The Amenta
| The Amenta | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Crucible of Agony |
| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Death metal, industrial metal, blackened death metal |
| Years active | 1997–present (currently on indefinite hiatus) |
| Labels | Dissident, Listenable |
| Website | www |
| Members | Cain Cressall Timothy Pope Erik Miehs Dan Quinlan Robin Stone |
| Past members | Cessium 137 Joe Haley Dave Haley Nathan Jenkins Jarrod Krafczyk Dale Harrison |
The Amenta are an Australian metal band formed in 1997 as Crucible of Agony. By 2002 the line-up was Cessium 137 (aka Mark Bevan) on lead vocals, Diazanon (Dave Haley) on drums, Ethion (Erik Miehs) on guitar, Endrin (Nathan Jenkins) on bass guitar and Chlordane (Timothy Pope) on keyboards. In 2009 the line-up had Miehs and Pope joined by Cain Cressall on vocals, Dan Quinlan on bass guitar and Robin Stone on drums. The group has issued two studio albums, Occasus (2004) and n0n (2008). In August 2012 they announced a third album, Flesh Is Heir, was forthcoming.
The Amenta originally formed in Baulkam Hills, a Sydney suburb, in 1997 as Crucible of Agony. They initially played black metal and released two demos in 1999 under that name. They were renamed as The Amenta in 2001 and, the following year, released their first extended play, Mictlan, on Dissident Records. The line-up was Cessium 137 (aka Mark Bevan, lead vocals), Scott Howard (drums), Ethion (Erik Miehs, guitar), Endrin (Nathan Jenkins, bass guitar) and Chlordane (Timothy Pope, keyboards). Howard was soon replaced by Diazanon (Dave Haley) on drums.
In 2003 they signed with Listenable Records and followed with their debut studio album, Occasus. It was acclaimed by rock magazine, Kerrang!, where they were awarded Best Metal Newcomers for 2004.Occasus had Allmusic's Eduardo Rivadavia describe their sound as "a barrage of speed-riffs, crushed throat shouting, and what may or may not be programmed drums ... that recall the similarly claustrophobic crush" of bands such as Zyklon and Cryptopsy. In May 2006 the band replaced Bevan with Jarrod Krafczyk on vocals. They played several tours, including an appearance at the 2007 Festival of the Dead followed by a national tour with United Kingdom metal core bands, Akercocke and The Berzerker. Also that year, they supported Polish blackened death metal band Behemoth on their tour of Australia, and released the Virus DVD as a bonus disc with the limited re-release of Occasus/Mictlan.
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