Hetroertzen
Hetroertzen is a black metal band formed in 1997 by multi-instrumentalist Frater D. The group originated in Puerto Varas, Chile and by 2009 had relocated to Västerås, Sweden.
Hetroertzen | |
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 Hetroertzen in 2015, from left to right Ham, Åskväder, Frater D. and Anubis. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Puerto Varas, Chile |
| Genres | Black metal |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Lamech Records |
| Associated acts | LvxCaelis, Die Kunst Der Finsternis, Sapientia |
| Website | www.hetroertzen.se |
| Members | Frater D. Åskväder Anubis Ham |
Biography
It was initially a solo project until Frater D. decided to make a band of it and so joins guitarist Åskväder the band in September 1999. During their first ten years of existence, a couple of albums were recorded and a handful of gigs were performed in their homeland of Chile. Various line-up changes occurred as well.
The band had a brief hiatus for various reasons, but in 2009 after resurfacing in Sweden and the city of Västerås, Hetroertzen's first proclaimed full-length album Exaltation of Wisdom, was recorded at the band's own studio. The line-up was then Frater D. on drums, bass and vocals and Åskväder on guitars. Exaltation of Wisdom was at first released on LP by Lamech Records and was limited to 500 blood-numbered copies. In November 2011 the group performed Exaltation of Wisdom in its entirety in their most important performance thus far; a rather special event called Arosian Black Mass, where the band received highly positive critique from attendants. The band had the help from Kfzl on bass and Garghuf on drums. After their live debut at Arosian Black Mass, some line-up changes occurred, and Anubis gets involved in the band as guitarist.
At the beginning of 2012 Frater D., Åskväder and Anubis went on to record new material for what would be used for a split album together with Norwegian devotees Dødsengel. The split, under the title Capax Infiniti, gained much regard in terms of acceptance from the audience from all around the world, as well as in terms of sales. In October 2013 the band went out on their first ever tour, alongside black metal legends Troll and Dødheimsgard. The tour was a success for the band and they won over countless new fans from all around Europe. During 2014 Hetroertzen recorded material for a new full-length album which allowed them to stretch the boundaries of their already unique sound. Ain Soph Aur saw the light in December 2014 receiving a great response from the devotees and the media. Ain Soph Aur was released on all format by the collaboration of Lamech Records, Terratur Possessions and Amor Fati Productions.
At the beginning of 2015, Ham joins the band as a permanent bass player. In the fall of 2015 Hetroertzen visited the US for the first time and performed two very exclusive shows in New York City and Baltimore along with Ominous Resurrection and their brethren LvxCaelis. Also in 2015, the band confirmed to do a one-week tour in October along with French devotees Malhkebre and Malepeste. The tour baptised as Exaltation, Revelation, Dereliction tour reached different cities around France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Discography
- Flying Across the Misty Gardens - (2002)
- A Crimson Terrible Vision - (2003)
- Rex Averno - (2005)
- Exaltation of Wisdom - (2010)
- Capax Infiniti - (2014)
- Ain Soph Aur - (2015)
- Uprising of the Fallen - (2017)
