Ecnephias

Blackened Death Doom Metal (early) - Death Doom Metal/Gothic (now) da Napoli e Potenza


Membri

Mancan (Ecnephias, Abbas Taeter, Saturnalis Nox) - Guitars, Vocals, Programming
Sicarius - Keys and Piano
Demil - Drums
Nikko - Guitars
Miguel José Mastrizzi - Bass


Biografia

ITA - Ecnephias (pronuncia: Eknéfias) è una band blackened death doom metal, formatasi a Potenza nel 1996 per volontà di Mancan (voce, chitarra), avvocato e musicista. "November", "Dominium Noctis" (Nekromantik Records/Masterpiece), "Haereticus" (Nekromantik Records/Masterpiece), "Ways of Descention" (Code666 Records/Audioglobe), "Inferno" (Scarlet Records) e "Necrogod" sono gli album e gli ep ufficiali pubblicati sino ad oggi. Nel luglio del 2012 gli Ecnephias annunciano l'accordo con Behemoth Prod./Masterpiece per la produzione e distribuzione della raccolta "Cold winds from beyond", una compilation di brani tratti dai primi tre lavori, dal demo del 2005 all'Ep del 2008. Il nome Ecnephias è noto nell'underground del metal estremo per il marchio di fabbrica tipicamente atmosferico e mediterraneo, pregno di influenze che vanno dal dark progressivo italiano anni '70 ai moderni Moonspell, Rotting Christ, Septic Flesh, Ulver. Un personale sound che unisce doom, heavy, death e black metal a supporto di liriche sinistre e tenebrose.

ENG - Ecnephias is a blackened death doom metal band from Potenza, Italy. They take their name from greek latin tradition and are notable for their mediterranean and atmospheric metal. The band was formed in 1996 by vocalist and guitarist Mancan, lawyer and musician. They self-released their first demo, "November", in 2005; after this release, they were signed to Nekromantik Records. Their debut release was 2007's "Dominium Noctis". 2008 saw the release of a new Ep, "Haereticus", on the same label, with a new line up featuring Antonio Donadeo (ex Vital Remains, ex Undertakers) on the drums. Ecnephias released their third official album, "Ways of Descention", in May of 2010, for Code666 Records/Audioglobe. 2011 saw, finally, the release of a new, third masterpiece album: "Inferno", on Scarlet Records, with a new line up. In July of 2012 they announced the agreement with Behemoth Prod. / Masterpiece for the production and distribution of the album "Cold winds from beyond", a compilation of tracks from the first three works. In the March of 2013 the band announced the publication of "Necrogod", the awaited 4th album, confirming a steady growth. The lyrics theme is inspired by the ancient pre-Christian cults of the southern hemisphere of the Earth. To promote their music, Ecnephias went on tour in Italy supporting Opera IX, Frostmoon Eclipse, Exodus and others acts, playing at the Total Metal Festival 2009 with Malevolent Creation, Vomitory and Finntroll, at the Agglutination Metal Festival 2009 with Extrema, Vader and Udo and at the Agglutination Metal Festival 2012 with Dark Tranquillity, Rotting Christ, Destroyer 666 and Rhapsody.

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