Andrew Harris (musician)
Encyclopedia
Andrew Harris is a former American
vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from DeKalb, Illinois
, who recorded and performed under the pseudonym "Akhenaten" (after the Egypt
ian Pharaoh
of the same name
). He established himself on the black metal
underground
especially with his now-defunct solo
project Judas Iscariot
(1992–2002). During the same period, Harris also recorded and/or performed with Sarcophagus (1991–2001), Weltmacht
(1998–2002), and Seeds of Hate (1999–2001, under the name "Dawn of Armageddon"). After the demise of Judas Iscariot, he abandoned the stage name "Akhenaten" in order to ensure that his homosexuality would not "suffer in the shadows of Judas Iscariot". After ending Judas Iscariot, Harris had a few other musical projects, including Debauchery (2003), Desolation Hymn (2003), and Flagellator (2001–2003). He was also live session bassist for Nargaroth in 2002. All recorded releases ceased after the beginning of 2003.
United States
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vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from DeKalb, Illinois
DeKalb, Illinois
DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 at the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War....
, who recorded and performed under the pseudonym "Akhenaten" (after the Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian Pharaoh
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
of the same name
Akhenaten
Akhenaten also spelled Echnaton,Ikhnaton,and Khuenaten;meaning "living spirit of Aten") known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV , was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC...
). He established himself on the 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....
underground
Underground music
Underground music comprises a range of different musical genres that operate outside of mainstream culture. Such music can typically share common values, such as the valuing of sincerity and intimacy; an emphasis on freedom of creative expression; an appreciation of artistic creativity...
especially with his now-defunct solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
project Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot (band)
Judas Iscariot was an American black metal band. It began in 1992 as the solo-project of Andrew Harris, who performed under the pseudonym Akhenaten ....
(1992–2002). During the same period, Harris also recorded and/or performed with Sarcophagus (1991–2001), Weltmacht
Weltmacht
Weltmacht was an American black metal band formed in DeKalb, Illinois in 1998. Members of the band all went by pseudonyms: "Lord Imperial" , "Akhenaten" and "Cryptic Winter" . During this period, they also performed and/or recorded with Krieg...
(1998–2002), and Seeds of Hate (1999–2001, under the name "Dawn of Armageddon"). After the demise of Judas Iscariot, he abandoned the stage name "Akhenaten" in order to ensure that his homosexuality would not "suffer in the shadows of Judas Iscariot". After ending Judas Iscariot, Harris had a few other musical projects, including Debauchery (2003), Desolation Hymn (2003), and Flagellator (2001–2003). He was also live session bassist for Nargaroth in 2002. All recorded releases ceased after the beginning of 2003.
With Judas Iscariot
| Date of release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Heidegger (Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... ) |
Self-released |
| 1993 | Demo | Self-released |
| 1996 | Arise, My Lord (EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... ) |
Breath Of Night / Moribund Records Moribund Records Moribund Records is an extreme metal label based out of Port Orchard, Washington. Some common aliases are "Moribund Cult" or just "Moribund."-Artists:*Ayat*Azrael*Behexen*Catacombs*Hacavitz*Hæresiarchs of Dis*Horna*Judas Iscariot*Leviathan*Nazxul... |
| 1996 | The Cold Earth Slept Below | Moribund Records |
| 1996 | Thy Dying Light | Moribund Records |
| 1997 | Of Great Eternity | Elegy Records |
| 1998 | Distant in Solitary Night | Moribund Records |
| 1999 | Judas Iscariot / Weltmacht (Split Split album A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively... ) |
Sombre Records |
| February 1999 | Heaven in Flames | Red Stream Inc. |
| 2000 | From Hateful Visions (Compilation Compilation album A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter... ) |
Pagan Records |
| 2000 | None Shall Escape the Wrath (Split Split album A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively... ) with Krieg Krieg Krieg is a black metal band from Somers Point, New Jersey in the United States of America. They play a low-fi, "raw" style, drawing influence from the Darkthrone-esque style of black metal and did not use synthesizers or folk instruments, in their recordings. The band formed in 1995, initially as... /Eternal Majesty Eternal Majesty Eternal Majesty is a French black metal band.It was formed by four brothers under the original name of Enchantress Moon and delivers fast, blazing black metal.-Statistics:*Genre: Black metal*Country: France*Status: Active... /Macabre Omen |
Spikekult Rekords |
| 2000 | Dethroned, Conquered and Forgotten (EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... ) |
Red Stream Inc. |
| 2000 | Under the Black Sun (Live Live album A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album... ) |
Painiac Records |
| 2001 | To the Coming Age of Intolerance (Split Split album A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively... ) with Krieg Krieg Krieg is a black metal band from Somers Point, New Jersey in the United States of America. They play a low-fi, "raw" style, drawing influence from the Darkthrone-esque style of black metal and did not use synthesizers or folk instruments, in their recordings. The band formed in 1995, initially as... |
Painiac Records |
| 2002 | March of the Apocalypse (EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... ) |
Sombre Records |
| 2002 | To Embrace the Corpses Bleeding | Red Stream Inc. |
| July 2002 | Moonlight Butchery (EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... ) |
No Colours Records No Colours Records No Colours Records is a German mail order and record label from Mügeln specialised in black metal.- Background :No Colours Records mostly releases Black Metal records, but has also released records related to other extreme metal genres such as thrash and death metal. Most releases appear both on... |
| 2003 | Midnight Frost (To Rest With Eternity) (Compilation Compilation album A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter... EP Extended play An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact... ) |
Sombre Records |
With Sarcophagus
| Date of release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sarcophagus (Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... ) |
Self-released |
| 1994 | Deadnoise (Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... ) |
Self-released |
| 1995 | Apathy (Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... ) |
Self-released |
| 1995 | Der Ubermensch (Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... ) |
Self-released |
| 1996 | Sarcophagus / Deadnoise / Ubermensch (Compilation Compilation album A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter... ) |
Pulverizer Records |
| 1996 | For We... Who Are Consumed By The Darkness | Pulverizer Records |
| 1998 | Requiem To The Death Of Passion | Nightfall Records |
| 2001 | ...From The Ruin Of Paradise | Blut & Eisen Productions |
With Weltmacht
| Date of release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Judas Iscariot / Weltmacht (Split Split album A split album is a music album which includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There have been singles and EPs released in the same nature, which can be referred to as split singles and split EPs respectively... ) |
Sombre Records |
| 1999 | Ancient Hatred (Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... ) |
Self-released |
| 2001 | The Call to Battle | Elegy Records |
| April 2003 | And to Every Beast Its Prey | No Colours Records No Colours Records No Colours Records is a German mail order and record label from Mügeln specialised in black metal.- Background :No Colours Records mostly releases Black Metal records, but has also released records related to other extreme metal genres such as thrash and death metal. Most releases appear both on... |
With Seeds of Hate
| Date of release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Satanic Legions (Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... ) |
Self-released |
| 2002 | Persecution of Christian Filth | Drakkar Productions / Sombre Records |
With Desolation Hymn
| Date of release | Title | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Purgatory Despairing | Blood Fire Death |
External links
- Judas Iscariot on Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...
- Sacrophagus on Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...
- Weltmacht on Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...