Genre(s):
Black/Death Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Satanism, Christian Corruption
Origin:
United States of America (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Formed In:
1994
Status:
Split-up
Last known line-up:
Blasphyre - Keyboards, Vocals (Satanist (USA))
MPR (aka Statutorist) - Drums (also Session Guitar on "Treatise on the Abyss" and "Of Ages Past")
I.N.R.I. - Vocals (Heir to the Throne, Temple of Amon)
The Shape - Guitar (Temple of Amon, Heir to the Throne)
Gilles De Rais - Bass, Guitar (Demonic Christ (session), Evil God, Masochism, Satanist (USA), Teratism, Vesperian Sorrow)
Former/Past Member(s):
Guitars:
Sovereign V. (also Session Bass on "Lost Chronicles..." and Backing Vocals)
Juan Torres (Session) (Masochism)
Troy Thomas (also bass)
Sean Whittaker (Session)

Bass:
Pervertor (Heir to the Throne)
Cpt. Napalm
Lenepdefuhr

Drums:
Rekcilyssup (and Bass)
Kevin Hollingsworth
Additional notes:
Catholicon split-up on July 31, 2009. Some former members started a new band called Heir to the Throne.

Unofficial/unreleased discography:
- "Passage Through the Flames" (new demo recording of "Thorns of the Crown" made in 1997 with several bonus tracks added to it from the 1996 "Redemption" demo session; it was put on side B of later copies of the "Redemption" demo, but never released separately)
- "Rebirth" (unofficial promo CD given out at shows; it combined the 1999 promo demo, the 2002 promo demo, and the 2000 3-song studio recording done for the re-issue of "Lost Chronicles")
- "Ungodly Rebirth" (re-recorded version of "Rebirth")

Compilation apearances:
1994 NFNO (Not From New Orleans) (compilation), vol.1 (cassette)
2000 NFNO (Not From New Orleans) (compilation), vol.2 (CD)
2002 American Black (CD)
2005 Killzone Killers (CD)
2006 Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles (magazine compilation)

Discography:
Catholicon - Children Of The Lost Generation [demo] - 1994
Catholicon - Redemption [demo] - 1996
Catholicon - Lost Chronicles Of The War In Heaven [full-length] - 1998
Catholicon - Promo 1999 [demo] - 1999
Catholicon - Promo Demo 2002 [demo] - 2002
Catholicon - A Decade In The Dark Age: Ten Years Under The Black Cloud [compilation] - 2004
Catholicon - Promo Demos 2002/1999 [compilation] - 2006
Catholicon - The Death Throes Of Christianity [full-length] - 2006
Catholicon - Treatise On The Abyss [full-length] - 2007
Catholicon - Of Ages Past [full-length] - 2009

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Official site:
http://www.myspace.com/catholicon