Grand Belial's Key

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Origin = Oakton, Virginia
Genre = Black metal
Years_active = 1992 - 2006
Label = End All Life Productions
Drakkar Productions
Wood-Nymph Records
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Grand Belial's Key, a black metal band, was formed in 1992 by guitarist Gelal Necrosodomy and vocalist Lord Vlad Luciferian. Lord Vlad Luciferian was later ejected from the group due to internal differences. Grand Belial's Key is known as one of the first American black metal bands. The band was signed to DRAKKAR Productions until their disbanding due to the death of their most recent vocalist, Richard P. Mills. Mills, who also went by Grimnir Wotansvolk and G. Heretik, was the owner of the American black metal record label and distributor [http://www.vinlandwinds.com/ Vinland Winds] .Richard was the grandson of Alice du Pont Mills thoroughbred race horse breeder and owner, environmentalist, philanthropist and a member of the prominent Du Pont family.

Last Known Members

* Grimnir Wotansvolk (Richard Mills) - Vocals (deceased)
* Gelal Necrosodomy - Guitar
* Demonic - Bass
* The Gulag - Drums

Releases

*"Goat of a Thousand Young" (1992; demo)
*"Triumph of the Hordes" (1994; demo)
*"A Witness to the Regicide" (1996; EP)
*"Mocking the Philanthropist" (1997)
*"The Tricifixion of Swine" (2000; EP)
*"Judeobeast Assassination" (2001)
*"Satan Is Metal's Master / Sperm of the Antichrist" (2001; split)
*"Castrate the Redeemer" (2001)
*"Hobo of Aramaic Tongues / Le Royaume Maudit" (2003; split)
*"On a Mule Rides the Swindler" (2005; EP)
*"Kosherat" (2005)
*"Weltenfeind" (2008, split)

References

* [http://www.rockdetector.com/officialbio,3753.sm Grand Belial's Key biography] by Garry Sharpe-Younge, January 2 2006.
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Grand+Belial's+Key Grand Belial's Key discography] by discogs.com
* [http://www.arkadyss.com/drakkar/bands/gbk.htm Grand Belial's Key biography] by DRAKKAR Productions

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Grand+Belial's+Key Grand Belial's Key] at Discogs
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=270 Grand Belial's Key] at Encyclopaedia Metallum
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Grand+Belial's+Key Grand Belial's Key] at Last.fm
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,3753.sm Grand Belial's Key] at Rockdetector
* [http://www.drakkar666.com/ DRAKKAR Productions website]