Adramelech
Country of origin: Finland Location: Loimaa, Varsinais-Suomi Status: On hold Formed in: 1991 Genre: Death Metal Themes: Ancient mythology Last label: Xtreem Music Years active: 1991-2011 Adrammelech (spelled with two Ms) is an ancient Semitic god. Adrammelech became depicted later (like many other pagan gods) as a demon in Judeo-Christian tradition. He's described as the president of the senate of demons, chancellor of Hell, and supervisor of Satan's wardrobe in Collin de Plancy's "Dictionnaire Infernal". In Milton's "Paradise Lost", Adrammelech is a fallen angel. Most lyrics are/were written by Turkka G. Rantanen, whose also done all of the artwork/layouts and happens to also be Jarkko Rantanen's brother. When the band contained both Jarkko Rantanen and Seppo Taatila, the drums/guitar duties were often alternated between the two. Two rehearsal tapes were made before recording "Grip of Darkness" -demo.