Phlebotomized were a seven-piece death metal band that combined the styles of death/doom, technical death and avant-garde death with some grinding parts. They split up after the release of "Skycontact" in 1997. Prior to "Skycontact", they had released two demos and EPs as well as "Immense Intense Suspense" - the album often regarded as their finest work. What points out the band most, is the use of the violin as an constant instrument which is very rare in the death metal scene and the use of synthesizers in the background.

Originally, they were a death/grind band called Bacterial Disease. They changed their name and style around 1990.