Thy Serpent is a Finnish

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band from

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. It started out as a solo project by Sami Tenetz in 1992. A full lineup was acquired in 1995.

History

After two demos, he signed a record deal with

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. Azhemin, Agathon and Luopio joined between 1995 and 1996 when they released their debut, ''

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''. "Only Dust Moves" was featured on the

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single " The Carpenter". After their debut album's success, their international debut, ''Christcrusher'', followed. Contrary to their statements that they would never play live, they did eight gigs in Finland in the summer of 1999. In 2000, Thy Serpent changed its line-up, adding a second guitarist and a new drummer. During that year, they went to the studio to record ''

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'', which remains the last record by the band. They are now signed to

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Band members

* Azhemin - Vocals / Bass / Synth * Sami Tenetz - Guitar * Teemu Laitinen - Drums * Tomi Ullgren - Lead Guitar

Former members

* Pekka - Drums (1995) * Börje - Guitar (1995) * Teemu Raimoranta - Guitar (1995-1996; died 2003) *

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- Guitar (1997; died 2020) * Agathon - Drums/ Vocals (1996-1999; died 2022) * Luopio - Bass/ Vocals (1996-1998)

Discography

* ''Frozen Memory Demo'' (1994) * ''Into Everlasting Fire Demo'' (1995) * ''

'' (1996) * ''

Lords of Twilight ''Lords of Twilight'' is the second studio album released by Finnish black metal band Thy Serpent. It is a MCD and contains old demo-songs re-recorded and a few new songs. It was released through Spinefarm Records Spinefarm Records is an int ...

'' (MCD) (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''

'' (2000) * ''Wolfnacht / Goatmoon / Thy Serpent'' (split, 2022)

References

Thy Serpent Thy Serpent is a Finnish black metal band from Espoo. It started out as a solo project by Sami Tenetz in 1992. A full lineup was acquired in 1995. History After two demos, he signed a record deal with Spinefarm, Spinefarm Records. Azhemin, A ...

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