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Absu (band)
Absu is an American black/thrash metal band from Dallas, Texas.Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Absu Biography" ''AllMusic''. Macrovision Corporation. Their demos and first album leaned toward death metal, but they later adopted the thrash/black sound for which the group became recognized. Their lyrical themes are esoteric, including elements of Celtic, Sumerian, and Mesopotamian myths and legends, alchemy, numerology, magick, and sorcery. History The band originally formed as Dolmen in 1989, and after briefly taking the name Azathoth, they became Absu in 1991.Ganderson, Adam (2009). "The Secret History of Absu: From East to Wild West"''Terrorizer's Secret History of Black Metal'' pp. 76–77. Dark Arts Ltd. . The original members were Equitant Ifernain (guitars, bass, lyrics) and Shaftiel (guitars, vocals). After recording two demos and releasing an EP, they were joined by Proscriptor McGovern (Russ R. Givens – drums, vocals, lyrics), David Athron Mystica (guitars), and Black Massith (k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the county seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun Of Tiphareth
''The Sun of Tiphareth'' is the second full-length studio album by black metal band Absu. It was released on Osmose Productions in 1995. Track listing *All music by Absu. Lyrics by Proscriptor and Equitant, with additional lyrics by Trent White. Copyright Osmose Productions. #"Apzu" – 11:18 #"Feis Mor Tir Na N'Og (Across the North Sea of Visnech)" – 8:05 #"Cyntefyn's Fountain" – 3:46 #"A Quest Into the 77th Novel" – 5:48 #"Our Lust for Lunar Plains (Nox Luna Inlustris)" – 1:49 #"The Coming of War" (Trent White) – 5:15 #"The Sun of Tiphareth" – 7:06 Personnel * Proscriptor – all percussives, synthesizers, flute and voice * Equitant Ifernain Dal Gais – electric lead guitar and electric bass guitar * Shaftiel (Lord of Shadows) – electric lead guitar, electric bass guitar, acoustic guitar and voice *Lynette Mitchell – additional vocals on "Apzu", "A Quest Into the 77th Novel" and "The Coming of War" Production *Arranged & produced by Absu *Executive producti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Lombardo
David Lombardo (born February 16, 1965) is a Cuban-American drummer, best known as a co-founding member of the thrash metal band Slayer. He currently plays drums with Fantômas, Dead Cross, Mr. Bungle, Empire State Bastard, and Misfits. Lombardo previously played drums on nine Slayer albums, including '' Reign in Blood'' (1986) and ''Christ Illusion'' (2006). His music career has spanned over 40 years, during which he has been involved in the production of 35 commercial recordings covering a number of genres. He has performed with numerous other bands, including Grip Inc., Philm and Fantômas, in addition to Slayer. Lombardo is widely known as an aggressive heavy metal drummer. His drumming has been praised as "astonishingly innovative". '' Drummerworld'' named him "The Godfather of Double Bass". He has had a significant influence on the metal scene and inspired modern metal drummers, particularly extreme metal drummers. Biography Early years Lombardo was born in Havana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical style made them one of the "big four" bands of thrash metal, alongside Metallica, Megadeth and Anthrax. Slayer's current lineup comprises Araya, King, drummer Paul Bostaph and guitarist Gary Holt, who initially joined as a touring musician in 2011 before joining the band permanently after Hanneman's death in 2013. Drummer Jon Dette is a former member of the band. In the original lineup, King, Hanneman and Araya contributed to the band's lyrics, and all of the band's music was written by King and Hanneman. The band's lyrics and album art, which cover topics such as serial killers, occultism, terrorism, religion, fascism, racism, and war, have generated album bans, delays, lawsuits and criticism from religious groups. However, its music has been highly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concept Album
A concept album is an album whose tracks hold a larger purpose or meaning collectively than they do individually. This is typically achieved through a single central narrative or theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, or lyrical. Sometimes the term is applied to albums considered to be of "uniform excellence" rather than an LP with an explicit musical or lyrical motif. There is no consensus among music criticism, music critics as to the specific criteria for what a "concept album" is. The format originates with folk music, folk singer Woody Guthrie's ''Dust Bowl Ballads'' (1940) and was subsequently popularized by traditional pop singer Frank Sinatra's 1940s–50s string of albums, although the term is more often associated with rock music. In the 1960s several well-regarded concept albums were released by various rock bands, which eventually led to the birth of progressive rock and rock opera. Definitions There is no clear definition of a "concept album". Fiona Stur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bagpipes
Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia, around the Persian Gulf and northern parts of South Asia. The term ''bagpipe'' is equally correct in the singular or the plural, though pipers usually refer to the bagpipes as "the pipes", "a set of pipes" or "a stand of pipes". Bagpipes are part of the aerophone group because to play the instrument you must blow air into it to produce a sound. Construction A set of bagpipes minimally consists of an air supply, a bag, a chanter, and usually at least one drone. Many bagpipes have more than one drone (and, sometimes, more than one chanter) in various combinations, held in place in stocks—sockets that fasten the various pipes to the bag. Air supply The most common method of supplying air to the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara (Absu Album)
''Tara'' is the fourth album by blackened thrash metal band Absu. It was released on May 23, 2001, by Osmose Productions. A remastered edition was supposed to come out in September 2007, but was delayed until March 2009. It contains the '' In the Eyes of Ioldánach'' EP as bonus tracks. Early promotional material for the album stated that Mike Scaccia of Rigor Mortis/ Ministry fame would contribute to the album but that did not occur. In addition, King Diamond did contribute vocals to the album but could not be credited due to contractual restrictions. He is credited as Masthema Mazziqim, a pseudonym used by the singer of Dolmen, a band that eventually became Absu. Track listing All music composed by Shaftiel, except "Tara" and "Tara (Recapitulation)" by Sir Don Shannon. Phase One: "Ioldánach's Pedagogy" #"Tara" – 1:57 #"Pillars of Mercy" – 4:22 #"A Shield with an Iron Face" – 3:22 #"Manannán" – 6:39 #"The Cognate House of Courtly Witches Lies West of County Meath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Eyes Of Ioldánach
Absu is an American black/thrash metal band from Dallas, Texas.Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Absu Biography" ''AllMusic''. Macrovision Corporation. Their demos and first album leaned toward death metal, but they later adopted the thrash/black sound for which the group became recognized. Their lyrical themes are esoteric, including elements of Celtic, Sumerian, and Mesopotamian myths and legends, alchemy, numerology, magick, and sorcery. History The band originally formed as Dolmen in 1989, and after briefly taking the name Azathoth, they became Absu in 1991.Ganderson, Adam (2009). "The Secret History of Absu: From East to Wild West"''Terrorizer's Secret History of Black Metal'' pp. 76–77. Dark Arts Ltd. . The original members were Equitant Ifernain (guitars, bass, lyrics) and Shaftiel (guitars, vocals). After recording two demos and releasing an EP, they were joined by Proscriptor McGovern (Russ R. Givens – drums, vocals, lyrics), David Athron Mystica (guitars), and Black Massith (k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Mythology
Welsh mythology (also commonly known as ''Y Chwedlau'', meaning "The Legends") consists of both folk traditions developed in Wales, and traditions developed by the Celtic Britons elsewhere before the end of the first millennium. As in most of the predominantly oral societies Celtic mythology and history were recorded orally by specialists such as druids (). This oral record has been lost or altered as a result of outside contact and invasion over the years. Much of this altered mythology and history is preserved in Medieval Welsh literature, medieval Welsh manuscripts, which include the Red Book of Hergest, the White Book of Rhydderch, the Book of Aneirin and the Book of Taliesin. Other works connected to Welsh mythology include the ninth-century Latin historical compilation ''Historia Brittonum'' ("History of the Britons") and Geoffrey of Monmouth's twelfth-century Latin chronicle ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' ("History of the Kings of Britain"), as well as later Welsh folklore, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cythraul
Cythraul (formerly also Kythreul and Cythrawl) is a Welsh language word for Satan or other incarnations of evil spirits. The word appears in Medieval Welsh literature and bardic poetry but has a wide variety of uses in modern Welsh and popular culture. Etymology Cythraul probably deriving from Latin 'Contrarius', 'the Opposer, Enemy'. ''Contr-'' would go to Welsh ''cythr-'' straightforwardly according to historical phonology, and the form 'cythraul' not *cythraur is the result of dissimilation. It is likely to be an early Christian borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin, like numerous other words in the Welsh and Irish languages. ''Diafol'' (from Latin ''diabolus''), colloquially diawl, is usually used for the Devil (Satan) today, ''cythraul'' usually being used as a pejorative, e.g. "''y cythraul bach!''" '(you) little devil/rascal!'. Modern Druidic interpretation Cythraul has been identified as a 'spirit of Chaos' by some modern Druids, an interpretation which dates back to Iolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Storm Of Cythraul
''The Third Storm of Cythraul'' is the third full-length studio album by metal band Absu. It was released on Osmose Productions in 1997. Track listing *All songs written & arranged by Absu, except where noted. #"Prelusion to Cythraul featuring ...And Shineth Unto the Cold Cometh..." – 6:48 #"Highland Tyrant Attack" – 4:48 #"A Magician's Lapis-Lazuli" – 3:08 #"Swords and Leather" – 3:08 #"The Winter Zephyr (...Within Kingdoms of Mist)" – 2:59 #"Morbid Scream" – 2:10 (Trent White) #"Customs of Tasseomancy (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore - Act I)" – 3:59 #"Intelligence Towards the Crown" – 1:56 #"...Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born/Terminus (...In the Eyes of Ioldánach)" – 8:32 ;Digipak Bonus Track #"Akhera Goiti - Akhera Beiti (One Black Opalith for Tomorrow)" – 7:26 Personnel *Shaftiel – electric lead & bass guitars, acoustic guitars, voice *Equitant Ifernain – electric lead & bass guitars *Proscriptor McGovern – drums, percussion, gong, bells & voice Production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
