PICHILIANI METAL ROOM: BLACKMASS

Genre(s): Black Metal

Formed in Curitiba - PR, 2001. Blackmass was formed in 2001, when the infernal warrior Lord Aeshma grew dissatisfied with a black metal band he was in because of creative differences. Thus, in October, he departed, ready to unleash his own project featuring extreme techniques, blasphemy, and aggressive speeds, transforming his dark ideals into songs with truthful satanic essence. It then came to be that in the year 2002, after many grueling auditions, Magus Dux Adramelech joined the horde as vocalist in January and became a permanent member in March. Thenceforward the unholy duo Aeshma/Adramelech turned out to be the grease that let the infernal gears of Blackmass spin well. With few rehearsals, Blackmass wrote songs to record their first self-financed album, however the duo was without a drummer. In response to this, Magus Dux Adramelech decided to record the drums even without having any prior experience behind a kit...... .... .. ...... .... ..2002..: n May, the group entered Veronese Studio to record their debut demo-cd "Diabolical Ritual" which would feature Lord Aeshma recording guitars and bass, and Magus Dux Adramelech recording the vocals, drums, and keyboards. This one have five tracks: An intro, a slow song "Ravenous Demonium", and three fast songs. The title track would stand out, however, and this was the one that would guide Blackmass' sonority. The horde would appear in several magazines with prominence. The record had a positive response in the Brazillian underground scene, including a proposal to be featured in a compilation by Black Hole Magazine. The began to be respected as true professionals in the scene, and started truly reaping the rewards for their hard work. New member Verberibus Necare was added as the permanent skinsman in 2003, which would see Magus Dux Adramelech taking on bassist and lead vocal duties. Eventually Blackmass' line-up was complete, and it brought a new level of aggressiveness, technicality, and speed. Blackmass now can write faster, more satanic songs than on the first album. Then in August, the band would return to Veronese Studios to record an EP entitled "Episcolum, Servo Servorum Santii". This EP would feature the track that was considered by many to be Blackmass' masterpiece, "I Call Upon Thee". In December, along with being featured in additional magazines and publications, Blackmass would go on to be featured in an Extreme Underground compilation with a song called "Daemonarchetypes". it..... .... I2004 began with Blackmass playing a multitude of live shows around Brazil, while at the same time concentrating on new material to show the Brazillian black metal scene an album never seen before. In June they would work up enough tracks to record their first full length album, and would begin shopping around for a record label. Their first record deal was with Black Metal Mafia from So Paulo. The relationship with this label would be ended soon after because of a breach of the contract. The next good record label offer came in 2005 from Blasphemy Productions. BlackMass, now armed with this new backing would enter Poly Studios to record their most aggressive, hyper, and technical album yet, "Gloria Diaboli". This album would feature songs such as "Necrologies", the technical "Xes Lehahiah Plegas", "Infernal Horned God" and "Alae Nocturnae", which was sang in Latin. They also invested much more effort into their album artwork. Gloria Diaboli was released in Brazil on December 20th through Blasphemy Productions. The album was also released on Sinister sounds in April of 2006. .... .. .... *2006 Blackmass have your first album "Gloria Diaboli" released in world wide by the Canadian recorder "Sinister Sounds" that was responsible for the distribution of the album in North America, Europe and Japan. The horde was chosen like the band "Eminence of the month" by the Sweden radio "SollarFall", in the program "Panzer Division". During the month of July a lot of subjects of Blackmass has entered in the program, like many musics was released in SollarFall radio. At the end of this year the band released a new non mixed track to the fans and interessed see the idea from the new coming work After a some shows of álbum Gloria Diaboli the band begins the year thinking in prepare new compomsitions for an future album, whithout wait much for the Cannadian Seal Sinister Sounds sign a new contract with Blackmass. With just one new music in your setlist Blackmass have an stipulated time by Cannadian seal of 90 days for the deliver of a new stuff. At this time the drummer Verberibus Necare, because of individual reasons left from Blackmass. With the short period to deliver the stuff, we made a lot of test with other drummers from the city , but whithout any success. Whithout any drummer yet, Lord Aeshma and Adramelech worked every day in new compositions and arrangements on the little studio of Lord Aeshma, finishing all the musics in just 56 days. Whithout many choices, they called Fernando Dariva to make the drums and product the new album with the title Nemesis. With the end of stipulated time, the stuff is sent , and arrive to the cannadian seal just in time. The recorder show the stuff in febuary of 2008 .... .. ...... .... 2008 begins and the record label announces a new release date: April. When date was almost coming, the record label announces another date to release Nemesis, May 30th, one week before the expected date of release comes a letter from the label Sinister Sounds alleging bankruptcy of the seal. As soon as it happens, Blackmass starts looking for a new labem to release Nemesis, they send a letter to one of the best labels in Brazil: Free Mind Records, from Mococa in São Paulo. And then, with great satisfaction, Blackmass announces the contract signing with Free Mind Records, and the releasing by the end of September. .... In October,2008, Nemesis is already highlighted in many magazines and radios throughout Brazil. The album has a high quality and contains 11 tracks, among them the powerful Bleeding Heaven's Angels, the speed in Fierce Plague and technic in Midnight Bloody Skies. For the ones who like agressive stuff this album is pure violence! In this middle term, Magus Dux Adramelech leaves the band due to his moving to another country. .... 2009 after some times in silence, Blackmass annouces their new formation of the band. Vocals - Vizjerei Efreet Guitars - Lord Aeshma Bass - Amaymon Drums - Danda Blackmass has their duty to the fans to show the violence from the album Nemesis live and has plans to a new album and a future tour .

Source: http://www.myspace.com/blackmassofficialpage, september, 2012.

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Discography:

Diabolic Ritual [Demo, 2002]:

1. Invocatio Mallum (Call Upon the Evil) 04:36

2. Eternal War 03:05

3. Diabolical Ritual 03:03

4. Darkness Triumph 02:57

5. Ravenous Demonium 03:55

Lord Aeshma Guitars, Bass

Magus Dux Adramelech Vocals, Drums, Keyboards