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| origin = [[Victoria, British Columbia]], Canada
| state = [[New York (state)|New York]]
| genre = [[Death metal]]<br/>[[black metal]]
| years_active = 2003–present
| district = {{ushr|NY|3|3rd}}
| term_start = January 3, 2023
| label = [[Profound Lore Records|Profound Lore]]
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| predecessor = [[Tom Suozzi]]
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'''Mitochondrion''' is a Canadian [[black metal|black]]-[[death metal]] band from [[Victoria, British Columbia]], formed in 2003. The band has undergone some line-up changes, but since 2006 Mitochondrion was solidified as a [[power trio]] with Shawn Haché (guitar, vocals), Nick Yanchuk (guitar, vocals, bass) and Karl Godard (drums, keyboards). With this line-up Mitochondrion has recorded two full-length studio albums, the self-released ''Archaeaeon''&nbsp;(2008) and ''Parasignosis''&nbsp;(2011), which was released through [[Profound Lore Records]]. They later released an EP "Antinumerology" released by Dark Descent Records and Krucyator Productions and a split EP "In Cronian Hour" released by Dark Descent Records and Hellthrasher Productions.<ref name="Bowar">{{Cite web|title=5 Questions With Mitochondrion|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/b/2011/01/19/5-questions-with-mitochondrion.htm|first=Chad|last=Bowar|date=19 January 2011|accessdate=3 April 2012|work=[[About.com]]}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{cite journal|date=August 2010|title=Mitochondrion interview|journal=Vaginalluftwaffe 'zine|issue=4|url=http://www.myspace.com/mitochondrion/blog/541119165|language=Polish|format=Translated and reprinted on Mitochondrion's Myspace blog|accessdate=2 April 2012}}</ref> -->
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20231127120714/https://santos.house.gov/ House website (archived)]

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According to [[music criticism|music critics]], "What makes Mitochondrion stand out is their ability to bring order to chaos. [...] It is a trait they share with [[Deathspell Omega]], who craft a dizzying amount of sounds and influences into something palpably evil and eminently listenable. When most other bands try this, it sounds like they are toying with forces they do not understand."<ref>{{cite web|title=Parasignosis review|url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2011/01/mitochondrion-parasignosis/|first=Justin M.|last=Norton|date=31 January 2011|accessdate=4 April 2012|work=[[Invisible Oranges]]}}</ref> The musicianship on ''Parasignosis'' has been defined by ''[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]'' magazine as a "dense, not-so-easily-digestible labyrinth of frightening [[Wiktionary:mindfuck|mindfuckery]]," while ''Parasignosis'' itself was praised as a "[[Wiktionary:mind-blowing|mind-blowing]], highly individual album."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bosler|first=Shawn|date=February 2011|title=The new cell-scape|magazine=[[Decibel (magazine)|Decibel]]|issue=76|page=86|issn=1557-2137}}</ref>
'''George Anthony Devolder Santos''' (born July 22, 1988) is an American former politician and convicted felon who served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for {{ushr|NY|3}} from January to December 2023, before he was [[Expulsion from the United States Congress|expelled]]. He had run for the seat in 2020 but was defeated by incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Rep. [[Tom Suozzi]]. Suozzi opted against seeking re-election in 2022, and Santos ran for Congress again. That time, Santos prevailed, defeating Democrat Robert Zimmerman. Santos, who is gay, is the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to be openly [[List of LGBT members of the United States Congress|LGBT]] before being elected to Congress.

==Members==
'''Current'''
*Shawn Haché – vocals, guitars (2003–present)
*Nick Yanchuk – vocals, guitars, bass (2003–present)
*Sebastian Montesi – bass, vocals (2012–present)
*Karl Godard – drums, keyboards (2006–present)

'''Former'''
*Mitch Aramenko – guitars (2003–2007)
*Nick Gibas – bass, noise (2003–2009)
*Jesse Anderson – drums (2003–2006)

'''Live'''
*Rob Hamilton – bass (2011–2012)

==Discography==
'''Studio albums'''
*''Archaeaon'' (2008)
*''Parasignosis'' (2011)
*''Vitriseptome'' (2024)


'''EPs'''
Within six weeks of Santos's election, news outlets began reporting that much of his biography appeared to be fabricated. Santos admitted to having lied about his education and employment history, while his disclosures about his business activities, income, and personal wealth were inconsistent with one another. Further, Santos had not disclosed his criminal history or the existence of lawsuits against him. Santos was sworn in as a member of the House in January 2023, but faced ongoing media scrutiny as well as demands for his resignation from members of both parties.
*''Antinumerology'' (2013)


'''Demos'''
On December 1, 2023, following an investigation by the [[House Ethics Committee]] and a federal [[indictment]], the House of Representatives voted 311–114 to expel Santos. Santos is the first member of the House expelled without having previously been convicted of a crime or having fought for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]]. He is also the [[List of United States representatives expelled, censured, or reprimanded|sixth member]] of the House to be expelled and the first [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. In August 2024, Santos pleaded guilty to [[identity theft]] and [[wire fraud]].<ref name="Times guilty plea">{{Cite news|last1=Ashford|first1=Grace|last2=Gold|first2=Michael|last3=Fandos|first3=Nicholas|last4=Schweber|first4=Nate|title=George Santos Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Wire Fraud |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/nyregion/george-santos-guilty-plea-court.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 19, 2024|access-date=August 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name="EDNY guilty plea press release">{{cite press release|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Former Congressman George Santos Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/former-congressman-george-santos-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-and-aggravated-identity|location=[[Brooklyn, New York]]|publisher=[[U.S. Department of Justice]]|date=August 20, 2024|access-date=August 20, 2024|archive-date=August 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819233005/https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/former-congressman-george-santos-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-and-aggravated-identity|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Mitohondrion'' (2005)
*''Through Cosmic Gaze'' (2006)


'''Splits'''
== Early life, family, and education ==
*''Rituals of Transcendence / Liimk Halaayt'' (2010; w/ Gyibaaw)
George Anthony Devolder Santos{{efn|While Santos has used various aliases, he was charged in the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York]] under the name "George Anthony Devolder Santos".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Davis O'Brien|first1=Rebecca|last2=Gold|first2=Michael|date=May 10, 2023|title=Indictment|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/10/nyregion/george-santos-indictment.html|work=The New York Times|language=en-US |access-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-date=May 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510162530/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/10/nyregion/george-santos-indictment.html |url-status=live}}</ref><p>He told [[Piers Morgan]] that his parents could not agree on what his first name should be, so they gave him both. His mother preferred Anthony, and always used it.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=29}} He used different combinations of his names at different times, settling on George Santos shortly before his first run for Congress at the suggestion of a local Republican activist, who [[euphony|liked the sound of it]].{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=xxviii}}}} was born<!-- While Santos claimed on his campaign website in 2022 to have been born in Queens, this statement has not been substantiated or contradicted by any reliable source --> on July 22, 1988,<ref name="Official House Bio">{{cite web|title=SANTOS, George|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001222|website=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|language=en-US |access-date=January 15, 2023|quote=SANTOS, George, a Representative from New York; born on July 22, 1988; unsuccessful candidate for election to the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress in 2020; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress (January 3, 2023–present).<!--As of 9 February 2023 this is the entire text--> |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113222249/https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S001222 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Santos later claimed, in support of his opposition to abortion, that his [[premature birth|birth was premature]], at 24 weeks of gestation. It could not be determined if this was true.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=15}}}} to Fátima Alzira Caruso Horta Devolder and Gercino Antônio dos Santos Jr. (known as Junior), both of whom were born in Brazil;<ref name="Silverstein">{{cite news|last=Silverstein|first=Andrew|date=December 21, 2022|title=Congressman-elect George Santos lied about grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during WWII|url=https://forward.com/news/529130/george-santos-jewish-lie-genealogy-records/|work=The Forward|language=en-US |access-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-date=December 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221171554/https://forward.com/news/529130/george-santos-jewish-lie-genealogy-records/ |url-status=live}}</ref> he has a younger sister, Tiffany.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=30}}
*''In Cronian Hour'' (2016; w/ Auroch)


==References==
His maternal grandparents, Paulo Horta Devolder and Rosalina Caruso Horta Devolder, were also born in Brazil. Three of his four maternal great-grandparents were also born in Brazil, with the other born in Belgium.<ref name="Silverstein" /> Fátima Devolder immigrated to Florida as a migrant worker to pick beans in 1985. She later moved to New York City and was a housekeeper, cook, and nanny.<ref>{{cite news|last=Silverstein|first=Andrew|date=January 18, 2023|title=George Santos' latest doozy: Records show his mom wasn't in NYC on 9/11|url=https://forward.com/news/532350/george-santos-congressman-lie-about-9-11-newly-released-documents/|work=The Forward|language=en-US |access-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-date=January 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123003739/https://forward.com/news/532350/george-santos-congressman-lie-about-9-11-newly-released-documents/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Batista Jr.|first=João|date=January 19, 2023|title=Uma cascada de lorotas|url=https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/uma-cascata-de-lorotas/|work=[[Piauí (magazine)|piauí]]|language=pt-BR |access-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120024110/https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/uma-cascata-de-lorotas/ |url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|Fatima reportedly left one of the latter positions, in the home of Charles Goodman, son of Marvel Comics founder [[Martin Goodman (publisher)|Martin]], abruptly after questions were raised about missing items.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=25}}}} Gercino Santos was a house painter.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=21}} Santos has claimed [[dual citizenship]] in the U.S. and Brazil.<ref name="CNN Brazilian check fraud story">{{cite news|last1=Stapleton|first1=AnneClaire|last2=Jones|first2=Julia Vargas|last3=Reverdosa|first3=Marcia|date=January 4, 2023|title=Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to using stolen checks in Brazil in 2008, documents show|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/george-santos-stolen-checks-brazil/index.html|website=CNN|language=en-US |access-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104062926/https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/george-santos-stolen-checks-brazil/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Efn|His mother's U.S. immigration records do not indicate that she ever became [[naturalization|naturalized]].{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=23}}}} In 2013, a Brazilian court described him as American.<ref>{{cite web|title=Página 89 da V – Editais e demais publicações do Diário de Justiça do Rio de Janeiro (DJRJ) de 7 de Outubro de 2013 |trans-title=Page 89 of V – Notices and other publications of the Rio de Janeiro Justice Gazette (RJJG) of October 7, 2013|url=https://www.jusbrasil.com.br/diarios/69206995/djrj-v-editais-e-demais-publicacoes-07-10-2013-pg-89|publisher=Diário de Justiça do Rio de Janeiro|date=October 7, 2013|via=jusbrasil.com.br|language=pt-BR|access-date=January 2, 2023|quote=O MM. Juiz de Direito, Dr.(a) Ricardo Alberto Pereira – Juiz Titular do Cartório da 2ª Vara Criminal da Comarca de Niterói, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, FAZ SABER que o Promotor de Justiça Titular deste juízo, denunciou o nacional George Anthony Devolder Santos -Nacionalidade Americana – Profissão: Professor – Estado Civil: Solteiro – Data de Nascimento: 22/07/1988 Idade: 25 – Filiação: Pai -Gercino Antonio dos Santos Junior Mãe – Fatima Alzira Caruso Horta Devolder [The Honorable Judge Ricardo Alberto Pereira, Judge of the 2nd Criminal Court of the City of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, DOES NOTICE that the Prosecutor General of this court, denounced the national George Anthony Devolder Santos – American Nationality – Profession: Teacher – Marital Status: Single – Date of Birth: 22/07/1988 Age: 25 – Parentage: Father -Gercino Antonio dos Santos Junior Mother – Fatima Alzira Caruso Horta Devolder ]}}</ref>
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Santos has said his family was poor during his childhood, living in a rat-infested basement apartment in [[Jackson Heights, Queens]], near a Brazilian immigrant enclave in [[Astoria, Queens|Astoria]]. Relatives and friends recall that his parents and an aunt often bought him dolls, toys, and clothes despite their lack of money.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=16–17}} His parents' marriage appears to have ended by 1998, when records in Gercino's native state of [[Minas Gerais]] show that he remarried there. Santos remained close to his mother (living with her intermittently until her death) and maintained infrequent contact with his father.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=11, 28–30}} According to a biographer, Santos developed a reputation within his family for deceit and theft during his childhood.{{efn|
*"It's always a pebble of truth and a mountain of lies" with him, one relative said.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=xxi}}
*Fátima responded with "Oh God, Anthony and his stories" when asked to confirm one of them by a former roommate of Santos, after which she advised her interlocutor not to believe George's accounts of his past.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=xvii}}
*He reportedly kept money his aunt gave him to pay some of her bills; she did not find out until she received notice that they were overdue (She has never spoken on the record about her nephew).{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=21-22}}
*On two separate occasions, including one where he stopped someone from taking a bag of his own important papers at George's behest, Gercino advised people to be careful regarding their dealings with him.{{sfn|Chiusano|2023|p=29, 31}}}}


[[Category:Musical groups established in 2003]]
Santos holds a [[Certificate of High School Equivalency|GED
[[Category:Canadian death metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Canadian black metal musical groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Victoria, British Columbia]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in British Columbia]]

Latest revision as of 01:10, 3 November 2024

Mitochondrion
OriginVictoria, British Columbia, Canada
GenresDeath metal
black metal
Years active2003–present
LabelsProfound Lore
MembersShawn Haché
Nick Yanchuk
Karl Godard
Sebastian Montesi

Mitochondrion is a Canadian black-death metal band from Victoria, British Columbia, formed in 2003. The band has undergone some line-up changes, but since 2006 Mitochondrion was solidified as a power trio with Shawn Haché (guitar, vocals), Nick Yanchuk (guitar, vocals, bass) and Karl Godard (drums, keyboards). With this line-up Mitochondrion has recorded two full-length studio albums, the self-released Archaeaeon (2008) and Parasignosis (2011), which was released through Profound Lore Records. They later released an EP "Antinumerology" released by Dark Descent Records and Krucyator Productions and a split EP "In Cronian Hour" released by Dark Descent Records and Hellthrasher Productions.[1]

According to music critics, "What makes Mitochondrion stand out is their ability to bring order to chaos. [...] It is a trait they share with Deathspell Omega, who craft a dizzying amount of sounds and influences into something palpably evil and eminently listenable. When most other bands try this, it sounds like they are toying with forces they do not understand."[2] The musicianship on Parasignosis has been defined by Decibel magazine as a "dense, not-so-easily-digestible labyrinth of frightening mindfuckery," while Parasignosis itself was praised as a "mind-blowing, highly individual album."[3]

Members

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Current

  • Shawn Haché – vocals, guitars (2003–present)
  • Nick Yanchuk – vocals, guitars, bass (2003–present)
  • Sebastian Montesi – bass, vocals (2012–present)
  • Karl Godard – drums, keyboards (2006–present)

Former

  • Mitch Aramenko – guitars (2003–2007)
  • Nick Gibas – bass, noise (2003–2009)
  • Jesse Anderson – drums (2003–2006)

Live

  • Rob Hamilton – bass (2011–2012)

Discography

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Studio albums

  • Archaeaon (2008)
  • Parasignosis (2011)
  • Vitriseptome (2024)

EPs

  • Antinumerology (2013)

Demos

  • Mitohondrion (2005)
  • Through Cosmic Gaze (2006)

Splits

  • Rituals of Transcendence / Liimk Halaayt (2010; w/ Gyibaaw)
  • In Cronian Hour (2016; w/ Auroch)

References

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  1. ^ Bowar, Chad (19 January 2011). "5 Questions With Mitochondrion". About.com. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ Norton, Justin M. (31 January 2011). "Parasignosis review". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  3. ^ Bosler, Shawn (February 2011). "The new cell-scape". Decibel. No. 76. p. 86. ISSN 1557-2137.
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