Ophiolatry (band)
Encyclopedia
Ophiolatry is a Brazil
ian death metal
band formed in 1998
. The name was derived from a term meaning "the worship of serpents".
included Opposite Monarchy on their compilation album Brazilian Assault, which was released in Europe
and North America
. After signing on the North American record label Evil Vengeance Records, they recorded their first full-length album, Anti-Evangelistic Process, in 2001. This album was mastered by Erik Rutan
(Morbid Angel
, Hate Eternal
) and released in 2002. In 2003, the band did a 50 day tour of Europe
after recording the new EP Misanchristianthropy. This EP was released in 2003, by US record label Deathgasm Records, as a split with Infernal Dominion. After releasing two more split albums in 2005 and 2006, the band signed on Forces of Satan Records
, the Norwegian
record label run by Gorgoroth
guitarist and founder Infernus. Their latest full-length album, Transmutation
was released in early 2008 through Forces of Satan Records
and Regain Records
. 2002's Anti-Evangelistic Process was also re-released in the summer that year.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
band formed in 1998
1998 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia...
. The name was derived from a term meaning "the worship of serpents".
Biography
Ophiolatry was formed in 1998 by Jhorge "Dog" Duarte, Antonio Cozta, Fabio Zperandio and Tiago Nunes. They recorded their first demo, Opposite Monarchy, in 1999, and also released a split on Mutilation Records with the band Ancestral Malediction. In 2000, Relapse RecordsRelapse Records
Relapse Records is an independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990.-History:The label was started by Matthew F. Jacobson in August, 1990 in his parents' basement in Aurora, Colorado...
included Opposite Monarchy on their compilation album Brazilian Assault, which was released in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. After signing on the North American record label Evil Vengeance Records, they recorded their first full-length album, Anti-Evangelistic Process, in 2001. This album was mastered by Erik Rutan
Erik Rutan
Erik Rutan is an American heavy metal musician from New Jersey. He currently leads Hate Eternal on lead vocals and guitar and has also spent time with Morbid Angel and Ripping Corpse...
(Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel
Morbid Angel is an American death metal band based in Tampa, Florida. UK music magazine Terrorizer ranked one Morbid Angel album in its “Top 40 greatest death metal albums”, with their 1989 debut Altars of Madness appearing at number 1...
, Hate Eternal
Hate Eternal
-Biography:Hate Eternal was formed in 1997. The group's original line-up included Erik Rutan - guitars/vocals, bassist and co-vocalist Jared Anderson, drummer Tim Yeung, and guitarist Doug Cerrito of the band Suffocation...
) and released in 2002. In 2003, the band did a 50 day tour of Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
after recording the new EP Misanchristianthropy. This EP was released in 2003, by US record label Deathgasm Records, as a split with Infernal Dominion. After releasing two more split albums in 2005 and 2006, the band signed on Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records is a Norwegian-based independent record label founded on , by Infernus of Gorgoroth and Vile Horg. The label only signs, produces and promotes bands with a "clear Satanic attitude and commitment." Current bands signed to the label are Italian black metal band Black Flame,...
, the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
record label run by Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth
Gorgoroth is a Norwegian black metal band based in Bergen. Formed in 1992 by Infernus , the band is named after the dead plateau of evil and darkness in the land of Mordor from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. The group is currently signed to Regain Records and have released...
guitarist and founder Infernus. Their latest full-length album, Transmutation
Transmutation (album)
Transmutation is the second full-length album of the Brazilian death metal band Ophiolatry. It was released in 2008 by Regain Records and Forces of Satan Records, the label run by Gorgoroth guitarist Infernus.-Track listing:# "Parricide" - 01:53...
was released in early 2008 through Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records
Forces of Satan Records is a Norwegian-based independent record label founded on , by Infernus of Gorgoroth and Vile Horg. The label only signs, produces and promotes bands with a "clear Satanic attitude and commitment." Current bands signed to the label are Italian black metal band Black Flame,...
and Regain Records
Regain Records
Regain Records is a Swedish based independent record label. The label predominantly releases death metal and black metal albums. Regain Records was founded from what remained of the former label, Wrong Again Records, by Per Gyllenbäck in 1997...
. 2002's Anti-Evangelistic Process was also re-released in the summer that year.
Current members
- Fabio Zperandio - guitars (since 1998)
- Leonardo Mancilha - drums (since 2010)
- Antonio Cozta - vocals, bass (since 1998)
Full-length albums
- Anti-Evangelistic Process (2002, re-released in 2008)
- TransmutationTransmutation (album)Transmutation is the second full-length album of the Brazilian death metal band Ophiolatry. It was released in 2008 by Regain Records and Forces of Satan Records, the label run by Gorgoroth guitarist Infernus.-Track listing:# "Parricide" - 01:53...
(2008)
Split albums
- Opposite Monarchy (with Ancestral Malediction) (1999)
- Misanchristianthropy (with Infernal Dominion) (2004)
- Impaling the Christian Race (with Abhorrence) (2005)
- Satancore (with Sacramental Blood) (2006)