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Acheron
Acheron
Origin	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Death metal, black metal
Years active	1988–2010, 2010–2016, 2017–2019
Labels	Turbo, Lethal, Moribund, Full Moon, Black Lotus, Displeased, Listenable Records
Members	Vincent Crowley; Art Taylor; Shaun Cothron; Brandon Howe

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Acheron (/ˈækərən, -ɒn/) was an American death/black metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was formed by Vincent Crowley in 1988.^[1]^[2] The band is named after the mythological river Acheron (Ancient Greek: Ἀχέρων – Akhérōn) located in the underground kingdom of Hades in ancient Greek mythology. They are not to be confused with 1990s Australian death metal band Acheron, nor the 1980s/1990s American power metal band Acheron, nor any of several lesser known European thrash and death metal bands with similar names between the 1980s and the present.

History

Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley^[3] (formerly of Nocturnus, and leader of the Satanic youth group "Order of the Evil Eye"),^[4] Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively Satanic and Anti-Christian in content. Early albums featured interludes by Peter H. Gilmore.^[4] Crowley was appointed as a priest in the Church of Satan by its founder, Anton Szandor LaVey, and began spending a lot of his time debating local televangelists, limiting Acheron's output for a time.^[4] He later disassociated himself from the church to act independently.^[5]

In 2003, the band released an album of cover songs, Tribute to the Devil's Music, including tracks originally recorded by Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Kreator, and Celtic Frost.^[5]

On April 26, 2010, Vincent Crowley announced the band's breakup.^[6] On December 27, 2010, it was announced that Acheron have reunited.^[7]

The band broke up again in 2019, and Vincent has since focused on underground projects.

Members

Final members

Vincent Crowley – Guitars (1988–1991, 1996–1998, 2008), Vocals (1991–1994, 1994–2010, 2010–2019), Bass (1991–1994, 1994–2010, 2010–2019)
Art Taylor – Guitars (2009–2010, 2012–2019)
Shaun Cothron – Guitars (2011–2012, 2014–2019)
Brandon Howe – Drums (2014–2019)

Past members

Vocals

Michael Smith – Vocals (1988–1990)
Rhiannon Wisniewski – Vocals (2002)

Guitars

Belial Koblak – Guitars (1989–1991)
Pete Slate – Guitars (1991–1992)
Tony Blakk – Guitars (1992, 1994, 1995)
Vincent Breeding – Guitars (1992, 1994–1995)
Trebor Ladres – Guitars (1994–1995)
Michael Estes – Guitars (1996–1999, 2001–2004)
Bryan Hipp – Guitars (1998)
Ben Meyer – Guitars (1998)
Bill Taylor – Guitars (1999)
Stacey Connolly – Guitars (2004)
Max Otworth – Guitars (2006–2010, 2010–2012)
Ash Thomas – Guitars (2008–2009)
Eric Stewart – Guitars (2010)

Bass

David Smith – Bass (1988–1991)
Troy Heffern – Bass (1996)

Keyboards

Peter H. Gilmore – Keyboards (1988–1989)
John Scott – Keyboards (1996–1999)
Adina Blase – Keyboards (1998–1999)
Aaron Werner – Keyboards (2001–2005)

Drums

James Strauss – Drums (1988–1989, 1989–1991, 1991–1992)
Ron Hogue – Drums (1989)
Robert Orr – Drums (1991)
Michael Browning – Drums (1992, 1994–1995)
Joe Oliver – Drums (1995)
Richard Christy – Drums (1996–1998)
Tony Laureano – Drums (1998)
Jonathan Lee – Drums (1998–1999)
Daniel Zink – Drums (2001)
Kyle Severn – Drums (2002–2010, 2010–2014)
Scott Pletcher – Drums (2010)

Timeline

Discography

Messe Noir (Demo, 1989)
Rites of the Black Mass (1991, re-released in 2006)
Alla Xul (7", Demo, 1992)
Rites of the Black Mass (Turbo, 1992)
Hail Victory (CD, Metal Merchant, 1993)
Satanic Victory (CD, Turbo, 1994)
Lex Talionis (CD, Turbo, 1994; reissued as Lex Talionis: Satanic Victory, Blackened, 1997)
Anti-God, Anti-Christ (CD, Moribund, 1996)
Those Who Have Risen (CD, Full Moon Productions, 1998)
Compendium Diablerie: The Demo Days (CD, Full Moon Productions, 2001)
Xomaly (2002)
Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood (CD, Black Lotus, 2003)
Tribute to the Devil's Music (CD, Black Lotus, 2003)
The Final Conflict: Last Days of God (CD, Displeased Records, 2009)
Kult Des Hasses (CD, Listenable Records. 2014)

References

^ Kristiansen, Jon "Metalion" (1991). "Acheron". Slayer (8): 7.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Acheron". Allmusic. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c Rivadavia, Eduardo "Acheron Biography", AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Apicella, Vinnie "Acheron – Tribute To The Devil's Music" (review), Ink19
^ "Maximum Metal". Maximum Metal. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
^ "Blabbermouth.Net – Acheron Is Back!". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Official website at Internet Archive
Acheron at Rockdetector at Internet Archive
Vincent Crowley's channel on YouTube
Rivadavia, Eduardo "Acheron – Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood" (review), Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
Acheron interview, Metal Message
Acheron interview, Voices From the Darkside

[1] Kristiansen, Jon "Metalion" (1991). "Acheron". Slayer (8): 7.

[2] Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Acheron". Allmusic. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

[LarkinHR-3] Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.

[Rivadavia-4] Rivadavia, Eduardo "Acheron Biography", AllMusic

[Apic-5] Apicella, Vinnie "Acheron – Tribute To The Devil's Music" (review), Ink19

[6] "Maximum Metal". Maximum Metal. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved August 13, 2012.

[7] "Blabbermouth.Net – Acheron Is Back!". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved August 13, 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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-'''Acheron''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|ə|r|ə|n|,_|-|ɒ|n}}) was an American [[death/black metal]] band from [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]] that was formed by Vincent Crowley in 1988.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kristiansen|first=Jon "Metalion"|title=Acheron|journal=Slayer|year=1991|issue=8|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|title=Acheron|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/acheron-mn0000591673|work=Allmusic|accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref> The band is named after the mythological river [[Acheron]] ({{lang-grc|Ἀχέρων}} – Akhérōn) located in the underground kingdom of [[Hades]] in [[Greek mythology|ancient Greek mythology]].
+'''Acheron''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|ə|r|ə|n|,_|-|ɒ|n}}) was an American [[Death metal|death]]/[[black metal]] band from [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], that was formed by Vincent Crowley in 1988.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kristiansen|first=Jon "Metalion"|title=Acheron|journal=Slayer|year=1991|issue=8|page=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|title=Acheron|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/acheron-mn0000591673|work=Allmusic|accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref> The band is named after the mythological river [[Acheron]] ({{langx|grc|Ἀχέρων}} – Akhérōn) located in the underground kingdom of [[Hades]] in [[Greek mythology|ancient Greek mythology]]. They are not to be confused with 1990s Australian death metal band Acheron, nor the 1980s/1990s American power metal band Acheron, nor any of several lesser known European thrash and death metal bands with similar names between the 1980s and the present.
-==History==
+== History ==
-Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley (formerly of [[Nocturnus]], and leader of the satanic youth group "Order of the Evil Eye"),<ref name="Rivadavia">Rivadavia, Eduardo "[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p36933/biography|pure_url=yes}} Acheron Biography]", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation</ref> Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively [[Satanism|Satanic]] and [[anti-Christian]] in content. Early albums featured interludes by [[Peter H. Gilmore]].<ref name="Rivadavia" /> Crowley was appointed a priest in the [[Church of Satan]] by its founder, [[Anton Szandor LaVey]], and began spending a lot of his time debating local televangelists, limiting Acheron's output for a time.<ref name="Rivadavia" /> He later disassociated himself from the church to act independently.<ref name="Apic">Apicella, Vinnie "[http://www.ink19.com/issues/february2004/musicReviews/acheron.html Acheron – ''Tribute To The Devil's Music'']" (review), Ink19</ref>
+Founded in 1988 by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Vincent Crowley<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=9}}</ref> (formerly of [[Nocturnus]], and leader of the Satanic youth group "Order of the Evil Eye"),<ref name="Rivadavia">Rivadavia, Eduardo "[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p36933/biography|pure_url=yes}} Acheron Biography]", [[AllMusic]]</ref> Acheron's musical output is almost exclusively [[Satanism|Satanic]] and [[Anti-Christian]] in content. Early albums featured interludes by [[Peter H. Gilmore]].<ref name="Rivadavia" /> Crowley was appointed as a priest in the [[Church of Satan]] by its founder, [[Anton Szandor LaVey]], and began spending a lot of his time debating local televangelists, limiting Acheron's output for a time.<ref name="Rivadavia" /> He later disassociated himself from the church to act independently.<ref name="Apic">Apicella, Vinnie "[http://www.ink19.com/issues/february2004/musicReviews/acheron.html Acheron – ''Tribute To The Devil's Music'']" (review), Ink19</ref>
-In 2003, the band released an album of cover versions, ''Tribute to the Devil's Music'', including songs originally recorded by [[Black Sabbath]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Kreator]], and [[Celtic Frost]].<ref name="Apic" />
+In 2003, the band released an album of cover songs, ''Tribute to the Devil's Music'', including tracks originally recorded by [[Black Sabbath]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Kreator]], and [[Celtic Frost]].<ref name="Apic" />
-On April 26, 2010, Vincent Crowley announced that the band was calling it quits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maximummetal.com/news/Default.asp?u_file=78935%2Etxt |title=Maximum Metal |publisher=Maximum Metal |accessdate=2012-08-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317064627/http://maximummetal.com/news/Default.asp?u_file=78935.txt |archivedate=2012-03-17 }}</ref> On December 27, 2010, it was announced that Acheron have reunited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151525 |title=Blabbermouth.Net – Acheron Is Back! |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-13 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+On April 26, 2010, Vincent Crowley announced the band's breakup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maximummetal.com/news/Default.asp?u_file=78935%2Etxt |title=Maximum Metal |publisher=Maximum Metal |accessdate=August 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317064627/http://maximummetal.com/news/Default.asp?u_file=78935.txt |archivedate=March 17, 2012 }}</ref> On December 27, 2010, it was announced that Acheron have reunited.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=151525 |title=Blabbermouth.Net – Acheron Is Back! |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date= |accessdate=August 13, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
+The band broke up again in 2019, and Vincent has since focused on underground projects.
-==Members==
-===Final Members===
-* Vincent Crowley - Guitars (1988–1991, 1996–1998, 2008), Vocals (1991–1994, 1994-2010, 2010-2019), Bass (1991–1994, 1994-2010, 2010-2019)
-* Art Taylor - Guitars (2009–2010, 2012–2019)
-* Shaun Cothron - Guitars (2011–2012, 2014–2019)
-* Brandon Howe - Drums (2014–2019)
-===Past Members===
+== Members ==
+=== Final members ===
+* Vincent Crowley – Guitars (1988–1991, 1996–1998, 2008), Vocals (1991–1994, 1994–2010, 2010–2019), Bass (1991–1994, 1994–2010, 2010–2019)
+* Art Taylor – Guitars (2009–2010, 2012–2019)
+* Shaun Cothron – Guitars (2011–2012, 2014–2019)
+* Brandon Howe – Drums (2014–2019)
-===Vocals===
+=== Past members ===
-* Michael Smith - Vocals (1988–1990)
+=== Vocals ===
+* Michael Smith – Vocals (1988–1990)
-* Rhiannon Wisniewski - Vocals (2002)
+* Rhiannon Wisniewski – Vocals (2002)
-===Guitars===
+=== Guitars ===
-* Belial Koblak - Guitars (1989–1991)
+* Belial Koblak – Guitars (1989–1991)
-* Pete Slate - Guitars (1991–1992)
+* Pete Slate – Guitars (1991–1992)
-* Tony Blakk - Guitars (1992, 1994, 1995)
+* Tony Blakk – Guitars (1992, 1994, 1995)
-* Vincent Breeding - Guitars (1992, 1994-1995)
+* Vincent Breeding – Guitars (1992, 1994–1995)
-* Trebor Ladres - Guitars (1994–1995)
+* Trebor Ladres – Guitars (1994–1995)
-* Michael Estes - Guitars (1996–1999, 2001–2004)
+* Michael Estes – Guitars (1996–1999, 2001–2004)
-* Bryan Hipp - Guitars (1998)
+* Bryan Hipp – Guitars (1998)
-* Ben Meyer - Guitars (1998)
+* Ben Meyer – Guitars (1998)
-* Bill Taylor - Guitars (1999)
+* Bill Taylor – Guitars (1999)
-* Stacey Connolly - Guitars (2004)
+* Stacey Connolly – Guitars (2004)
-* Max Otworth - Guitars (2006–2010, 2010-2012)
+* Max Otworth – Guitars (2006–2010, 2010–2012)
-* Ash Thomas - Guitars (2008–2009)
+* Ash Thomas – Guitars (2008–2009)
-* Eric Stewart - Guitars (2010)
+* Eric Stewart – Guitars (2010)
-===Bass===
+=== Bass ===
-* David Smith - Bass (1988–1991)
+* David Smith – Bass (1988–1991)
-* Troy Heffern - Bass (1996)
+* Troy Heffern – Bass (1996)
-===Keyboards===
+=== Keyboards ===
-* Peter H. Gilmore - Keyboards (1988–1989)
+* [[Peter H. Gilmore]] – Keyboards (1988–1989)
-* John Scott - Keyboards (1996–1999)
+* John Scott – Keyboards (1996–1999)
-* Adina Blase - Keyboards (1998–1999)
+* Adina Blase – Keyboards (1998–1999)
-* Aaron Werner - Keyboards (2001–2005)
+* Aaron Werner – Keyboards (2001–2005)
-===Drums===
+=== Drums ===
-* James Strauss - Drums (1988-1989, 1989–1991, 1991-1992)
+* James Strauss – Drums (1988–1989, 1989–1991, 1991–1992)
-* Ron Hogue - Drums (1989)
+* Ron Hogue – Drums (1989)
-* Robert Orr - Drums (1991)
+* Robert Orr – Drums (1991)
-* Michael Browning - Drums (1992, 1994-1995)
+* Michael Browning – Drums (1992, 1994–1995)
-* Joe Oliver - Drums (1995)
+* Joe Oliver – Drums (1995)
-* [[Richard Christy]] - Drums (1996)
+* [[Richard Christy]] – Drums (1996–1998)
-* Tony Laureano - Drums (1998)
+* [[Tony Laureano]] – Drums (1998)
-* Jonathan Lee - Drums (1998–1999)
+* Jonathan Lee – Drums (1998–1999)
-* Daniel Zink - Drums (2001)
+* Daniel Zink – Drums (2001)
-* Kyle Severn - Drums (2002–2010, 2010-2014)
+* Kyle Severn – Drums (2002–2010, 2010–2014)
-* Scott Pletcher - Drums (2010)
+* Scott Pletcher – Drums (2010)
 '''Timeline'''
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-==Discography==
+== Discography ==
 *''Messe Noir'' (Demo, 1989)
 *''Rites of the Black Mass'' (1991, re-released in 2006)
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 *''Kult Des Hasses'' (CD, Listenable Records. 2014)
-==References==
+== References ==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
+== External links ==
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060216095937/http://www.acheron666.com/ Official website] at [[Internet Archive]]
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081104094637/http://www.rockdetector.com/artist/usa/columbus/acheron Acheron at Rockdetector] at [[Internet Archive]]
 *{{YouTube|u=VincentCrowley666|Vincent Crowley}}
-*Rivadavia, Eduardo "[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r683028/review|pure_url=yes}} Acheron – ''Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood'']" (review), Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
+*Rivadavia, Eduardo "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r683028/review|pure_url=yes}} Acheron – ''Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood'']" (review), Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation
 *[http://metalmessage.de/Interviews/Acheron-engl.htm Acheron interview], Metal Message
 *[http://www.voicesfromthedarkside.de/interviews/acheron.htm Acheron interview], Voices From the Darkside
-*https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Acheron/123
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