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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

Death

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

Six Feet Under

Obituary

Inhuman Condition

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

References

  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)