Temple of Baal

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Temple of Baal
General information
origin Paris , France
Genre (s) Black Metal , later also Death Metal
founding 1998
Current occupation
Arkdaemon
Electric guitar , later also vocals
Olivier "Amduscias" Verron
Sylvain "Skvm" Butet
Electric guitar
 Saroth
Drums (live)
 Belial
former members
Drums
 Eric "Mr. Rikk" Tabourier
singing
 Magus Kaiser Munkir aka "MKM"
Drums
 Antares
Electric guitar
 Chris "Alastor"

Temple of Baal is a French death and black metal band from Paris that was formed in 1998.

history

Temple of Baal was founded in mid-1998 by Olivier "Amduscias" Verron as a one-man band. Only later did the singer Magus Kaiser Munkir (aka "MKM"), the bass player Arkdaemon and the drummer Eric "Herr Rikk" Tabourier join the cast. This was followed by appearances. After a few rehearsals, MKM left the line-up, whereupon the band decided to continue as a trio, so that Verron took over the vocals in addition to the electric guitar. A few months later the first demo appeared with Satanas Lux Solis , of which the band was able to sell 200 copies. After the band had signed a contract with the French label Chanteloup Creations , they went to the Coprophagus Studio in February 2000 to record the next demo, Black Unholy Presence . 200 copies of this stood out. The phonogram was later re-released via Oaken Shield Records . The group was then heard on the sampler The Return of Darkness and Hate by Drakkar Productions . There was also a split release with Eternal Majesty on End All Life Productions . Temple of Baal's part consisted of the old demo song Faces of the Void , which had been re-recorded for the release, as well as the two new songs Satanic Dominators and On Through the Void . The publication had a circulation of 300 copies, which sold out after the first three weeks. In addition, the release of a debut album was planned, but this was delayed by the bankruptcy of Chanteloup Creations in 2001.

Instead, the album was released in 2003 on the Oaken Shield label under the name Servants of the Beast , which was followed by a second album called Traitors to Mankind on the same label in 2005 . In March 2008 the band switched to Agonia Records . The albums Lightslaying Rituals , Verses of Fire and Mysterium were released on this label in 2009, 2013 and 2015. In their career, the band has been able to collaborate with Deströyer 666 , Watain , Revenge , Enthroned , Impiety , Abigail , Arkhon Infaustus and Play Antaeus . In addition, she has so far been able to record festival appearances at the Inferno Metal Festival Norway and the Summer Breeze .

style

Gunnar Sauermann from Metal Hammer described the music in his review of Servants of the Beast as "clattering, rumbling and nagging Black Metal" in the style of the 1990s. In the songs there are "clanking guitars, croaking throat torture and rumbling drums". In addition to Norwegian Black Metal, the “simple song structures between rocky or even punky attitude” would often be reminiscent of Venom or Possessed . The sound is "appropriately washed out" and the lyrics are satanist . In a later issue, Melanie Aschenbrenner reviewed the album Traitors to Mankind and stated that it offered "gritty old school Black Metal", mostly reminiscent of Venom and Darkthrone . As with the debut album, the music is “true and thrashy ”. In the song Bleeding Thoughts "a doomy middle section with bright, tortured vocals" can be heard, while Graveyard of Disgust has "the groove of death". Bitter Days unintentionally reminds you of ABBA's Dancing Queen at the beginning .

According to Olivier Verron in an interview with Rock Hard's Mandy Malon , Mysterium is about the mysteries of faith from the perspective of the left-hand path . The title was inspired by the motet O Magnum Mysterium by Francis Poulenc . He also stated that he has been a fan of Behemoth since the first demo, although he still had to get used to the later Death Metal influences. Temple of Baal, however, is more Black Metal-heavy. His playing the guitar was mainly influenced by bands from his childhood such as Iron Maiden , Judas Priest , Slayer and Metallica . The melodies of the songs were heavily influenced by Darkthrone, Emperor and Dissection . Sebastian Schilling had reviewed the album one issue earlier. The band has moved from pure Black Metal to Death Metal. This can mainly be seen in the singing, as there is always growling . The tempo of the songs is often very high. Overall, the music is reminiscent of Behemoth, although Temple of Baal is more straightforward. The always somewhat dissonant harmony evokes memories of Deathspell Omega .

Discography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Biography. metalstorm.net, accessed December 21, 2015 .
  2. ↑ a b Bio. Myspace , archived from the original on September 11, 2011 ; accessed on December 21, 2015 .
  3. ↑ TEMPLE OF BAAL Signs With AGONIA RECORDS. Blabbermouth.net , accessed December 21, 2015 .
  4. ^ Temple of Baal. Discogs , accessed December 22, 2015 .
  5. ↑ Elina: Norway's INFERNO Festival: Billing Revealed. metal-temple.com, accessed December 22, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Michael Färber: Preliminary report Summer Breeze Open Air 2015. metaller.de, accessed on December 22, 2015 .
  7. ^ Gunnar Sauermann: Temple of Baal . Servants of the Beast. In: Metal Hammer . September 2003, p. 113 .
  8. ↑ Melanie Aschenbrenner: Temple of Baal . Traitors to Mankind. In: Metal Hammer . April 2006, p. 119 .
  9. ↑ Mandy Malon: Temple of Baal . The mysterious manifesto. In: Rock Hard . No. 343 , December 2015, p. 85 .
  10. ↑ Sebastian Schilling: Temple of Baal . Mystery. In: Rock Hard . No. 342 , November 2015, p. 104 .