Biography
ASTARTE BAND OFFICIAL( The first all-female black metal band in official black metal Discography). Astarte were formed in September 1995 under our first band name LLOTH in Greece by: TRISTESSA (bass/acoustic guitar, music compositions) KINTHIA (vocals, guitar, synths) NEMESIS (guitar In February 1997 we released our first demo-tape under the band name LLOTH and it is entitled ' Dancing in The Dark Lakes Of Evil". eight tracks.
1st album -1998 " Doomed Dark Years".- Black Lotus Rec. 2nd album - 2000 Rise from Within”-Black Lotus Rec. 3rd album - 2002 Quod Superius, Sicut Inferius – Black Lotus Rec. The following year, Astarte went through some personnel changes Tristessa (vocals –bass, acoustic guitar) Katharsis (keyboards) Hybris (guitar) Ice -drums
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4th album – 2004 “Sirens”- Avantgarde Music(Miix and Mastering in Tico Tico Studio) / guest musicians. Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir), Sakis (Rotting Christ), Nicolas Sic Maiis (Lloth) New Line up: Tristessa (vocals –bass, acoustic guitar) / Derketa (synths) Lycon (guitar) Ice -drums 5th album – 2007 “Demonized “Avantgarde Music. (Mix and Mastering in Tico Tico Studio)/ Guest T.S.K (God Dethroned), Attila (Mayhem), Angela Gossow ( Arch Enemy), Nicolas Sic Maiis (Lloth)
Astarte was a female fronted black metal band from Elefsina, Greece formed in 1995 by Tristessa, Kinthia, Nemesis. The group split up in 2014 after the death of founding member Maria Kolokouri (Tristessa) due to complications from leukemia.
Line-up at time of split:
Tristessa (aka Lady Lilith) - vocals (R.I.P)
Derketa - synths
Hybris - lyrics
Ice - drums
Lycon - guitars/bass
Former members:
Kinthia - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard
Nemesis - guitars, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Psychoslaughter - drums
Iraklis - keyboards
Katharsis - keyboards, effects
Ivar - drums
Hybris - Rhytmic Guitar
Guest musicians:
Spiros (Septic Flesh)
Shagrath (Dimmu Borgir)
Sakis (Rotting Christ)
Nicolas Sic Maiis (Lloth)
Henry T.S.K Satler (God Dethroned)
Angela Gossow (Arch Enemy)
Attila Csihar (Mayhem)
Discography:
Dancing in the Dark Lakes of Evil (demo as Lloth, 1997)
Doomed Dark Years (full-length, 1998)
Rise from Within (full-length, 2000)
Quod Superius Sicut Inferius (full-length, 2002)
Sirens (full-length, 2004)
Demonized (full-lengh, 2007)
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