Devourment

Article summary

Devourment is an American death metal band from Dallas, Texas. Formed in 1995, the band has split up and reformed three times leaving drummer Brad Fincher as the only original member. The current lineup is Fincher, vocalist Ruben Rosas, bassist Dave Spencer, and guitarist Marvin Ruiz. The band is currently signed to Relapse Records, and was previously signed to Brutal Bands, United Guttural and Corpse Gristle Records. Devourment has also had albums re-released by other labels. Since the band's foundation, Devourment released a demo, Impaled, and an album, Molesting the Decapitated, before disbanding due to the jailing of vocalist Ruben Rosas. There was a brief reformation of the band during his incarceration, which saw the initial release of the compilation album 1.3.8., and a brief reformation upon his release in 2002. The band reformed for a third time in 2005, and has since released two reissues of 1.3.8., two DVDs, and four full-length albums: Butcher the Weak, Unleash the Carnivore, Conceived in Sewage and Obscene Majesty.

Key claims

1. date of death: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of formation: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2013-02-19 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of formation is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2013-02-19". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370403177