Jump to content

Judas Iscariot (band): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
mNo edit summary
 
(18 intermediate revisions by 13 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|American black metal band}}
{{This|for the band|the biblical figure|Judas Iscariot}}
{{Third-party|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
|name = Judas Iscariot
|name = Judas Iscariot
Line 7: Line 8:
|image_size =
|image_size =
|background = group_or_band
|background = group_or_band
|origin = [[DeKalb, Illinois]], [[United States]]
|origin = [[DeKalb, Illinois]], U.S.
|genre = [[Black metal]]
|genre = [[Black metal]]
|years_active = 1992&ndash;2002
|years_active = 1992&ndash;2002
|label = [[End All Life Productions]], [[Moribund Records]], [[No Colours Records]], [[Elegy Records]]
|label = {{hlist|[[End All Life Productions|End All Life]]|[[Moribund Records|Moribund]]|[[No Colours Records|No Colours]]|Elegy}}
|website =
|website =
|past_members = [[Andrew Harris (musician)|Akhenaten]]
|past_members = Akhenaten
}}
}}


'''Judas Iscariot''' was an American [[black metal]] band. It began in 1992 as the solo-project of [[Andrew Harris (musician)|Andrew Harris]], who performed under the pseudonym Akhenaten (after the [[Egypt]]ian [[Pharaoh]] of the [[Akhenaten|same name]]).
'''Judas Iscariot''' was an American [[black metal]] band. It began in 1992 as the solo-project of Andrew Harris, who performed under the pseudonym Akhenaten (after the [[Egypt]]ian [[Pharaoh]] of the [[Akhenaten|same name]]).


With the release of ''Heaven in Flames'' (1999), Duane Timlin (aka Cryptic Winter) joined the band as a [[Session musician|session]] drummer. During 1999 and 2000, Akhenaten twice performed live with a line-up featuring members from [[Nargaroth]], [[Krieg (band)|Krieg]], [[Absu (band)|Absu]] and Maniac Butcher.
With the release of ''Heaven in Flames'' (1999), Duane Timlin (aka Cryptic Winter) joined the band as a [[Session musician|session]] drummer. During 1999 and 2000, Akhenaten twice performed live with a line-up featuring members from [[Nargaroth]], [[Krieg (band)|Krieg]], [[Absu (band)|Absu]] and Maniac Butcher.
Line 22: Line 23:


==Ideology==
==Ideology==
As the band's name implied, Akhenaten considered the story of the band Judas Iscariot as documentation of one individual's struggle against the moral boundaries set by Christianity.<ref name=midnightfrost/> Furthermore, he expressed contempt towards [[capitalism]], which he dismissed as inextricably linked to [[Economic materialism|materialism]].<ref>[http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/judasiscariot.html Interview on ''Tartarean Desire''.]</ref> Akhenaten stated that his music was intended to give others strength to live in a world compromised by materialism and irrational religious ideology.
Akhenaten considered the story of the band Judas Iscariot as documentation of one individual's struggle against the moral boundaries set by Christianity.<ref name=midnightfrost/> Furthermore, he expressed contempt towards [[capitalism]], which he dismissed as inextricably linked to [[Economic materialism|materialism]].<ref>[http://www.tartareandesire.com/interviews/judasiscariot.html Interview on ''Tartarean Desire''.]</ref> Akhenaten stated that his music was intended to give others strength to live in a world compromised by materialism and irrational religious ideology.


Some of the lyrics on early Judas Iscariot albums are borrowed from the works of [[English people|English]] [[poet]] and [[Christian mysticism|Christian mystic]] [[William Blake]],<ref>ROB: [http://www.lurkerspath.com/2011/03/24/secrets-of-the-tune-unholy-blake-metal/ ''Secrets of the Tune: Unholy Blake Metal''].</ref> as well as from English poet [[Percy Bysshe Shelly]], fundamental for understanding the connection between [[Dark Romanticism]], the esoteric and their connection to heavy metal lyrics.
Some of the lyrics on early Judas Iscariot albums are borrowed from the works of [[English people|English]] [[poet]] and [[Christian mysticism|Christian mystic]] [[William Blake]],<ref>ROB: [http://www.lurkerspath.com/2011/03/24/secrets-of-the-tune-unholy-blake-metal/ ''Secrets of the Tune: Unholy Blake Metal''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055333/http://www.lurkerspath.com/2011/03/24/secrets-of-the-tune-unholy-blake-metal/ |date=2013-09-21 }}.</ref> as well as from English poet [[Percy Bysshe Shelley]], fundamental for understanding the connection between [[Dark Romanticism]], the esoteric and their connection to heavy metal lyrics.


Akhenaten repeatedly denied holding any [[Far-right politics|extreme right-wing]] or racist views. In an interview he stated "Judas Iscariot is no Nazi band. I myself am no Nazi either [...] If other bands think they have to include politics into their music, it's their business, but this has nothing to do with my band."<ref>[https://archive.is/20050117162127/http://judas-iscariot.msk.ru/press/interview_judas_iscariot_13.html Interview on ''Art of Malice''] (in German), accessed on 31 December 2012.</ref>
Akhenaten repeatedly denied association with the [[National Socialist black metal]] movement. In an interview he stated "Judas Iscariot is no Nazi band. I myself am no Nazi either [...] If other bands think they have to include politics into their music, it's their business, but this has nothing to do with my band."<ref>[https://archive.today/20050117162127/http://judas-iscariot.msk.ru/press/interview_judas_iscariot_13.html Interview on ''Art of Malice''] (in German), accessed on 31 December 2012.</ref>


== Line-up ==
== Line-up ==
* Akhenaten ([[Andrew Harris (musician)|Andrew Harris]]) – [[Singing|vocals]], [[guitar]], [[bass guitar|bass]] and [[Drum kit|drums]]
* Akhenaten (Andrew Harris) – vocals, guitar, bass and drums
* Cryptic Winter ([[Duane Timlin]]) – Session drums (1999–2001)
* Cryptic Winter (Duane Timlin) – session drums (1999–2001)
* Kanwulf ([[Nargaroth|René Wagner]]) – Live guitar
* Kanwulf ([[Nargaroth|René Wagner]]) – live guitar
* Lord Imperial ([[Neill Jameson]]) – Live bass (1999–2000)
* Lord Imperial (Neill Jameson) – live bass (1999–2000)
* Proscriptor ([[Russley Randel Givens]]) – Live drums (1999)
* Proscriptor (Russley Randel Givens) – live drums (1999)
* Butcher (real name unknown) – Live drums (2000)
* Butcher (real name unknown) – live drums (2000)


== Discography ==
== Discography ==


=== Full-length Albums ===
=== Full-length albums ===
* ''The Cold Earth Slept Below'' (1996)
* ''The Cold Earth Slept Below'' (1996)
* ''Thy Dying Light'' (1996)
* ''Thy Dying Light'' (1996)
Line 47: Line 48:
* ''An Ancient Starry Sky'' (2018)
* ''An Ancient Starry Sky'' (2018)


=== EP Releases ===
=== EPs ===
* ''Arise, My Lord'' (1996)
* ''Arise, My Lord'' (1996)
* ''Dethroned, Conquered and Forgotten'' (2000)
* ''Dethroned, Conquered and Forgotten'' (2000)
Line 54: Line 55:
* ''Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity)'' (2003)
* ''Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity)'' (2003)


=== Split Albums ===
=== Split albums ===
* ''Judas Iscariot/Weltmacht'' (with [[Weltmacht]]) (1999)
* ''Judas Iscariot/Weltmacht'' (with Weltmacht) (1999)
* ''None Shall Escape the Wrath'' (with [[Krieg (band)|Krieg]], [[Eternal Majesty]] and [[Macabre Omen]]) (2000)
* ''None Shall Escape the Wrath'' (with [[Krieg (band)|Krieg]], [[Eternal Majesty]] and [[Macabre Omen]]) (2000)
*''To the Coming Age of Intolerance'' (with [[Krieg (band)|Krieg]]) (2001)
*''To the Coming Age of Intolerance'' (with [[Krieg (band)|Krieg]]) (2001)


=== Live Releases ===
=== Live releases ===
* ''Under the Black Sun'' (2000)
* ''Under the Black Sun'' (2000)


=== Compilation Albums ===
=== Compilation albums ===
* ''From Hateful Visions'' (2000)
* ''From Hateful Visions'' (2000)
* ''Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity)'' (2002)
* ''Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity)'' (2002)
Line 77: Line 78:


{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Judas Iscariot}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Judas Iscariot}}
[[Category:American black metal musical groups]]
[[Category:American black metal musical groups]]
Line 83: Line 85:
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2002]]
[[Category:One-man bands]]
[[Category:One-man bands]]
[[Category:Black metal controversies]]

Latest revision as of 15:03, 11 August 2024

Judas Iscariot
Also known asHeidegger
OriginDeKalb, Illinois, U.S.
GenresBlack metal
Years active1992–2002
Labels
Past membersAkhenaten

Judas Iscariot was an American black metal band. It began in 1992 as the solo-project of Andrew Harris, who performed under the pseudonym Akhenaten (after the Egyptian Pharaoh of the same name).

With the release of Heaven in Flames (1999), Duane Timlin (aka Cryptic Winter) joined the band as a session drummer. During 1999 and 2000, Akhenaten twice performed live with a line-up featuring members from Nargaroth, Krieg, Absu and Maniac Butcher.

After relocating to Germany, Akhenaten announced the demise of Judas Iscariot on August 25, 2002.[1]

Ideology

[edit]

Akhenaten considered the story of the band Judas Iscariot as documentation of one individual's struggle against the moral boundaries set by Christianity.[1] Furthermore, he expressed contempt towards capitalism, which he dismissed as inextricably linked to materialism.[2] Akhenaten stated that his music was intended to give others strength to live in a world compromised by materialism and irrational religious ideology.

Some of the lyrics on early Judas Iscariot albums are borrowed from the works of English poet and Christian mystic William Blake,[3] as well as from English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, fundamental for understanding the connection between Dark Romanticism, the esoteric and their connection to heavy metal lyrics.

Akhenaten repeatedly denied association with the National Socialist black metal movement. In an interview he stated "Judas Iscariot is no Nazi band. I myself am no Nazi either [...] If other bands think they have to include politics into their music, it's their business, but this has nothing to do with my band."[4]

Line-up

[edit]
  • Akhenaten (Andrew Harris) – vocals, guitar, bass and drums
  • Cryptic Winter (Duane Timlin) – session drums (1999–2001)
  • Kanwulf (René Wagner) – live guitar
  • Lord Imperial (Neill Jameson) – live bass (1999–2000)
  • Proscriptor (Russley Randel Givens) – live drums (1999)
  • Butcher (real name unknown) – live drums (2000)

Discography

[edit]

Full-length albums

[edit]
  • The Cold Earth Slept Below (1996)
  • Thy Dying Light (1996)
  • Of Great Eternity (1997)
  • Distant in Solitary Night (1999)
  • Heaven in Flames (2000)
  • To Embrace the Corpses Bleeding (2002)
  • An Ancient Starry Sky (2018)

EPs

[edit]
  • Arise, My Lord (1996)
  • Dethroned, Conquered and Forgotten (2000)
  • March of the Apocalypse (2002)
  • Moonlight Butchery (2002)
  • Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity) (2003)

Split albums

[edit]

Live releases

[edit]
  • Under the Black Sun (2000)

Compilation albums

[edit]
  • From Hateful Visions (2000)
  • Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity) (2002)

Demos

[edit]
  • Heidegger (1992)
  • Judas Iscariot (1993)

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Statement from the inlay of Judas Iscariot's final release. Judas Iscariot: Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity), Sombre Records 2002.
  2. ^ Interview on Tartarean Desire.
  3. ^ ROB: Secrets of the Tune: Unholy Blake Metal Archived 2013-09-21 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Interview on Art of Malice (in German), accessed on 31 December 2012.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Judas_Iscariot_(band)&oldid=1239787444"