Deathspell Omega
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Deathspell Omega are a French
black metal
band. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism
on a metaphysical
level – as the band has stated that "all other interpretations of Satan are intellectually invalid" – and other various theological topics. They have recently completed a series of three concept albums which focus on the theological aspects of God
, Satan
and man
's relationship with the two. Some of their lyrical inspiration has come from the post-surrealist Georges Bataille
as well as existentialist themes.
's Transilvanian Hunger
. However, their 2004 release, Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
, marked a change to a vastly more technical, experimental, and well-recorded sound featuring such musical influences as Russian Orthodox chanting and choral music.
The band's work after Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice has been even more experimental and technical, with the 5 tracks they released in 2005 – on Kénôse
and a pair of splits – totaling nearly eighty minutes in length and actually exceeding the length of Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice. The second volume of the band's trilogy, Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum, was released on July 16, 2007, outside the United States, and the following day within the United States, to considerable acclaim. The band released another EP in January 2009, entitled Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon. The final album in the trilogy, Paracletus, was released by Norma Evangelium Diaboli and Season of Mist
on 9 November 2010.
Very little is known about the members of Deathspell Omega, as the band doesn't have an official website and does not release information about their membership. However, they have given interviews over the years that explain more about their beliefs and ideology.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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. Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism
Satanism
Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social phenomena. Their shared feature include symbolic association with, admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and...
on a metaphysical
Metaphysics
Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world, although the term is not easily defined. Traditionally, metaphysics attempts to answer two basic questions in the broadest possible terms:...
level – as the band has stated that "all other interpretations of Satan are intellectually invalid" – and other various theological topics. They have recently completed a series of three concept albums which focus on the theological aspects of God
God
God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
, Satan
Satan
Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
and man
Man
The term man is used for an adult human male . However, man is sometimes used to refer to humanity as a whole...
's relationship with the two. Some of their lyrical inspiration has come from the post-surrealist Georges Bataille
Georges Bataille
Georges Bataille was a French writer. His multifaceted work is linked to the domains of literature, anthropology, philosophy, economy, sociology and history of art...
as well as existentialist themes.
Biography
Initially, Deathspell Omega produced raw, traditional black metal akin to DarkthroneDarkthrone
Darkthrone is a Norwegian black metal band. They formed in 1987 as a death metal band, but after embracing the black metal style in 1991, they became a driving force in the Norwegian black metal scene. For most of this period Darkthrone has consisted of just two musicians, Nocturno Culto and...
's Transilvanian Hunger
Transilvanian Hunger
Transilvanian Hunger is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, released in 1994 through Peaceville Records. It was the band's first album to be recorded with just two members, Nocturno Culto and Fenriz, following the departure of Zephyrous...
. However, their 2004 release, Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice
Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice is a 2004 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice is a 2004 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice is a 2004 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. (The album title...
, marked a change to a vastly more technical, experimental, and well-recorded sound featuring such musical influences as Russian Orthodox chanting and choral music.
The band's work after Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice has been even more experimental and technical, with the 5 tracks they released in 2005 – on Kénôse
Kénôse
Kénôse is an EP by the black metal band Deathspell Omega, released in 2005 under The Ajna Offensive. It continues the avant-garde and progressive direction they had been exploring on 2004's Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice, and is considered by the band as something of an "appendix" to that...
and a pair of splits – totaling nearly eighty minutes in length and actually exceeding the length of Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice. The second volume of the band's trilogy, Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum, was released on July 16, 2007, outside the United States, and the following day within the United States, to considerable acclaim. The band released another EP in January 2009, entitled Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon. The final album in the trilogy, Paracletus, was released by Norma Evangelium Diaboli and Season of Mist
Season of Mist
Season of Mist is a record label and record distributor with subsidiaries in France and the United States. The record label was founded in 1996 by Michael S. Berberian in Marseille, France. From the start releasing black metal, pagan metal and death metal records, the label moved on to releasing...
on 9 November 2010.
Very little is known about the members of Deathspell Omega, as the band doesn't have an official website and does not release information about their membership. However, they have given interviews over the years that explain more about their beliefs and ideology.
Studio albums
- Infernal BattlesInfernal BattlesInfernal Battles is the first album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. It was released in 2000 by Northern Heritage records, and then re-released in 2003 by NH on CD. Tracks 5 through 8 constitute a reissue of the demo Disciples of the Ultimate Void in its entirety.-Track listing:...
(2000) - Inquisitors of SatanInquisitors of SatanInquisitors of Satan is a 2002 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega.-Track listing:...
(2002) - Si Monumentum Requires, CircumspiceSi Monumentum Requires, CircumspiceSi Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice is a 2004 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice is a 2004 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice is a 2004 album by the black metal band Deathspell Omega. (The album title...
(2004) - Fas – Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum (2007)
- ParacletusParacletusParacletus is the fifth full-length studio album recorded by the French black metal band Deathspell Omega, released on 9 November 2010 through Norma Evangelium Diaboli along with Season of Mist...
(2010)
Compilation albums
- Manifestations 2000–2001 (2008, Collection of material originally released on LP on the splits with MoonbloodMoonbloodMoonblood is a black metal band from Schneeberg, , Germany.- History :Demoniac was formed in May 1990 by Occulta Mors, Necromanic and L.O.N.S. In September 1990, Gaamalzagoth joined the band. Their style was melodic black metal. Under this name, they released two untitled demos.In January 1994,...
and MütiilationMütiilationMütiilation is a French one-man black metal band that was affiliated with the Black Legions. Since parting from the The Black Legions in 1996, Meyhna'ch has continued to create music under the band's name.-The Beginning and The Black Legions:...
and the Black Metal Blitzkrieg compilation) - Manifestations 2002 (2008, Eight previously unreleased tracks, initially written for the Crushing the Holy Trinity compilation and a planned split with Cantus Bestiae)
EPs
- KénôseKénôseKénôse is an EP by the black metal band Deathspell Omega, released in 2005 under The Ajna Offensive. It continues the avant-garde and progressive direction they had been exploring on 2004's Si Monumentum Requires, Circumspice, and is considered by the band as something of an "appendix" to that...
(2005) - Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum: Chaining the Katechon (2008)
- Mass Grave AestheticsMass Grave AestheticsMass Grave Aesthetics is a 19-minute EP containing a single song, recorded by the French black metal band Deathspell Omega. Mass Grave Aesthetics was released through Norma Evangelium Diaboli on 8 December 2008....
(2008) - Diabolus Absconditus (2011)
Split releases
- Clandestine Blaze / Deathspell Omega - Split (2001)
- Sob A Lua Do Bode / Demoniac Vengeance (2001, Split LP with MoonbloodMoonbloodMoonblood is a black metal band from Schneeberg, , Germany.- History :Demoniac was formed in May 1990 by Occulta Mors, Necromanic and L.O.N.S. In September 1990, Gaamalzagoth joined the band. Their style was melodic black metal. Under this name, they released two untitled demos.In January 1994,...
) - SplitMütiilation Split with Deathspell OmegaThis release was a split 10" between Mütiilation and Deathspell Omega. it was Mütiilation's third release on End All Life Productions.-Track listing:# "Beyond the Decay of Time and Flies" # "Insanity Supreme" # "For Fire and Void Become One"...
with MütiilationMütiilationMütiilation is a French one-man black metal band that was affiliated with the Black Legions. Since parting from the The Black Legions in 1996, Meyhna'ch has continued to create music under the band's name.-The Beginning and The Black Legions:...
(2002) - From the Entrails to the Dirt (Part III)From the Entrails to the DirtFrom the Entrails to the Dirt is a three-part vinyl set compiling songs by Malicious Secrets and three other French black metal acts, Antaeus, Mütiilation and Deathspell Omega. It was originally released by End All Life Productions as a set of three gatefold vinyls limited to 666 copies, with one...
(2005, Split LP with Malicious Secrets) - Crushing The Holy Trinity (Part I: Father) (2005, V/A LP with Stabat MaterStabat Mater (band)Stabat Mater is a one-man funeral doom band from Finland. The band was formed in 2001 by Mikko Aspa of Deathspell Omega and Clandestine Blaze fame. Stabat Mater received underground acclaim following a 2002 split album with Worship...
, Clandestine BlazeClandestine BlazeClandestine Blaze is a one-man black metal band formed by Mikko Aspa in Lahti, Finland in 1998. Aspa cites Darkthrone, Burzum, Beherit and Bathory as key influences...
, Musta Surma, Mgła, and Exordium) - Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum (2008, Split EP with S.V.E.S.T.)
Demos
- Disciples of the Ultimate Void (1999, entire release is included as the final four tracks of the band's first album, Infernal Battles)
Compilation appearances
- "Black Crushing Sorcery" on Black Metal Blitzkrieg (2001, End All Life ProductionsEnd All Life ProductionsEnd All Life Productions is a French record label that released many black metal albums in the late 1990s and the 2000s.-Catalogue:-External links:* *...
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External links
- [ Allmusic biography]
- MusicMight biography