Astharoth

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Astharoth
General information
origin Bielsko-Biała , Poland
Genre (s) Thrash metal
founding 1988
resolution 1994
Last occupation
Ted Ventsko
Joe Zifcak
Dorota Homme
Vocals , electric guitar
Jarek Tatarek
former members
Electric bass
David Wijetunga
Electric bass
Chris Dice
Electric bass
Witold Wirth
Electric bass
Jason Silva
Drums
Blake Tatarek
Drums
Dariusz Malysiak

Astharoth was a Polish thrash metal band from Bielsko-Biała , which was founded in 1988 and disbanded in 1994.

history

The band was founded in 1988 and consisted of singer and guitarist Jarek Tatarek, guitarist Dorota Homme, bassist Witold Wirth and drummer Dariusz Malysiak. The band won the Metal Battle in 1989 at the Spodek Arena in Katowice and thereby achieved an appearance at Metalmania . The debut album Gloomy Experiments was released in Finland via Poko Rekords and in Italy via Metal Master Records . In the spring of 1990, the band played again on Metalmania to support Kreator . Instead of recording a second album afterwards, the band now relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area . In the following years the band recorded further demos: Self Hatered (1990), Wisdom of the Blind (1991), Limits (1992) and Cycles of the Sphere (1994). In 1994 the group split up. In 2009, the debut album Gloomy Experiments was re-released through Metal Mind Productions .

style

The band plays classic Thrash Metal, which is described as a mixture of Kreator and Voivod .

Discography

  • 1990: Gloomy Experiments (Album, Poko Rekords / Metal Master Records )
  • 1990: Self-Hatred (demo, self-published)
  • 1991: Wisdom of the Blind (demo, self-published)
  • 1992: Limits (demo, self-published)
  • 1994: Cycles of the Sphere (demo, self-publication)
  • 2006: Lost Forever World (compilation, Spheric Reality Records )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ASTHAROTH , accessed December 26, 2012.
  2. Astharoth Gloomy Experiments , accessed December 26, 2012.
  3. Blizzard: Astharoth (Poland) "Gloomy Experiments" CD  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 26, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.metalglory.de