Dæmonarch

The Profile

Short-lived black metal side project formed by members of Moonspell (Fernando Ribeiro, Ricardo Amorim, Sérgio Crestana and Pedro Paixão); released Hermeticum in 1998 on Century Media.

Members credited in reviews: Fernando Ribeiro, Ricardo Amorim, Sérgio Crestana, Pedro Paixão. Label mentioned: Century Media. Hermeticum (1998) uses a programmed drum machine on parts of the record.

Dæmonarch is a short-lived black metal side project formed by members of Moonspell. Their sole known release, Hermeticum (1998), is a raw, Black Metal-leaning record with both brutal moments and clear Moonspell traits. Reviews mark it as interesting for Moonspell fans but only moderately original (3/5).