Kronos (band)
Kronos | |
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Background information | |
Origin | France |
Genres | Death metal |
Years active | 1994–2017 |
Labels | Unique Leader, Xtreem |
Members | Chris Grams Tom Richard Mike |
Past members | Nicolas Temmar Marrot Jeremy Kristof |
Website | kronosbrutaldeath |
Kronos was a French death metal band. Their name is a reference to the titan Cronus, the father of Zeus in greek mythology.
Lyrical subjects
The lyrics of their songs are mainly about myths, legends and historical subjects from the ancient
History
Kronos was formed in 1994 in Thaon-les-Vosges (France) by Grams (14 years old), Marot (17 years old), Jeremy (17 years old) and Mike (13 years old). The band played at this point heavy/thrash metal. Two years later Tems (19 years old) replaced Marot (guitar) and Kristof (18 years old) joined the band for the vocals. Kronos started then to play death metal and recorded its first demo called Outrance. In 1999, Tom (20 years old) replaced Jéremy and the band oriented towards
Their first album
Members
Current members
- Jérôme "Grams" Grammaire – guitar (1994–2017) vocals (1994–1996)
- Tom "Tom2" Viel – bass, vocals (1999–2017)
- Richard "Ricardo" Chuat – guitar (2003–2017)
- Trivette – vocals (2013–2017)
- Anthony Reyboz – drums (2014–2017)
Previous members
- Marot – guitar (1994–1996)
- Jeremy Siaux – bass (1994–1999)
- Michaël "Mike Sako" Saccoman – drums (1994–2012)
- Nicolas "Tems" Temmar – guitar (1996–2003)
- Christophe "Kristof" Gérardin – vocals (1996–2009)
- Quentin Regnault – drums (2012–2013)
Logo
Kronos's logo has remained the same throughout their career. It appears on every studio album of theirs. It consists of a jagged text saying "Kronos" while to scyths stand on the "O" and "N"
Discography
Studio releases
- Titan's Awakening (2001)
- Colossal Titan Strife (2004)
- The Hellenic Terror (2007)
- Arisen New Era (2015)
Compilations
- Prelude To Awakening (2009)
Demos
- Outrance (tape) (1994)
- Split Promo 2000 with None Divine (2000)
External links
- Kronos discography at MusicBrainz
- Kronos at Encyclopaedia Metallum