Satanic Death Metal.
ACHERON
Vincent Crowley – Vocals/Bass Guitar
Kyle Severn – Drums
Stacey Connolly – Lead Guitar/Backing Vocals
Christopher Wiford – Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals
Reverend Vincent Crowley unleashed diabolical fury upon the world with his creation of ACHERON in 1988. ACHERON was evoked to embody the very essence of Satanism, crystallized in the violent sounds of Apocalyptic Black/Death Metal, Crowley joined forces with Peter H. Gilmore, classically trained composer of electronic music and a Magister of the infamous CHURCH OF SATAN. The two combined resources to create a uniquw musical amalgam. Thus began ACHERON'S descent into darkness.
ACHERON released several well-selling demo, generating interest among various labels. Their first demo, Messe Noir, was later pressed as a limited edition 7 inch record (666 copies) on Reaper Records in Belgium. In 1991, the band signed to Turbo Music/JL America Records and recorded their first full-length album, Rites of the Black Mass. This became an underground classic, the first metal recording to use traditional Black Mass texts with gothic/symphonic interludes between each song. Here was an authentic Satanic Black Mass, demonstrating that ACHERON was neither a fad nor a gimmick.
The topic of ACHERON's album caught the eye of a short lived NBC talk show called Cristina. Crowley flew to Miami, Florida, to discuss his views on Satanism and Black/Death Metal music. The show was full of Christian lies and propaganda, yet Crowley stood firm on his beliefs. A clip from the show featuring Reverend Crowley later appeared on the television news show Entertainment Tonight, when they did a story about Cristina.
In 1992, Gutted Records, soon to become Metal Merchant Records, released Alla Xul, a 7 inch record the first 500 copies of which were pressed in blood-red vinyl. With the new label name came a new pressing format for this release.
That same year, Lethal Records signed the group and released Satan Victory and Lex Talionis. There was talk about the re-release of a new version of Rites of the Black Mass on the label, but this never ended up manifesting,
Anton Szandor LaVey, the founder and High Priest of the CHURCH OF SATAN, kept his eye on Crowley's progress, both musically and as a spokesperson for Satanism. In 1994, Dr. LaVey appointed Crowley to the priesthood of the CHURCH OF SATAN, an honor that was proudly accepted. Crowley was later promoted to the rank of Magister, thus proving to be more than a Black/Death Metal musician using Satanic imagery for kicks.
Lethal Records' version of Satanic Victory was not as the band envisioned, so ACHERON brought out the album as intended on Metal Merchant Records, which included two extra songs and a setting by Peter H. Gilmore of Dr. LaVey's Nine Satanic Statements to serve as intro's and the outro, as well as completely new packaging.
Acheron - MUSIC
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