Astarte (band)

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Name = Astarte


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Alias = Lloth
Origin = Athens, Greece
Genre = Black metal
Years_active = 1995−present
Label = Black Lotus Avantgarde Music
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URL = [http://www.astarteband.com astarteband.com]
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Astarte is an all-female black metal band from Athens, Greece.

History

Astarte first formed under the name Lloth in September 1995. They had Psychoslaughter, the drummer from Greek band Invocation, play for the sessions on their demo, released as Lloth in 1997. Shortly thereafter they adopted the name Astarte, named after the Semitic goddess of sexuality. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0xftxqekldke~T1 Astarte] at Allmusic] Their debut full-length appeared in 1998 on Black Lotus Records; two further LPs followed on the label. After a lineup change, they released their fourth and fifth album on Avantgarde Music, the most recent of which was released in 2007.

Members

*Maria Kolokouri (Tristessa) − bass, guitar, keyboards (1995−present), vocals (2003−present)
*Nemesis − guitar (1995−2003)
*Kinthia − guitar, lead vocals (1995−2003)
*Katharsis − keyboards (2003−present)
*Hybris − guitar (2003−present)

Discography

*"Dancing in the Dark Lakes of Evil" (demo, 1997)
*"Doomed Dark Years" (Black Lotus Records, 1998)
*"Rise from Within" (Black Lotus, 2000)
*"Quod Superius, Sicut Inferius" (Black Lotus, 2002)
*"Sirens" (Avantgarde Music, 2003)
*"Demonized" (Avantgarde Music, 2007)

References

External links

* [http://www.astarteband.com Official website]