ACHERON
USA Death/Black Metal
Lyrical themes: Satanism, Anti-Christianity, Blasphemy
Origin: United States
Location: Tampa, Florida (early); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (mid); Columbus, Ohio (later)
Status: Split-up
Formed in: 1988
Years active: 1989-1992, 1994-2010, 2010-2016, 2017-2019
The name Acheron means "river of woe",
and is one of the five rivers that flow through the realm of Hades in Greek mythology.
In 1999 the band executed their interpretation of Mercyful Fate's "Room of the Golden Air",
featured on "The Unholy Sounds of the Demon Bells: a Tribute to Mercyful Fate" collection
issued via Poland's Still Dead Productions.
The band played their final show in Finland at Turku Saatanalle on March 1, 2019.
ACHERON - Rites of the Black Mass
© 2017 Vic Records RE-issue
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ACHERON - Rites of the Black Mass
© 2017 Vic Records and Music Publishing B.V
Cat N°: VIC 159CD
Barcode N°: 8 717853 801730
Matrix N°: 2808499211 ACHERON
Band members
Vincent Crowley - Vocals, Bass
James Strauss - Drums
Pete Slate - Guitars
Guest/Session
Mike Browning - Vocals (backing) (tracks 6, 10, 16, 20)
Peter H. Gilmore - Keyboards (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19)
Miscellaneous staff
Pete Slate - Producer
Keith Harris - Photography
Scott Burns - Engineering, Producer
Rex "Diabolos" Church - Artwork
Vincent Crowley - Producer
Additional line-up
Miscellaneous staff
Tom Palms - Remastering
Wannes Gubbels - Liner notes
Vincent Crowley - Liner notes
ACHERON was founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley (formerly of Nocturnus).
After three demos they recorded their cult debut album ‘Rites of the Black Mass’ in 1992
at Morrisound Studios with Scott Burns (Death, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse etc).
This debut album re-issue is completely remastered by Tom Palms (Phlebotomized).
Artwork and booklet are entirely restored,
the booklet contains extensive liner notes / intie by Wannes Gubbels from Pentacle / ex Asphyx / ex Soulburn with bandleader Vincent Crowley.
The 2 track promo 1990 is added as bonus
tracks:
1. Intro #1 01:57
2. To Thee We Confess 02:08
3. Intro #2 01:05
4. Thou Art Lord 04:09
5. Intro #3 01:14
6. Ave Satanas 03:40
7. Intro #4 01:06
8. Summoning the Master 02:52
9. Intro #5 00:45
10. One with Darkness 03:27
11. Intro #6 00:39
12. Prayer of Hell 02:25
13. Intro #7 01:24
14. Unholy Praises 03:23
15. Intro #8 01:05
16. Cursed Nazarene 04:17
17. Intro #9 00:43
18. The Enochian Key 02:18
19. Intro #10 00:49
20. Let Us Depart 04:59
21. To Thee We Confess 02:02
22. Ave Satanas 03:16
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DISCOGRAPHY
Messe Noir -Demo 1989
Promo 1990 -Demo 1990
Rites of the Black Mass -Demo 1991
Triumph of Death -Split 1992
Rites of the Black Mass -Full-length 1992
Alla Xul -Single 1992
Lex Talionis -Full-length 1994
Satanic Victory -EP 1994
Hail Victory -Full-length 1995
Anti-God, Anti-Christ -Full-length 1996
Necromanteion Communion -EP 1998
Those Who Have Risen -Full-length 1998
Lex Talionis / Satanic Victory -Compilation 1999
Compendium Diablerie - The Demo Days -Compilation 2001
Xomaly -EP 2002
Rebirth: Metamorphosing into Godhood -Full-length 2003
Tribute to the Devil's Music -Full-length 2003
Decade Infernus 1988-1998 -Compilation 2004
Satanic Supremacy -Demo 2008
The Final Conflict: Last Days of God -Full-length 2009
Kult des Hasses -Full-length 2014
30 Years of Pure Hell -Compilation 2020
