Summary
Barathrum is a Finnish black-doom metal band, formed in 1990. The band's name is Latin for pit or abyss. The first letters of their eight full-length albums spell "HEIL SOVA" - referring to the band's frontman, Demonos Sova,[1] who is the only original member of the band. Their music is stylistically similar to early black metal acts such as Venom and Celtic Frost. Their lyrics deal with occult and religious themes.
Barathrum | |
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 Demonos Sova at Jalometalli 2008 in Oulu | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kuopio, Finland |
| Genres | Black-doom |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Spinefarm Records, Saturnal Records, Nazgul's Eyrie Productions |
| Members | Demonos Sova Anathemalignant Pelcepoop Nuklear Tormentörr Ruttokieli Pete Vendetta |
| Past members | Aki Hytönen Ilu Jetblack Roima Niko Neva Bloodbeast Necronom Dethstrike Infernus Reaper Sklethnor Destrukkktorr Crowl Pimeä Sulphur Nattasett Warlord Somnium Beast Dominator Trollhorn Anathemalignant |
History edit
Barathrum was founded at Kuopio, Finland under a name of Darkfeast, which was changed into Barathrum the year after.
Barathrum recorded several demos during the years 1991-1993. After the demos, Barathrum signed to an underground German record label called Nazgul’s Eyrie Productions which released low budget studio albums "Hailstorm" (1995), "Eerie (1995)" and "Infernal" (1997) before the label went hiatus and left Barathrum as an unsigned artist.
The band signed to Spinefarm Records record label in 1998 and released five albums, ”Legions Of Perkele” (1998), "Saatana" (1999), ”Okkult" (2000), "Venomous" (2002) and ”Anno Aspera: 2003 Years After Bastard’s Birth” making Barathrum one of the most prominent bands in Finnish black metal scene.[2]
After the years of hiatus, the band was signed to Finnish underground record label Saturnal Records and released their ninth full-length album "Fanatiko (2017)" in April 28th 2017. [3]
Current line-up edit
- Demonos Sova – All instruments, vocals
- Anathemalignant – Guitar
- Pelcepoop - Guitar
- Nuklear Tormentörr – Bass
- Ruttokieli - Bass
- Pete Vendetta - Drums
Previous members edit
- Aki Hytönen – guitars (1990–1992) (also in Demilich)
- Ilu – drums (1990–1992)
- Jetblack Roima (1990-1991, 2012-2016)
- Niko – guitars (1992–1992)
- Neva – guitars (1992–1992)
- Bloodbeast – guitars (1992)
- Necronom Dethstrike – drums (1992–1992)
- Infernus – bass (1992–1996)
- Reaper Sklethnor – guitars (1993–1994)
- Destrukktorr – drums (1993–1994)
- Crowl – bass (1994–1994)
- Pimeä – drums (1995–1996)
- Sulphur – guitars (1996)
- Nattasett – drums (1998) (also in Darkwoods My Betrothed)
- Warlord – guitars (1999)
- Somnium – guitars (1999–2001) (also in Finntroll, Impaled Nazarene and Thy Serpent)
- Beast Dominator – drums (1999) (also in Finntroll, Rapture and Shape of Despair)
- Trollhorn – keyboards (2000–2001) (also in Ensiferum, Finntroll and Moonsorrow)
- Anathemalignant – guitars (1997–1998, 2000–2004, 2007–2012)
- Pelcepoop - guitars (2000-2007)
- Abyssir – drums (2000–2007) (also in Ensiferum, Sinergy, ex-Waltari)
- G'Thaur – Bass, Vocals (1996–2012) (also in Arthemesia and ex-Korpiklaani)
- Agathon – Drums (2007–2010) (also in Soulgrind, ex-Thy Serpent, Walhalla, Gloomy Grim)
- Avenger – Drums (ex-Goatmoon, ex-Dauntless) (2011–2012)
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- Hailstorm (1994)
- Eerie (1995)
- Infernal (1997)
- Legions of Perkele (1998)
- Saatana (1999)
- Okkult (2000)
- Venomous (2002)
- Anno Aspera – 2003 Years After Bastard's Birth (2005)
- Fanatiko (2017)
Live albums edit
- Long Live Satan (2009)
EPs and singles edit
- Devilry (EP, 1997)
- Jetblack (1997, 7"EP, limited to 666 copies)
- Black Flames and Blood (CDS, 2002)
- Hellspawn (Single, 2017)
Demos edit
- From Black Flames to Witchcraft (1991)
- Witchmaster (1991)
- Battlecry (1992)
- Sanctissime Colere Satanas (1993)
- Sanctus Satanas (Studio & Stage) (1993)
- Soaring Up from Hell (1993)
Notes edit
- ^ Barathrum, Biography of Barathrum, accessed February 22, 2008.
- ^ Official biography of Barathrum, Official biography of Barathrum, accessed December 12, 2015.
- ^ Barathrum to release new album, Barathrum to release new album on April, accessed February 10, 2017.
- ^ Barathrum complete line-up, Barathrum complete line-up, accessed February 10, 2017.
- ^ "Barathrum – Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2014-02-10.
External links edit
- Official Barathrum Website – The Blasphemer
- Barathrum discography at MusicBrainz