Necromantia
Encyclopedia
Necromantia is a Greek
black metal
band that was founded in 1989
in Athens
, Greece
.
in their music, which is substituted by an eight-string bass guitar
. The band have been signed to Osmose Productions
and Black Lotus Records
.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band that was founded in 1989
1989 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989.-Events:*January 14 – Paul McCartney releases Снова в СССР exclusively in the USSR...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
History
A dominant characteristic is the lack of rhythm guitarRhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
in their music, which is substituted by an eight-string bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. The band have been signed to Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions
Osmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent three years running a small mail order company...
and Black Lotus Records
Black Lotus Records
Black Lotus Records was an independent record label based in Greece that specialized in metal. After licensing an amount of new artists, Black Lotus Records surprised the scene by suddenly filing for bankruptcy and all announced titles are on hold indefinitely....
.
Former members
- Slow Death - Backing Vocals, Howling, Growling And Whispers
- Yiannis ”The Worshipper Of Pan” Papayiannis - Sax, Percussions, Keyboards, Tablas, Classic Guitar, Flute
- Inferno - Synths, Piano
- Iraklis Yalantzides - Keyboards
- Lambros Sfiris - Keyboards
- Divad (aka Dave P.) - Guitar
- John Fiorentis - Guitar
- Nick Adams - Drums
- George Panou - Drums
- Lethe (aka Akis Kapranos) - Drums
- Fotis Benardo (SEPTIC FLESH) - Drums
Demos
- Promo Tape 1990 (1990)
- Vampiric Rituals (1992)
- Demo '93 (1993)
- Promo 1993 (1993)
LPs
- The Black Arts / The Everlasting Sins (split with Varathron; Black Power, 1992)
- Crossing the Fiery Path (OsmoseOsmose ProductionsOsmose Productions is a French independent record label created in 1991 by Hervé Herbaut, after he had spent three years running a small mail order company...
, 1993) - Black Arts Lead to Everlasting Sins (split with Varathron; Black Power, 1994)
- Scarlet Evil Witching BlackScarlet Evil Witching BlackScarlet Evil Witching Black is the second album by the Greek black metal band Necromantia. It was released in 1995 on Osmose Productions and in 2002 it was re-issued as part of the Cults of the Shadow double CD...
(Osmose, 1995) - IV: Malice (Black LotusBlack Lotus RecordsBlack Lotus Records was an independent record label based in Greece that specialized in metal. After licensing an amount of new artists, Black Lotus Records surprised the scene by suddenly filing for bankruptcy and all announced titles are on hold indefinitely....
, 2000) - The Sound of Lucifer Storming Heaven (Dockyard1, 2007)
EPs
- From The Past We Summon Thee (Dark Side, 1995)
- Ancient Pride (Osmose, 1997)
- People of the Sea (Dark Side, 2008)
- ...For the Temple of the Serpent Skull... (split with Acherontas; Dark Side, 2008)
Compilations
- Covering Evil (12 Years Doing The Devil's Work) (Black Lotus, 2001)
- Cults of the ShadowCults of the ShadowCults of the Shadow is a compilation double CD by the Greek black metal band Necromantia, that contains the first two full-length albums by the band...
(contains Crossing the Fiery Path and Scarlet Evil Witching Black; Osmose, 2002) - Necromantia (boxed set containing Crossing the Fiery Path, Scarlet Evil Witching Black, Ancient Pride and IV: Malice; Black Lotus, 2006)
- De Magia Veterum (Dark Side Records, 2009)
External links
- Necromantia biography @ MusicMight
- [ Necromantia biography @ Allmusic]