Primordial (baund)
Primordial is an metal baund frae Skerries, Coonty Dublin, Ireland. It wis formed in 1991 bi Pól MacAmlaigh (bass) an Ciarán MacUiliam (guitars). Their sound melds black metal with Erse fowk muisic.
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[edit] Biography
The baund's roots stretch back to 1987 when Pól an Ciarán first began playin together wi Pól's brother, Derek. The baund (who war cawed Forsaken for a brief period) initially played a rough, hybrid mix o early, primitive Thrash an Death Metal (playin covers o Death, Sepultura an the like).
Vocalist Nemtheanga joined the baund efter seeing an ad for a sanger in Dublin specialist Metal store The Sound Cellar in 1991. According tae Primordial lore, the ad wis pasted ower nae mair than 2 hours efter it being put up.
Upon Nemtheanga's joinin the baund, the baund startit tae pursue a daurker direction citin influence frae Bathory, Celtic Frost an the emergin Greek an Norse Black Metal scenes.
Primordial wis the first black metal styled baund tae emerge frae Ireland wi the release o their Dark Romanticism demo in the early simmer o 1993 (Cruachan war an aa active at this time combinin Black Metal wi Fowk Muisic). The baund initially came tae the attention o Lee Barrett frae the UK label Candlelight Records but he failed tae move on signing the baund so efter a live, soondboard recordin frae Dublin frae 1994 wis sent tae Cacophonous Records, (Cradle of Filth, Bal Sagoth etc.), the baund signed wi them for the release o their debut album Imrama.
Although their debut album, Imrama, wis characteristic as being in a mair melodic black metal muisical direction, they gradually came tae refine their soond wi A Journey's End, which includit the uise o mandolins an whistles an a mair epic style. The twa subsequent releases, The Burning Season an Spirit the Earth Aflame, showed the baund's reflection o cultural geist an emotion, woven intae an amalgam o black, celtic, an fowk metal muisical styles. They hae toured wi various metal baunds in the extreme metal genre, includin Norse black metal baund Immortal.
The baund's fift album The Gathering Wilderness turned oot tae be a much daurker an bleaker record than ony Primordial haed made afore, providin the listener wi a rawer soond as well. It wis chuist as album o the month in Terrorizer Magazine an appeared in lots o top leets o the year 2005.
In January 2006 the baund played their first US show alangside Thyrfing an Moonsorrow at the Heathen Crusade metalfest in Columbia Heights, Minnesota.
Their latest album, To the Nameless Dead, wis released on November 16, 2007. It received virtually universal an overwhelming praise, rising to such accolades as being named 2008's Metal Album o the Year bi Chronicles of Chaos (continuing an unprecedented back to back honoring for Primordial bi the webzine).
They ar currently signed wi Metal Blade Records.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
- Imrama (1995)
- A Journey's End (1998)
- Spirit the Earth Aflame (2000)
- Storm Before Calm (2002)
- The Gathering Wilderness (2005)
- To the Nameless Dead (2007)
- Imrama (Re-Release) (2009)
[edit] EPs
- The Burning Season (1999)
[edit] Demos
- Dark Romanticism (1993)
[edit] Split releases
- Primordial / Katatonia Split 10" (1996)
- Primordial / Mael Mórdha (2006)
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Alan Averill "Nemtheanga" – Vocals (1991-)
- Ciáran MacUiliam – Guitars (1991-)
- Micheál O'Floinn – Guitars (2002-)
- Pól MacAmlaigh – Bass (1991-)
[edit] Umwhile
- Feargal Flannery - Guitar (1987-2002)
- Derek "D." MacAmlaigh - Drums (1987-1997)
- Simon O'Laoghaire – Drums (1997-2010)
[edit] Fremmit Airtins
