Proscriptor

Emperor Proscriptor Magikus or Sir Proscriptor McGovern , usually called Proscriptor for short (civil Russ R. Givens ) is an American musician and occultist and the operator of Tarot Productions. He is particularly known as the drummer of the band Absu , where his drumming serves as the root of the compositions.

biography

Born in Armenia, Givens came into contact with Peyote and Aleister Crowley's The Book of Thoth at the age of 13 through a friend , which changed his metaphysical ideas and consciousness; in this and in his relation to his own Scottish-Irish background he sees the origins of his interest in occultism and Celtic mythology .

Givens' first band, Ossuaryist, was formed in mid-1990; this played Death Metal / Grindcore and released the demo recording Themes of Intussusception . The death / doom metal / grindcore band Magus emerged from Ossuarist in October 1991 . In this, both he and bassist Ray Barrera wrote the lyrics, including the one inspired by Aleister Crowley and the Tarot for The Magus . The unicursal hexagram on the cover of Ruminations of Debauchery also indicates Thelema influences.

In 1992 Proscriptor became a member of the band Absu, founded in 1989 under the name Dolmen, and of Equimanthorn ; Here, too, there are thelemic influences, for example the use of the unicursal hexagram on the label of the Tara CD and quotes from the Book of Thoth in parts of the song Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore Act II) from the debut album Barathrum: VITRIOL and in the Tara booklet. In the late 1990s he also became a drummer for Judas Iscariot . In 2001 he recorded the intro and outro of a Thornspawn mini-LP.

Due to personal problems, Proscriptor left Absu at short notice in 2001. In February 2002 he completed an audition with Slayer as the new drummer, but then returned to the band, which Equitant had previously left. The band had meanwhile started writing songs for the next album, but the motivation of the remaining members reached its low point when Proscriptor broke his left wrist in an accident in the summer of 2002. Some orthopedic surgeons were not optimistic about Proscriptor's ability to play the drums in the future. During his healing process he was supported by custom-made plaster casts and was even able to play the drums better afterwards than before the break. He then flew to the Netherlands and Sweden to record the album Sphynx with Melechesh . When he returned to Dallas in January 2003, Shaftiel, the last remaining founding member of Absu, had left the band. Proscriptor initially did not continue Absu, but devoted himself to his role as father and also recorded two albums with Equimanthorn and one with Starchaser Network, was a member of the short-lived band The Turning, which he describes as a mistake, played with Melechesh at a festival and founded Tarot Productions. In 2007 he reformed Absu, due to the disinterest of Equitant and Shaftiel, he continues the band with a new line-up without them.

Discography

with ossuary

• 1991: Themes of Intussusception

with Magus

• 1992: Ruminations of Debauchery (Demo / EP; self-published / Torched Records)

with absu

• 1993: Barathrum: VITRIOL (Gothic Records)
• 1994: Fantasizing to the Third of the Pagan Vision (Quoth the Sky, Nevermore) on Morbid Tunes of the Black Angels - Part I (The Way of Force)
• 1995: The Sun of Tiphareth ( Osmose Productions )
• 1995: ... And Shineth Unto the Cold Cometh (EP; Osmose Productions)
• 1995: Never Blow Out the Eastern Candle on World Domination I (Osmose Productions)
• 1997: The Third Storm of Cythraul (Osmose Productions)
• 1997: Of Celtic Fire, We Are Born / Terminus on World Domination II (Osmose Productions)
• 1998: In the Eyes of Ioldánach (EP; Osmose Productions)
• 1998: Transylvania on A Call to Irons: A Tribute to Iron Maiden (Dwell Records)
• 1998: The Gold Torques of Ulaid on Gummo (Soundtrack) (Domino)
• 2000: Hallstattian Swords (EP; Blood, Fire, Death Productions)
• 2001: Tara (Osmose Productions)
• 2001: Deathcrush on Originators of the Northern Darkness - A Tribute to Mayhem ( Avantgarde Music )
• 2005: Mythological Occult Metal: 1991-2001 (Best Of: Osmose Productions)
• 2006: The Gold Torques of Uláid / Akhera Goiti Akhera Beiti on The Dark Psyche (The End Records)
• 2007: L'attaque du tyran: Toulouse, le 28 avril 1997 (Live EP; Agonia Records )
• 2007: The Gold Torques of Uláid (split single with Demonical ; Temple of Darkness Records)
• 2008: Speed ​​n 'Spikes Vol. II (Split EP with Rumpelstiltskin Grinder; Relapse Records )
• 2009: Absu ( Candlelight Records )
• 2011: Abzu (Candlelight Records)

with equimant horn

• see Equimanthorn (Band) #Discography

with proscriptor

• 1995: The Venus Bellona (Cruel Moon International)
• 1997: The Serpentine Has Risen (Dark Age Productions)
• 2004: Thoth Music (k) (EP; Tarot Productions)
• 2008: 726 (Tarot Productions)

with usurper

• 2000: Necronemesis (vocals with Full Metal Maelstrom ; Necropolis Records )

with Melechesh

• 2001: Djinn (Osmose Productions)
• 2003: Sphynx (Osmose Productions)

with disaster

• 2007: 666 - Satan's Soldiers Syndicate ( Metal Blade Records , Iron Pegasus Records )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About Tarot Productions ( Memento of the original from November 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 
2. ↑ Dustin Hathaway: THE METAL OBSERVER - Review - ABSU - Tara .
3. ↑ Melechesh ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , underground-empire.com, accessed November 29, 2011. 
4. ^ Patrick Rennick: Proscriptor & Equitant of Absu. metalreview.com, October 19, 2005, archived from the original on February 10, 2010 ; Retrieved October 9, 2012 . 
5. ↑ OSSUARIST- "THEMES OF INTUSSUSCEPTION" -3-TRACK 1991 DEMO . In: Blood-Shed , No. 4, 1992.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Magus . In: Diarrheader , No. 1, 1992.
7. ↑ PROSCRIPTOR ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 
8. ↑ Knowledge Of The Tyrants. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007 ; accessed on June 27, 2012 (English). 
9. ↑ Stahlschrulle: Absu .