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Sion, Switzerland (1987 – present)

Samael are a long-running Swiss band formed in 1987 in Sion, Switzerland.

Although much of their music from the mid-1990s onwards has incorporated electronic sounds which would best define their genre as , they are an early 2nd Wave band and an innovator for styles.

Their first demos presented a slow, doomy style of with raw vocals, similar to that of Celtic Frost. Some of the songs would be included on Worship Him (1991) and Blood Ritual (1992).

Around the time of Ceremony of Opposites (1994), the band started using industrial-styled song techniques, employed by the use of keyboards and (minimalist) acoustic percussion. By this time, they had also left French record label Osmose Productions and signed with Century Media Records.

1995 - The Rebellion ep was released to much acclaim

Their album Passage (1996) saw them gather a larger audience, with the music video for the song “Jupiterian Vibe” getting airplay on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball.

1998 saw the release of the “Exodus ep”

After the release of Eternal (1999), Samael would not renew their contract with Century Media. In 2004, “Reign of Light” was released through independent label Galactical Records.

In 2006, their album “Era One” was released on Century Media Records. It includes a bonus disc, “Lesson In Magic #1,” which is entirely instrumental and done solely by keyboardist Xy. The album itself was recorded in 2001, and the bonus disc a year later. Both were rearranged and remixed in 2005.
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