to Michigan-based fanzine Rot, drummer Alex Wank declared that he was currently into hardcore punk (Sheer Terror, Agnostic Front), industrial music (Swans, Laibach, Coil, Foetus), alternative metal pioneers Faith No More and "rape rock" group The Mentors. Though Pungent Stench is a death metal band, its musical style has also been influenced by rock and blues. Such non-metal influences can be heard on songs such as "Viva la muerte", "Madcatmachopsychoromantik", "Family Man" and "Got MILF?". Schirenc's choice of guitar (he often plays a Fender Telecaster, a rarity among metal guitarists) probably signals these influences. Lyrical content The lyrical content of the songs is more sexually orientated than that of other death metal bands; themes covered include coprophagia, rape, and deviance. The album covers reflect this as well: many of their album covers are transgressive and sometimes shocking photos by Joel-Peter Witkin. This, combining the musical styles of death metal and grindcore, may have influenced the sexually-oriented themes of pornogrind, a subgenre of grindcore. Members Final line-up Martin Schirenc (also known as El Cochino) – guitars, lead vocals (1988–1995, 1999–2007, 2013–) Danny Vacuum – bass, backing vocals (2013–) Mike G. Mayhem – drums (2013–) Former members Fabio Testi – bass (2004) Jacek Perkowski – bass (1988–1995) Reverend Mausna – bass (1999–2004) El Gore – bass (2004–2007) Alex Wank – drums (1988–1995, 1999–2007) Timeline DiscographyMucous Secretion (self-released demo, 1988) split w/ Disharmonic Orchestra (Nuclear Blast, 1989)Extreme Deformity (7-inch EP under Nuclear Blast, 1989)For God Your Soul... For Me Your Flesh (Nuclear Blast,