Oathean is a South Korean

black metal Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, a shrieking vocal style, heavily distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, raw (lo-fi) recording, unconventional song structures, and an emphas ...

band that formed in 1993 originally under the name 'Odin', for the Norse/Scandinavian god. They went on a short hiatus and then changed their name three years later. Oathean's lyrics tend to deal with themes of

sadness Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An individual experiencing sadness may become quiet or lethargic, and withdraw themse ...

and depression. Their particular style of metal is influenced by

folk metal Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for example ...

, and incorporates Korean world music with the use of traditional Korean instruments such as the

haegeum The ''haegeum'' () is a traditional Korean string instrument, resembling a vertical fiddle with two strings; derived from '' xiqin'', traditional Instrument of Xi people, which was introduced in Goryeo Dynasty through Northern Song. It has a ...

and

daegeum The ''daegeum'' (also spelled ''taegum'', ''daegum'' or ''taegŭm'') is a large bamboo flute, a transverse flute used in traditional Korean music. It has a buzzing membrane that gives it a special timbre. It is used in court, aristocratic, and f ...

. Founding member Do-Su Kim started and runs his own label, Jusin Productions, which releases much of the band's output, and has joined in for sessions with Holymarsh.

Members

Current members

* Kim Do-Su –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music ( arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar) ...

(1993–present) * Dhemian Frost –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

(2009-2013, 2014–present) * Lee Hee-Doo –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featured ...

(2010, 2019–present)

Former members

* Bak Jae-Ryeon – drums * Lee Soo-Hyeong – drums * Jeon Seong-Man – drums * Heo Ji-Woo – drums * Baek Hyeon – lead guitar * Kim Dong-Hyeon – drums * Kim Woon – drums * Kim Min-Suk – lead guitar * Kim Hee-Tae – lead guitar * Lee Bun-Do – lead guitar * Lee Jun-Hyeok – lead guitar * Kim Min-Su – bass, vocals * Park Yong-Hee – bass * Song Seong-Hwan – bass * Moon Jong-Su – bass * Gu Hae-Ryeong –

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s * Jung Young-Sin – drums

Session members

* Naamah − drums * Son Ji-Yeong −

* Lee Yu-Gyeong −

* Kim Eun-Yeong − daegeum * Kim Deok-Su − keyboards * Gwak Ju-Lim − vocals

Discography

;Studio albums * ''The Eyes of Tremendous Sorrow'' (1998) * ''Ten Days in Lachrymation'' (2001) * ''Fading Away into the Grave of Nothingness'' (2004) * ''Regarding All the Sadness of the World'' (2008) * ''Oathean'' (2010) * ''The Endless Pain and Darkness'' (2021) ;EPs * ''When All Memories Are Shattered'' (2000) ;Demos * ''Demo'' (1997) ;Compilations * ''The Last Desperate 10 Years as Ever'' (2003) * ''The Eyes of Tremendous Sorrow + As a Solitary Tree Against the Sky'' (2005)

References

External links

Oathean official website

Oathean's official MySpace page

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