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Averse Sefira is a black metal band from Austin, Texas. They are one of the more popular black metal bands from the United States.

The band is apparently the only black metal outfit from the States to perform live on three continents, including North America, Europe, and South America, where they have a particularly rabid following. Accordingly, the band's website has a dedicated Portuguese section.

Averse Sefira is cited predominantly by death metal bands such as Immolation, Nile, and Demilich, but they also seem to have strong connections with European black metal groups like Antaeus and Watain.

Bassist Wrath Sathariel Diabolus is also known for his work with New Jersey Black Metallers Krieg. He appears as guitarist on their live album Kill Yourself Or Someone You Love.

Biography

Averse Sefira was formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Sanguine Mapsama and bassist Wrath Sathariel Diabolus. Their demo, "Blasphomet Sin Abset", was released later that year. It featured a drum machine in lieu of a live drummer. Three years later, in 1999, their first full-length album, which was entitled "Homecomings March", was released on Arrogare records, their own label which was created specifically for the purpose of releasing that album. Again, the band had to make use of a drum machine instead of a real drummer. It was in some ways the band's most strictly black metal release, the album lacked the chaotic death-metal influence of their later works, and was almost entirely a melodic mid-paced affair, in a style similar to Mayhem's "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" or early Gorgoroth. "Homecomings March" is also noted for its ambient interludes, known as "aversions", in between each track, which were composed by "Lady of the Evening Faces". Some fans consider these to be one of the album's strengths, while others consider the material to be intrusive. A remastered version of the album was released in 2003, with the interludes as separate tracks.

2001 had the band releasing a second album, "Battle's Clarion". For this album, the band, for the first time, had a live drummer, The Carcass, who was previously a member of Texas death metal band Death of Millions, and was, at one point, a touring drummer for Incantation. The music on this album took on a profound death metal influence, at times reminiscent of early Deicide or Morbid Angel, but was still easily identifiable as black metal- the imagery and emotions evoked by the songs pertained to epic battle, rather than the savagery and chaotic lawlessness of death metal. The aversions were shorter and more integrated into the actual songs on this album, an improvement which fans greatly appreciated.

After "Battle's Clarion", the band toured internationally for a few years intermittently, both with well-known bands such as Dark Funeral and underground acts such as Antaeus and Watain. The band quickly gained a reputation for putting on a fierce live show and gained followings in Europe and South America, particularly in Brazil.

Four years after "Battle's Clarion", in 2005, the band returned to the studio to record their third full-length album, "Tetragrammatical Astygmata". For the first time, the band had a powerful production, provided by Necromorbus Studio; the sound was powerful and, while far from sterile, incredibly clear. This album saw the band continuing both in the more sonorous direction employed on "Homecomings March" and the chaotic direction first seen on "Battle's Clarion"; extremely chaotic moments were tempered with sonorous riffs that lent the band both an impressive range of dynamics and space for contemplation amongst a chaotic, feral setting. A newfound sense of harmonics, similar to Immortal's "Pure Holocaust", aided in the creation of the chaos as well as connecting that chaos to the contemplative moments and allowing them to reflect on the chaos, rather than seeming like disjointed and irrelevant sentimental moments in otherwise raging pieces. Interludes on this album were more limited than on any prior work, occasionally making a brief appearance to connect two songs.

Discography

Studio releases

Homecomings March - (1999)
Battle's Clarion - (2001)
Tetragrammatical Astygmata - (2005)
Advent Parallax - (2008)

Live and compilation releases

A Union in Blood - Live in Bordeaux [Live] - (2003)
Bestien en Engelgestalt [split w/ Secrets of the Moon] - (2003)

Demos and bootlegs

Blasphomet Sin Abset [Demo] - (1996)
Promotional Demo 1999 [Demo] - (1999)

Band members

Current members

Sanguine Mapsama - Guitar, Vocals
Wrath Sathariel Diabolus - Bass, Backing Vocals
The Carcass- Drums
Lady of the Evening Faces - Interludes and Effects

Former members

"Nuclear" Gregg Garbach- Drums (1999-2000)

References

External links

Official site
Averse Sefira discography at MusicBrainz
Averse Sefira at Encyclopaedia Metallum
Averse Sefira Concert Photos
Averse Sefira on metallian

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-'''Averse Sefira''' is a [[black metal]] band from [[Austin, Texas]]. They are one of the most popular black metal bands from the [[United States]].
+'''Averse Sefira''' is a [[black metal]] band from [[Austin, Texas]]. They are one of the more popular black metal bands from the [[United States]].
 The band is apparently the only black metal outfit from the States to perform live on three continents, including [[North America]], [[Europe]], and [[South America]], where they have a particularly rabid following. Accordingly, the band's website has a dedicated [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] section.
-Averse Sefira is cited predominantly by [[death metal]] stalwarts such as [[Immolation (band)|Immolation]], [[Nile (band)|Nile]], and [[Demilich (band)|Demilich]], but they also seem to have strong alliances with European black metal groups like [[Antaeus]] and [[Watain]].
+Averse Sefira is cited predominantly by [[death metal]] bands such as [[Immolation (band)|Immolation]], [[Nile (band)|Nile]], and [[Demilich (band)|Demilich]], but they also seem to have strong connections with European black metal groups like [[Antaeus]] and [[Watain]].
 Bassist Wrath Sathariel Diabolus is also known for his work with New Jersey Black Metallers Krieg. He appears as guitarist on their live album ''Kill Yourself Or Someone You Love''.
 == Biography ==
-Averse Sefira was formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Sanguine Mapsama and bassist Wrath Sathariel Diabolus. Their demo, "Blasphomet Sin Abset", was released later that year, with a drum machine in place of a live drummer. Three years later, in 1999, their first full-length album, entitled "Homecomings March", was released on Arrogare records, their own label which was created specifically for the purpose of releasing that album. Again, the band had to make use of a drum machine instead of a real drummer. It was in some ways the band's most strictly black metal release, the album lacked the chaotic death-metal influence of their later works, and was almost entirely a melodic mid-paced affair, in a style similar to [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]'s "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" or early [[Gorgoroth (band)|Gorgoroth]]. "Homecomings March" is also noted for its ambient interludes, known as "aversions", in between each track, which were composed by "Lady of the Evening Faces". Some fans consider these to be one of the album's strengths, while others consider the material to be intrusive. A remastered version of the album was released in 2003, with the interludes as separate tracks.
+Averse Sefira was formed in 1996 by guitarist and vocalist Sanguine Mapsama and bassist Wrath Sathariel Diabolus. Their demo, "Blasphomet Sin Abset", was released later that year. It featured a drum machine in lieu of a live drummer. Three years later, in 1999, their first full-length album, which was entitled "Homecomings March", was released on Arrogare records, their own label which was created specifically for the purpose of releasing that album. Again, the band had to make use of a drum machine instead of a real drummer. It was in some ways the band's most strictly black metal release, the album lacked the chaotic death-metal influence of their later works, and was almost entirely a melodic mid-paced affair, in a style similar to [[Mayhem (band)|Mayhem]]'s "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" or early [[Gorgoroth (band)|Gorgoroth]]. "Homecomings March" is also noted for its ambient interludes, known as "aversions", in between each track, which were composed by "Lady of the Evening Faces". Some fans consider these to be one of the album's strengths, while others consider the material to be intrusive. A remastered version of the album was released in 2003, with the interludes as separate tracks.
-saw the band release their second album, "Battle's Clarion". For this album, the band, for the first time, had a live drummer, The Carcass, who was previously a member of Texas death metal band Death of Millions, and was, at one point, a touring drummer for Incantation. The music on this album took on a profound death metal influence, at times reminiscent of early [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] or [[Morbid Angel]], but was still easily identifiable as black metal- the imagery and emotions evoked by the songs pertained to epic battle, rather than the savagery and chaotic lawlessness of death metal. The aversions were shorter and more integrated into the actual songs on this album, an improvement which fans greatly appreciated.
+had the band releasing a second album, "Battle's Clarion". For this album, the band, for the first time, had a live drummer, The Carcass, who was previously a member of Texas death metal band Death of Millions, and was, at one point, a touring drummer for Incantation. The music on this album took on a profound death metal influence, at times reminiscent of early [[Deicide (band)|Deicide]] or [[Morbid Angel]], but was still easily identifiable as black metal- the imagery and emotions evoked by the songs pertained to epic battle, rather than the savagery and chaotic lawlessness of death metal. The aversions were shorter and more integrated into the actual songs on this album, an improvement which fans greatly appreciated.
-After "Battle's Clarion", the band toured internationally for a few years, both with well-known bands such as [[Dark Funeral]] and underground favorites such as [[Antaeus]] and [[Watain]]. The band quickly gained a reputation for putting on a fierce live show, and gained rabid followings in Europe and South America, particularly Brazil.
+After "Battle's Clarion", the band toured internationally for a few years intermittently, both with well-known bands such as [[Dark Funeral]] and underground acts such as [[Antaeus]] and [[Watain]]. The band quickly gained a reputation for putting on a fierce live show and gained followings in Europe and South America, particularly in Brazil.
 Four years after "Battle's Clarion", in 2005, the band returned to the studio to record their third full-length album, "Tetragrammatical Astygmata". For the first time, the band had a powerful production, provided by Necromorbus Studio; the sound was powerful and, while far from sterile, incredibly clear. This album saw the band continuing both in the more sonorous direction employed on "Homecomings March" and the chaotic direction first seen on "Battle's Clarion"; extremely chaotic moments were tempered with sonorous riffs that lent the band both an impressive range of dynamics and space for contemplation amongst a chaotic, feral setting. A newfound sense of harmonics, similar to [[Immortal (band)|Immortal]]'s "Pure Holocaust", aided in the creation of the chaos as well as connecting that chaos to the contemplative moments and allowing them to reflect on the chaos, rather than seeming like disjointed and irrelevant sentimental moments in otherwise raging pieces. Interludes on this album were more limited than on any prior work, occasionally making a brief appearance to connect two songs.
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 *[http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=1126 Averse Sefira] at [[Encyclopaedia Metallum]]
 *[http://clubpix.kingsnake.com/index.php?stype=keywords&si=sefira&action=search&cat=1&subcat=0 Averse Sefira Concert Photos]
+*[http://www.metallian.com/aversesefira.php Averse Sefira on metallian]
 [[Category:Texas musical groups]]