Country of origin: United States Location: Chicago, Illinois Status: Active Formed in: 1988 Genre: Death Metal Themes: Gore, Death, Sickness, Anti-religion Current label: Century Media Records Years active: 1988 (as Crypt), 1988-2001, 2012-present Notable for being the first death metal band to record a full-length album (Swamped in Gore) in digital from start to finish. Ryan Stanek was kic ked out of the band for scamming fans. He would receive payments for Broken Hope merchandise, but would never follow through with sending out any products. Scott Creekmore was also the live vocalist for shows after Joe Ptacek left the group in 1999.Reunited in 2012. Broken Hope was dropped from Deicide's 2013 tour after a fan got its throat cut with a box cutter at a show in El Paso, TX. It is unknown whether or not the incident was the cause of the band being dropped. Broken Hope was formed in 1988 by guitarist/chief-lyricist, Jeremy Wagner, while he was in high school. In 1991, after releasing two demo tapes, Broken Hope secured a recording contract with an independent record label which released Swamped In Gore worldwide. Swamped In Gore was the first death-metal album to ever be recorded digitally. By 1993, Broken Hope quickly signed to Metal Blade Records and released four albums: The Bowels Of Repugnance, Repulsive Conception, Loathing, and the Metal Blade re-release of Swamped In Gore. The band's third album, 1995's Repulsive Conception, reached CMJ New Music Monthly's Metal Top 25 chart, as did the follow-up, 1997's Loathing.