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Adramelech was founded 1991 in Loimaa, Finland, and was later considered a "little brother of Demigod", hailing from the same town later and with less success. The band got it's name of the Sumerian/Babylonian demon ( please correct me ). The lyrical themes were, from the beginning, influenced by different nations beliefs and mythologies ( Ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Scandinavian etc. ). Musically they remained pretty similar, basic Old-School Death metal, by not changing too much along the way. Despite their big influnce of mythology , they didn't use any special instruments.

Year 1991 they released their first demo "Human Extermination". Year 1992, they got signed at the first time for an french label Adipocere and recorded "Spring of Recovery" EP. After this, few years of silence, during which they recorded an independent demo "Grip of Darkness"'95 and got signed, now to Spanish Repulse records, through which Adramelech recorded "The Fall" EP at the same year.

Following first full-length "Psychostasia"'96 was released by Spanish Repulse records, owned by Dave Rotten ( who was known to be a hell of a Finnish DM fan). Also next (Generally considered Adramelech's high-point) EP "Seven"'98 was the most brutal and crushing release from the band. The following to last albums "Pure Blood Doom"'99 and "Terror of Thousand Faces" '05 managed to continue the safe DM-line of Adramelech. After this, the band was put in a hold-on, where they still remain today.

Adramelech has been one of the few bands that have managed to from in the hottest aeon of DM in Finland and still keep their DM style till so late as 2005 with only minor changes and no split-ups, disrupitons whatsoever.

This is the closing track from their first full-length "Psychostasia" of 1996

Lyrics :

Through the gray waters of Styx

a ferryman steers his boat

Charon the carrier of souls

approaches the twilight bank

On the bank there's a shape

the god Hermes

with the dead souls he's waiting

Charon to carry them to Hades

Charon takes the souls

to their afterlife

beyond the dark gray waters

to the world of god Hades

The gates leading to afterworld

guarded by Cerberus

no soul could return to life

no soul could pass this three-headed dog

Through the gates they arrive

to the terminal of their paths

Erinyids vigilant eyes

watching them with hate

Forgive me the sins I've done

Forgive me the lies I've told

Erinyids have no feelings

filthy souls shall suffer

those merciless beasts

lurking for the lost