Agathodaimon is dark metal band from Germany.
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Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Line-up
- 3 Discography
- 4 External links
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Biography
The band begun in late 1995, when drummer Matthias and guitarist Sathonys got together to assemble a black metal band. They put adverts at several music magazines in the hopes that they would find suitable musicians to play with them. In answer to the advertisement, they were joined by bassist Marko Thomas and keyboardist and vocalist Vlad Dracul. The last member of their initial formation was the second guitarist, Hyperion, who joined them by the end of that year. With this formation the band recorded the Carpe Noctem demo tape, which received fair reviews from the German specialized press. It also attracted the attention of one of Century Media's executivies, who began keeping track of the band.
Agathodaimon then proceeded to play minor gigs and support some european bands. Eventually, they received an offer from Century Media to fund the recording of their second demo. This demo was recorded in early 1997 and was named Near Dark. It attracted the interest of quite a few recording labels, and in the end the band opted to sign with Nuclear Blast, who offered them the best monetary/support deal.
After successfully composing the songs for their debut album Blacken the Angel, one of the members of Agathodaimon, Vlad, was forced to quit the band due to problems with immigration. Being a native from Romania, the local authorities from his country didn't allow him to go back to Germany. The situation involved the fact that he had left the country during Ceauşescu's reign. The band therefore was forced to make use of guest musicians to record their debut. Akaias (from Asaru) did the vocals and Marcel "Vampallens" (from Nocte Obducta) took the role of the keyboards. Vlad's participation on the album was restricted to the solo song Contemplation Song, which was sent to the band via air mail.
The CD caused some impact and sold rather well. The band proceeded to tour with bands such as Children of Bodom and Hypocrisy. At the height of the album's success they opened gigs for Dimmu Borgir and Lacrimosa.
In 1999, Vampallens decided to quit the band in order to dedicate himself fully to his main project. He was replaced by female keyboardist Chirtine S. To record their second album - Higher Art of Rebellion - the band travelled to Romania, in order to be able to play together with Vlad. The vocalist Akaias also participated in the recording of this album.
After a short hiatus, the band recorded the album Chapter III in 2001.
Many changes to the bands's structure followed, with Vlad definitely quitting the band, soon followed by Marko and Christine. They were replaced by Darin Smith and Felix Ü. Walzer respectively.
In 2004 the band released the album Serpent's Embrace.
Line-up
- Akaias - Vocals
- Sathonys - Guitar
- Hyperion - Guitar
- Darin Smith - Bass
- Felix Ü. Walzer - Keyboards
- Matthias R. - Drums
Former members
- Vlad Dracul - Vocals, keyboards
- Marcel "Vampallens" - Keyboards
- Christine S. - Keyboards
- Marko Thomas - Bass
Discography
- Blacken the Angel (1998)
- Higher Art of Rebellion (1999)
- Chapter III (2001)
- Serpent's Embrace (2004)
External links
- Agathodaimon official website
- Agathodaimon at MusicBrainz
- Agathodaimon at Discogs.com
- Agathodaimon at Encyclopaedia Metallum
- Agathodaimon discography at Lost Souls Domain
Category: German heavy metal musical groups
