Origin: Sweden
Style: Black/Thrash, Pagan Metal
Released on: Black Vulture Records
Bio
Pagan Rites is a black and thrash metal act that was founded in 1992. Promo 1992, Through the Gates of Hell, Pagan Rites and Frost were a few of the early demos. Hail Victory! was a 1994 single. The act was put on ice until the year 2000 and had a demo called Live Smedjan 14/9/00. A demo or two later, came the debut album Mark of the Devil. Hellcome Back From Hell was recorded live in Denmark in 2006. The band spent several years again on ice until 2020 when releases came with a vengeance. Born Again was an appropriate title for a 2020 demo. The band issued half a dozen demos. Pagan Rites and Vulcan Tyrant had a split release in 2023. The act became the solo project of Thomas Karlsson with its second or third re-birth.
Discography:
Mark Of The Devil – 2003
Pagan Metal – Roars Of The Anti Christ – 2006
Hellcome Back From Hell – 2009
Embrace The Torments Of Hell – 2010
Absurd End Of The World – 2020
Survival Of The Antichrist Nation – 2020
Storm The Gate Of Necromicron – 2022 Pagan Rites+Vulcan Tyrant (split 2023)
Line-up:
Devil XXX – Vocals and lyrics
Press contact:
downfall_records[at]live.se
Interviews
bvr@downfallrecords.com
External links
Metal Archives
Facebook
Released on Downfall
BVR020 / 2024 / Pagan Metal Legion – Digipak CD
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