THE ANTICHRIST IMPERIUM

The Antichrist Imperium biography
The Antichrist Imperium are a British blackened death metal ensemble founded in 2010 by members of Akercocke as the band began its extended hiatus. The London-based project initially consisted of guitarist Matt Wilcock, drummer David Gray and bassist/vocalist Nick Hassan, performing material cultivated from Akercocke rehearsals and their then-stillborn sixth LP, with the band ultimately posting a three-track demo to their Myspace profile. Upon Hassan's departure, Gray and Wilcock recruited vocalist Samuel Loynes and bassist/vocalist Sam Bean in 2014, and the now-quartet signed to Apocalyptic Witchcraft Recordings and released their self-titled debut in 2015, with their sophomore LP Volume II: Every Tongue Shall Praise Satan following in 2018.

The Antichrist Imperium's sound is a logical continuation of Akercocke's eclectic extreme progressive metal but with more pronounced thrash influences, and will appeal to fans of their satellite projects Voices and Shrines as well as Talanas, Hath, Mithras and Opeth.