Former/past member(s) Ritual (Mike Pardi) - Drums, Vocals (1995-1999) (Draconis (US), Ritual, Casket of Dreams, Innerfury, Psionic)Blood Moon Ausar - Session Keyboards (Dagon, Crimson Moon)M.H. (M. Hunter)- Additional Vocals, Ambient Interludes (2008-2009) (Nostalgia, Noctis (UK), Neptune (US), Temple of Ascension, Dona Eis Requiem, Chaos Moon, Spiculum Iratus)
Xasthur is an American one-man ambient black metal band formed in 1995 by Scott Conner, who goes by the pseudonym "Malefic". Although similar in terms of low-fi production and the wearing of corpse paint, musically and lyrically Xasthur's focus is not on paganism, satanism or anti-christian blasphemy – as is common in the genre – but rather on astral projection, darkness, despair, suicide, hate, and death.Past membersRitual – drums and vocals on the Xasthur/Orosius split Khaija "Blood Moon" Ausar – Session Keyboards on "A Curse for the Lifeless" (split with Nortt) and on "Xasthur"
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| Orosius / Xasthur Split (1999) |
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 | 1. | Orosius:[untitled] | | 2. | Orosius:Suffering Eternal | | 3. | Xasthur(us):Kingdom of Burning Crucifixions (`99) | | 4. | Xasthur(us):Dwelling Beneath the Woods of Evil (`99) | | 5. | Xasthur(us):Kingdom of Burning Crucifixions (`99 rehearsal, different version) | | 6. | Xasthur(us):(The Birth of) Storms of Red Revenge (Rehearsal, Unfinished) |
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| Xasthur / Acid Enema Split (2002) |
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 | 1. | Xasthur(us):Doomed By Howling Winds | | 2. | Xasthur(us):The Eye Upon the Throne 04 | | 3. | Xasthur(us):A Walk Beyond Utter Blackness | | 4. | Xasthur(us):Summon the End of Time | | 5. | Acid Enema:Desolate World | | 6. | Acid Enema:Holocaust Reborn | | 7. | Acid Enema:The Next Plane of Existence | | 8. | Acid Enema:My Dying Breath | | 9. | Acid Enema:Transcending |
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| Rehearsal 2002 Demo (2002) |
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| | 1. | Soul Abduction Ceremony | | 2. | Storms of Red Revenge | | 3. | Dwell Beneath the Woods of Evil | | 4. | Kingdom of Burning Crucifixions | | 5. | A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors |
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| Suicide in Dark Serenity EP (2003) |
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 | 1. | Intro | | 2. | Suicide in Dark Serenity | | 3. | With Hate Freezing in My Veins | | 4. | Storms of Red Revenge | | 5. | Middle Ages Return |
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| The Funeral of Being (2003) |
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 | 1. | The Awakening to the Unknown Perception of Evil | | 2. | Tyrant of Nightmares | | 3. | Intro | | 4. | Sigils Made of Flesh and Trees | | 5. | Blood From the Roots of the Forest, Part 2 | | 6. | Blood From the Roots of the Forest, Part 1 | | 7. | Intro | | 8. | Bleak Necrotic Paleness | | 9. | Reflecting Hateful Energy | | 10. | Tyrant of Nightmares (Darkened Winter Promo `01 version) | | 11. | Outro |
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| Xasthur / Angra Mainyu Split (2004) |
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 | 1. | Xasthur (us):A Sermon in the Name of Death | | 2. | Xasthur(us):Soul Abduction Ceremony | | 3. | Xasthur(us):The Funeral of Being | | 4. | Ort der Ensamkeit (Wigrid cover) | | 5. | Angra Mainyu (Ger):Zeitlos | | 6. | Angra Mainyu (Ger):Der Drang zur Resignation | | 7. | Angra Mainyu (Ger):To Conjure Up the Blackest of Nights | | 8. | Angra Mainyu (Ger):They Bleed to Death | | 9. | Angra Mainyu (Ger):The Light of Those Who Failed | | 10. | Angra Mainyu (Ger):Gedanken... |
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| Nortt / Xasthur Split (2004) |
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 | 1. | Nortt:Hedengangen (Intro) | | 2. | Nortt:Glemt | | 3. | Nortt:Død og borte | | 4. | Nortt:Dystert Sind (Outro) | | 5. | Xasthur(us):A Curse for the Lifeless | | 6. | Xasthur(us): Blood From the Roots of the Forest | | 7. | Xasthur(us):Lurking in Silence |
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| A Sermon In The Name Of Death Demo (2004) |
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| | 1. | A Sermon In The Name Of Death | | 2. | Soul Abduction Ceremony | | 3. | The Funeral Of Being |
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| Subliminal Genocide (2006) |
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 | 1. | Disharmonic Convergence | | 2. | The Prison of Mirrors | | 3. | Beauty is Only Razor Deep | | 4. | Trauma Will Always Linger | | 5. | Pyramid of Skulls | | 6. | Arcane and Misanthropic Projection | | 7. | Victim of Your Dreams | | 8. | Through a Trance of Despondency | | 9. | Loss and Inner Distortion | | 10. | Subliminal Genocide | | 11. | Malice Hidden in Surrealism |
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| Defective Epitaph (2007) |
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 | 1. | Soulless Elegy | | 2. | Purgatory Spiral | | 3. | Cemetery of Shattered Masks | | 4. | Malignant Prophecy | | 5. | Oration of Ruin | | 6. | Legacy of Human Irrelevance | | 7. | Dehumanizing Procession | | 8. | Funerals Drenched in Apathy | | 9. | Worship (The War Against) Yourself | | 10. | A Memorial to the Waste of Life | | 11. | The Only Blood That Pours is Yours | | 12. | Unblessed Be |
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| Striborg/Xasthur (2007) |
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 | 1. | Xasthur(us):A Tortured Shallow Grave | | 2. | Striborg:The Epitome of Misanthropy |
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| Cryostasium/Xasthur (2007) |
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 | 1. | Cryostasium:6 | | 2. | Xasthur(us):The Eye Upon the Throne (Part II) |
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| All Reflections Drained (2009) |
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 | 1. | Dirge Forsaken | | 2. | Maze Of Oppression | | 3. | Achieve Emptiness Part II | | 4. | Masquerade Of Incisions | | 5. | Damage Your Soul | | 6. | Inner Sanctum Surveillance | | 7. | Obfuscated In Oblivion | | 8. | All Reflections Drained |
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| 2005 Demo (2010) |
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 | 1. | Untitled 4/05 | | 2. | Untitled 5/05 |
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| Nightmares at Dawn Compilation (2012) |
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 | 1. | Spoken in Vibes of Coldness | | 2. | Nightmares At Dawn | | 3. | Reprisal | | 4. | Degenerate Uprising | | 5. | Prison of Mirrors 2007 | | 6. | Losing Hand/Redemption | | 7. | Portal of Hatred | | 8. | Merciless Reflection | | 9. | A National Acrobat (Black Sabbath cover) | | 10. | Screaming at Forgotten Fears 2007 | | 11. | Society Wants to Die | | 12. | Human Flotsam | | 13. | Enthroned Uselessness | | 14. | Suicide in Dark Serenity 2004 |
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