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Order the new cd-"NIGHTMARES FOR THE SLEEPLESS" $12 postpaid! (link below)
Combining some of Los Angeles and Orange Countys most destructive metal forces, Winterthrall finally brings the European blackened death sound stateside. Having been in such influential acts as Evil Dead and Noctuary, founding members Steve Nelson (guitars/ synth/ vocals) and Rob Alaniz (drums) sought out to form their own unique metal vision in February of 2002. After about a year they happened upon former guitarist Elizabeth Schall and enlisted the aid of friend and bassist Ruben Lugo, thus completing the line-up.
Winterthrall began writing and rehearsing for the recording of their first demo during the fall of 2003. The result of that labor was Autumn Caskets: a dark and aggressive piece of black metal that held no shortage of melody and atmosphere. The demo was well received and as 2003 went on, the band kept busy with a non-stop schedule of local and international shows.
In 2005 good friend Jeremy Peto (ex-morgion) joined on bass, with Ruben handling the 2nd guitar duties.
December 2006 will see the release of the first full length album "Nightmares for the Sleepless" on the bands own Murderous Dark Records. With a new addition to the line-up guitarist Josh Standifer, Ruben returns to Bass guitar and vocal duties.
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Member Since: 6/21/2004
Band Website: Winterthrall.com
Band Members: Steve Nelson - Guitars, Synth & Lead Vocals

Ruben Lugo - Bass, Vocals

Rob Alaniz - Drums

Josh Standifer- Guitars

Influences: Abigor, Carcass, Morbid Angel, Opeth, Marduk, Entombed, Dimmu Borgir, Summoning, etc.
Sounds Like: Brutal, Melodic Black Death Metal with a bit of doom
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Nightmares For The Sleepless review courtesy of MetalDogma.com

Nightmares For The Sleepless review courtesy of Metal-Observer.com

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Reviews, Retrospectives, and 2008

Greetings everyone, Steve here with a brief blog since its been awhile...First off, thanks to all who came out to our last couple of shows. Novembe...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:09:00 PST

massattack records.com review

Brutal blasts, screaming melodies, tricky stops and monster drum fills, all brought to you tastefully by Winterthrall. This band will appeal to most metal fans and beyond due to there instrumental div...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:02:00 PST

diabolical conquest.com review 8.5!

http://www.diabolicalconquest.com/reviews/winterthrall-night mares_for_the_sleepless.htm Black metal is all about balance. You need just enough rawness, but not so much that that it could be mistaken f...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:36:00 PST

E-Metal review

More reviews on the main page, but here's a nice one.check them out at: e-metal reviews WINTERTHRALL - Nightmares for the Sleepless Murderous Dark Records Nightmares for the Sleepless is what other Am...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:36:00 PST

(for those of you that asked) here are the lyrics for the "Nightmares For The Sleepless" cd

..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..>..> Cycles of The Flesh Now refuse to breathe And oblivion shall swallow all For absolution remains out of reach ...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:12:00 PST

Summer shows and other news...

First off, the response to the album has been great! Thanks to all who have bought a copy so far.We've jumped on the Snocap bandwagon and added a digital download store on our site as well, allowing y...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:09:00 PST

"Nightmares for The Sleepless" is finally out!

At long last the debut album we had recorded in 2005 is finally out! "Nightmares for The Sleepless" has 8 tracks of brutal melodic metal, over 40 minutes of music! Its $12 postpaid or $10 at one of t...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 05:35:00 PST

New song posted, shows, cd release date (finally!)

Grimmest Hails my Necro-brethren! I've posted a new song from our forthcoming cd "Nightmares For The Sleepless"- its called "In Frozen Apathy" and it features the amazing vocals of Janis Tanaka (ex-H...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 05:54:00 PST

Some news, finally...

We apologize for the lack of recent news entries, but Steve and I have been pretty busy with both Noctuary and Winterthrall lately. Ok, so here's the latest:Our buddy Jeremy Peto has unfortunately dec...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:36:00 PST

Key Club Hollywood Oct 7th 2005 Review

Mortician, Akercocke, Vehemence, Nokturne, Winterthrall, Epicedium "The night continued out strong with local Orange County band, Winterthrall. This promising band mixes many styles of metal together ...
Posted by WINTERTHRALL on Wed, 17 Aug 2005 12:31:00 PST