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Disma

Disma is an American death metal band formed in Clifton, New Jersey by guitarists Bill Venner and Daryl Kahan in 2005. The band drew controversy due to the former lead vocalist Craig Pillard's Nazi sympathies, which have been the theme of albums he has released under the name Sturmfuhrer. The band was removed from the rosters of festivals such as Chaos In Tejas 2012 and Netherlands Deathfest 2015 after other bands threatened to drop off the show due to Disma's presence. Pillard was ejected from the band in 2019 due to this. The band wrote: "The decision was mutual and the reasons are no secret. We will move on and finish writing the next album and complete it when a suitable replacement is found." Pillard had previously been a member of death metal band Incantation. Pillard has since returned.

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Disma is an American death metal band formed in Clifton, New Jersey by guitarists Bill Venner and Daryl Kahan in 2005. The band drew controversy due to the former lead vocalist Craig Pillard's Nazi sympathies, which have been the theme of albums he has released under the name Sturmfuhrer. The band was removed from the rosters of festivals such as Chaos In Tejas 2012 and Netherlands Deathfest 2015 after other bands threatened to drop off the show due to Disma's presence. Pillard was ejected from the band in 2019 due to this. The band wrote: "The decision was mutual and the reasons are no secret. We will move on and finish writing the next album and complete it when a suitable replacement is found." Pillard had previously been a member of death metal band Incantation. Pillard has since returned.

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  1. date of formation: 2005 — 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 formation is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1366353172

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