Ophthalamia
Ophthalamia is a Swedish black metal band that formed in 1989.
Biography
Ophthalamia was started in 1989 by singer All and guitarist It, both also active in the musical groups Abruptum and Vondur. The band named themselves Ophthalamia after a fantasy-world created by It. He created and named the geography, the land's creatures and a language for Ophthalamians. The Goddess of this world is a demon woman called Elishia. Almost all songs written by the band are connected in some way to this fantasy-world, until their last album, which was inspired by Macbeth.
The vocals were initially handled by All, but he was replaced by Shadow (Jon Nödtveidt) on A Journey In Darkness. Shadow, in his turn, was replaced by Legion for the Via Dolorosa album. Legion left the band for the infamous Marduk in 1995 and was replaced by All again. Winter played drums on the first two albums, but left right after Via Dolorosa was recorded. He was replaced by Bone. Guitarist Mourning was replaced by former bassist Night, who picked up the guitars for the Via Dolorosa album and is now the second guitarist. Mist replaced him on bass. Axa (Alexandra Balogh) who contributed as a piano session player also composed the last track of Dissection's album Storm Of The Light's Bane.
Podcasts:
Ophthalamia
ALBUMS
- Dominion released: 1998
- A Long Journey released: 1998
- Via Dolorosa released: 1997
- To Elishia released: 1997
- A Journey in Darkness released: 1994
A Long Journey
Released 1998- Intro - A Cry From the Halls of Blood / Empire of Lost Souls
- Myself / Dreaming
- A Journey in Darkness / Entering the Forest
- Little Child of Light / Degradation of Holiness
- Castle of No Repair / Lies From a Blackened Heart
- Enter the Darkest Thoughts of the Chosen / Agony's Silent Paradise
- Shores of Kaa-Ta-Nu / The Eternal Walk, Part II
- This Is the Pain Called Sorrow / To the Memory of Me
- Outro - I Summon Thee Oh Father / Death Embrace Me
- Sons of Satan
Via Dolorosa
Released 1997- Intro: Under Ophthalamian Skies / To the Benighted
- Black as Sin, Pale as Death / Autumn Whispers
- After a Releasing Death / Castle of No Repair (Part II)
- Slowly Passing the Frostlands / A Winterland's Tear
- Via Dolorosa / My Springnight's Sacrifice
- Ophthalamia / The Eternal Walk (Part III)
- Nightfall of Mother Earth / Summer Distress
- Outro: Message to Those After Me / Death Embrace Me (Part II)
- A Lonely Ceremony / The Eternal Walk
- Deathcrush
To Elishia
Released 1997- A Cry From the Halls of Blood / Empire of Lost Dreams
- A Lonely Ceremony / The Eternal Walk
- Journey in Darkness / Entering the Forest
- Castle of No Repair / From a Blackened Heart
- Shores of Kaa-Ta-Nu / The Eternal Walk (Part II)
- Nightfall of Mother Earth / Summer Distress
- Enter the Darkest Thoughts of the Chosen / Agony's Silent Paradise
- Deathcrush
- Sacrifice
- I Summon Thee Father / Death Embrace Me
A Journey in Darkness
Released 1994- A Cry From the Halls of Blood / Empire of Lost Dreams
- Enter the Darkest Thoughts of the Chosen / Agony's Silent Paradise
- Journey in Darkness / Entering the Forest
- Shores of Kaa-Ta-Nu / The Eternal Walk, Part II
- A Lonely Soul / Hymn to a Dream
- Little Child of Light / Degradation of Holyness
- Castle of No Repair / Lies From a Blackened Heart
- This Is the Pain Called Sorrow / To the Memory of Me
- I Summon Thee, Oh Father / Death Embrace Me
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Sons of Satan
by: OphthalamiaSomewhere in time we were born,
And brought blood, lust, hatred and scorn,
Your sorry now you trusted me,
Now I command that you get down on your knees
Hell the deceiver,
Satan's child,
Your a believer,
And we're going wild.
Put away all your virtues,
Stop your climbing the walls,
Just sign your name on the paper,
We'll have ourselves a ball.
Was it the battle of envy,
You were so mighty and brave,
But your foolish compulsions,
Sent you to the grave.
Hell has deceived you,
You were so blind,
Just like all mortals,
You'll loose your mind.
Hell has deceived you,
You were so blind,
Join venoms legions,