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Ancient is a Norwegian Melodic Black Metal formed in 1992. It has released six full-length albums and it is currently signed to Metal Blade Records . Ancient used to have a raw Black Metal sound, similar to Darkthrone 's works. Beginning with '' The Cainian Chronicle '', they moved towards a more Nordic/atmospheric black metal sound, like Emperor . After a period of turmoil concerning their line-up they went on to add Gothic -style instruments such as Violin s, female vocals and synthesizers to their music. BIOGRAPHY The band that started as a solo project of Guitarist Aphazel in 1992. The following year, Grimm joined the band as drummer and vocalist. They released the '' Eerily Howling Winds '' Demo in 1993 and the '' Det Glemte Riket '' EP in 1994. They subsequently signed to Listenable Records and released their Debut Album , '' Svartalvheim ''. After the release of the '' Trolltaar '' EP in 1995, Grimm left the band. Aphazel then moved to the as a female vocalist and Keyboardist , and Kjetil as a drummer. Together, they recorded Ancient's second full-length album '' The Cainian Chronicle '', and they later embarked on a Europe an tour. In 1997, Goss was replaced by Erichte , Kjetil also left the band, and a new guitarist/keyboardist entered Ancient, under the name of Jesus Christ! . With the new lineup, Ancient released their third album '' Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends ''. After a world tour, Aphazel met Deadly Kristin , who became the new female vocalist, and he decided to move to Italy . 1998 brought more lineup changes: Krigse took over the drums, Dhilorz became the new bassist and Lord Kaiaphas left the band. In 1999, '' The Halls Of Eternity '' was released, with Aphazel as the new vocalist. A new tour followed, including the band's first concerts in Scandinavia , and in 2000 Ancient played at Wacken Open Air with new drummer GroM . A Compilation EP, called '' God Loves The Dead '', came out in January 2001. Ancient's fifth album, '' Proxima Centauri '', was recorded at Los Angered Recording ( Andy LaRocque 's studio) and mastered at Sterling Sound . It was released on October 15 , 2001 . Another tour followed, including Mexico , Eastern Europe and Israel . After the tour, Deadly Kristin decided to leave the band. On July 13 , 2004 , Ancient released their sixth album, '' Night Visit ''. The album was recorded at Studio Fredman mixed by famous Swedish producer Fredrik Nordström . The band embarked on another European tour called "A Night VisiTour" in 2005, with Illdisposed as co-headliners and Final Breath as support. After the tour, GroM left the band. Ancient's original demos, including '' Eerily Howling Winds '', were re-released in 2005 in an album called '' Eerily Howling Winds - The Antediluvian Tapes ''. MEMBERS
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