Agiel

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Agiel
General information
origin Rochester , New York , United States
Genre (s) Death metal
founding 1997
Website houseofagiel.com
Current occupation
Rich Buzzell
Kevin Kostyk
Jesse Carson
James Taylor
former members
Electric bass
 Kris Piper
Drums
 Tim Yeung
Electric guitar
 Mike Dillio
singing
 Juan Perez
Electric bass
 Michael Lund
Electric bass
 Jon Zynda
Electric guitar
 Ed Holderle
Electric guitar
 Jody Roberts
Drums
 Tony Marchiano
Drums
 King Kev
Electric bass (live)
 Jon Zynda

Agiel is an American death metal band from Rochester , New York that was formed in 1997. The name of the band comes from the Enochian language and stands for the intelligence of Saturn .

history

The band was formed in 1997 by singer and keyboardist James Taylor. Other members were guitarist Mike Dillio, bassist Kris Piper and drummer Tim Yeung . The debut album was released in 1999 under the name The Works of War . In 2001, work began on a demo called Hymnos Ex Maledicus Gemini , which resulted in the 2002 album Dark Pantheons Again Will Reign , which was released through Unique Leader Records . The release was followed by a tour to promote the record, with the band performing with Cephalic Carnage and December , among others , before finishing work on a previously unreleased album, Kuthula . Some of these songs were released in 2005 under the name Vessatu . In 2007 the group decided to take a longer break. The band break ended in December 2012. She worked on new songs and released them under the name Dark Pantheons on Deepsend Records .

style

According to the band biography on houseofagiel.com , the band was founded by James Taylor to express his occult philosophy and ritual magic. According to Eduardo Rivadavia from Allmusic, the band play a mixture of black and death metal. According to Vincent from metal-observer.com, the band plays Death Metal on Dark Pantheons Again Will Reign , which is comparable to Nile 's, with the Egyptian samples being replaced by clever background noises. The riffs would sound like Morbid Angel . He described the music as technically demanding Brutal Death Metal , comparable to the music of Nile, Morbid Angel and Suffocation .

Discography

  • 1999: The Works of War (album, self-published)
  • 2001: Demo (demo, self-published)
  • 2002: Dark Pantheons Again Will Reign (Album, Unique Leader Records )
  • 2002: Hymnos Ex Maledicos Gemini (EP, Unique Leader Records)
  • 2005: Vessatu (demo, self- publication )
  • 2014: Dark Pantheons (EP, Deepsend Records )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Agiel. uniqueleader.com, accessed July 27, 2014 .
  2. ^ A b Eduardo Rivadavia: Agiel. Allmusic , accessed July 27, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b BIOGRAPHY. houseofagiel.com, accessed July 27, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Vincent: Agiel - Dark Pantheons Again Will Reign (10/10) - USA - 2002. metal-observer.com, accessed July 27, 2014 .