Genre(s):
Black Metal
Lyrical Theme(s):
Ancient Greece, Death, Mythology, Vampirism
Origin:
Greece (Athens, Attica)
Formed In:
1989
Status:
Active
Current line-up:
Archon Vorskaath - Vocals, All Instruments (Alpha Centauri, Agatus, The Watcher, Equimanthorn, Nocternity, Nocturnal Death, Varathron)
Former/Past Member(s):
Guitar:
Eskarth the Dark One (live) (Agatus, Alpha Centauri, The Watcher, Kawir)
Bass:
Draconis (Session)
Mentor (Kawir, Nocturnal Death)
Scorpios (formerly Hyperion) (Crimson Moon, Sabnack, Demoncy, Ancient, Nibiru, Dethroned, Possession Ritual, Drowning the Light, Thokkian Vortex)
Drums:
Themis "Necrosauron" Tolis (Rotting Christ, Thou Art Lord, Varathron)
Additional notes:
Zemial is now located in Germany.
Archon Vorskaath and Eskarth the Dark One are brothers.
The label Nyx (ΝΥΞ) is Archon Vorskaath's own label.
In addition to the releases in the archives, the band has recorded a lot of unreleased/unofficial stuff:
1990 - Enthroned Death (Demo)
1991 - Nocturnal Death (Live Demo)
1997 - Eclipse EP (Unreleased)
1998 - Breath of the Pestilence MLP (Unreleased)
2005 - Birds of Death (Demo)
Besides, there is a bootleg CD from 1996 featuring "Sleeping Under Tartarus" EP along with material of Mayhem and Thou Shalt Suffer.
See also Nocturnal Death.
Discography:
Zemial - Sleeping Under Tartarus [ep] - 1992
Zemial - For The Glory Of Ur [full-length] - 1996
Zemial - Necrolatry [demo] - 1997
Zemial - Face Of The Conqueror [ep] - 2003
Zemial & Kawir - Daimon [split] - 2003
Zemial - In Monumentum [full-length] - 2006
Zemial - Face Of The Conqueror/Necrolatry [best of/compilation] - 2008
Zemial - I Am The Dark [ep] - 2009
Zemial - Dusk [ep] - 2011
Zemial - Nykta [full-length] - 2013
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Official site:
http://www.myspace.com/zemial