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Necromantia Necromantia was a Greek black metal band that was founded in 1989 in Athens. Alongside Rotting Christ and Varathron, they are considered to be pioneers in establishing the Greek black metal scene in the early 1990s. The band is notable for the co ...

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History

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, an effort which would give the group heavy exposure and lead to a record contract with Unisound. They would release their debut full-length album ''Eosforos'' the following year, in 1994. Their second release, ''Apollyon'', would be distributed two years later, followed by departure from Unisound and a six-year hiatus. The direction of the band is different from the members' main projects, which have used unpredictable streaks of atmosphere, melodicism and experimentation. On the contrary, Thou Art Lord's musical approach is raw, unrelenting

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, with lyrical themes of ''"apocryphal worshipism"'' and ''"Dionysian-influenced satanic philosophy"''. They reconvened in 2002 and released ''DV8''. Their third LP, ''Orgia Daemonicum'', was released in 2005 through the Greek record Label

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. In 2012, the original members, alongside El (Soulskinner) and J. Maelstrom (Ravencult), recorded and released a new song, ''Three-Headed Hydra''. In May, 2013 the band, with their new line-up, released their latest album,'' The Regal Pulse of Lucifer''. Thou Art Lord are currently signed to the underground label Nuclear War Now! Productions. Furthermore, the band has announced a collaboration with the Greek label Floga Records to re-release their first albums, ''Eosforos'' and ''Apollyon'', on vinyl and CD format.

Band members

Current members

* George Zaharopoulos (aka Morbid, Magus Wampyr Daoloth) -

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Sakis Tolis Athanasios "Sakis" Tolis ( el, Αθανάσιος "Σάκης" Τόλης; born 29 June 1972) is a Greek musician best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Rotting Christ. He is also known as Necromayhem. He has recently produced som ...

(aka Necromayhem) -

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* Gothmog - vocals * El - guitars, synth * Maelstrom - drums

Past members

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* Akis Kapranos -

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* Themis Tolis - drums

Discography

Albums

*''Eosforos'' (1994) *''Apollyon'' (1996) *''DV8'' (2002) *''Orgia Daemonicum'' (2005) *''The Regal Pulse of Lucifer'' (2013)

References

External links

Official Site

Nuclear War Now! Productions

Floga Records
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