During mid-1993, Daemonum, a five piece death/black metal band was formed with Jon on bass and vocals, and Nigel and Marc on guitars. After a year of writing and playing across the North-West of England, Jon decided to take up an offer to join Cradle Of Filth in June 1994.
Daemonum continued to write and play with a new bass player and vocalist, recording their first demo during January 1995. This demo showed a definite reflection of the bands dark direction, and of things to come.
In the spring of 1995, a new drummer joined and Jon returned to take over vocals. Hecate Enthroned was now fully formed and the band began work on the next demo.
After a couple of successful shows in London, the band entered The Academy Studios to record the demo An Ode For A Haunted Wood. This led to the offer of a recording contract from Blackend/PHD, which the band accepted.
The band returned to The Academy Studios to re-mix An Ode For A Haunted Wood, which became Upon Promeathean Shores (Unscriptured Waters). This would be their first release for the Blackend label in June 1996.
Prior to this release, the band endured another line-up change with the substitution of Michael ..boards and Paul on bass. With these changes, the band started producing newer, more progressive material. Finally, the band was solidified by Robert replacing Craig on drums in October 1996.
The band then concentrated on writing with more intensity, emotion and hatred, finally entering the studios on the 20th of January 1997 and not leaving until the 2nd of February to record their full length offering titled The Slaughter Of Innocence, A Requiem for The Mighty, produced by Andy Sneap, which was released in April 1997.
Before the release of Hecate Enthroned's second album there were two more line-up changes! Paul was replaced by Dylan on bass, and Marc was replaced by Andy on guitar.
Then came Hecate Enthroned's second full length opus, "Dark Requiemsand Unsilent Massacre". This release harkens back to the down right heaviness of their EP, but with the beautiful orchestration that was displayed on "The Slaughter Of Innocence, A Requiem for The Mighty". The album surely is a masterpiece. It was recorded between February 16th and March 3rd 1998 at the Windings, North Wales.
This takes us up to the beginning of 1999, where some major line-up changes took place. Jon, the original vocalist and Michael (keyboards) both left the band. Jon was replaced by Dean, and Michael was replaced by Daz.
Now comes their 3rd full length, "Kings Of Chaos". This album had to see a more diverse approach and the band have excelled themselves in creating their best album to date. As soon as the first riff hits the deck you know you are in for a real metal-fest. This time Hecate Enthroned have added an extra dimension with some of the most ferocious death/black metal chords in years giving the album a death metal leaning whilst still retaining the classic melodic keyboards and atmospheric passages that they are well known for. Tracks like "Perjurer" and "Blessing In Disguise" contain more substance than most metal outfits entire albums, changing from blasting death metal to gothic tinged choral passages and majestic black metal in one hit. Brilliantly produced by Pee Wee Coleman (Paradise Lost, Anathema etc) this is the album to silence all critics! No bullshit, just 100% aggressively epic black/death metal of the highest order. One of the finest true black/death crossover albums of 1999!
April 2001 saw the band in The Elevator Studios, Liverpool recording the EP MIASMA, once again with producer PeeWee Coleman. This 6 track EP showed a more experimental Hecate, the tracks 'So called Saviour' and 'New day emerges' showing a more ponderous approach to metal while 'Designed with hate' and 'Silenced but for their cries' keep that all out breathless attack.
This brings us to 2004 and REDIMUS, recorded at The Bluerooms Manchester, mixed and produced by Phil Green and Hecate Enthroned this album is without doubt Hecate's finest. It blends skull crushing heaviness, break neck speed with ethereal atmospheres and moods, a massive guitar and drum sound tempered with epic and sometimes subtle keys. Redimus shows us some classic Hecate moments as on 'An eternal belief' and 'No one hears' then introduces us to some new ideas as on the title track and 'As Fire'. This is an album for all Metal fans not just of Black/Death, this truly is a great Metal album.
In 2006 Hecate Enthroned ventured out on a headline UK tour playing in London, Southampton, Bradford, Nottingham and Wolverhampton, as well as finishing touches to a brand new studio album.
Yeah! The Satanism.I did not create it. I do not call myself a satanist. I do not preach it.I'm just called satanist by the church and mosque zealots, so sure ok, I'm a satanist. Satan was never a bad guy, he is no different than me or you. Flawed. Created without permission. Satan does not exist anyways. He is a fictional character. The wise lied to the dumb masses and told them that a fallen angel was responsible for all of the sin in the world and nothing is their own fault. WHEW! And I thought god was really going to make me pay for killing that rabbit myself and eating it. =This is what I think. I did not make myself. So right off that let's me know that i am not in control. Sir Isaac Newton taught me physics. I love physics, they never lie cheat or steal. There is my perfect god right there. MY physical environment. It teaches me to not burn myself, drown myself, fall from a high place, drive too fast, eat the wrong thing, etc. The Earth and this atmosphere hold me close like a mother. If you stray to far up, no air to breath. Go to far down into the earth, you will burn. Stay with our mother earth flat footed and firmly in place. Move and turn and spin around the sun at her speed. Don't drive 300kph into a tree. Our mother hates it when you try to exceed the limits of the physical environment. Most often times she will will kill her own son and daughter in order to teach her other children what not to do. That's what I learned one day when I tried to do CPR on a stupid kid that fell from a high place he should not have been. I could not do the CPR on him because he had only half a skull left. God is defineitley out side of us. God is all around us below us and above us. Rocks trees grass wind air space light heat cold and, my least favorite, fuckin' gravity. The more I do as she says, the safer and happier I am. but what the fuck do i know? i'm a goddamn satanist.
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I understand that there is fighting between genres of metal, the musicians, and it's fans. I will throw in my opinion now. I don't care what your music influence is or what you call yourself. All you have to do is pick up that guitar, turn up the volume, and fuckin' bring it! You don't even have to be good at it. Just give me some fucking volume and sincerity. Those who fight about who is real black metal and who is not, I think they are thinking about it too much. It's music, a recreational activity, not goddamn nuclear war or climate change. Those who listen to loud guitars should not put down or criticize others who also listen to loud guitars. There are so few of us in this world that we need each other. I thought we all agreed that there is no gOD outside and above us. That leaves only us, and we HAVE to look out for ourselves and each other. The Christians, Jews, and Muslims would kill us all if they had their way. Let's thank Lucifer and the Lords of Kobol that those goddamn monotheists are distracted with each other and pay us no attention. To be a Satanist or Pagan of any kind right now is a fucking luxury. Enjoy it and turn your volume knob up to eleven.
...and on the seventh day gOD rested, while all of creation thrust heavy metal Satan fingers into the air and banged their heads in unison.
Hails, Aye, that is good news! Im damn excited about the gig now haha! I'm honored you'd remember me! Mind you, such a memorable face may not serve me so well in some situations...I was lucky enough to get Dylan's guitar pick! (That might be yourself that Im communicating with aswell if I remember rightly?). Well, I'm not going to see any other bands prior to yourselves this time because I wouldn't want to be a distraction looking like I've come straight from a spinal correction clinic! It was seriously surreal seeing you guys in the flesh and I may have to buy another T-shirt this time round as I've pretty much worn my one thread-bare! Thanks for replying, Regards, ~ Knight ~
Ave! I just read on the Underworld website that you chaps are going to play in Feb '10...Is this for certain or was someone merely teasing? I certainly hope it is true, last time I saw you flks was on my b'day back in 2008 supported by Eastern Front and despite a spinal injury restricting my headbanging capabilities somewhat, it was an absolutely awesome gig! Regards, ~ Knight ~
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