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Beginning life in 1992, this Windy City force came together when Ricks' Yifrach and McCoy as well as a host of others took their love for atmosphere, melody, and metal,creating something akin to the early releases put forth by their European counterparts such as old Paradise Lost, and even took influence from artists like Dead Can Dance,Loreena MacKennit,and Cranes.
While Avernus' first demo "a delicate tracery of red" was a measure of imbalance and inexperience, their second demo, the legendary "Sadness" propelled the band's name throughout the underground like wildfire, making Avernus a force to contend with.
While said releases were a potent mix of death metal, doom, and cinematic atmosphere, the bands' sound became like a chameleon, ever changing, and in 1997, MIA/OLYMPIC recordings released their debut album "Of the Fallen" which showcased a sound closer resembling Goth rock than the dark atmospheric metal Avernus became known for.
Another thing that Avernus became known for was an ever changing line-up that mimiced their ever changing sound, but despite the revolving door of members, Avernus still soldiers on, and despite a near breakdown, they managed to record material here and there, never officially releasing them, until Cursed Productions gave the world the much sought Sadness demo, alongside numerous hard to find and never released recordings entitled "Where the sleeping shadows lie" which turned out to be a success.
While remaining in the shadows of many of their peers, Avernus still manages to write and peform their dark, and majestic material and plans on reclaiming their throne upon the underground metal scene. UPDATE-Founding member and vocalist/guitarist Rick McCoy has decided to not only rejoin, but will be bringing in old blood to help finish off the long delayed album. Alongside McCoy is former Avernus/Novembers Doom bassist Brian Whited, and former Avernus/Electric Hellfire Club drummer Bill Hamning. AVERNUS releases :
a delicate tracery of red-1993
Anastasia[single]-1994
Sadness-1994
Godlessness[appears on METAL BLADE METAL MASSACRE 11]-1995
Blood Gathers frost[single]-1995
A farewell to eden[basically songs found on OF the Fallen]-1996
Of the Fallen-1997
Silver and Black e.p. special Milwaukee Metalfest promo-1997
MIA./OLYMPIC recordings metalfest promos the Wedge and Metalfest promo-1997
Where the Sleeping Shadows Lie-2000
the Slor Sessions aka the isolationist demo-2001
Bury Me in Fire-2003
the next album to be released Spring 2009THIS IS AN AD FOR THE MOVIE FEATURING AVERNUS' MUSIC:
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