Suffocation, Death, Massacration, The Haunted, Cannibal Corpse, Nevermore, Hatesphere, The Smith's, Necrophagist, Vader, A-ha, Atheist, Scarve, Dim Mak, Capharnaum, Mothra, Death, At the gates, Carcass, Black Dahlia Murder, Opeth, Bloodbath, Aborted, Darkest Hour, The Crown, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Janis Joplin, Hypnos 69, King Crimson, The Beatles, Camel, Meshuggah, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Rotten Sound, Scarve, Mr. Bungle and Naked City... and probably many more
Sounds Like
Melodic metal that even your momma will love to hear...
The story of Apocryph began on a hot Belgian summer day, August 2004. Nico (guitar) and Gijs (guitar), who both play in the Ghent-based death-grind formation Serial Butcher, decided to form a melodic death metal band. With the aid of a drumcomputer, the duo starts rehearsing. Koen (bass), also in Serial Butcher, is very enthusiastic when he hears the very first Apocryph songs. He decides to join in on the melodic death metal fun. Some more songs are being rehearsed, and the trio starts an intensive search for a drummer and a singer.
The next few months, several candidates pass by, but none seem to really fit in and make the Apocryph puzzle complete. March 2005, the Apocryphians bump on to drummer Youri (also playing in brutal death metal sensation Leptotrichia). They decide to join forces.
May 2005, the quartet decided to enter the CCR studio to record a song for the third Deathmetal.be compilation CD. The vocals on this one are done by Dimitri ‘El Grunto’ Janssens, currently in Fungus Inc. The result sounds very promising: melodic, yet brutal; aggressive, yet catchy.
At the end of the hot summer of 2005, some great vocalists appear, but it's Jo (also in mothra) who fills in the empty space behind the microphone. Although a new member arrived, another member left. Youri has quit his drumming duties in Apocryph due to a lack of motivation.
They struggled untill the next warm summer without a drummer. Some appear but none were capable to fill in the role of fellow apocryphian...
Untill july 2006, cause there was some groovy news this time:
Apocryph welcomes drum-wizard Gert Monden (In Quest) to their ranks.
Apocryph successfully started playing gigs in 2007 and there are plans for a mini-CD on Rotten To The Core, a small Belgian label. The release is scheduled for summer 2007. A song from our debut CD will also appear on the 5th deathmetal.be sampler. Now, mid-September 2007, Apocryph's debut "Drenched in Grace" is ready to be unleashed. Be sure to check on this paragon of energetic, powerful melodic death metal. If you want to book us, send a mail to spirit_crusher_777@yahoo.com or jovissers@gmail.com. Peace out!!!
Bands we've shared stages with:
The Black Dahlia Murder, Dismember, Hate Eternal, Master, Cephalic Carnage, Severe Torture, Kutschurft, Rompeprop, Burning Hatred, Skeletonwitch, Urgehall, Serial butcher, In-Quest, Panchrysia, Gorath, Thurisaz, Axamanta, Leng T'che, Emeth, Sludge Phenomenon, The Dying, Predatoria, Serpentcult, Crimson Falls, Herfst,...
OUT NOW :
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Mind shaped reality live @ Eibergen metal attack 2008
BRAND NEW RECORDINGS! All songs will pass our page throughout the weeks, so check our page frequently (pretty please) and comment on what your thoughts are, please. We are now looking for shows again, so drop us a line!!! Thanks all xxx
Thank you for addition. Great concert in Aarschoot as well as on Saturday in Brussels. For the pleasure of seeing again you there live. Delighted that my photographs please you, if you want steps of worries original me you dispatches by mail. See you soon
Hails from RADIGOST! Thanks for the add & support! Our new album is out now! "A Stellar Kingdom" is a fantastic mix of symphonic dark metal parts with opera soprano voice, classical and folk music.
