Ephel Duath (band)

Ephel Duath
Origin	Padova, Italy
Genres	Avant-garde metal, progressive metal, hardcore punk, metalcore
Years active	1998–2014
Labels	Code666 Earache
Past members	Davide Tiso Karyn Crisis Bryan Beller Marco Minnemann Fabio Fecchio Riccardo Pasini Davide Piovesan Davide Tolomei Giuliano Mogicato Sergio Ponti Luciano George Lorusso Guillermo Gonzales Andrea Rabuini

Ephel Duath was an Italian avant garde metal/hardcore punk band, formed in 1998 in Padova, Italy. They have had a constantly changing line-up, with guitarist and songwriter Davide Tiso being the only original member. To date, they have released one demo, five studio albums and two remix albums. Their most recent studio album, Hemmed By Light, Shaped By Darkness, was released in 2013.

Ephel Duath was formed in 1998 as a two-man group and taking their name after the fictional mountain range in J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Lord of the Rings. Their debut release was Phormula, on Code666. Following Phormula's release, they signed to Elitist Records (a sub-division of Earache), and repackaged the debut with three tracks from the 1998 demo, Opera, and two remixes. The album was released in 2001 as Rephormula.

Founder Davide Tiso recruited a diverse set of musicians with backgrounds in hardcore punk, progressive rock, jazz,blues, funk and pop. The first album with this lineup was 2003's The Painter's Palette. The album showcased an unorthodox combination of hardcore punk and jazz fusion. In an interview in May 2003, Kerrang! magazine described the band as "supermodels playing Dillinger Escape Plan".

A new album, Pain Necessary to Know, was released in late 2005. After recording the album, drummer Davide Piovesan quit the band, and was replaced first by Sergio Ponti in 2006 and then by Andrea Rabuini in 2007. Ephel Duath later dismissed bassist Fabio Fecchio, with the band stating that they intended to remain a trio to "explore more experimental music dimensions".

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