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Samael

Country of origin:: Switzerland
Location:: Sion, Valais
Status:: Active
Formed in:: 1987

Genre:: Black Metal (early), Electronic/Industrial Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:: Satanism (early), Space, Discovery, Spirituality, Political
Current label:: Napalm Records

Years active:: 1987-present

The band began in April 1987 as an old-school black metal act and slowly changed into electronic/industrial metal.

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 Passage and the ...

Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current
Vorph	Guitars, Vocals (1987-present), Bass (1991)
Xy	Drums, Percussion (1988-present), Keyboards, Samples, Drum programming (1996-present)
See also: ex-Xytras
Drop	Bass (2015-2018), Guitars (2018-present)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians
Pierre Carroz	Bass (2018-present)
See also: Scars Divide (live), Herod
Past
Pat de Novaré de Navarre	Drums (1987-1988)
See also: ex-Misery
Mas	Bass (1991-2015)
See also: ex-Fourth Reich, ex-Alastis
Rodolphe H.	Keyboards, Samples (1993-1996)
Kaos	Guitars (1996-2002)
Makro	Guitars (2002-2018)
See also: Sludge, ex-Noma, ex-Kruger
Past (Live)
Drop	Bass (2014)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians

Vorph	Guitars, Vocals (1987-present), Bass (1991)
Xy	Drums, Percussion (1988-present), Keyboards, Samples, Drum programming (1996-present)
See also: ex-Xytras
Drop	Bass (2015-2018), Guitars (2018-present)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians
Pierre Carroz	Bass (2018-present)
See also: Scars Divide (live), Herod

Pat de Novaré de Navarre	Drums (1987-1988)
See also: ex-Misery
Mas	Bass (1991-2015)
See also: ex-Fourth Reich, ex-Alastis
Rodolphe H.	Keyboards, Samples (1993-1996)
Kaos	Guitars (1996-2002)
Makro	Guitars (2002-2018)
See also: Sludge, ex-Noma, ex-Kruger

Past
Drop	Bass (2014)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians

Added by: Morrigan	Modified by: Caliginosity
Added on: 2002-07-12 00:09:42	Last modified on: 2018-12-09 19:28:23