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Terry Butler

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Terry Butler
Butler in 2012
Butler in 2012
Background information
OriginTampa, Florida, U.S.
GenresDeath metal
OccupationMusician
InstrumentBass guitar
Years active1986–present
Member ofObituary, Inhuman Condition
Formerly ofDeath, Six Feet Under, Massacre

Terry Butler is an American bassist who currently performs with the death metal bands Obituary and Inhuman Condition. He was also a member of Six Feet Under, Massacre and Death.

He is married with three children[citation needed], and is brother-in-law of former Six Feet Under bandmate Greg Gall.[citation needed] On May 7, 2019,[1] Butler's then 27-year-old daughter, Jona Wright, died in a single-vehicle car accident after her car came off the road and was overturned multiple times, also leaving Butler's two grandsons, ages 6 and 10 at the time, who were also in the vehicle, with minor injuries.[1]

Discography

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Death

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Though Butler is also credited on Death's 1988 release Leprosy, he did not actually play on the album.[2] The bass was instead performed by sole member Chuck Schuldiner, with Butler joining the band after the album was completed; though Schuldiner defended Butler's inclusion on the album's credits, stating "Terry contributed to the songwriting as well".[3]

Massacre

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Six Feet Under

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Obituary

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Inhuman Condition

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  • Rat God (2021)
  • Fearsick (2022)
  • Panic Prayer (2023)

References

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  1. ^ a b DiVita, Joe (May 16, 2019). "Obituary Bassist Terry Butler's Daughter Killed in Car Crash". Loudwire. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Terry Butler - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". www.metal-archives.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. ^ High Spirits, Krgin, B., Metal Forces #47 Feb 1990, (retrieved February 13, 2013)