Demoncy is an American

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band formed in 1989 by musician Ixithra. They are known to be one of the first American black metal bands.

History

The band originally formed in 1989 as a solo project by Ixithra as an outlet to express darkness through skilled and creative art. With several side projects and pseudonyms, he has been known as Wicked Warlock Of Demonic Blasphemy and Lord Of The Sylvan Shadows. The music is regarded as both otherworldly and demonic. In 1992, Ixithra joined the USBM band Profanatica in the role of guitar player. He terminated the relationship shortly thereafter. Ixithra soon revived Demoncy. It was with the 1999 release of ''Joined In Darkness'', that Demoncy was cemented in black metal history. Regarded by many as the finest example of USBM ever produced The band toured the US and Europe and were featured in several metal music festivals.

Significance

Demoncy is credited as early practitioners of black metal in the United States, who did not imitate the popularized

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Style and ideology

Demoncy is known for keeping away from the commercial masses, putting a focus on the mysteries of the occult and the theme of keeping the purity of darkness in the music's design. Song lyrics are centered on

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and magical themes. Not limiting themselves only to

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or similarly popular paganist thinking, the band are fiercely anti- collectivist. There is a focus on elements of atmospheric and ethereal horror, nihilism and individualism.

Members

Current

*Ixithra *VJS *Scorpios Androctonus

Former

Bass

*Necreon *Neptersu *Xelac

Drums

*Vorthrus

Guitar

*Aeldeost *Drathrul *Elsifer *Grymoreth *Maldis *Zyuhlniv

Lyracist

*Vetharanyn

Vocals

*Diabolicus *Horidus *Synvorlath

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Faustian Dawn'' (1993, self-released cassette; 1995 CD, So It Is Done Productions)) * ''Within The Sylvan Realms Of Frost'' (1999, So It Is Done Productions) * ''Joined in Darkness'' (1999, Baphomet Records) * ''Empire Of The Fallen Angel'' (2003, Blood, Fire, Death Records) * ''Enthroned is the Night'' (2012, Forever Plagued Records) * '' Empire of the Fallen Angel (Eternal Black Dominion)'' (2015, Forever Plagued Records)

Demos

* "Impure Blessings (Dark Angel of the Four Wings)" (1991, cassette, self-released) * "Hypocrisy Of The Accursed Heavens" (1994, cassette, self-released) * "Ascension Of A Star Long Since Fallen" (1995, cassette, self-released) * "The Dawn Of Eternal Damnation" (1996, self-released) * "Commencement Of The Dark Crusades" (1996, self-released)

DVDs

* ''Demoncy Live'' (2003) * ''Gathering Of Shadows'' (2006)

References

{{Authority control American black metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1989