Kult ov Azazel

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Name = Kult ov Azazel
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Origin = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Genre = Black metal
Years_active = 1999—present
Label = Arctic Music
URL = [http://www.kultovazazel.com/ www.kultovazazel.com/]
Current_members = Xul Xaphan Hammer
Past_members = Nocturath Vetis Hellspawn Von

Kult ov Azazel is an American black metal band, briefly known as Azazel.

History

Formed by Xaphan and Xul in 1999, under the name of Azazel, the band released a promo entitled "Forever Heaven Gone" and a MCD entitled "Order of the Fly". Azazel then began to play shows in the state of Florida. After their original drummer quit, Azazel rotated drummers, eventually settling on a drummer known as Hellspawn. In 2000, a split CD was recorded with fellow black metal band Krieg, and the band changed their name to the current moniker, Kult ov Azazel. That same month, they released a promo, entitled "Of Evil and Hatred". They were signed by Arctic Music shortly thereafter. Hellspawn faded from the band, and Vetis had become their live drummer. The band then set to record, at this time without a drummer, "Triumph of Fire", their first LP. Later in 2001, the band incorporated a permanent drummer, Hammer, and a second guitarist, Nocturath, into their line-up. With this lineup they released "Oculus Infernum" but Nocturath would soon be replaced by VJS whom first appeared with the group in 2004 when they co-headlined the Northern Lights Festival in Toronto, Canada. November of the same year, Kult ov Azazel embarked on The Swarm of Eternal Blackness Tour, a successful West Coast tour and recorded the tracks for the two splits “Feast of Sacrilegious Impurity” and “Through War or Suicide”. In February of 2005 the band entered Mana Studios in Tampa Florida and recorded “The World, The Flesh & The Devil” and again completed a successful East Coast tour. In 2006, VJS was replaced by Necrol. As this lineup Kult ov Azazel appeared in 2006 at the Sacrifice of the Nazarene Child 6 Festival, Night of the Black Pentecost and one Ft. Lauderdale, FL show securing the only opening slot for the Celtic Frost "Monotheist" tour. During the summer of 2007, Kult ov Azazel went back to its original form keeping the core of the band a 3 piece utilizing live session members to fill in. At this time, VJS rejoined the band as session member. In September 2007 another session guitarist was added in the form of Valac, who first appeared with the band at the Autumn Equinox Festival.

Members

Current members

* Xul - Bass, Vocals (1999-)
* Xaphan - Guitar, Vocals (1999-)
* Hammer - Drums (2001-)

Live Session members

* Necrol - Guitar (2006-)
* Valac - Guitar (2007-)

Past Live Session members

* VJS - Guitar (2004-2005), Drums (2007, Autumn Equinox Festival)
* Imperial - Vocals (2007, Autumn Equinox Festival)
* MCoken - Bass (2007, Autumn Equinox Festival)
* Vetis - Drums (2000-2001)

Former Members

* Nocturath - Guitar (2002-2003)
* Hellspawn - Drums (1999-2000)
* Von - Drums (1999)

Discography

LPs

* "Triumph of Fire" (2001)
* "Order of the Fly" (Re-issued, mCD 2000/vinyl 2003)
* "Assaulting the Masses" (Live album, 2003)
* "Oculus Infernum" (2003)
* "Black Mass Consecration" (Compilation, 2004)
* "The World, the Flesh, & the Devil" (2005)

Demos, EPs, and Splits

* "Forever Heaven Gone" (1999, as Azazel)
* "Order of the Fly" (1999, as Azazel)
* "Of Evil and Hatred" (2000)
* "Gather Against Humanity" (Split w/ Obitus, Humanicide, and ThyLord, 2001)
* "Kult Ov Azazel/Krieg" (Split w/ Krieg, 2001)
* "Satan's Blood/Kult ov Azazel" (Split EP w/ Satan's Blood, 2003)
* "Grandaevus Dæmonum" (2003)
* "Through War or Suicide" (Split w/ Horn of Valere, 2005)
* "Feast of Sacrilegious Impurity" (Split w/ Vrolok, 2006)