Babylon Whores is a death rock and metal band from Finland, founded in 1994 by Ike Vil and Ewo Meichem. As of 2006, the band has released two singles, three EPs and three albums. Throughout the years, the band's music has evolved from a raw, punk-ish style to a more massive sound with complex guitar melodies, often compared to such bands as Danzig and Mana Mana. The Whores' lyrics have always been interesting; their themes generally lying in the field of mysticism and occultism. Death Rock (also spelled Deathrock) is a term used to identify a playfully spooky offshoot of Punk Rock which first appeared in Los Angeles during the late 1970s and early 1980s, then later merged with the New Wave and Glam influenced Batcave musical scene to form Gothic Rock. ... Heavy metal is a form of rock music characterized by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Ike Vil is the keyboardist and singer of the Finnish heavy metal-band Babylon Whores, which he has been a part of ever since it was founded in 1994. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses of this term, see occult (disambiguation). ...

As of 2006, the band is on hiatus. On March 31, 2007, the band held a surprise concert under the alias Babylon Horse in Helsinki, Finland.[1] March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

Members

Current

• Mr. Boa – guitar
• Pete Liha – drums
• Antti Litmanen – guitar
• Taneli Nyholm (aka Daniel Stuka) – bass guitar
• Ike Vil – vocals

For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Antti Litmanen is a Finnish musician. ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Ike Vil is the keyboardist and singer of the Finnish heavy metal-band Babylon Whores, which he has been a part of ever since it was founded in 1994. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Previous

• Jake Babylon (1994–1999) – bass
• Jussi Konttinen (1994–1995) – guitar
• Kouta (1995–1998) – drums
• Ewo Pohjola (aka Ewo Meichem) (1994–1999) – guitar
• M. Ways (1994) – bass

Discography

Singles

• "Devil's Meat" (1994)
• "Errata Stigmata" (2000)

Devils Meat is a 7 EP released in 1994 on Babylon Whores own label Sugar Cult. ... Errata Stigmata is a CD single by the Babylon Whores. ...

EPs

• Sloane 313 (1995)
• Trismegistos (1996)
• Deggael (1998)

Overview Babylon Whores second official recording. ... Trismegistos is Babylon Whores third official recording and was released in 1996 on their own label, Sugar Cult. ... Deggael is an EP by Babylon Whores released in 1998 by Spinefarm Records. ...

Albums

• Cold Heaven (1997)
• King Fear (1999)
• Death of the West (2002)

Cold Heaven is Babylon Whores first full-length album, released in 1997 by Misanthrophy Records. ... King Fear is the Babylon Whores second full-length album. ... // Overview Death of the West is Babylon Whores third full-length album released by Spinefarm Records in 2002. ...

External links

• Babylon Whores in the Encyclopedia Metallum