Editing Necrophagist (section)

== History ==
=== 1999–2004: ''Onset of Putrefaction'' and ''Epitaph'' ===
Necrophagist's debut album ''[[Onset of Putrefaction]]'' has been out of print for years. The percussion on the album was handled by a drum machine. Eventually, a new edition with drum samples recorded by [[Hannes Grossmann]] was created. All of the old guitar, bass guitar and vocal tracks were mixed along with the brand new drum samples. The re-release also features two songs from Necrophagist's 1995 self-titled demo tape. The whole album was also engineered by long-time Necrophagist engineer and [[Record producer|producer]] Christoph Brandes at ''The Iguana Studios''. It was mastered by Bob Katz at "Digital Domain", [[Orlando, Florida]]. The re-release was issued in 2004 by Willowtip in the United States/Canada and [[Relapse Records|Relapse]] in the rest of the world. In August 2001, Necrophagist performed at the [[Brutal Assault]] open air festival in the Czech Republic. The band also returned to perform in the years 2003, 2005 and 2010.

=== 2004–2008: Touring and continued lineup changes ===
On 10 February 2006, it was announced that [[Christian Münzner]] had departed the band due to scheduling conflicts. Later on, he joined the death metal band [[Obscura (band)|Obscura]]. A replacement guitarist was found, [[Sami Raatikainen]], who is from [[Helsinki]], Finland. Sami also plays in the band Codeon.

In 2006, the band undertook an American tour called "Carving North America's Epitaph". Necrophagist was joined on this tour by [[Arsis]], [[Alarum (band)|Alarum]], [[Neuraxis (band)|Neuraxis]], [[Ion Dissonance]], [[Cattle Decapitation]] and [[Thine Eyes Bleed]]. They, along with [[Dying Fetus]], supported [[Cannibal Corpse]] on their U.S. tour in the fall, which also included some Canadian venues.

In 2007, the band announced on its [[Myspace]] profile that after the 2007 California Metalfest, drummer Hannes Grossmann would leave the band. Hannes stated that he was unable to commit to the band's full-time touring schedule. [[Marco Minnemann]] (who has played with Paul Gilbert, Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman) was the official permanent replacement for Hannes.

Necrophagist was a headlining act for [[The Summer Slaughter Tour]] in 2007, which featured a wide variety of other extreme metal bands including [[Decapitated (band)|Decapitated]], [[Arsis]], [[The Faceless]], [[Cephalic Carnage]], [[As Blood Runs Black]] and [[Cattle Decapitation]].

In April 2008, Necrophagist announced that [[Romain Goulon]] would be joining the band as their new drummer, replacing Minnemann, who would still be working with Suiçmez on a side project.<ref name="newdrum">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95592 |title=Necrophagist Announces New Drummer |date=24 April 2008 |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=5 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114948/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95592 |archive-date=2 February 2009 }}</ref>

Necrophagist played in the "Pillage the Village Tour" in 2008 from 26 August 2008 to 10 September 2008 with death metal bands [[Dying Fetus]] and [[Beneath the Massacre]]. Shows in some areas also included [[Carcass (band)|Carcass]], [[Suffocation (band)|Suffocation]], [[1349 (band)|1349]] and [[Aborted]].

=== 2008–present: Hiatus ===
In 2008, Necrophagist began work on its next album with new drummer [[Romain Goulon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.necrophagist.de/Seiten/necrophagist_main.html |title=Romain Goulon joins Necrophagist |work=Necrophagist.de |access-date=22 August 2010}}</ref> According to rumours, two possible names were "The Path to Naught" and "Death to the Faithful". Suiçmez stated that the band would be using [[seven-string guitar]]s on the album.<ref name="NECROPHAGIST Frontman Talks About Forthcoming Album">{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104552 |title=NECROPHAGIST Frontman Talks About Forthcoming Album |work=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=27 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202114548/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=104552 |archive-date=2 February 2009 }}</ref> Muhammed himself will be recording with a new custom shop [[Ibanez]] Xiphos guitar with seven strings, as well as 27 frets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/necrophagistde |title=Necrophagist on MySpace Music |work=MySpace |access-date=22 August 2010}}</ref> Sami Raatikainen is an [[Ibanez]] guitar endorser, using a 7 String RG-Series guitar on stage.

As of 2012, it was unknown if Necrophagist were still active, or had plans to release a follow-up to ''Epitaph''. This had led to a large amount of speculation on the part of fans, bewildered by the album's long wait. However, in a statement made in August 2012, former drummer Marco Minnemann stated there was indeed progress on a new album, saying "I know people are waiting for the new Necro album so bad. Muhammed is a very close friend of mine and I know he's really concerned about delivering the best album possible. But I personally know there's progress....hang on in there, I'm sure he'll deliver the goods."

On 11 September 2013, drummer Romain Goulon issued a statement that Necrophagist were still active and attempting to record a new album, however, there was no indication of when it would be released.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/finally/actual-update-new-necrophagist-album|title=An Actual Update On A New NECROPHAGIST Album|publisher=Metal Injection|date=11 September 2013|access-date=13 August 2014}}</ref> Then on 4 April 2016, Goulon replied to a Facebook comment and stated "We're looking for a coffin to mourn the dead", saying that Necrophagist would not be moving forward as a band, and thus were done.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/bummer-alert/necrophagist-drummer-says-the-band-is-dead-needs-a-coffin/amp|title=Bummer alert, Necrophagist drummer says the band is dead and needs a coffin|date=19 April 2016 |publisher=Metal Injection}}</ref>