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POLAND, Tczew

Date Formed 1998

Categories: Black Metal, Death Metal

Biography

Ultra extreme, blasphemic Death Metal. AZARATH, based in Tczew, featured Inferno of BEHEMOTH and WITCHMASTER on drums and Bart of DAMNATION on guitar. Vocalist / bassist Bruno has credits with DAMNATION and CENOTAPH whilst second guitarist D. was also a DAMNATION and BEHEMOTH veteran. The group debuted in 1998 with the demo 'Traitors'. To promote the 'Demon Seed' album AZARATH teamed up with VADER, HATE and ELYSIUM for Polish dates in June 2002.

The follow up 'Infernal Blasting' arrived in 2003. AZARATH's 2000 demo tracks would be issued a split album 'Death Monsters' in 2004, shared with STILLBORN on the Time Before Time label. Guitarist D would be supersed by Thrufel of YATTERING and SHADOWS LAND. The album 'Diabolic Impious Evil' arrived in September 2006 through Pagan Records.

AZARATH guitarist Thrufel announced the side project MASACHIST, a union with drummer Daray, of VADER, VESANIA and NEOLITHIC, in December 2006.

In October 2008 AZARATH contracted a deal with Agonia Records for the release of their fourth album, 'Praise The Beast'. A US release was handled by Deathgasm Records. Recording with engineer Arkadiusz Malczewski, drum tracks were recorded at Radio Gdansk whilst other instruments were laid down at Progresja Studio in Warsaw.

The band featured on the billing of the SEPULTURA, SINISTER and KEEP OF KALESSIN headlined 'Devilstone Open Air' festival taking place in July 2009 in Anyksciai, Lithuania.

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