Alan Averill (a.k.a. A.A. Nemtheanga; born 26 August 1975) is an Irish musician most notable for his vocal duties for the folk/black metal band Primordial. He has also participated in several side projects, including Void of Silence, Blood Revolt, and Twilight of the Gods.

Alan Averill
Averill with Primordial in 2016
Background information
Also known as	Alan Nemtheanga A.A. Nemtheanga
Born	(1975-08-26) 26 August 1975 (age 47)
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Celtic metal folk metal black metal doom metal
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, bass guitar
Years active	1991–present[1]
Labels	Cacophonous Misanthropy Hammerheart Metal Blade Karmageddon Sentinel Code666 Profound Lore Invictus

Life and career

Averill was raised in Sutton on Dublin's Northside and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School. Averill joined Primordial in August 1991 after seeing an advertisement posted by the band in a local music store.[2]

He was the vocalist for the doom metal band Void of Silence and sung on the band's third album, Human Antithesis, before departing in 2009.[3]

Averill traveled to Canada early to record vocals for "Indoctrine", the debut album from Blood Revolt with Vermin and J. Read (Axis of Advance, Conqueror). The album was released by Profound Lore and Invictus in late 2010.

He also fronts Twilight of the Gods, a supergroup, originally intended as a live-only Bathory tribute, that includes drummer Nicholas Barker (ex-Cradle of Filth, ex-Dimmu Borgir, ex-Testament, ex-Exodus), guitarist Rune Eriksen (Aura Noir, ex-Mayhem), guitarist Patrik Lindgren (Thyrfing), and bassist Frode Glesnes (Einherjer). The band released its debut, Fire on the Mountain, on 27 September 2013 on Season of Mist.[4]

Averill also contributes to other aspects of the music industry. In 2008, he received a Journalism degree from Dublin City University and is a staff writer for Zero Tolerance magazine.[5] In 2010, he started working as an A&R representative for Metal Blade Records and formed the Poison Tongue Records imprint.

Discography

With Primordial

• Imrama (full-length, 1995)
• Primordial / Katatonia (split, 1997)
• A Journey's End (full-length, 1998)
• The Burning Season (EP, 1999)
• Spirit the Earth Aflame (full-length, 2000)
• Storm Before Calm (full-length, 2002)
• The Gathering Wilderness (full-length, 2005)
• Primordial / Mael Mórdha (split, 2005)
• To the Nameless Dead (full-length, 2007)
• Redemption at the Puritan's Hand (full-length, 2011)
• Where Greater Men Have Fallen (full-length, 2014)
• Exile Amongst the Ruins (full-length, 2018)

With Blood Revolt

• Indoctrine (full-length, 2010)

With Dread Sovereign

• All Hell's Martyrs (full-length, 2013)
• For Doom the Bell Tolls (full-length, 2017)
• Alchemical Warfare (full length, 2021)

With Plagued

• Plagued / Trimonium (split, 2007)

With Twilight of the Gods

• Fire on the Mountain (full-length, 2013)

With Void of Silence

• Human Antithesis (full-length, 2004)

As a guest or session musician

• Rom 5:12 – Marduk (full-length, 2007)
• Evocation I - The Arcane Dominion – Eluveitie (full-length, 2009)[6]
• Rise of the Bastard Deities – Morphosis (full-length, 2009)^{[citation needed]}
• Aealo – Rotting Christ (full-length, 2010)[7]
• Vuur van Vurzet - Heidevolk (full-length, 2018)[8]
• Ächtung, Baby! - Rome[9]
• Mother Bury Your Sons - Me and that Man[10]

References

External links

Media related to Alan Averill at Wikimedia Commons