Origin: Ireland  
Genres: Black Metal
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Primordial

One of a handful of Irish black metal bands making some noise in recent years, Primordial has developed a rather intriguing sound on their later works. While black metal guitars are the dominant feature, the overall style is more laidback and epic, with sprawling, slower riffs and inventive pounding drumming and vocals that rarely are of the typical black metal variety, but are more often a clean, midrange croon (predominantly on Spirit The Earth Aflame) or a slightly huskier growl (on Storm Before Calm). The melodies, at times slightly Celtic-laced, are spirited, sweeping and majestic -- excellent and fairly unique. Having just signed to Metal Blade, the best may be yet in store.

Current Members

A.A. Nemtheanga (Alan Averill)

vocals (ex-Void Of Silence)

Ciaran MacUiliam

guitars

Michael O'Floinn

guitars

Pól MacAmlaigh

bass

Former Members/Guests

Derek MacAmlaigh

drums

Simon O'Laoghaire

drums


Discography



Imrama  
1995 Cacophonous
  1. Fuil Arsa
  2. Infernal Summer
  3. Here I am King
  4. The Darkest Flame
  5. The Fires...
  6. Mealltach
  7. Let The Sun Set on Life Forever
  8. To The Ends of The Earth
  9. Beneath a Bronze Sky
  10. Awaiting The Dawn
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Derek MacAmlaigh


A Journey's End  
1998 Misanthropy
  1. Graven Idol
  2. Dark Song*
  3. Autumn's Ablaze
  4. Journey's End
  5. Solitary Mourner
  6. Bitter Harvest
  7. On Aistear Deirneach
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire


The Burning Season  
1999 Hammerheart
  1. The Calling
  2. Among The Lazarae
  3. The Burning Season
  4. And The Sun Sets on Life Forever
  5. Forever
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire


Spirit The Earth Aflame  
2000 Hammerheart
  1. Spirit The Earth Aflame
  2. Gods to The Godless
  3. The Soul Must Sleep
  4. The Burning Season
  5. Glorious Dawn
  6. The Cruel Sea*
  7. Children of The Harvest
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire


Storm Before Calm  
2002 Hammerheart
  1. The Heretic's Age
  2. Fallen to Ruin
  3. Cast to The Pyre
  4. What Sleeps Within
  5. Suns First Rays
  6. Sons of The Morrigan
  7. Hosting of The Sidhe
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire


The Gathering Wilderness  
2005 Metal Blade
  1. The Golden Spiral
  2. The Gathering Wilderness
  3. The Song Of The Tomb
  4. End Of All Times (The Martyr´s Fire)
  5. The Coffin Ships
  6. Tragedy's Birth
  7. Cities Carved In Stone
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Michael O'Floinn
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire
2005 Readers' Album #59

2005 BNR Top Ten Album



To The Nameless Dead  
2007 Metal Blade
  1. Empire Falls
  2. Gallows Hymn
  3. As Rome Burns
  4. Failures Burden
  5. Heathen Tribes
  6. The Rising Tide
  7. Traitors Gate
  8. No Nation On This Earth
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Michael O'Floinn
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire
2007 Readers' Album #26



All Empires Fall  VIDEO
2010 Metal Blade


Redemption At The Puritan's Hand  
2011 Metal Blade
  1. No Grave Deep Enough
  2. Lain With The Wolf
  3. Bloodied Yet Unbowed
  4. God's Old Snake
  5. The Mouth Of Judas
  6. The Black Hundred
  7. The Puritan's Hand
  8. Death Of The Gods
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Michael O'Floinn
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire
2011 Readers' Album #41



Where Greater Men Have Fallen  
2014 Metal Blade
  1. Where Greater Men Have Fallen
  2. Babel's Tower
  3. Come the Flood
  4. The Seed of Tyrants
  5. Ghosts of the Charnel House
  6. The Alchemist's Head
  7. Born to Night
  8. Wield Lightning to Split the Sun
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Michael O'Floinn
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire
2014 Readers' Album #25



Gods To The Godless  LIVE
2016 Metal Blade
  1. Gods to the Godless
  2. Babels Tower
  3. Where Greater Men Have Fallen
  4. No Grave Deep Enough
  5. As Rome Burns
  6. The Alchemists Head
  7. Bloodied Yet Unbowed
  8. The Coffin Ships
  9. Heathen Tribes
  10. Wield Lightning to Split the Sun
  11. Empire Falls
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Michael O'Floinn
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire


Exile Amongst The Ruins  
2018 Metal Blade
  1. Nail Their Tongues
  2. To Hell or the Hangman
  3. Where Lie the Gods
  4. Exile Amongst the Ruins
  5. Upon Our Spiritual Deathbed
  6. Stolen Years
  7. Sunken Lungs
  8. Last Call
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Michael O'Floinn
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire


The Camelot Sessions  EP
2022


A Journey's End Volume 2 - Live At The Ritz, Lisbon, Portu  LIVE
2023


How It Ends  
2023 Metal Blade
  1. How It Ends
  2. Ploughs to Rust, Swords to Dust
  3. We Shall Not Serve
  4. Traidisiu¿nta
  5. Pilgrimage to the World's End
  6. Nothing New Under the Sun
  7. Call to Cernunnos
  8. All Against All
  9. Death Holy Death
  10. Victory Has 1000 Fathers, Defeat Is an Orphan
  • A.A. Nemtheanga
  • Ciaran MacUiliam
  • Pól MacAmlaigh
  • Simon O'Laoghaire



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