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Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France (1998 – present)

Deathspell Omega is a band from Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France that formed in 1998.


Their lyrical content deals primarily with Satanism on a religious and metaphysical level. They have recently completed a series of three concept albums, focusing on the theological dispute on the divine essence of the devil, the roles and virtues of faith and the place of man therein. They are commonly regarded as more sophisticated lyrically and ideologically than most Satanic black metal bands. Some of their lyrical inspiration has come from the post-surrealist Georges Bataille.

Initially, Deathspell Omega produced raw, traditional black metal akin to Darkthrone’s Transilvanian Hunger or Panzerfaust; however, their 2004 release, Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice, marked a change to a more diverse sound heavily influenced by choral music.

They have a cult following amongst the underground scene, mainly due to what many consider their seminal work: 2004’s Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice. The first chapter in a trilogy, the album was released to critical acclaim and continues to be praised. The album’s title is a twisting of a popular Latin phrase. The original was “Si Monvmentvm Reqviris, Circvmspice,” meaning “if you seek a monument, look around”, a phrase that appears in St Paul’s Cathedral as a dedication to Sir Christopher Wren. Deathspell Omega’s version translates to “if you seek His monument, look around you.”

The band’s work after Si Monvmentvm Reqvires, Circvmspice has been even more experimental and technical, with the 5 tracks they released in 2005 - on Kénôse and a pair of splits - totalling nearly eighty minutes in length and actually exceeding the length of Si Monvmentvm Reqvires.
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  • UndeadMessiah

    deathspell omega's band members are all ancient aliens. [2]

    11 hours ago

  • FaultyClockwork

    @ClassyMusicSnob: you listen to Fas at all?

    yesterday afternoon

  • Laethetten

    The new track and the samples on amazon all sound ace. These guys can do no wrong.

    yesterday morning

  • ClassyMusicSnob

    Think I need to give these guys another spin. Paracletus never really impressed me, but Si Monumentum is very good, it has some of most interesting drum patterns I've heard in a while.

    yesterday morning

  • xVictimOfADownx

    Deathspell Omega's band members are all ancient aliens [2] http://narwhaler.com/img/bs/c/aliens-ancient-aliens-bsCjZ8.jpg this guy said so it must be true.

    yesterday morning

  • IBrokeTheOath

    I didn't really get enough from the samples to properly judge anything.

    Friday evening

  • PrimordialAtom

    It's a redundant 'conversation'. Back to more interesting things; those samples sound great.

    Friday afternoon

  • IBrokeTheOath

    As long as you keep responding to me, I'll keep responding to you. Isn't that how a conversation is supposed to work?

    Friday afternoon
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