Arkhon Infaustus is a French
blackened death metal band from Paris. They formed in 1997, are signed to
Osmose Productions, and have released four albums to date.
History
Arkon Infaustus was created in late 1997 by Dk Deviant, joined by Torturer.
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'', Macrovision Corporation They first released an
EP entitled ''In Sperma Infernum'' through Mordgrimm, which was limited to 666 copies. They then signed to Spikekult Records and released another EP entitled ''Dead Cunt Maniac'' in 2000.
This got them signed to
Osmose Productions.
Their first album, ''Hell Injection'', was released in 2001 and limited to 500 copies. After their second album, ''Filth Catalyst'' (2002), they toured with
Mortician. They then went on to do a split with the
black metal band Revenge, and toured in Europe with
Vader.
In 2004 they released ''Perdition Insanabilis'' and toured Europe with
Deicide,
and again in 2005 with
Belphegor and In Aeternum. In 2007, they released an EP, ''Annunciation'', and an album, ''Orthodoxyn'', and in April and May 2008 toured Europe with
Angelcorpse.
In 2017, the band came back releasing an EP, ''Passing the Nekromanteion''.
Musical style
Arkhon Infaustus use distorted raspy vocals, double bass, and
synthesizers to play a style of
black
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death metal
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similar to that of
Angelcorpse. Their lyrics usually deal with
Satanism, sex, anti-Christianity, and general acts of debauchery.
Members
Current members
* Dk Deviant – bass, vocals (1997-)
*Sylvain "Skvm" Butet – drums (2017-)
Former members
*Guillaume "666 Torturer" Warren – bass, vocals (1997–2009)
*Yov "Hellblaster" – drums (1999–2002)
*Damien "Toxik H." Guimard – guitar (2001–2009)
*Jonathan "Azk.6" Boyer – drums (2002–2009)
*I. Luciferia – guitar (2014–2015)
Discography
* ''In Sperma Infernum'' (EP, Mordgrimm, 1998)
* ''Dead Cunt Maniac'' (EP, Spikekult, 2000)
* ''Hell Injection'' (CD, Osmose, 2001)
* ''Filth Catalyst'' (CD, Osmose, 2003)
* ''Arkhon Infaustus/Revenge'' (Split CD, Osmose, 2003)
* ''Perdition Insanabilis'' (CD, Osmose, 2004)
* ''Annunciation'' (EP, Osmose, 2007)
* ''Orthodoxyn'' (CD, Osmose, 2007)
* ''Passing The Nekromanteion'' (CD, LP, Les Acteurs De L'Ombre Productions, 2017)
References
External links
Arkhon Infaustus at Myspace*
Arkhon Infaustusat AllMusic
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French black metal musical groups
French death metal musical groups
Blackened death metal musical groups
Musical groups from Paris
Musical groups established in 1997
Musical quartets