Oathean
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Oathean | |
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| Also known as | Odin |
| Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
| Genres | Black metal, death metal (early) |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | , The End |
| Associated acts | , |
| Website | myhome.shinbiro.com/~oathean/home.html |
| Members | |
| Past members | (See full listing) |
Oathean is a South Korean black metal band that formed in 1993 originally under the name 'Odin', for the Norse/Scandinavian god. They went on a short hiatus and then changed their name three years later. Oathean's lyrics tend to deal with themes of sadness and depression. Their particular style of metal is influenced by folk metal, and incorporates Korean world music with the use of traditional Korean instruments such as the haegeum and daegeum.
Founding member Do-Su Kim started and runs his own label, Jusin Productions, which releases much of the band's output, and has joined in for sessions with .
Members[]
Current members[]
- – vocals, guitar (1993-)
- – bass guitar
- – drums
Former members[]
- Bak Jae-Ryeon – drums
- Lee Soo-Hyeong – drums
- Jeon Seong-Man – drums
- Heo Ji-Woo – drums
- Baek Hyeon – guitar
- Kim Dong-Hyeon – drums
- Kim Woon – drums
- Kim Min-Suk – guitar
- Kim Hee-Tae – guitar
- Lee Bun-Do – guitar
- Lee Hee-Doo – lead guitar
- Lee Jun-Hyeok – lead guitar
- Kim Min-Su – bass, vocals
- Park Yong-Hee – bass guitar
- Song Seong-Hwan – bass guitar
- Moon Jong-Su – bass guitar
- Gu Hae-Ryeong – keyboards
Session members[]
- Naamah − drums
- Son Ji-Yeong − haegeum
- Lee Yu-Gyeong − daegeum
- Kim Eun-Yeong − daegeum
- Kim Deok-Su − keyboards
- Gwak Ju-Lim − vocals
Discography[]
- Demo '97 (Demo, 1997)
- The Eyes of Tremendous Sorrow (CD, independent, 1998)
- When All Memories Are Shattered (EP, Jusin, 2001)
- Ten Days in Lachrymation (CD, Jusin, 2001)
- The Last Desperate 10 Years as Ever (CD, Shinbiro, 2003; contains new songs, the 1997 demo, and remastered old songs)
- Fading Away into the Grave of Nothingness (CD, Jusin, 2004)
- The Eyes of Tremendous Sorrow + As a Solitary Tree Against the Sky (CD, Jusin, 2005; contains five new songs and the first album)
- Regarding All the Sadness of the World (CD, Jusin, 2008)
- Oathean (CD, Jusin, 2010)
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Categories:
- Musical groups established in 1993
- South Korean black metal musical groups
- Musical quintets
- 1993 establishments in South Korea
- Musical groups from Seoul