AXAMENTA - BELGIUM

Codex Barathri - 2002 - LSP
Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture - 2006 - Shiver

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Members
Vocals
Butcher>>Mordheim [Peter Meynckens]>>Butcher

Guitar
Ecliptica>>Yvel [Yves Florent Robert Huts]>>Gurthang, Sahara Dust, Epica, Road To Consciousness - In-quest, Aeons Of Old, Shadow’s Veil, Gurthang, Smashing Birds>>BREK [IAN VAM GEMEREN]>>Gurthang, Smashing Birds - Starcast, City Of Caesars>>Sven Deckers>>Starcast, City Of Caesars

Bass
Finster [Tim Wilmots] - Aegrimonia, Infernal Legion, The Reckoning, Etherial Dawn, Gracefallen>>Gnash [Kristof De Greef]>>The Reckoning, Etherial Dawn, Gracefallen, Persephone's Blade, Perthalgiz, Plaag, Demonic Empire, Ars Veneficium, Elusion, Serpents Oath - Disown, Suhrim, Bèrelør>>Jeroen 'Jerre' Vingerhoed>>Disown, Suhrim, Bèrelør

Drums
Frederik Van Mieghem [Count Von Mieghem]>>Gracefallen, Fleshmould, Anwynn, Elusion, Persephone's Blade - Ecliptica, Battalion, Gurthang, He Came From The Sun>>Tom "Tomme" Van Oosterwijck>>Battalion, Gurthang, He Came From The Sun




History & Biography
The band was formed by the trio of singer/guitarist Koen Vriesacker, guitarist Steven De Meyer and drummer Frederik Van Mieghem in 1993. Axamenta appeared on the black metal scene with a 1985 demo entitled Echoes. Another demo called Into A Dream appeared in 1987. Three years later, the band returned with the Nox Draconis Argenti EP following which a deal was signed with LSP. During this period, the band almost broke up following multiple line-up changes. The EP also introduced Ann Kermans as second vocalist. It featured guitarist Anfauglir (Wesley Heyndrickx). Codex Barathri was released in 2002 and dubbed Fantasy Metal by the band. New members De Greef and Brek were added at this point. The former is also a guitarist in Etherial Dawn. Huts left the band in 2003 in favour of Stacast's Sven Deckers. Simultaneously, Meynckens joined Butcher as a side-project. Sven Janssens formerly of Disown and also in Battalion became the band's new bassist.

The Belgians signed with Karmageddon Media in 2004. The band’s sound had shifted to the progressive and orchestral. An album appeared on the reconstituted Shiver Records in 2006. The band threw in the towel in early 2009. Mordheim had left in 2008 after experiencing larynx problems. Guitarist Sven Deckers also left, but pledged to support the band through his artwork instead. A couple of members tried their hand at a band called He Came From The Sun whose sound differed from this band.

The act returned in 2020. Bassist Sven Janssens soon joined the rest of his former colleagues as well meaning that the quintet was comprised of all returning members. The group reported contributing music to the Prey (2022) and The Pope’s Exorcist (2023) films. The Spires demo of 2024 featured a church on its cover and its songs were named after different parts of a church. The group reported it was revisiting the Ever-Arch-I-Tech-Ture concept. The band reported working on a full-length concept revolving around the Appalachian Mountains in 2025.

The band announced on the 11th of February 2026 that save guitarist Ian Van Gemeren all other members had left the act. The departees were singer Mordheim, guitarist Sven Deckers, bassist Jeroen Vingerhoed and drummer Tom "Tomme" Van Oosterwijck, Ian Van Gemeren was to continue the band with a new line-up.


Reviews

AXAMENTA - CODEX BARATHRI - LSP
Hailing from Antwerpen, Belgium, Axamenta is a quintet formed in 1993 as a death metal band whose adventures have transformed it into a keyboard-oriented band with fantasy topics and a horror atmosphere. The band uses a gargled singer (a la Immortal) as well as a growled singer and composes fairly lengthy songs. With age being on their side, Axamenta is not directly comparable to any single band. Rather, and for guidance purposes, Axamenta incorporates elements akin to early Phlebotomized, early Amorphis and Dimmu Borgir.


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