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Necromantia Origin Athens, Greece Genres Black metal[1] Years active 1989 - present Labels Dockyard 1 Website www.myspace.com/necromantiaband Necromantia is a Greek black metal band that was founded in 1989 in Athens, Greece.
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History
A dominant characteristic is the lack of rhythm guitar in their music, which is substituted by an eight-string bass guitar. The band have been signed to Osmose Productions and Black Lotus Records.
Members
Current line-up
- The Magus - Bass, Vocals
- Baron Blood - 8-String Bass
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
Discography
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 (Osmose, 1993)
- Black Arts Lead to Everlasting Sins (split with Varathron; Black Power, 1994)
- Scarlet Evil Witching Black (Osmose, 1995)
- IV: Malice (Black Lotus, 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 Shadow (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)
References
External links
Categories:- Greek black metal musical groups
- Musical groups established in 1989
- Musical duos
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