Vesperian Sorrow Explained

Vesperian Sorrow
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Austin, Texas, U.S.
Genre:Symphonic black metal
Years Active:1994–present
Label:Displeased, Underscape Records, The Path Less Traveled Records, Black Lion Records
Associated Acts:
Azoth
Website:https://www.facebook.com/vesperian
Current Members:Will Winkle (Will Rohirrim)
Christopher Nunez (Kristoph)
Jerry Donahue (JZD)
Gabe Rayes (Diamond Gabe)
Orlando Logan Olivero
Past Members:Micheal Anthony
Mike V.
Matthias
Corinne Alexandria
Justin M.

Vesperian Sorrow is an American symphonic black metal band from Austin, Texas, United States, founded in 1994. They were known as Unholy Descent until they changed their name to Vesperian Sorrow in early 1999.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vesperian Sorrow Interview at fourteeng.net . 2007-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100116172825/http://www.fourteeng.net/vesperiansorrow.html . 2010-01-16 . dead .
  2. Web site: Vesperian Sorrow: Canadian Tour Dates Announced. https://archive.today/20130201115937/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=60606. dead. February 1, 2013. October 19, 2006. blabbermouth.net. 2009-05-03.
  3. Web site: Ancient Rites, Avulsed Confirmed For U.K.'s Infernal Damnation Festival. https://archive.today/20130201102522/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48425. dead. February 1, 2013. February 16, 2006. blabbermouth.net. 2009-05-03.
  4. Web site: Vesperian Sorrow. Facebook.com. 8 October 2020.
  5. http://www.musicmight.com/linkto/artist/{03C6D7EC-0738-4153-9A06-9D6F1CB]{{dead link|date=July 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Their lyrics tend to be less extreme than most black metal bands that cover themes of Satanism and Anti-Christianity. They cover instead the cosmos, sorrow, sadness and darkness. Their name, Vesperian Sorrow, directly references this and translates to "sadness or sorrow in the evening hours."[1]

    After releasing their first demo, Unholy Descent in 1998, Vesperian Sorrow signed a deal with Displeased Records for the release of their debut album Beyond the Cursed Eclipse in 1999 and continued with their second album Psychotic Sculpture in 2001. Before their third release, the band toured North America[2] expansively, and then went on short tours in England,[3] Germany and the Czech Republic to promote the album. Their third album, Regenesis Creation, was released in 2006 by their own label, Underscape Records. Throughout 2007 and 2008, Vesperian Sorrow toured extensively across the U.S. and Canada, and played a couple of select festivals in Mexico. Most recently, in June 2009, they were handpicked for direct support for the band Mayhem, a pioneer in black metal, in Monterrey, Mexico. The band released Stormwinds of Ages on The Path Less Traveled Records on April 24, 2012. Their most recent album, Regenesis Creation was released in 2019.

    Discography

    Demos

    • Unholy Descent (1998)

    Albums

    Compilations

    • Displeased Sampler III (1999)
    • Blackened V/ Metal Blade (2000)
    • Displeased Sampler IV (2002)
    • Trois-Rivieres Metalfest (2006)

    Band members

    Current

    [4]

    Former members

    Cover songs

    External links