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Members: Cody "The Almighty Bitchass", Chris Core, Koog the Destroyer, Damyon "Toadstool" Finch.

Emerging from the depths of Hampton Roads, Faceplate Ritual has ruptured the local metal scene. They originally started out as Faceplate, but changed their name after finding current and past musical acts have the same name.

Their music has fused the separate genres of metal and can only be described as "Death Core Metal". They strike to blow away the audience at every show with aggressive metal, and to some, a disquieting stage appearance.

The band comprises of Cody "The Almighty Bitchass" James, vocals; Chris Core, guitar; Koog the Destroyer, bass; and Damyon &quotToadstool&quot Finch, drums. To make a long story short, it all started in the spring of 2008 when Bitchass, Toadstool, and Chris Core met through a MySpace bulletin. Koog came along a little later, being a past acquaintance of Bitchass. The 4 members find the time to write music, record and play shows, most of them, after working long hours in the shipyard industry. It has all been made possible by the strong support system in place by their families.

Their EP, "Pissed Off Appendix" is expected to be released soon. It was all done at the local studio MidiWerks, in Norfolk, VA. Included is the "in your face" track "The Juggernaut" written for MMA fighter Antwain Britt. The EP title came about when Chris Core "had so many riffs, his appendix burst", and it had to be removed. Upon returning, he "came back from hell with brutal metal in his hands".

Recently, they had the privilege to play with Hell Within in November and Primer 55 in December. On January 31st, they will play with Mensrea, which features members of GWAR and on March 13th is a show with Diecast. Faceplate Ritual hopes to spread their onslaught first through the US and then the rest of the world.