Ancient Rites

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Years Active
1988 – present (38 years)
Founded In
Diest, Vlaams-Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Ancient Rites is a Belgian (old) / (recent) band formed in 1988. Initially, the line- up consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther Theys on bass and vocals. In 1990 the Dark Ritual demo was released in the underground scene, getting worldwide attention just as black metal was gaining importance in the metal scene. Soon after the release of this demo Phillip died in a car crash and not long after, Stefan committed suicide. However painful this episode was to the band, they decided to continue and Stefan's position was taken… read more
Ancient Rites is a Belgian (old) / (recent) band formed in 1988. Initially, the line- up consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther Theys on bass and vocals. In 1990 the Dark Ritual demo was released in the underground scene, getting worl… read more
Ancient Rites is a Belgian (old) / (recent) band formed in 1988. Initially, the line- up consisted of guitar players Johan and Phillip, drummer Stefan, and Gunther Theys on bass and vocals. In 1990 the Dark Ritual demo was released in the underground scene, getting worldwide attention just as black metal was gaining importance in the metal … read more

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1 Play track Fatherland Mother Europe
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2 Play track Fatherland Fatherland
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3 Play track Blasfemia Eternal Total Misanthropia
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4 Play track Fatherland Aris
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5 Play track Dim Carcosa North Sea
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6 Play track The Diabolic Serenades Death Messiah
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7 Play track The Diabolic Serenades Evil Prevails
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8 Play track Dim Carcosa Exile (Les litanies de Satan)
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9 Play track The Diabolic Serenades Crucifixion Justified (Roman Supremacy)
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10 Play track Fatherland Dying in a Moment of Splendour
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    3 Aug 1998 · 10 tracks

    Fatherland
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  2. 8,745 listeners

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    Dim Carcosa
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  3. 6,875 listeners

    1996 · 13 tracks

    The Diabolic Serenades
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