Alan Averill
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Alan Averill is an Irish
musician most notable for his vocal duties for the folk
/black metal
band Primordial
. Averill joined Primordial in 1991, thus being a founding member of that band. He was also the vocalist for the doom metal
band Void of Silence
, but, as announced on 17 April 2009, parted ways with them because of his engagement to Primordial.
Averill was raised in Sutton on Dublin's Northside and attended Mount Temple secondary school. He joined Primordial in August 1991 after seeing as advert in a local music shop. In 2008, he received a Journalism degree from Dublin City University and is a staff writer for Zero Tolerance magazine. He also fronts the Bathory tribute band "Twilight Of The Gods".
In 2010 he has also begun as an A&R representative for Metal Blade records as well as forming his own Poison Tongue label as an imprint.
He traveled to Canada early to record vocals for "Indoctrine", the debut album from Blood Revolt with Vermin and J. Read (Axis Of Advance, Conqueror). The album was released by Profound Lore and Invictus in late 2010.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
musician most notable for his vocal duties for the folk
Folk metal
Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. As the name suggests, the genre is a fusion of heavy metal with traditional folk music...
/black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band Primordial
Primordial (band)
Primordial is an extreme metal band from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It was formed in 1987 by Pól MacAmlaigh and Ciarán MacUiliam . Their sound melds black metal with Irish folk music.-Biography:...
. Averill joined Primordial in 1991, thus being a founding member of that band. He was also the vocalist for the doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
band Void of Silence
Void Of Silence
Void of Silence is a doom metal band from Italy formed in 1999 by Riccardo Conforti and Ivan Zara with the intention of creating music that would be the perfect union among its different influences: the one Dark/Ambient with gothic and industrial junction for the first one, and the one doom metal...
, but, as announced on 17 April 2009, parted ways with them because of his engagement to Primordial.
Averill was raised in Sutton on Dublin's Northside and attended Mount Temple secondary school. He joined Primordial in August 1991 after seeing as advert in a local music shop. In 2008, he received a Journalism degree from Dublin City University and is a staff writer for Zero Tolerance magazine. He also fronts the Bathory tribute band "Twilight Of The Gods".
In 2010 he has also begun as an A&R representative for Metal Blade records as well as forming his own Poison Tongue label as an imprint.
He traveled to Canada early to record vocals for "Indoctrine", the debut album from Blood Revolt with Vermin and J. Read (Axis Of Advance, Conqueror). The album was released by Profound Lore and Invictus in late 2010.
With Primordial
- ImramaImramaImrama is the debut album of the Irish black metal band Primordial. It was originally released in 1995. In 2000, it was re-issued by Hammerheart Records with two bonus tracks. It was reissued again, this time by Metal Blade in 2009 as CD/DVD digipack in slipcase...
(full-length, 1995) - Primordial / Katatonia (split, 1997)
- A Journey's EndA Journey's EndA Journey's End is the second album of the Irish black metal band Primordial. It was originally released in 1998.Re-released in 2005 by Candlelight Records with Imrama as a two disc set....
(full-length, 1998) - The Burning Season (EP, 1999)
- Spirit the Earth AflameSpirit the Earth AflameSpirit the Earth Aflame is the third album of the Irish black metal band Primordial. It was originally released in 2000.-Track listing:-Credits:*Alan Averill - Vocals*Ciáran MacUiliam - Guitar*Feargal Flannery - Guitar...
(full-length, 2000) - Storm Before CalmStorm before CalmStorm Before Calm is the fourth album of the Irish black metal band Primordial. It was originally released in 2002.-Track listing:The UK edition of the album has an 8th track titled "The Burning Season" - 8:45-Credits:*Alan Averill - Vocals...
(full-length, 2002) - The Gathering WildernessThe Gathering Wilderness-Credits:* A.A. Nemtheanga – Vocals* Ciáran MacUiliam – Guitars* Michael O'Floinn – Guitars* Pól MacAmlaigh – Bass* Simon O'Laoghaire – Drums...
(full-length, 2005) - Primordial / Mael Mórdha (split, 2005)
- To the Nameless DeadTo the Nameless DeadTo the Nameless Dead is the sixth studio album by the Irish black metal band Primordial, released in 2007. It is also available in a limited edition as a digibook, featuring a different cover design, a 40 page booklet, and a bonus DVD. The album was recorded at Foel Studio, Wales, with producer...
(full-length, 2007) - Redemption at the Puritan's HandRedemption at the Puritan's HandRedemption At The Puritan's Hand is the seventh studio album by the Irish black metal band Primordial, recorded at Foel Studio, Wales, with producer Chris Fielding and released on April 22, 2011. The album has made it into the charts in Finland , Germany , Sweden and Switzerland .-Track...
(full-length, 2011)
As a guest or session musician
- Rom 5:12ROM 5:12Rom 5:12 is the tenth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed between December 2006 and January 2007 and released on April 24, 2007 by Regain Records. The CD version of the album includes a 44-page booklet, and the LP and picture disc pressings were is limited to...
- MardukMarduk (band)Marduk is a black metal band from Norrköping, Sweden. The band formed in 1990 and released their first record in 1991. Their name is derived from the Babylonian god Marduk, patron deity of Babylon.-Musical style:...
(full-length, 2007) - Evocation I - The Arcane DominionEvocation I - The Arcane DominionEvocation I: The Arcane Dominion is the third full-length album by the Swiss folk metal band Eluveitie. It was released on April 17, 2009 through Nuclear Blast. Contrary to their previous works, this album is almost entirely acoustic. The vocals are primarily handled by hurdy gurdist Anna Murphy...
- EluveitieEluveitieEluveitie is a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band then released a full-length album, Spirit in June 2006. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast....
(full-length, 2009) - Rise Of The Bastard Deities - Morphosis (full-length, 2009)
- AealoAealoAealo is the tenth full length album by Greek black metal band Rotting Christ. The CD was recorded between July and October 2009 at Lunatech Studios in Katerini, Greece....
- Rotting ChristRotting ChristRotting Christ is a Greek black metal band formed in 1987. They are noted for being one of the first black metal bands within this region, as well as a premier act within the European underground metal scene.- Line-up :...
(full-length, 2010)