Darklord

History

Hailing from the city of burning churches - Adelaide, South Australia - the utter hellstorm that is Darklord was concieved around late '91, early '92, minus a drummer, when Destroyer (bass), Nekromancer (lead/rhythm guitar) and Stormbringer (lead/rhythm guitar/vocals), formed a band which would not only expand the boundries of extreme black/death metal, but would also bring an extra touch of progressive class to the genre.

Unable for a long time to find a drummer who could fit the extreme speed and style of the band, Darklord were forced to use a drum machine to record an early demo at the end of '93 called '...By the Force of Sacred Magic Rites...'. Although it was only recorded on a four-track cassette recorder (a surprise to many) and is embryonic compared to the Darklord of today, it was still hailed at the time by many underground aficianados, as the bleakest, heaviest music ever recorded and has now gone onto become somewhat of a kult classic. And although it was only a demo, it was released on CD, and distribution throughout Europe and Australia by Modern Invasion earned Darklord a strong and highly respecting following amongst the underground. Over 1000 copies were sold with most interest coming from Germany.

Finally, after a seemingly endless search and a string of auditions, Manic was found to fulfill the demanding drumming duties. There followed over a year of song writing and intense rehearsal before Darklord finally unleashed their dark brand of well executed, subsonic hell to a vocal and expectant packed house at the "Crown And Anchor", Adelaide, at midnight, under the full moon of October 19, 1996. Darklord continued performing live shows (all have been captured on video) until early 1998 when Destroyer (bass) left the band.

On August 21, 1999, Darklord began recording their long overdue debut full-length CD 'Symphony Satanikka' at Satellite Studios in Adelaide, and is available through Modern Invasion Music. Drummer Manic, was also fired during the mix of the album mid 2000. The album was well overdue after never ending problems, most of them being legal matters concerning both the studio owner and the band's drummer Manic.

The band's last releases happened in 2004, when 'Promo 2004' and the split cassette with French death metallers Atrophy, Carmina and Amethyste, 'Obscure Infinity', came out.

(source: the official Darklord website, July 2006, last chapter by AM)