ARISTAEUS

Left: Heztael; Right: Uncertain ............. Left: Heztael; Right: Killian
 

BAND NAME: Aristaeus
GENRE: Gothic Unblack Metal
STATUS: Unknown

LOCATION: International (USA / Norway)

Active members do not identify as Christian.

It seems most members are/were based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but Bjørn lived in Norway.

As of 2015, the band had begun working on some non-Christian music, but there have been no updates since early 2016.

Years active:
May have started as Akeldama in 1995.
Mournful Vengeance 1999-2001

Aristaeus 2001-????, 2015-????

Lineup:
Killian "Thorn Skarthiborg" Thorn - Guitars, Drums, Keyboards
Bjørn Tunsberg - Guitars, Vocals
Note: The only certain band member is Killian. I'm not sure if Bjørn is still in the band or not?...

Past members:
Heztael Tyrot - Vocals
Vlad - Bass
Tommy Chaos - Bass
Bane Ba'al - Guitars
Dani Lynch - Keyboards
Lord von Usvart - Keyboards
Marshall - Drums
+ a female vocalist, name unknown

Links:
Facebook
Myspace
Official site @ archive.org (phpnet, only 2 pages work)
archive.org link that doesn't work (freewebs)

Forum @ archive.org (thread doesn't work anymore)

Discography:

Beyond the Tides (demo, 2001, Independent)
Format unknown

Also supposedly released in 2000 under their old band name, but I haven't been able to verify that yet.

1) Summer's Over 3:54
2) Beyond the Tides 3:26
3) Carneilian Sky 3:39

(artwork
not
available)

Beneath the Withering Trees (album, NOT SURE IF RELEASED)
Format unknown

Mentioned by someone on Metal Archives. I currently don't have any info other than what's here.

??) Within the Sorrows of Funeral Winds
??) Endless Age of Nightfall
??) Carnelian Sky (re-recorded version)
??) Of the Blackest's Night Silence (might also be re-recorded?)

The Raven King (EP, 9 November, 2006, Gud er Sannhet Records)

Format: CD-R, limited (???) copies

Not sure which artwork was used.

1) The Raven King
2) The Battle
3) In the Black Garden 6:49
4) Burial
5) A New Dawn

6) untitled (bonus)

7) untitled (bonus)

8) untitled (bonus)

 Winterhordes of the Whitethrone (split, 2008, EEE Records)

Format: CD-R

Split with Old Memories and Mirtharoth.

It's "housed in a white eco-wallet with 4-panel booklet", according to EEE's old site.

A comment on [this page] notes, "That new version of "Carneilian Sky" is going to be on the split. The split version has more guitar work and the drums are arranged abit different, from the one you have heard on the Aristaeus page."

That same page indicates this was originally just a split between Aristaeus and Mirtharoth. Old Memories must have been brought on later.

1) Aristaeus - Winterhordes ov the Whitethrone
track length unknown

2) Aristaeus - Deathlike Silence
5:03

3) Aristaeus - Carneilian Sky (2007)

4:53, lyrics:
Beneath the glow
of a crimson moon
shining down
from a carneilian sky
pagan songs fill the air
on this most ominous night

Spellbound by Lucifer
The rejected of the most high
All the nations, dance to the devil's
lullaby..

Beneath the glow
of a crimson moon
shining down
from a carneilian sky
pagan songs fill the air
on this most ominous night

See the martyrs of The Lamb
Hear their holy cries
They were not defiled by Satan
For their testimony... They choose to DIE!

The Forgotten Path / ??? (split, NOT SURE IF RELEASED)

Planned split with Old Memories. Aristaeus' half was called "The Forgotten Path". Not sure what Old Memories' half was supposed to be called.

Tracklist unknown.

MISCELLANEOUS
1) There's a song mentioned on Myspace called "Ancestral Ghost".
Apparently had vocals, guitars, and some acoustic parts, but no other details are available.
Doesn't seem to have been released.

2) There are a few instances (like on this shirt design) of the phrase "Within the Sorrow of Funeral Winds". I don't know if this was supposed to be the name of a release, or...? UPDATE: Apparently it was the name of a song. However I'm not sure if it was also used for anything else (such as an album title?)

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INFO:
1) Missing track lengths. 2) Missing lyrics. 3) Format info for "Beyond the Tides". 4) How many copies were made of "The Raven King"? 5) Up-to-date lineup info. 6) More info on "Ancestral Ghost" and "Within the Sorrow of Funeral Winds". 7) More info on the split with Old Memories. 8) More info on "Beneath the Withering Trees". 9) Who is the female vocalist?
IMAGES:
Pretty much all of them.

Miscellaneous stuff:

Left: Alternate logo

Middle: Unused artwork for "The Raven King", from Everdark Promotions
Right: Image from Myspace

Left: Promo pic including Aristaeus. Sadly this is the largest res I have.
Middle: Image from Myspace. Seems to be a header of sorts?
Right: Alternate logo