Agathodaimon

Agathodaimon is dark metal band from Germany. Image File history File links Photo of the band Agathodaimon. ... Image File history File links Photo of the band Agathodaimon. ... Dark Metal is a subjective term used to describe European heavy metal bands in the 1990s who began as death or black metal and progressed with some traits of gothic doom metal, which included synthesizer use, acoustic guitar experimentation and/or operatic female vocals. ...

Biography

The band begun in late 1995, when drummer Matthias and guitarist Sathonys got together to assemble a black metal band. They put adverts at several music magazines in the hopes that they would find suitable musicians to play with them. In answer to the advertisement, they were joined by bassist Marko Thomas and keyboardist and vocalist Vlad Dracul. The last member of their initial formation was the second guitarist, Hyperion, who joined them by the end of that year. With this formation the band recorded the Carpe Noctem demo tape. Which received fair reviews from the German specialized press. It also attracted the attention of one of Century Media's executivies, who began keeping track of the band. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word demo has different meanings, most of which are derived from shortening the word demonstration. ... Century Media Records is an independant metal record label with offices in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...

Agathodaimon then proceeded to play minor gigs and support some european bands. Eventually, they received an offer from Century Media to fund the recording of their second demo. This demo was recorded in early 1997 and was named Near Dark. It attracted the interest of quite a few recording labels, and in the end the band opted to sign with Nuclear Blast, who offered them the best monetary/support deal. 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. ...

After successfully composing the songs for their debut album Blacken the Angel, one of the members of Agathodaimon, Vlad, was forced to quit the band due to problems with imigration. Being a native from Romania, the local authorities from his country didn't allow him to go back to Germany. The situation involved the fact that he had left the country during Ceauşescu's reign. The band therefore was forced to make use of guest musicians to record their debut. Akaias (from Asaru) did the vocals and Marcel "Vampallens" (from Nocte Obducta) took the role of the keyboards. Vlad's participation on the album was restricted to the solo song Contemplation Song, which was sent to the band via air mail. For other people named Ceausescu or CeauÅŸescu, see Ceausescu (disambiguation). ... Airmail (or air mail) is mail that is transported by aircraft. ...

The CD caused some impact and sold rather well. The band proceeded to tour with bands such as Children of Bodom and Hypocrisy. At the height of the album's success they opened gigs for Dimmu Borgir and Lacrimosa. The band Children of Bodom, from left to right: Alexander, Jaska, Janne, Henkka and Alexi Children of Bodom is a Finnish band from the town of Espoo, which plays a hybrid of speed metal and melodic death metal, incorporating rough vocals and blastbeats into their style, as well as keyboard... Hypocrisy is a metal band from Sweden. ... Dimmu Borgir Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian melodic black metal band whose music has been in the charts in several Scandinavian countries and Germany. ... Lacrimosa is a section of the Requiem mass. ...

In 1999, Vampallens decided to quit the band in order to dedicate himself fully to his main project. He was replaced by female keyboardist Chirtine S. To record their second album - Higher Art of Rebellion - the band travelled to Romania, in order to be able to play together with Vlad. The vocalist Akaias also participated in the recording of this album. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

After a short hiatus, the band recorded the album Chapter III in 2001. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...

Many changes to the bands's structure followed, with Vlad definitely quitting the band, soon followed by Marko and Christine. They were replaced by Darin Smith and Felix Ü. Walzer respectively.

In 2004 the band released the album Serpent's Embrace. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Line-up

• Akaias - Vocals
• Sathonys - Guitar
• Hyperion - Guitar
• Darin Smith - Bass
• Felix Ü. Walzer - Keyboards
• Matthias R. - Drums

Former members

• Vlad Dracul - Vocals, keyboards
• Marcel "Vampallens" - Keyboards
• Christine S. - Keyboards
• Marko Thomas - Bass

Discography

• Blacken the Angel (1998)
• Higher Art of Rebellion (1999)
• Chapter III (2001)
• Serpent's Embrace (2004)

External links

• Agathodaimon's official site in English