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Astathica
12+ albums
black metalmetalmelodic black metalheavy metalthe netherlands
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Solo project of Astathica (Profondo, Babygrinder, Toorn, Bluthunde etc.) stylistically aligned with black metal with a slight strain of avant-garde and ambient. Although heavily influenced by (mainly) Emperor, both musical and lyrical themes usually vary from album to album. The debut album, "Birth of the Infernal Darkness" (2002) and two demos that came before it embraced a melodic black metal approach, using a lot of synths and ambient elements for atmosphere building. Guitars were performed by Chiram, additional lyrics were written by FrozenMoon. After this work started on 2004's "Shaped to the Image of the Flames". On this album Astathica took over guitar duties, and the writing and recording turned towards a bit more harsh and less melodic approach. Additional guitar work was performed by Thomas. This album also features a cover of "Pierced Genitalia" (Carpathian Forest). The next album, "Death, Ignorance and Destruction" would see a complete rework before being released in 2008, as Astathica moved to a different recording environment. Despite being relatively short, the album was more focused and found a return of more ambient elements, as well as adding more orchestral synth parts. This album also features a cover of "A Lost Sad Forgotten Spirit" (Burzum). In between 2008 and 2015, Astathica wrote and reworked a new album. In the meantime, the Netherlands-based tape label Zwaertgevegt (website: https://www.zwaertgevegt.nl) started releasing the back catalogue on tap
