ARKHAM (FRANCE)

The band was founded a little before summer, in 1994, mainly by comte d'Erlette (lyrics) and Syuth nguaraath (music). At that time we went under the name of Necromancya. In Semptember 1994 the band became Arkham, in honnor to Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937). Our first demo tape came out in 1996. Obscurs et Eternels is the conclusion to a first era and is grated with a complete line-up, featuring also a keyboard and a female chorist. Arkham music was at that time rather atmospheric But some months after the release of this demo, three out of five band members leave the band, for some quite mysterious reasons. For Arkham, their departure opens a way to a darker era, more brutal and violent. At the end of 1996, a new drummer, Lord von Carthasis has joined us. The year after, in March, we recorded the Promo 1897 of which one track is present on the VMI Encyclopedia Pestilentia compilation. Being unused, it will become in 1998 the split-demo with Nuit Noire. In June of the same year, we released Rehearshal 97. But the new drummer would only stay one and a half little year in the band (in fact two years, but with some times of break), as he preferred to devote himself to his project. Near the end of 1999, a friend, Tenebras (from Nuit Noire) suggested to play the drums for us to be able to go on. Some time afterwards, Sire Cedric joined us, and realised the sound effects. Thanks tp this new line-up we released in 2000 the Malediction tape album, composed of eight tracks, nowadays sold-out.


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OBSCURS ET ETERNELS 1996 DEMO

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TRACK LISTING:
- Blood is Life
- The Haunter of the Dark
- Live Evil
- Seasons of the Underworld

1897 1997 PROMO

Professionally printed cover with band pictures and lyrics. Commercial tape.

TRACK LISTING:
- Interdimensional Spheres
- Dreams in the Witch-House
- The Other Gods

1997 REHEARSAL/DEMO

Xeroxed covers. Dubbed Tapes

TRACK LISTING:
- Dagon
- Le Témoignageue de Randolph Carter
- L'abomination de Dunwich
- Outro
- The Other Gods

MALEDICTION 2000 DEMO

Xerox cover with band contact write at hand. Commercial Tape

TRACK LISTING:
- Le Témoignage de Randolph Carter
- The Haunter of the Dark
- L'Abomination de Dunwich
- The Other Gods
- L'Appel de Cthulhu
- Night Gaunts
- Dagon
- La Pierre Noire

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