In the year 2003, Azgorh created the dark art known as Drowning the
Light (after his previous band Baal Gadrial (1999-2005) became
dormant and he was only doing vocal duties in Pestilential Shadows) as
an all encompassing entity of hatred and melancholy, which unleashed its
first rituals, 4 tapes, Shrouded in misery and mystery, extremely
limited and given out only to close allies.
2004 saw the birth
of the first full length album "Drowned", filled with keys and epic
sorrow this also was only given out to a select few.
On the
eve of 05/06/06 a small gathering/ritual was held in the forest ontop of
what is known as the "Occult Mountain", when midnight struck to break
in 06/06/06 Drowning the Light played their first show, with session
members Tortured Soul on Drums and Nightwolf on Guitar. Then on the same
date at 4am in dedication to HIM a 7" was written and recorded, before
the Morning Star rose, before Lucifer lit that morn. Late 2006 3 of the 4
demos and the full length "Drowned" were released on a double cd
entitled "The Fallen Years". During 2006 3 other albums were completed
"A world Long Dead" & "To the end of Time" (with guest vocals from
Gamol & Scorpios), both to be released in 2007 and "the masters
empire" which is to be a split CD with Sabnack in Asgard Musik's 9cd
9year box set limited to 99 due out in early 07. In December 2006
Drowning the Light played its second Ritual on the island of Tasmania.
Early 2007 new material has been written and recorded "Of Celtic Blood
and Satanic Pride". Drowning the Light played the "Recrucify the
Bastard" festival on easter weekend 2007, The use of dead ravens and
other assorted rotting beasts were scattered throughout the ritual
chamber and the stench of death overwelmed alot of people who were
forced to leave due to it. Drowning the Light has started more sonic
rituals as the winter months of this southern land are upon us (2007),
these include a new full length (The Serpents Reign) and split material
with Empire of Tharaphita and Arkha Sva as well as a future split with
dark ambient band Old Oak. A continuation of Obscure dark ambient
material is recorded under the title "Obscure Worship" in late 2007 and
thus the obscure worship chronicles will be continued in 2008. 2007 ends
with Drowning the Light playing the "Nocturnal Occult Ritual", utter
chaos and disorder and Tortured Souls first live appearance doing guest
vocals for a song (the show being cut short after it due to Tortured
Souls psychotic actions on stage).
The rotten first months of
2008 recording for a split with the obscure entity known as Forbidden
Citadel of Spirits (aus) has been completed, as well as progress on a
new mini album "The Weeping Moon" and the third part of the Obscure
Worship Chronicles "Poisoned Summer". A melancholic Autumn brings the
completion of the new MLP filled with Vampyric and Lycanthropic Sadness,
also the completion of the split material with cult brazillian horde
EVIL (5 tracks from Drowning the Lights side). The Bitter Winter Months
of this southern land brought forth the composition and recording of
this years first full length album "The Blood of the Ancients"; majestic
and epic yet melancholic and raw, the storm that rages on.
2009 now upon us and Drowning the Light once again will come from out of
the shadows to the ritual altar, 2 live ritual on march 6-7 in Finland
as part of the Bloodcult tour, this will be Drowning the Lights first
shows abroad... and not the Last. Recording of new material for various
unannounced splits has begun which soon will be revealed. Returning from
the land of the dead sun in march 09, whilst there recording of a mini
album with finnish comrades Shatraug, M.Kadotus & Stormheit took
place in the last days of their winter. Splits with Sargeist (Fin),
Empire of Tharaphita (Fin), Lone Suffer (Jap) & Eternum (Aust), will
be unleashed later this year, all material recorded in 2008 and planned
for some time, they will finally be thrust from the darkness into the
blind masses. April has seen the completion of an album improvised out
of pure madness, the recording started in the spring of 2007 and has
only just been completed in the autumn of 2009, this recording is Azgorh
& Poltergeist only and is entitled "A Pact with Madness", it's
concept based on a leper plotting against the society he was cast from
and his decent into insanity. This will only ever be released on vinyl.
The writing of a new full length began in Jan 2009 and has continued to
be written and thus should be ready to record by april, when the bastard
nazerene was slain. This full length not only composed by Azgorh but
also S, Blackheart and Wraith (Nazxul, Nox Inferi). This scorched land
will once again be shrouded in darkness and misery.. And this Art will
NEVER die. The new album "An Alignment of Dead Stars" has now been
completed through the Autumn chill of April and shall be released
through Avantgarde Music. 2009 draws to an end and a new MCD/MLP has
been recorded in the spring months with Blackheart, Wraith and Azgorh at
the helm, "The Fading Rays of the Sun" is cold, majestic and
melancholic black metal from the darkest depths of this southern
landscape.
2010 bleeds in with the unleashing of the occult
offering between DTL and Acherontas upon the blind masses, the early
summer months of 2010 brought forth the sonic ritual creations for
various splits in the coming seasons, as well as the composition of the
next dark opus brooding in the shadows. Blood of the weak shall be spilt
before this year is through. The Rise of the Black Serpent demo sounds
the call for those of the shadow side to embrace the darkness and their
destiny. Pacts with other occult and dark hordes have been made and
recorded which soon shall be revealed as well as the 11th full length
opus which is now close to completion, "Catacombs of Blood". The clouds
swell as the winter months draw in.. "Catacombs of Blood" is unleashed
upon the hordes like a vile plague infecting all it passes. Murderous
impulses flood the mind and spheres of death are embraced as the
nocturnal beast in man is unleashed!! 2010 has been cursed with this
tome.
A hellish start to 2011 with Drowning the Light's first
live rituals in the south since 2007. Armageddon was at hand, 44 degree
heat did not stop this ritual of destruction, death and chaos. These 2
rituals tore the heart from the white light religions and fed them to
the dogs!! As the rivers run red through the melancholic autumn and the
chill starts to set in this southern dominion a new abomination brews...
A small ember shall soon ignite a blaze in the southern sky.
The end of the year saw dark visions of the abyss and the impending apocalypse with the full length album "Oceans of Eternity".
-Tracklist:
1. The Fading Rays of the Sun 06:07
2. Child of the Moon 05:52
3. Tide of Vengeance 05:51
4. Apparitions of Decay 05:53
-Line up:
• Azgorh:
Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards
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- Label: Tour de Garde.
- Limitation undisclosed.
- Written & recorded in the Black Temple in the spring of 2009.
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