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alternating melodic death metal

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History ::

Aeons Of Old began modestly in 1998 under the moniker Anaemica, when the band formed as a part of Antwerp's burgeoning metal scene. The quartet - all self-taught musicians - delivers a wide variety of styles, drawing inspiration from both death and black metal, as well as old Slayer, Sepultura and Megadeth. The band also played a clutch of well-received live shows with the likes of Mortician, Carnal Forge, Ancient Rites, Suhrim and Axamenta. The roots of Aeons Of Old stretch back to the time, over half a decade ago, when lead guitarist Paul Broeren and rhythm guitarist Dirk Van Haesbroeck first met in the Antwerp suburb of Deurne. Neither musician had any previous band experience when they started jamming thrash covers together. A few months later, before joining the guitar tandem, Donald Van Haesbroeck began playing the bass guitar at his brother's urging. The primal incarnation of the band became a reality when death metal vocalist Kevin Van Staey engaged in writing lyrics, singing and playing keyboards. For a brief period of time, the quartet adopted the name Catacomb, eventually changing to Anaemica by fall 1997. This derivative from anaemia literally means suffering from a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in the blood . >From the very beginning Paul arranged nearly all songs - and he remains the thriving force behind the music until the present day. ... Four years after the band's debut show, vocalist Tom left the band. For the first time in its life, Anaemica was incomplete. Only half a year later did they find a replacement in Dirk Broeren, the brother of founding member Paul Broeren. Inadvertently, a purging process was triggered by Tom's resignation ... As a consequence 2003 saw the departure of both Jeroen Buysse and Dirk Van Haesbroeck after one last gig. The latter had knocked up the metal support initiative Deathmetal.be with some friends by summer's end of the previous year - at present day it is the single biggest Belgian metal site. Pursuing synergetic effects in this position, he immediately informed the rest of the band that he would resume the role of manager. In the meanwhile the band changed name to Aeons Of Old and was determined to work on a swift comeback. After the purchase of a drum computer, the trinity recorded the exclusive track "Howl Of Despair" for the prestigious Deathmetal.be sampler "Face Your Underground Vol. 1" which features such bands as Aborted, Suhrim, Welkin, In-Quest and Axamenta. Halfway 2003 Aeons Of Old enlisted a temporary session guitar player, Ian Van Gemeren from Axamenta. He would help out the band during their summer and autumn concerts. Early September, the band found a solution, by recruiting second guitar player in Niels Mertens from the Antwerp metalcore band Indaba. Rehearsals are being held twice a week to accelerate the training process. He will hit the stage at this fest, the Catacomb Fest, organized by ourselves. In the meanwhile until Niels is ready, Ian will continue to help out the band. A small dozen gigs are being played in Antwerp, Limburg and Oost-Vlaanderen up to the end of the year with both guitar players. The second week of October, Aeons Of Old will start recording a small promo containing three songs and entitled "Nemesis". The band also recently signed up for the Deathmetal.be DVD videoclip shoot which starts around the end of the year (2003).

Discography ::

Bone Box 2  - Out : May 2001 - 250 copies -

Drenched in Blood 1 - Out : December 2001 - 125 copies -

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