YETI

BAND NAME: Yeti
GENRE: Black / Doom / Death Metal
STATUS: Unknown
LOCATION: USA (Tampa Bay, Florida)

Most of this band no longer identifies as Christian. They did at one point, however. See [this interview].

Formed in 1996.

Supposedly, they changed their name to "Among the Dead" in 2005, but failed to get another record contract, and split up in 2006. I collected this info from Discogs, Last.fm, and Metal Music Archives, but have no idea if it's true or not.

The self-titled emphasizes their doom side, while "Niflheim" emphasizes their black metal side. I don't know what was on "Live DVD".

Lineup:
Eldrik Bloodaxe - Vocals
Deadguy - Vocals
Sol Sangraal - Guitars (lead)
Asgrim - Guitars, Vocals
Cercyon - Bass, Vocals
Kadath - Keyboards
Chris Pistillo - Drums

Past members:
Eric Avant - Keyboards, Vocals
Tim - Bass
Cameron - Drums
Scott - Drums

Links:
Official website
Official site @ archive.org

Discography:

Yeti (promo, 1-4 July, 1998, Skaught Productions)
Format: CD, limited (???) copies

The copy pictured here is #42. Someone on YouTube mentions that they have #65. They think there are 100 total copies of this promo, but they don't seem certain about it. Anyway, it was released at Cornerstone Festival 1998, which ran from the 1st to the 4th of July of that year.

As far as I can tell, the music on this promo is the final material released on the album, but I'm not totally sure.

1) (Intro)
2) Foretold Gathering
3) The Awakening
4) I Walk Among the Dead
5) When Darkness Fails to Fall

 

Yeti (album, July, 1998, Skaught Records)
Format: CD

Self-titled.

1) [intro]
2:35, lyrics:
Back in the days when kings and queens ruled like gods and the earth was only but a child, the greed for riches and the lust for power gripped the land. Far in the northern realm, there lived a wretched king whose fearlessness drove his warmongering knights to unchallenged hatred, looting and pillaging the nearby villages at will. The ground bled as starving peasants cried out in anguish. Some fought back but to no avail. Resistance was futile as death was their only reward. Hope was lost.

2) Foretold Gathering
7:45, lyrics unknown

3) The Awakening
6:06, lyrics unknown

4) I Walk Among the Dead
9:00, lyrics unknown

5) When Darkness Fails to Fall
12:14, lyrics unknown

Extreme Music Sampler Volume 4 (compilation, 2000, Cross Rhythms Music)
Format: CD

7) Yeti - The Awakening 4:42

Not sure if Christian releases or not:
- Niflheim, 2003
- Live DVD, 2004

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INFO:
1) The rest of the lyrics. 2) Did the band split up or change their name? 3) Is the music on the promo, the same as on the album? 4) Are "Niflheim" and "Live DVD" Christian releases?
IMAGES:
Basically everything on this page could use better versions.

Miscellaneous stuff:

For some reason, there are several variants of the Niflheim artwork.