Necromantia

Necromantia is a Greek black metal band that was founded in 1989 in Athens, Greece.

History

A dominant characteristic is the lack of rhythm guitar in their music, which is substituted by an eight-string bass guitar. The band have been signed to Osmose Productions and Black Lotus Records.

Members

Current line-up

• The Magus - Bass, Vocals
• Baron Blood - 8-String Bass
• Fotis Benardo (Septic Flesh) - Drums

Former members

• Slow Death - Backing Vocals, Howling, Growling And Whispers
• Yiannis ”The Worshipper Of Pan” Papayiannis - Sax, Percussions, Keyboards, Tablas, Classic Guitar, Flute
• Inferno - Synths, Piano
• Iraklis Yalantzides - Keyboards (session)
• Lambros Sfiris - Keyboards (session)
• Divad (aka Dave P.) - Guitar
• John Fiorentis - Guitar (session)
• Nick Adams - Drums (session)
• George Panou - Drums (session)

Discography

Demos

• Promo Tape 1990 (1990)
• Vampiric Rituals (1992)
• Demo '93 (1993)
• Promo 1993 (1993)

LPs

• The Black Arts / The Everlasting Sins (split with Varathron; Black Power, 1992)
• Crossing the Fiery Path (Osmose, 1993)
• Black Arts Lead to Everlasting Sins (split with Varathron; Black Power, 1994)
• Scarlet Evil Witching Black (Osmose, 1995)
• IV: Malice (Black Lotus, 2000)
• The Sound of Lucifer Storming Heaven (Dockyard1, 2007)

EPs

• From The Past We Summon Thee (Dark Side, 1995)
• Ancient Pride (Osmose, 1997)
• People of the Sea (Dark Side, 2008)
• ...For the Temple of the Serpent Skull... (split with Acherontas; Dark Side, 2008)

Compilations

• Covering Evil (12 Years Doing The Devil's Work) (Black Lotus, 2001)
• Cults of the Shadow (contains Crossing the Fiery Path and Scarlet Evil Witching Black; Osmose, 2002)
• Necromantia (boxed set containing Crossing the Fiery Path, Scarlet Evil Witching Black, Ancient Pride and IV: Malice; Black Lotus, 2006)
• De Magia Veterum (Dark Side Records, 2009)

References

External links

• Necromantia biography @ MusicMight
• Necromantia biography @ Allmusic