Antaeus (band)

Antaeus (band)

Antaeus is a French black metal band from Maisons-Laffitte. The band was formed in 1993 by Antaeus (guitars) and Storm (drums). Vocalist MkM joined in 1996 and remained the driving force of the band, with the rest of the line up being very unstable. By 2003 all the original members had left the band, which is since led by MkM and guitarist Set. Antaeus quickly became known in the underground black metal scene for their uncompromisingly brutal and chaotic brand of black metal, as well as their devotion to Theistic Satanism which is a primordial element in their lyrics and concepts. The group's slogan is "Anti God, Anti Music, Anti You". Their debut album, Cut Your Flesh and Worship Satan, was a collection of re-recorded demo tracks. They then signed to Osmose Productions for their second album De Principii Evangelikum, before moving on to the Norma Evangelium Diaboli label for their 2006 album Blood Libels (reissued by The Ajna Offensive and in 2007 by Season of Mist), which has been described as "aggressive black metal with a pinch (or ten) of death metal thrown in". The album closes with the nine-and-a-half-minute title track, which has been described as "so intense it's literally almost unbearable".