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Kronos (band)
Kronos was a death metal band from France. Their name is a reference to the Titans, titan Cronus, the father of Zeus in greek mythology. Lyrical subjects The lyrics of their songs are mainly about myths, legends and historical subjects from the ancient civilizations of Ancient Rome, Rome, Ancient Greece, Greece and Ancient Egypt, Egypt or from Scandinavia or even from old kingdoms belonging to barbarians. History Kronos was formed in 1994 in Thaon-les-Vosges (delegated commune), Thaon-les-Vosges (France) by Grams (14 years old), Marot (17 years old), Jeremy (17 years old) and Mike (13 years old). The band played at this point heavy/thrash metal. Two years later Tems (19 years old) replaced Marot (guitar) and Kristof (18 years old) joined the band for the vocals. Kronos started then to play death metal and recorded its first demo called ''Outrance''. In 1999, Tom (20 years old) replaced Jéremy and the band oriented towards brutal death metal. The following year the recording ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. It typically employs heavily distorted and low-tuned guitars, played with techniques such as palm muting and tremolo picking; deep growling vocals; aggressive, powerful drumming, featuring double kick and blast beat techniques; minor keys or atonality; abrupt tempo, key, and time signature changes; and chromatic chord progressions. The lyrical themes of death metal may include slasher film-style violence,Moynihan, Michael, and Dirik Søderlind (1998). Lords of Chaos (2nd ed.). Feral House. , p. 27 political conflict, religion, nature, philosophy, true crime and science fiction. Building from the musical structure of thrash metal and early black metal, death metal emerged during the mid-1980s. Bands such as Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Kreator were important influences on the genre's creation. Possessed, Death, Necrophagia, Obituary, Autopsy, and Morbid Angel are often considered pioneers of the genre. In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
