History Music / Septicflesh

Septicflesh are a Greek DeathMetal band that first formed in 1990. Originally a [[DeathMetal Death]]/DoomMetal act, they put out six albums before breaking up in 2003. The group reunited in 2007 and released ''Communion'', a NewSoundAlbum that combined their old sound with SymphonicMetal, the following year. In 2018, they signed with Nuclear Blast records, and released their first album with them, ''Modern Primitives'', in 2022.

* FilkSong: They have a couple; "Our Church, Below the Sea", as an example, is about the [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos lost city of R'lyeh]].

* AbsenteeActor: Sotiris Vayenas rarely, if ever plays live with the band (apparently due to his day job), and songs that prominently feature his vocals either omit them or use backing tracks.

Septicflesh are a Greek DeathMetal band that first formed in 1990. Originally a [[DeathMetal Death]]/DoomMetal act, they put out six albums before breaking up in 2003. The group reunited in 2007 and released ''Communion'', a NewSoundAlbum that combined their old sound with SymphonicMetal, the following year. Since then, they have put out three albums, with their latest, ''Codex Omega'', dropping in September 2017. In 2018, they signed with Nuclear Blast records, and are set to release a new album at some point in the future.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The primary genres on this page are vague descriptors at best; they've also incorporated elements of IndustrialMetal, MelodicDeathMetal, BlackMetal, [[PostRock Post-Metal]], and many other genres in their material.

* ContemptibleCover: The [[https://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/5/9/1/15910.jpg album art]] for ''Sumerian Daemons'' is pretty disturbing.

* SymphonicMetal: One of the hardest bands in this genre apart from Music/FleshgodApocalypse. Notable in that the introduction of symphonics made their music ''heavier''.

Septicflesh are a Greek DeathMetal band that first formed in 1990. Originally a [[DeathMetal Death]]/DoomMetal act, they put out six albums before breaking up in 2003. The group reunited in 2007 and released ''Communion'', a NewSoundAlbum that combined their old sound with SymphonicMetal, the following year. Since then, they have put out three albums, with their latest, ''Codex Omega'', dropping in September 2017. In 2018, they signed with Nuclear Blast records, and are set to release a new album in 2021.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: ''Mystic Places of Dawn'' is a pretty solid 10 barring three songs [[note]]"Crescent Moon", "Morpheus", and "Mythos"[[/note]], ''ΕΣΟΠΤΡΟΝ'' is a 9-10, and ''The Ophidian Wheel'' through ''Sumerian Daemons'' are generally in the 7-9 range, with a few songs reaching even lower [[note]]"Tartarus", "Underworld Acts I-III"[[/note]]. Post-reunion they usually hover between 9 and 10, though they sometimes drop to an 8.

** ''Communion'' and the albums that followed it more-or-less dropped keyboard atmospherics in favor of faster and heavier songwriting backed by bombastic orchestration, but their old influences still crop up occasionally, as demonstrated by "Narcissus", "Therianthropy", "The First Immortal" and "Martyr".

Septicflesh are a Greek DeathMetal band that first formed in 1990. Originally a [[DeathMetal Death]]/DoomMetal act, they put out six albums before breaking up in 2003. The group reunited in 2007 and released ''Communion'', a NewSoundAlbum that combined their old sound with SymphonicMetal, the following year. Since then, they have put out three albums, with their latest, ''Codex Omega'', dropping in September 2017. In 2018, they signed with Nuclear Blast records, and are set to release a new album sometime soon.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Post-reunion they usually hover between 9 and 10, though they sometimes drop to an 8. Their pre-reunion material is generally in the 7-9 range, with a few songs reaching even lower ("Tartarus", "Underworld Acts I-III").

Septicflesh are a Greek DeathMetal band that first formed in 1990. Originally a [[DeathMetal Death]]/DoomMetal act, they put out six albums before breaking up in 2003. The group reunited in 2007 and released ''Communion'', a NewSoundAlbum that combined their old sound with SymphonicMetal, the following year. Since then, they have put out three albums, with their latest, ''Codex Omega'', dropping in September 2017. In 2018, they signed with Nuclear Blast records, and are set to release a new album sometime in 2019.

* GenreMashup: The primary genres on this page are vague descriptors at best; they've also incorporated elements of IndustrialMetal, MelodicDeathMetal, BlackMetal, [[PostRock Post-Metal]], and many other genres in their material.

** ''Communion'' and the albums that followed it more-or-less dropped keyboard atmospherics in favor of faster and heavier songwriting backed by bombastic orchestration, but their old influences still crop up.

* JerkassGods: "We, the Gods" depicts them as being ''far'' from generous and forgiving.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Post-''Communion'' they are usually between 9 and 10, though they somtimes drop to an 8. Their earlier material is generally in the 7-9 range.
* NewSeasonNewName: After regrouping and changing their name from "Septic Flesh" to "Septicflesh", the band considers themselves on "Phase 2".

** ''Sumerian Daemons'' runs the gamut from atmospheric gothic DoomMetal ("Virtues of the Beast"), aggressive [[BlackMetal blackened]] DeathMetal ("Unbeliever", "Faust", "When All is None", "Red Code Cult"), MelodicDeathMetal ("Dark River", "Magic Loves Infinity", "Infernal Sun", "The Watchers"), to IndustrialMetal ("Shapeshifter") or some mix of the four ("Sumerian Daemon", "Mechanical Babylon"). The whole album is practically a mash-up of all the sounds they explored in their first five albums.

** ''Sumerian Daemons'' runs the gamut from atmospheric gothic DoomMetal ("Virtues of the Beast"), aggressive [[BlackMetal blackened]] DeathMetal ("Unbeliever", "Faust", "When All is None", "Red Code Cult"), MelodicDeathMetal ("Dark River", "Magic Loves Infinity", "Infernal Sun", "The Watchers"), to IndustrialMetal ("Shapeshifter") or some mix of the four ("Sumerian Daemon", "Mechanical Babylon").

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually between 9 and 10, though they can drop to an 8 or 7.

** ''Revolution DNA'' also qualifies for its more IndustrialMetal sound and raspy vocals.

* SymphonicMetal: One of the hardest bands in this genre alongside Music/FleshgodApocalypse.

* AbsenteeActor: Sotiris Vayenas rarely, if ever plays live with the band, and songs that prominently feature his vocals either omit them or use backing tracks.

* MetalScream: Type 2.

* SopranoAndGravel: Some songs feature clean vocals to contrast Spiros' HarshVocals.