Timōrātus
Timōrātus | |
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| Origin | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Associated acts | Weapons of Indignation, Symphony of Heaven, The Abrasive Realization, Color Crush |
| Website | Timōrātus on Facebook |
| Members | David Napier Courtney Napier |
Timōrātus (/tɪmɒrɑːtʌs/), also stylized as TIMŌRĀTUS, began in 2006, as a solo project of David Napier. The band was to begin as a metal band, but Napier, who had injured his hands, began the project with a more programmed electronic foundation.[1]
History[edit]
The project began in 2006, as a solo project of David Napier. Originally, he recorded a few songs with an electronic-based influence.[1][better source needed] The project debuted in 2006, with an EP called Afraid of the Light, which featured 5-electronic based songs. Three years past before the band's next release, an EP titled Signs & Peace, also very electronically influenced.[1][better source needed] By 2014, Timōrātus completely molded into its original vision of a metal band, releasing an EP, titled Black, which signified the style portrayed in the release.[2][3] Only a few months after Black's release, the project released a follow-up with a completely different premise, Death, which portrayed a death metal-style.[4][5] In 2015, the project would release an electronically-influenced fuzz rock single, made for Napier's now-wife, Courtney, as a marriage proposal song depicted by the cover.[citation needed] Two more EPs would follow in the same year, titled Doom (doom metal-style)[6] and Grind (grindcore-style).[7] All of the EPs, were concept releases, following the story of man named Kafla.[1] Following his quadruple EP release, Timōrātus released their debut studio album, Reverentia, which was released digitally for free.[8] The album also marked the band's debut on Christian Metal Underground Records, the band's new record label.[9] The album was the first to feature David's wife, Courtney on vocals.[8] The album received very mixed reviews.[10][11][12]
Timōrātus collaborated with another progressive metal act, Weapons of Indignation on a drone metal EP titled Compass, which featured both David Napier and Aleks Tengesdal working together on two tracks, with the release rounding out at around 17 minutes.[citation needed]
Influences and style[edit]
Timōrātus is a peculiar band as far as style; the band has produced several releases, each with several different genres that were focused on.[1] The releases have covered the genres of black metal,[2] death metal,[4] grindcore,[7] doom metal,[6] drone metal,[citation needed] post-metal[10] and blackgaze.[1]
The band, having several different styles, have several different influences per style. However, the foundation of the project, is Extol. Other influences include Sunn O))), Jesu and Genghis Tron.[1] On the band's For We Are Not Beasts EP, Genghis Tron, Rolo Tomassi and Arsonists Get All the Girls influenced the release.[1]
Members[edit]
- Current
- David "The Party" Napier - all instruments, vocals (2006–present) (Symphony of Heaven, The Abrasive Realization, Color Crush)
- Courtney "The Style" Napier - vocals (2017–present) (Color Crush)
- Live
- Logan "The Redneck" Thompson - guitars (2019–present) (Symphony of Heaven, The Abrasive Realization)
- Mason "The Kid" Beard - drums (2019–present) (Mystic Winter, Symphony of Heaven, The Abrasive Realization)
- "The Mystery" - bass (2020–present)
- Jethro de Beer - bass (2019) (Bismoth, Be Not Betrayed)
- Session
- Benjamin Steven Dohrmann - vocals (2017)
- Amy Austin - vocals (2017)
- Carman Hammond - vocals (2017)
- Bryan Powell - vocals (2017)
- Eero Tertsunen - guitars (2019, 2020, 2022) (Renascent, Symphony of Heaven, The Slave Eye)
- Peter Watson - guitars (2020, 2022) (Elephant Watchtower)
Discography[edit]
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Reverentia | Christian Metal Underground |
| 2020 | My Life in a Mediocre Metal Band | Independent |
| 2022 | My Life in a Made Metal Band | Independent |
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Afraid of the Light | Independent |
| 2009 | Signs & Places | Independent |
| 2014 | Black | Independent |
| 2014 | Death | Independent |
| 2015 | Doom | Independent |
| 2015 | Grind | Independent |
| 2018 | 7 Deadly Sins | Independent |
| 2018 | For We Are Not Beasts | Independent |
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Compass | Independent | Collaboration with Weapons of Indignation |
| 2018 | 4-Way Grind Split | Christian Metal Underground | Split with Abandoned Mortuary, Wise As Serpents and Eternal After Death |
| 2019 | Body of Christ | Independent | Split with Symphony of Heaven and Bismoth[1] |
Singles
- "My Starshine" (2015)
- "Christmas Present Crisis" (2017)
- "Screen Attack" (2018)
- "Christmas Present Conundrum (Courtney's Crisis)" (2018)
- "Christmas Present Chaos (Bandmate's Confusion)" (2019)
- "Best Show" (2020)
- "Are We There Yet?" (2020)
Compilations
- The Great Mortality (2018; Black, Death, Doom, & Grind EPs)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Napier, David (July 29, 2018). "David & Courtney Napier Bring What Metal Can Be - Exclusive Interview with TIMŌRATŪS". The Metal Onslaught. Interviewed by Mason Beard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jackson, John (August 4, 2014). "Timōrātus - Black (EP)". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ thrashboy (July 13, 2014). "'Timōrātus' "Black" EP Available for Free Download". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 thrashboy (November 7, 2014). "'Timōrātus' Second EP Released "Death", Available for free Download". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ Jackson, John (February 28, 2015). "Timōrātus – "Death" (EP)". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 thrashboy (March 23, 2015). "'Timōrātus' Third EP Released "Doom", Available for Free Download". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 thrashboy (May 7, 2015). "'Timōrātus' Fourth EP Released "Grind", Available for Free Download". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 thrashboy (April 29, 2017). "'Timōrātus' Releases "Reverentia" Album, Available for Free Download". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ thrashboy (May 27, 2017). "'Timōrātus' Signs with 'Christian Metal Underground Records' (a Sub-Label of Vision of God Records)". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harp, Loyd (January 9, 2018). "Timōrātus - Reverentia". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ Gatto, Chris (October 24, 2017). "Timōrātus - Reverentia". Heaven's Metal Magazine. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ↑ Jackson, John (June 18, 2017). "Timōrātus - Reverentia". The Metal Resource. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
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