Abaddon Incarnate

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Origin = Republic of Ireland
Genre = Death metal
Years_active = 1991 – Present
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URL = [http://www.abaddonincarnate.com/ Official site]
Current_members = Steve Maher Bill Whelan Stephen Finnerty Johnny King
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Abaddon Incarnate are an Irish death metal band.

History

"Abaddon Incarnate" was formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1991 with the aim of playing fast death metal with grindcore elements. Under the name "Bereaved" the band released two demo cassette tapes ("Signs of Death" in 1992 and "Tortured Souls" in 1994). The decision was made to change their name to "Abaddon Incarnate" on the release of their third demo (entitled "When the Demons Come") [cite web|url=http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=2&id=4714|title=THE METAL OBSERVER - Band History - ABADDON INCARNATE|date=October 2003|accessdate=2008-06-11] . Since then the band has released two more promos ("Will Nail You In/Homunculus" CD in 2001 and "Nihilist/Temple of Rancid Filth" cassette in 1996) and three full-length album releases, namely: "The Last Supper" in 1999; "Nadir" in 2001 and "Dark Crusade" in 2003.

The band has toured in Spain, France, Britain, Switzerland, Germany and Australia.

The band is currently unsigned but have previously been signed with the French label Season of Mist and to the Irish label Sentinel Records and the Spanish label Xtreem Music.

In 2007 the line-up changed with the introduction of Stephen Finnerty on bass and Johnny King on drums. New material is written and due for general release in 2008.

Lyrical Themes

The lyrical content of "The Last Supper" deals with traditional medieval Satanism and Devil worship, as well as subjects such as nihilism, misanthropy and the Christian vision of Apocalypse.

Lyrics on "Nadir" revolve around classical myth, the Apocrypha, Kerry Bolton and OLHP-influenced Satanism (OLHP stands for "Order of the Left Hand Path") and Cabalah. Influences also came from the books of Michael Moorcock, Dennis Wheatley, Anton LaVey, Ragnar Redbeard, Aleister Crowley and Nietzsche.

The lyrics of "Dark Crusade" reflected on movie influences such as Evil Dead and Predator, and other subjects related to werewolves, the Left Hand Path, magick and parapsychology.

Band members

* Steve Maher: Guitar and vocals
* Bill Whelan: Guitar and vocals
* Stephen Finnerty: Bass and vocals
* Johnny King: drums

Former members

* Jason Connally: Drums: 2002 - 2005
* Olan Parkinson: Drums: 1995 - 2002
* Cory Sloan : Bass guitar, backing vocals: 2000 - 2004
* Rob Tierney: Bass guitar: 1995 - 2000
* Bren Roache: Bass Guitar; 2004 - 2007

Discography

* Dark Crusade : CD, Xtreem music 2004
* Nadir : CD, Sentinel 2001 [cite web|url=http://www.metal-observer.com/articles.php?lid=1&sid=1&id=827|title=THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - ABADDON INCARNATE - Nadir|accessdate=2008-06-11]
* The Last Supper : CD, Season of Mist 1999
* I Will Nail you In / Homunculus : Promo CD 2001
* Nihilist/Temple of Rancid Filth : Promo cassette 1996
* When the Demons Come : Demo cassette 1995
* Tortured Souls : Demo cassette 1994 (as Bereaved)
* Signs of Death : Demo cassette 1992 (as Bereaved)

External links

* [http://www.abaddonincarnate.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.metalireland.com/bands/abaddon.html Metal Ireland Band Page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/abaddonincarnate Myspace page]

References

* [http://www.metalireland.com/interv/ai.html Metalireland.com Interview]
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,65.sm;jsessionid=D7C8496472349A914E213F6F65F03BDD Rockdetector Band Profile]
* [http://www.ztmag.com/issue005.htm Zero Tolerance Magazine. Issue #005 (29th April 2005)]
* [http://www.metalworksmagazine.com/backissues.htm Metalworks Magazine. Issue #001]