Frank Watkins
Frank Watkins (February 19, 1968 – October 18, 2015) was an American heavy metal musician best known as a former, long-time bass player for the death metal band Obituary; he played with them from 1989 to 1997 and then from 2003 until 2010.
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- Name
- Frank Watkins
- Born
- 19 February 1968
- Birthplace
- United States
- Died
- 18 October 2015
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- death metal.
- Education
- Spanish River Community High School.
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Frank Watkins (February 19, 1968 – October 18, 2015) was an American heavy metal musician best known as a former, long-time bass player for the death metal band Obituary; he played with them from 1989 to 1997 and then from 2003 until 2010.
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Frank Watkins (1968–2015) was an American guitarist and musician. Frank Watkins was also known as Bøddel.
The guitarist studied at Spanish River Community High School. Frank Watkins was a member of Gorgoroth and Obituary. Genres include death metal.
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• Name — Frank Watkins • Alias — Bøddel • Born — 19 February 1968 • Birthplace — United States • Died — 18 October 2015 • Instrument — Bass guitar, guitar • Genre — Death metal, black metal • Occupation — Musician • Years Active — 1986-2015 • Past Member Of — Obituary, Gorgoroth • Website — www.obituary.cc www.gorgoroth.info
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Watkins was born in 1968.[1] He began playing music at the age of 12 and started his professional career in 1986, before joining Obituary in 1989. He played on every Obituary release until his departure from the band in 2010, with the exception of their debut album Slowly We Rot (1989). Watkins prided himself not only on the technical side of his music, but also on the business aspect, managing, mentoring, and guiding other bands and musicians. He formed his management company, Back From the Dead Productions, in 2007 to help bands create a positive impact in their musical careers. In late 2007, Watkins became the bassist of Norwegian black metal band Gorgoroth, and in 2009 he participated in the recording of the Gorgoroth album Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt. He debuted live with the band at the Hole in the Sky festival in Bergen on August 29, 2009. This was the first concert Gorgoroth had performed since September 2007. In an interview with Metal Maniacs published online in August 2009, Watkins explained that for his work with Gorgoroth he had taken the stage name "Bøddel", which means "Executioner" in Norwegian. Watkins died from an undisclosed type of cancer on October 18, 2015. He was 47 years old.[2]
Bands
Bands
• Sacrosanct (1985–1986) • Bad Rep (1986–1987) • Hellwitch (1987–1989) • The Henchmen (1993) • Obituary (1989–1997, 2003–2010) • Gorgoroth (2007–2015)
Obituary
Obituary
• Cause of Death (1990) • The End Complete (1992) • World Demise (1994) • Don't Care (Single) (1994) • Back from the Dead (1997) • Dead (Live Album) (1998) • Anthology (Compilation Album) (2001) • Frozen in Time (2005) • Frozen Alive (Live DVD) (2006) • Xecutioner's Return (2007) • Left to Die (EP) (2008) • Live Xecution - Party.San 2008 (Live DVD) (2009) • Darkest Day (2009)
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
• Quantos Possunt ad Satanitatem Trahunt (2009) • Instinctus Bestialis (2015)
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