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Acheron (/ˈækərən, -ɒn/) was an American death/black metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was formed by Vincent Crowley in 1988.[1][2] The band is named after the mythological river Acheron (Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων – Akhérōn) located in the underground kingdom of Hades in ancient Greek mythology. They are not to be confused with 1990s Australian death metal band Acheron, nor the 1980s/1990s American power metal band Acheron, nor any of several lesser known European thrash and death metal bands also known as Acheron between the 1980s and the present.

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Acheron
Origin	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Death metal, black metal
Years active	1988–2010, 2010–2016, 2017–2019
Labels	Turbo, Lethal, Moribund, Full Moon, Black Lotus, Displeased, Listenable Records
Members	Vincent Crowley Art Taylor Shaun Cothron Brandon Howe

History

Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley[3] (formerly of Nocturnus, and leader of the Satanic youth group "Order of the Evil Eye"),[4] Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively Satanic and Anti-Christian in content. Early albums featured interludes by Peter H. Gilmore.[4] Crowley was appointed a priest in the Church of Satan by its founder, Anton Szandor LaVey, and began spending a lot of his time debating local televangelists, limiting Acheron's output for a time.[4] He later disassociated himself from the church to act independently.[5]

In 2003, the band released an album of cover versions, Tribute to the Devil's Music, including songs originally recorded by Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Kreator, and Celtic Frost.[5]

On April 26, 2010, Vincent Crowley announced that the band was calling it quits.[6] On December 27, 2010, it was announced that Acheron have reunited.[7]

Members

Final members

• Vincent Crowley – Guitars (1988–1991, 1996–1998, 2008), Vocals (1991–1994, 1994–2010, 2010–2019), Bass (1991–1994, 1994–2010, 2010–2019)
• Art Taylor – Guitars (2009–2010, 2012–2019)
• Shaun Cothron – Guitars (2011–2012, 2014–2019)
• Brandon Howe – Drums (2014–2019)

Past members

Vocals

• Michael Smith – Vocals (1988–1990)
• Rhiannon Wisniewski – Vocals (2002)

Guitars

• Belial Koblak – Guitars (1989–1991)
• Pete Slate – Guitars (1991–1992)
• Tony Blakk – Guitars (1992, 1994, 1995)
• Vincent Breeding – Guitars (1992, 1994–1995)
• Trebor Ladres – Guitars (1994–1995)
• Michael Estes – Guitars (1996–1999, 2001–2004)
• Bryan Hipp – Guitars (1998)
• Ben Meyer – Guitars (1998)
• Bill Taylor – Guitars (1999)
• Stacey Connolly – Guitars (2004)
• Max Otworth – Guitars (2006–2010, 2010–2012)
• Ash Thomas – Guitars (2008–2009)
• Eric Stewart – Guitars (2010)

Bass

• David Smith – Bass (1988–1991)
• Troy Heffern – Bass (1996)

Keyboards

• Peter H. Gilmore – Keyboards (1988–1989)
• John Scott – Keyboards (1996–1999)
• Adina Blase – Keyboards (1998–1999)
• Aaron Werner – Keyboards (2001–2005)

Drums

• James Strauss – Drums (1988–1989, 1989–1991, 1991–1992)
• Ron Hogue – Drums (1989)
• Robert Orr – Drums (1991)
• Michael Browning – Drums (1992, 1994–1995)
• Joe Oliver – Drums (1995)
• Richard Christy – Drums (1996–1998)
• Tony Laureano – Drums (1998)
• Jonathan Lee – Drums (1998–1999)
• Daniel Zink – Drums (2001)
• Kyle Severn – Drums (2002–2010, 2010–2014)
• Scott Pletcher – Drums (2010)

Timeline

Discography

• Messe Noir (Demo, 1989)
• Rites of the Black Mass (1991, re-released in 2006)
• Alla Xul (7", Demo, 1992)
• Rites of the Black Mass (Turbo, 1992)
• Hail Victory (CD, Metal Merchant, 1993)
• Satanic Victory (CD, Turbo, 1994)
• Lex Talionis (CD, Turbo, 1994; reissued as Lex Talionis: Satanic Victory, Blackened, 1997)
• Anti-God, Anti-Christ (CD, Moribund, 1996)
• Those Who Have Risen (CD, Full Moon Productions, 1998)
• Compendium Diablerie: The Demo Days (CD, Full Moon Productions, 2001)
• Xomaly (2002)
• Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood (CD, Black Lotus, 2003)
• Tribute to the Devil's Music (CD, Black Lotus, 2003)
• The Final Conflict: Last Days of God (CD, Displeased Records, 2009)
• Kult Des Hasses (CD, Listenable Records. 2014)

References

External links

• Official website at Internet Archive
• Acheron at Rockdetector at Internet Archive
• Vincent Crowley's channel on YouTube
• Rivadavia, Eduardo "Acheron – Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood" (review), Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
• Acheron interview, Metal Message
• Acheron interview, Voices From the Darkside

На других языках

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[es] Acheron (banda)

Acheron es una banda de death metal / black metal estadounidense, originalmente fundada en Florida en 1988 por el vocalista / bajista / compositor Vincent Crowley. La producción musical de Acheron es casi exclusivamente satánica y anticristiana en su contenido. En los primeros álbumes figuran interludios de Peter H. Gilmore.

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[ru] Acheron

Acheron (МФА: /ˈæ.kəɹ.ən/, /ˈæ.kəɹ.ɔn/) — американская группа, играющая в стиле блэк-дэт-метал. Основана в 1988 году в Питтсбурге Винсентом Кроули, бывшим членом группы Nocturnus. Содержание лирики группы носит выраженную сатанистскую и антихристианскую направленность. Ранние альбомы содержали интерлюдии, написанные Питером Гилмором (в форме цитат из книг Фридриха Ницше и Антона Лавея). Группа названа в честь мифологической реки Ахерон в подземном царстве Аида древнегреческой мифологии, через которую бессмертным перевозчиком Хароном в лодке переправлялись тени умерших.

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