Black Funeral
Black Funeral is an American black metal band formed in 1993 by Michael W. Ford, also known outside the black metal environment as an industrial music musician and occultism/esotericism author.[1] They were formed in Indianapolis, Indiana and later moved to Spring, Texas. They played a few live shows after being signed to their record label, Behemoth Productions. An exclusive song appeared on the A Tribute to Hell - Satanic Rites compilation CD released by Full Moon Productions. Baron Nachttoter professes to practice black magic, and has released CDs with live recorded speeches, dark ambient music and live rituals.
Black Funeral | |
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| Origin | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
| Genres | Black metal, dark ambient |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Dark Adversary Productions, Behemoth Productions |
| Associated acts | Psychonaut 75, Hexentanz, Drowning the Light, Empire of Blood, Valefor |
| Website | Official site |
| Members | Akhtya Nachtotter Azgorh Drakenhof |
| Past members | Warlord Asmoderic Ravennacht J/ Deimos Kahn Demiurge Abberoth Blackangel Nocturnal Marchozelos Sheikh Abd'ajjal |
Michael W. Ford believes that black metal must be Satanic, but that not all band members need to be Satanists as long as one of them is.[2]
Discography
- Journeys into Horizons Lost (demo, 1994)
- Of Spells of Darkness and Death (demo, 1995)
- Vampyr - Throne of the Beast (1996)
- Empire of Blood (1997)
- Moon of Characith (1998)
- Belial Arisen (2003)
- Az-I-Dahak (2004)
- Ordog (2005)
- Waters of Weeping (2007)
- Vukolak (2010)
- Ankou and the Death Fire (2016)
- Scourge of Lamashtu (2020)
References
- "Black Funeral - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal-archives.com. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- Black Funeral. Embrace The Sounds Of Grim Medieval Vampiric Black Metal... Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. In: Kill Yourself!!! Magazine, no. 3, 1995, p. 36, accessed on 21 November 2012.
