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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)
Themes:
Satanism (early); Space, Discovery, Spirituality, Politics
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, and Xytraguptor to Xytras and then Xy.

Xytras recorded an album containing classical versions of tracks from Passage and the ...
Current
Vorph Guitars, Vocals (1987-present), Bass (1991)
See also: Worship and Ritual, ex-Neron
Xy Drums, Percussion (1988-present), Keyboards, Samples, Drum programming (1996-present)
See also: ex-Xytras, Worship and Ritual
Drop Bass (2015-2018), Guitars (2018-present)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians, Worship and Ritual
Ales Bass (2020-present)
See also: The Erkonauts, ex-Sybreed, ex-Djizoes, Obsydians, Worship and Ritual
Past
Pat de Novaré de Navarre Drums (1987-1988)
See also: ex-Misery, ex-Cry War
Mas Bass (1991-2015)
See also: ex-Fourth Reich, ex-Alastis
Rodolphe H. Keyboards, Samples (1993-1996)
See also: RH-428
Kaos Guitars (1996-2002)
See also: ex-Gorgon
Makro Guitars (2002-2018)
See also: Sludge, ex-Noma, ex-Kruger
Zorrac Bass (2018-2020)
See also: Scars Divide (live), Herod
Past (Live)
Drop Bass (2014)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians, Worship and Ritual
Vorph Guitars, Vocals (1987-present), Bass (1991)
See also: Worship and Ritual, ex-Neron
Xy Drums, Percussion (1988-present), Keyboards, Samples, Drum programming (1996-present)
See also: ex-Xytras, Worship and Ritual
Drop Bass (2015-2018), Guitars (2018-present)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians, Worship and Ritual
Ales Bass (2020-present)
See also: The Erkonauts, ex-Sybreed, ex-Djizoes, Obsydians, Worship and Ritual
Pat de Novaré de Navarre Drums (1987-1988)
See also: ex-Misery, ex-Cry War
Mas Bass (1991-2015)
See also: ex-Fourth Reich, ex-Alastis
Rodolphe H. Keyboards, Samples (1993-1996)
See also: RH-428
Kaos Guitars (1996-2002)
See also: ex-Gorgon
Makro Guitars (2002-2018)
See also: Sludge, ex-Noma, ex-Kruger
Zorrac Bass (2018-2020)
See also: Scars Divide (live), Herod
Past
Drop Bass (2014)
See also: ex-Rain, ex-Sybreed, MXD, Obsydians, Worship and Ritual
Added by: Morrigan Modified by: Mole666
Added on: 2002-07-12 00:09:42 Last modified on: 2024-02-22 17:08:13