Country of origin: United States Location: Yonkers, New York Status: Active Formed in: 1988 Genre: Death Metal Themes: Anti-religion, Atheism, Society, Politics, Inner struggles Current label: Nuclear Blast Years active: 1986 (as Defcon), 1986-1988 (as Rigor Mortis), 1988-present Immolation is an American death metal band from Yonkers, New York. They are considered one of the leaders of the New York death metal scene along with Incantation, Mortician and Suffocation. Formed in May 1986 by Andrew Sakowicz and Dave Wilkinson under the name of Rigor Mortis. The band used to rehearse in Cleveland, Ohio where Steve Shalaty lived, with the three New York-based band members making the 14-hour round trip. They stopped this practice around 2010 and currently only play together at live shows.