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Lux Occulta
Origin Krosno, Poland
Genres Avant-garde metal
Progressive metal
Technical black metal
Years active 1994–2002[1], 2011-
Labels Maquiavel Music Entertainment
Associated acts Decapitated
Atrophia Red Sun
Blaspherion
Haemhorrhage
Members
Jarosław Szubrycht
Jerzy Głód
Wacław Kiełtyka

Lux Occulta (which is Latin for "hidden light" or "the secrets of light") is a Polish avant-garde metal band, founded in late 1994. Their work, also strongly influenced by progressive metal and black metal, commonly incorporates elaborate arrangements often featuring multiple sections and unpredictable time changes.

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Biography [link]

The band was started when guitarists Peter and G'Ames, formerly of Blaspherion, asked Jaro.Slav, the vocalist of Haemorrhage, to join their new project. Jackie (bass guitar) and Aemil (drums) joined the band few weeks later, followed by keyboard player U'reck after the band's first rehearsal session. After the recording in 1996 of the band's first full album, Forever Alone, Immortal, Aemil was replaced by drummer Kriss. The band's second album, Dionysos, followed in 1997. In 1998, after the release of Maior Arcana, G'Ames and Jackie were asked to leave the band; their replacements were guitarist Vogg and bassist Martin, also of the Polish death metal band Decapitated. A lengthy recording succession with the new lineup yielded My Guardian Anger, which was released in 1999. The latter half of 1999 was plagued with accidents, though, as Kriss suffered from a broken arm, leading his doctors to question whether he'd ever be able to play drums again, and U'reck broke his leg shortly thereafter, forcing the band to retire from touring for several months. After several months' hiatus from performing, the band played Poland's Metalmania festival in 2000 alongside acts such as Opeth, Behemoth and Tiamat, which drew the attention of the Portuguese label Maquiavel Music Entertainment. The next month they were signed to the label for a two-album deal, and the first of their albums on MME, The Mother and the Enemy, appeared the following year. The band has been mostly dormant since 2002, although they posted a message to their MySpace several years ago indicating that they were working on new material and looking for a new drummer; however, nothing has been heard since.

In 2012 it was announced that Lux Occulta has begin recording new album.[2]

Line-up [link]

Former Members [link]

  • "Peter" - electric guitar (1994–2001)
  • Rafał "Kastor" Kastory - electric guitar (2001–2002)
  • "G. Ames" - electric guitar (1994–1998)
  • "Jackie" - bass guitar (1994–1998)
  • Marcin "Martin" Rygiel - bass (1998–2002)
  • "Aemil" - drums (1994–1996)
  • Krzysztof "Kriss" Szantula - drums (1996–2001)

Discography [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ https://www.myspace.com/luxocculta
  2. ^ https://www.machina.pl/newsy/id,2418/Decapitated-Kolysanki-i-heavy-metal.html

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Maior Arcana

by: Lux Occulta

Her name was Water
Fire was His name
you can still walk their traces
in the forest of delights
two first lovers ever
Heaven-She & He-Hell
two so different elements
caught in equilibrium
yes, yes, touch gently my skin
let the blood boil in your heart, in your veins
dance with me
dance on me
let me show you how do I look inside
O, mightiest Queen
wearing crown of roses
give me the blessings
with your sacred fruit of love
O, mightiest Queen
to thee I bow
I am the servant
of your nakedness
Love is the Law
Love is for the Strong
Warriors - if you can see my Naked Sword
Kings - don?t we all have the Throne of Dreams
Angels - can?t you see the shadow of my Wings expended ?




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