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is:-
Xanataph - Lead Guitar & Vocals
Baphgirl - Bass & Vocals

with contributors:-
Tamara Picardo - Keyboards
Aradia Rosa Wolfe - Vocals
Karolina vel Death - Vocals
Die Julie - Vocals
Evil Lucifera - Vocals
Acid Angel - Synth
G.L. Giles - Lyrics
Vrangsinn - Lyrics & Vocals
Kvathairein* - Drum tracks, Guitar, Vocals & Piano
Satanic Tony - Chants
Noslohcin* - Guitar, Synth & Vocals
Art Kalenda - Guitar (Lead)
Tim Intergracia - Guitar (Lead)
Dan Lilker - Bass & cameo Vocal
Mark Dubanowski - Drum tracks & Programming
Chris Warhead - Drum tracks
Nikos Miras - Drum track
Reverend C. - Cello
Ashyr - Drum tracks & beats
Arawen Wolvenclaw - Lyrics
David McDaniel - Audio Engineering
Lt Paul Dude - Invocation
Waldgeist - Vocals
Dyrkyn* - Auld primary Drum Source

* denotes former actual band members (live lineups)

C.D's FOR SALE

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These are only some ov Beltane's Seasonal Releases

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Latest Blog Entries

Jun 7, 2011 3:23 AM Use our Website!! Myspace has paddled too far up shit creek!
May 9, 2010 11:40 PM Through Darker Seasons - Review by Diva Satanica for www.subexistance.com
May 1, 2010 11:31 PM "Rehearsal Autumn X" EP - Press Release
Mar 30, 2010 11:18 PM Screamlite Records review ov "Through Darker Seasons"
Feb 25, 2010 8:34 PM AEA ZINE issue #16 out now!

General Info

Genre: Black Metal / Gothic / Industrial
Location Shannon, Manawatu-Wanganui, Ne
Profile Views: 165254
Last Login: 12/19/2012
Member Since 7/3/2006
Website beltane.synthasite.com
Record Label Satanica
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. .. ....NEW 5 TRACK EP.... "WINTERGLIM" ....AVAILABLE NOW!!FEATURING CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VRANGSINN, SATANIC TONY (SALUTE RECORDS) & OV COURSE MARK DUBANOWSKI....PURCHASE FROM HERE OR FROM ..SATANICA.ORG........ .... ..Click here for SATANICA'S Website to purchase! .... Click here for SATANICA'S Website to purchase! .. .... ....CD AVAILABLE NOW!.... .. .. .. .. ....LATEST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM ..AVAILABLE NOW!!...... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......The Beginning -.. 1994.... .. Beltane was founded in 1994 by ..Xanataph.. initially as a solo Black Metal project that recorded a song called 'Into The Night' on an Amstrad 4-Trk & then evolved into a 3 piece band late '94 with Xan on gat/vox, ..Dyrkyn.. on drums/vox & ..Thyiendalen.. on bass/vox... .. .. ......Click HERE to see compleat ..1994-2009 timeline........ .. .. ......Currently -.. 2010.... .. .. ....JANUARY........ We played our first Wellington show in quite a while at Bar Medusa. We've always liked playing this venue, formerly known as the Valve bar. After the show we stayed with Tamara, who runs the venue & her partner Boyd. Look out for these names in the future as they are likely to be Beltane Contributors! .... ....FEBRUARY........ FEBRUARY 4th - ..Lughnasa.. We returned for what will be the final time to Seabury to record a version ov Celtic Frost's "Cherry Orchids". This went well despite the presence ov the two wee Warlocks! .... While Xan was in Nelson again this month, at the Seat ov Corder lyrics were written for one ov the SS09 tracks. These detailed a special night on new years eve at the Cem. Returning to the exact place where the deed was done, under the cover ov darkness Xan recorded the vocals for the track. This is the most haunted place in the Cem, few would venture there alone after Nightfall. The batteries in the recording device depleted strangely quickly, as can be expected in places with such activity. .... Work continues on getting SS09 compleated which is slated for release on MARCH 19th & also progress has been made on the SplitCD with ..Orgy For Satan.. which will be out in April. .... ....MARCH........ With the release date being in 7 days (March 19th), work is intense on the SS09 tracks. The name ov the release will be revealed soon! .... We have also begun preparations for this year's Autumnal Equinox recording. Like last year's this will also be an Anniversary re-record. This time it's Beltane's original "Rehearsal April 5th 1995" demo that was recorded 15 years ago! .... And again, M. Dubanowski is playing drums on "Blood & Lust" & Kvathairein is composing a drumtrack for "Eve ov all Hallows". Those two are becoming quite a permanent fixture it seems! :) The days ov the ..Auld Primary Drum Source ..are apparently numbered, however his playing will also be present on this release for "Darkheart ov the Woods". The final track "King ov Hell" is being taken care ov by Baphgirl, so expect some industrialisation there! .... March 19th - Today our 17th Seasonal Release, the EP "Sig Neun" is out! The tracklist is as follows:- .... 01 Evil 2.2.. 02 Keltic Frosties.. 03 The Eye ov Leviathan.. 04 Cherry Orchards.. 05 I am the Dark Abyss.. ..***PLUS CD-ROM CONTENT***.... Q23 Songwriting demo exclusive.. Sig Neun: The Essence ov Leviathan - Electro-Occult project .... March 21st - ..Autumnal Equinox Day.. - Xan & Baphgirl ventured forth to the Shannon Cemetary. Since the weather was inclement, it was decided to record in the abandoned house next to the cem. Four tracks were recorded here. These tracks originally made up Beltane's first demo entitled .."Rehearsal April 5th 1995" ..recorded just under 15 years ago! .... Also on this very day contributing to the AE10 recordings was Kvathairein, doing additional rhythm guitar parts beside the O.T.O monument in Hawkes Bay. And Evil Lucifera, who done vocals on this day, but in the northern hemisphere in Italy. Thus making it an international affair & for the first time three separate Seasonal Units on the Equinox! .... ....APRIL........ April 5th - Today is the 15th anniversary ov Beltane's first demo, as outlined above! .... In honour ov the actual anniversary day Xan tracked additional guitar parts & all his vocal parts. He and Baphgirl also recorded the ritual section on "King ov Hell". .... When this was done Xan went deep into the Foxton Pine Barrens, making sure he lost his way to record screams & some vocal parts for "Dark Heart ov the Woods" just on nightfall. He found his way back home due to a compass he had cleverly decided to take along. Also found was a special location that revealed the Wood Essence in the form ov a NATURAL Wotanic I-Cross! Was this an accident? .. On his return Baphgirl tracked some bass synth parts on "Blood & Lust" thus compleating the anniversary tracks from the main contingent ov Beltane.... Later that evening in Havelock North, Kvathairein departed for a certain graveyard to record his vocal tracks for "Darkheart ov the Woods". Upon arrival he decided that the place was too close to houses containing concerned citizens. Not wanting to attract the local constablary he traversed further afield until he reached a dark forest park, which proved to be ideal for his purpose..... Post production ov the AE10 recordings is moving swiftly, so we expect the release date to be a little earlier than usual. Quite possibly late May or early June. .... The title ov this release has now been decided, with assistance from Evil Lucifera. Another unusual thing for us to have the title nailed so soon! It's .."Rehearsal Autumn X"... Ov course the title belies the fact this is anything but a rehearsal tape! It's a full blown production, which is obvious if you have read the rest ov the timeline! heh .... ....MAY........ MAY 6th - ..Samhain.. As we usually do on the Cross-Quarter days, we recorded a cover. What better choice this year for the Samhain that we do a Type O Negative track in tribute to the late & great Peter Steele? R.I.P..... This month we actually did something we haven't done for ages, play two shows in the same calendar month. May 8th saw us take part in the infamous house party at Shaun from Execrate's house which replaced the nationally reported Paekakariki hall gig that got cancelled at the last minute by obviously cris'tin councilors. .... In between these two shows we made a trip to the South Island, unfortunately not to play any shows due to the fucktard actions ov some stupid venue manager fucking us around over a date until it was too late to book anywhere else. We are working with some decent venues now, so expect some South Island shows in August or November..... However, we did get to once again visit the classic Asphyx Chamber in Nelson, practicing in there for an upcoming show & also recording some tracks (in a very raw & underground fashion) for an upcoming split CD. :) .... We also made a trip up a certain hill in Wakefield to the Doongadoongs where we'll return at some stage for some location recording in a shelter at the top ov the hill. .... And we got the final mixes, well what at that point we thought were going to be the finals, off to the mastering dude. This is the first time we have outsourced this aspect ov one ov our productions. .... So straight after our return to the North Island we traveled to Wellington to play that second show. Billed under the banner ov "NZ Music Month" - well that's a first for Beltane and Oh such an honour! heh .... .... ....JUNE........ JUNE 9th - Today our 18th Seasonal Release - .."Rehearsal Autumn X".. is out! There has been plenty already written about this release in this timeline & a press release in one ov our blogs, so we won't repeat ourselves here. However a tracklisting is most certainly in order, so here it is: .... 01 Halloween.. 02 Dark Heart ov the Woods.. 03 Blood & Lust.. 04 King ov Hell (First Tier Remix).... ..With CD-ROM content:...... 05 Love You to Death.. Reprisal April 5th 2005 - 10 year anniversary re-record, by then-current lineup... Thyiendalen - A very amusing interview he conducted back in the day... The Essence ov Leviathan Part II - compleating this electro-occult project. .... We know exactly where we are tracking this year's upcoming ..Winter Solstice ..Seasonal Recording. It is actually going to be inside a Lighthouse. We have already made the arrangements & are much looking forward to this one! .... June 21st - ..Winter Solstice Day.. After concluding the Solstice Eve candle ritual we departed for the Island Bay Lighthouse. Upon nightfall we ascended to the lampthorn, fired up the beacon & proceeded to record four brand new tracks whilst consuming two bottles ov yummy mead. .... We stayed at the Lighthouse for a second night & during this time composed a new drumtrack (Quick 27) that will be part ov a forthcoming release..... .... ....JULY........ Some work on the new songs happened this month. But we were dammn busy with Satanica. .... At the end ov the month Aradia come around and tracked some vocals for a new song that will appear on a split at some stage. This song features lyrics written by G.L. Giles. .... ....AUGUST........ August 8th - ..Imbolc Day .. We traveled to Anzac Hill in Palmerston North and recorded the main tracks for a coversong called "Eshaness" beside the Observatory on the summit. It's about Lighthouses - now why are we so damn into Lighthouses? Cause they are ..Satanic..! Yes they are, just ask the late Dokktor LaVey! .... After this we did alot more work on the upcoming Winter EP, working title "WSX" but we have done enough Xs for now so it will have some kind ov proper title when it comes out. During this time Xan traveled to the South Island and took the opportunity to record some vocals for the song "Semetary Knights" in the actual locus where the lyrics take place. .... We also got hold ov Vrangsinn from Norway who will be contributing vocals to one ov the songs. In fact it is another international contributor fest, as Mark Dubanowski returns to play drums on the same track...! We also had to rehearse for......... August 21st - ..Christian Death .. This undoubtably was the best thing that happend this month to Beltane, and in many ways the coolest thing we have been involved in for a long time. It's the first time we have opened for an international act since 1999's Impaled Nazarene slot. .... But the best thing was that it went incredibly well! We even made an impression on Christian Death themselves (who btw hate cris'tins!) which is a pretty rare thing to do. We must take this opportunity now to thank DJ Nightmare666 for including us in this show! .... At the end ov the night Christian Death gave us a jar ov delicious "Olive Oil & Balsamico" mustard left over from their rider. What a cherished gift! When we get round to opening the jar we'll post a vlog on our YouTube. Speaking ov that our set was filmed & we should really post some ov that footage up from the show too! (Will have to see how it turned out.) .... More work on the new EP rounds out August..... ....SEPTEMBER........ Solid work on getting the new EP has been happening lately as you might well imagine. However we have still to fully decide on a title & the actual cover art and the release date is set for the 18th! Oh we can be so shocking! heh .... We have received a vocal contribution from Satanic Tony ov Wintercold / Salute Records that will be part ov "Semetary Knights" which is looking like a strong contender for being the Myspace track from this release. .... Also songwriting has been almost compleated for four brand new tracks for the Vernal Equinox recording which is fast approaching. Three ov these tracks were written in three days! Though it must be admitted some lyrics were already available including another track penned by the talented G.L. Giles. The style ov these new songs is vastly different for our usual sound and is actually a temporary departure specifically for this release. The only clue we will give you for now is "BROWN METAL!!" haha! .... What we can tell you though, is this will be the second ..Equinox.. in a row where we will be recording in an ancient delapidated house in Shannon! However this time it is one that we own now!! Yay! :) .... .. .. .. .. ..Uber Top Friends.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Evil Lucifera.. .. .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Die Julie.. .. .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. ..
Members
.... .. .. .. is:-.. .. ..Xanataph.. - Lead Guitar & Vocals .. ..Baphgirl.. - Bass & Vocals.. ....with contributors:-.. .. ..Aradia Rosa Wolfe.. - Vocals.. ..Karolina vel Death.. - Vocals .. ..Die Julie.. - Vocals .. ..Evil Lucifera.. - Vocals.. ..Acid Angel.. - Synth.. ..G.L. Giles.. - Lyrics.. ..Vrangsinn.. - Lyrics & Vocals.. ..Kvathairein*.. - Drumtracks, Guitar, Vocals & Piano.. ..Satanic Tony.. - Chants.. ..Noslohcin*.. - Guitar & Synth.. ..Art Kalenda.. - Guitar (Lead).. ..Tim Intergracia.. - Guitar (Lead).. ..Mark Dubanowski.. - Drum tracks.. ..Nikos Miras.. - Drum track.. ..Reverend C... - Cello.. ..Ashyr.. - Drum tracks & beats.. ..Arawen Wolvenclaw.. - Lyrics.. ..David McDaniel.. - Audio Engineering.. ..Lt Paul Dude.. - Invocation.. ..Waldgeist.. - Vocals.. ..Dyrkyn*.. - ..Auld primary Drum Source...... * ..denotes former actual band members (live lineups)...... .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ....C.D's FOR SALE.... .. .. Click on coverart for tracklisting & ordering info etc.. the PayPal links take you directly to our Discology page ..where they work in the usual way... ..S&H is currently only $0.01 to EVERYWHERE!!.... .... ..If you don't have a creditcard message us through MySpace.. or email us at xanataph@gmail.com...... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... .......... ...... .... ........ .. ...... .... .. These are only a few ov Beltane's ..Seasonal Releases...... ..Click here for the full list that's available!.. .... ..T-Shirts & Other Merch..for Sale.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....
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