Thanatos (US band)

Thanatos is a dark wave band whose recordings were released by or are distributed by Projekt Records. The band's origins trace to the mid 1980s and was a studio project of Patrick Ogle (aka Padraic Ogl) and Sam Rosenthal (black tape for a blue girl).

They released their first album, This Endless Night Inside in 1993, a second, An Embassy to Gaius (1997) and Blisters (1997). Another record by the band, under the name Illegalteenagebikini appeared in 2002. This LP was later re-released as a Thanatos LP. The digital release, "The Exterminating Angel" appeared in 2013. The latest LP, "Coyote in the Graveyard," comes out in Spring, 2018. The band's recordings featured work by Sam Rosenthal of Black Tape for a Blue Girl and William Tucker of Ministry.

Rosenthal ran the fanzine Alternative Rhythms in South Florida and Ogle wrote for the magazine as a concert and record reviewer. The two had been friends since middle school. After releasing a cassette (most of which can be heard as hidden tracks on the band's first LP) the band went into hibernation. During this time Ogle played on various black tape for a blue girl LPs. The title track of the LP "this lush garden within" began life as a Thanatos song. The group became a live act in 1995 after the release of their second LP with the addition of Tucker and Eric Polcyn (Godbullies).