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Akercocke is a progressive blackened death metal band from London formed in 1997. They take their name from a talking monkey in Robert Nye’s interpretation of the Faust-legend. They are famous for dressing in suits during concerts, their Satanic beliefs and having an extremely fast drummer.
The band was formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonca (guitar) and David Gray (drums). The two had been friends in the past, and played in Salem Orchid until 1992, when that band split up. They soon added a second guitarist, Paul Scanlan, and a bassist, Peter Theobalds. They self-released their first album, Rape of the Bastard Nazarene, in 1999; after this release met with some success, they were signed to Peaceville Records, an underground record company; their debut release for the new company was 2001’s The Goat of Mendes. 2003 saw the release of Choronzon, on Earache Records. Shortly after, guitarist Paul Scanlan parted company with Akercocke. He has suggested privately that this was not his choice, but no official statement to that effect has been made by either party. His replacement is Matt Wilcock, formerly of Australian metal band The Berzerker.
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds that go Undone was released in Britain and Europe in October 2005, and in the United States in February 2006 on Earache Records, to great critical acclaim. To promote the album, Akercocke went on tour wih Mortician and Blood Red Throne through Europe. Prior to this, they had played four shows in Britain to promote the new album, supported by fellow British death metallers Ted Maul.
The band was formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonca (guitar) and David Gray (drums). The two had been friends in the past, and played in Salem Orchid until 1992, when that band split up. They soon added a second guitarist, Paul Scanlan, and a bassist, Peter Theobalds. They self-released their first album, Rape of the Bastard Nazarene, in 1999; after this release met with some success, they were signed to Peaceville Records, an underground record company; their debut release for the new company was 2001’s The Goat of Mendes. 2003 saw the release of Choronzon, on Earache Records. Shortly after, guitarist Paul Scanlan parted company with Akercocke. He has suggested privately that this was not his choice, but no official statement to that effect has been made by either party. His replacement is Matt Wilcock, formerly of Australian metal band The Berzerker.
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds that go Undone was released in Britain and Europe in October 2005, and in the United States in February 2006 on Earache Records, to great critical acclaim. To promote the album, Akercocke went on tour wih Mortician and Blood Red Throne through Europe. Prior to this, they had played four shows in Britain to promote the new album, supported by fellow British death metallers Ted Maul.
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D1V1DEBYZER0 wrote:
Any word on the bands status?
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iliketherain wrote:
Rape of the bastard nazarene>goat of mendes>WTGUDTGU>antichrist>Choronzon
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heedstoone wrote:
@ShinobiNoRyuu check this out man: here - http://www.facebook.com/voiceslondon
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heedstoone wrote:
yes!
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ShinobiNoRyuu wrote:
What the fuck happened to them?
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Torden_BG wrote:
C'mon fans, rate the picture of David's new band! http://www.last.fm/music/Voices/+images/73793114 There are at least 7 bands sharing the name Voices!
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Stirlingo wrote:
This is fucking great music, hope they come to Portugal again! Im from Scotland but work in Portugal right now.....hope to catch you lot soon!!!!!!!
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Mercenarion wrote:
shit > shit > shit > shit > poop>Javy [2]
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
shit > shit > shit > shit > poop>Javy
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JavySlay wrote:
shit > shit > shit > shit > poop
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Mercenarion wrote:
Words that go Unspoken > Antichrist > Choronzon > Goat of Mendes > Rape of Bastard Nazarene
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
Antichrist>Choronzon>Goat of Mendes>Words that Go Unspoken>Rape of Bastard Nazarene
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airwickhaze wrote:
I remember being really stoked about them playing with Opeth when I was 15... the venue was 16+. Fuck.
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FuziusIII wrote:
This guys are just amazing and yet quite underrated in the extreme\prog metal scene -Which is why I just wrote about them on my site: http://underratedreviews.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/akercocke-progressive-blackened-death-metal/
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UndeadMessiah wrote:
@chaoticend: The two bands have pretty much nothing in common, except for the fact that they are both innovative and amazing
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EvilParanoid wrote:
For Destined_for: live dates in the future? Where did you read this?
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LoveThyRingworm wrote:
I have to agree with the guy who was negative toward the vocals, his harsh vocals can be a bit grinding and I'd see why they wouldn't appeal to most. I still fucking love the band though, and it wouldn't be the same without the vocalist.
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chaoticend wrote:
Akercocke's music is awesome, but I think Lykathea Aflame is better!
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Mercenarion wrote:
"Everything is really good. Sadly I have to admit that vocal sucks really hard..." The vocals are fucking amazing.
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Metality wrote:
"Everything is really good. Sadly I have to admit that vocal sucks really hard..." The vocals are a part of "everything".
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