| Samael |
| Genre(s) |
| Black Metal (early), Electronic / Industrial Metal (later) |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| Satanism (early), Discovery, Spirituality, Society |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Current label |
Status |
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Switzerland
(Sion, Valais) |
1987 |
Nuclear Blast |
Active |
| Current line-up |
Vorph - Vocals, Guitar (1987- )
Xytras - Programming, Keyboards, Drums, Percussion (1988- )
Makro - Guitar (2002- ) (Sludge (Che), Noma)
Masmiseim (Christophe Mermod) - Bass (1991- ) (Alastis, Fourth Reich) | | Former/past member(s) |
Guitar :
Kaos (Frédéric Minuti) (1996-2002)
Drums :
Pat Charvet (1987-1988) (Misery (Che))
Keyboards :
Rodolphe H. (also Sampler) (1993-1996) |
| Additional notes |
Unofficial discography:
- Samael/Tiamat "Live March" Split bootleg 1993
The band began as an old-school black metal act and slowly changed into electronic/industrial. Xytras was the drummer on all albums until Passage, at which point he moved over to keyboards and drum programming.
Xy and Vorph are brothers.
Up to Worship Him, Vorph was known as Vorphalack, and Xy as Xytraguptor. Later on, Vorphalack shortened his name to Vorph, while Xytraguptor became Xytras, and then Xy.
Xytras recorded an album containing classical versions of tracks from the "Passage" album and the "Exodus" EP under his own name.
Samael are now on Nuclear Blast but only for the USA releases.
Xytras also appeared as a guest in Misery (Che). |
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| Morrigan | July 12th, 2002 |
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