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band formed in 2007 in

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, Minnesota. The current line-up of the band consists of Tanner Anderson (vocals, guitar, bass), Vicente La Camera Mariño (harp) and Andrew Della Cagna (drums). The band's debut album, ''Obsequiae’s Suspended in the Brume of Eos'', was released in 2011. Its 2015 follow-up, '' Aria of Vernal Tombs'', received positive reviews from music outlets such as Pitchfork, ''

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''. The band's music has been described as "castle metal" a "mishmash of

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Members

;Current members * Tanner Anderson – vocals, guitar, bass (2007–present) * Vicente La Camera Mariño –

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* Andrew Della Cagna – drums (2011–present) * Eoghan McCloskey - drums (2019-present) ;Former members * Neidhart von Reuental – drums, bass ;Live members * Andy Klockow – bass (2015–present) * Timothy Glenn – drums (2015–2018) * Eoghan McCloskey - drums (2019-present) * Carl Skildum – guitar (2015–present) * Brandon Almendinger – vocals (2015–present) * Gautier d'Espinal – guitar (2009-2010)

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Suspended in the Brume of Eos'' (2011) * '' Aria of Vernal Tombs'' (2015) * ''The Palms of Sorrowed Kings'' (2019) ;Demos * ''Obsequiae'' (2009)

References

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* Musical groups established in 2007 American musical trios American black metal musical groups American folk metal musical groups Medieval metal musical groups Heavy metal musical groups from Minnesota {{US-metal-band-stub