Ephel Duath

 Today in 2013 Ephel Duath released the album Hemmed by Light, Shaped by Darkness

Padua, Veneto,Italy

Progressive Post-Black Metal (early), Avant-garde Jazz/Metal (later)

Status:Split-up

Years active:1998-2014

A band as odd and ecletic as its name might imply Ephel Duath pushed the boundaries of extreme music with each successive release. It all started as a two-man project with Phormula, released in 2000 on the then-new Code666 label. Blending black and progressive metal isn't entirely unknown these days, but back then it was pretty unique, and the album established the band as a unique force in extreme metal. Following a signing to the Elitist label and a repackaging of the debut (hence, Rephormula), the pair split, with Davide Tiso taking the reins, recruiting various new members, and taking the band into uncharted waters, blending progressive, jazz, hardcore, and other influences metal and non. An interesting latecomer to the scene was Karyn Crisis, who hadn't been heard from much since her days in the excellent Crisis (additionally, she ended up marrying Tiso). Finally, Tiso decided to put the band to rest in December 2014, marking the end of one strange, unique, and groundbreaking metal act. Tiso and Crisis have since put together Gospel Of The Horns.

Agonia Records

Marco Minnemann Drums

Karyn Crisis Vocals

Davide Tiso Guitars

Guest/Session

Bryan Beller Bass

Erik Rutan Vocals (backing) (track 1)

1. Feathers Under My Skin 07:06

2. Tracing the Path of Blood 07:24

3. When Mind Escapes Flesh 07:52

4. Within This Soil 06:53

5. Those Gates to Nothing 06:31

6. Through Flames I Shield 06:42

7. Hemmed by Light 01:55

8. Shaped by Darkness 07:30

51:53

Guitar and vocals engineered and recorded at Mana Recording Studios, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Bass engineered and recorded at Nuggetone Studios, Nashville, Tenessee.

Drums engineered and recorded at Homebase Seacost-Studio, Lake Elsmore, California.

Backing vocals engineered and recorded at Different Fur Studios, San Francisco, California.

Mastered at West West Side Music, Orange Country, New York.