Ancient
| Country | Norway |
|---|---|
| Formed | Bergen (early), United States (mid), Italy (later), International |
| Currently | Greece |
| Genres | Melodic Black Metal |
| Labels | Metal Blade Records |
| Years active | 1992-present |
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Line-up (members)
- Zel : Bass (1992-2000), Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards (1992-present)
- Dhilorz : Guitars, Bass (2000-present)
- Nicholas Barker : Drums (2009-present)
Former members
- Vassago Rex : Drums
- Kimberly Goss : Vocals, Keyboards (1995-1997)
- Grimm : Vocals, Drums (1993-1995)
- Kjetil : Drums (1995-1997)
- Lord Kaiaphas : Drums, Vocals (1995-1998)
- Luci : Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Piano, Cello (1997-?)
- Erichte : Vocals (1997-1998)
- Scorpios : Bass (1998-2001)
- Krigse : Drums (1998-2000)
- Deadly Kristin : Vocals (1998-2003)
- GroM : Drums, Vocals (2000-2006)
- Morfeus : Guitars (2008-?)
Album Photos (4)
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Ancient Discography
| Album | Lyrics | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eerily Howling Winds | Demo | 1993 | 60 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Det Glemte Riket | EP | 1994 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Svartalvheim | Lyrics | Album | 1994 | 86.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Trolltaar | EP | 1995 | 70 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | The Cainian Chronicle | Lyrics | Album | 1996 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
 | Mad Grandiose Bloodfiends | Lyrics | Album | 1997 | 80 | 2 | 0 |
| Det Glemte Riket | Compilation | 1999 | 77.5 | 2 | 0 | ||
 | The Halls of Eternity | Lyrics | Album | 1999 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| True Kings of Norway | Split | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| God Loves the Dead | Lyrics | EP | 2001 | 70 | 2 | 0 | |
 | Proxima Centauri | Lyrics | Album | Oct 15, 2001 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
 | Night Visit | Lyrics | Album | Jun 1, 2004 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| Eerily Howling Winds - the Antediluvian Tapes | Compilation | 2005 | 65 | 1 | 0 | ||
 | Back to the Land of the Dead | Lyrics | Album | Sep 16, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 |
Additional notes
Originally Ancient was a Norwegian band (from Eidsvågneset in Bergen). Aphazel moved to the USA late 1995 and recruited a whole new band there, but after 3 years decided to relocate to Italy after having met Deadly Kristin. He is currently (as of March 2011) residing in Greece, where it was declared that he had shortened his name to Zel.
