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band active between 1994 and 2010. The band derives their name from ''

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'', Latin for wormwood, thought to have many spiritual qualities. Their music mainly concerns a projection of the band's philosophy, namely glorification of the

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. The band was formed in 1994, originally under the name Celestial Agony, by vocalist Valtias Mustatuuli and guitarist Routa, but did not record their first demo until 1998, by which time the band included Jari "Arbaal" Mäenpää (guitar), Jukka-Pekka Miettinen (bass), and Oliver Fokin (drums).Rivadavia, Eduardo " Athemesia Biography, ''

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'', Macrovision Corporation The band's first album, ''Devs Iratvs'' was compiled from several demos they had recorded prior to its release in 2001. A first proper studio album, ''ShamaNatahs'', was released in 2004. Mäenpää left to form a new band named

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(Arbaal) – Guitars, keyboard, vocals (see

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) *Oliver Fokin – Drums (ex-

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Discography

Demos

*''Demo '98'' (1998) *''The Archaic Dreamer'' (1999) *''Promon02AB'' (2002) *''ShamaNatahS'' (2006) *''The Hyperion Elements'' (2007)

Albums

*''Devs Iratvs'' (15 February 2001) *# "Blade Circle" – 4:01 *# "Universal Black" – 5:27 *# "The Breeze of Grief" – 4:30 *# "Draconis Infernvs" – 4:16 *# "Ancestor of Magick" – 4:51 *# "Lifemocker" – 4:17 *# "Heaven Ablaze" – 3:17 *# "Celebration of the Heaven Lost" – 5:44 *# "Whore of the Satan's Night" – 10:33 *''a.O.a.'' (4 March 2009) *# "Of the Owls, of the Wolves and of the Nature: Revisiting the Microcosm (pt. I)" – 3:00 *# "Valkoinen Susi" – 8:25 *# "Patheme" – 13:08 *# "a.O.a." – 6:57 *# "The Noble Elements" – 10:20 *# "Liber Omega (& The Macrocosm Manifest III)" – 9:54

References

External links

Official Website
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