Von (band)
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| Von | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  San Francisco, California, USA |
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| Genre(s) | Black metal | |
| Years active | 1989-1992 | |
| Label(s) | Nuclear War Now Productions | |
| Associated acts |
Abscess | |
| Members | ||
| Goat, Snake, Kill | ||
| Former members | ||
| Unnamed bass player | ||
Von was a cult black metal band from San Francisco, California, USA formed in 1989.
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[edit] Biography
The band played highly simplistic black metal with short songs based on repetition and only from one to three riffs, each containing only about three or four power chords. The band disbanded shortly after releasing their Satanic Blood demo in 1992.
Von can be seen having been ahead of their time, playing minimalistic black metal on a time when the genre was virtually non-existent, especially in the thrash-oriented West Coast. Many consider the few recordings of Von classic and pioneer black metal.
The band's name is often falsely thought to be an acronym for Victory Orgasm Nazis. Varg Vikernes of Burzum used those words to spell the band's name during a phone interview because the interviewer apparently didn't hear the name correctly. According to the band, the name stands for "nothing but images of darkness and blood."[1]
Swedish black metal group Watain is clearly named after one of Von's works.
[edit] Members
- Goat (formerly known as Von) - Guitar, Vocals, Artwork
- Snake - Drums
- Kill - Bass
An unnamed bass player was in the band during 1989-1990.[1] Very little is known about the individuals behind the band. Kill is known as Joe Allen of Abscess,[2] but the identities of the other three remain unknown.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Satanic Blood
- Demo. Some sources (example) report that this demo was released in 1988, but it was actually released in 1992.[3]
- Bootleg versions on cd exist.
- Tracklisting:
- Devil Pig - 02:23
- Veinen - 02:26
- Watain - 02:49
- Lamb - 01:41
- Veadtuck - 03:17
- Satanic Blood - 02:05
- Christ Fire - 02:56
- Von - 02:25
[edit] Blood Angel
- Demo. The year of recording of this demo is unknown, although an interview refers to it as the second demo.[1]
- The demo was never released on its own, only as part of the Satanic Blood Angel compilation released in 2003.
- Tracklisting:
- Evisc - 01:56
- Release - 01:18
- Blood Angel - 01:27
- Chalice of Blood - 04:06
- Vennt - 02:16
- Backskin - 03:21
[edit] Satanic Blood Angel
- Compilation, 2003, Nuclear War Now Productions.
- The only official Von release alongside with the Satanic Blood demo.[4]
- Double-CD: contains the two demos on one disc and a recording of a San Francisco gig on the other.
- Live tracklisting:
- Veinen - 02:27
- Watain - 03:02
- Lamb - 01:34
- Evisc - 01:59
- Release - 01:20
- Satanic Blood - 02:18
- Veadtuck - 03:11
- Chalice of Blood - 04:12
- Goat Christ - 01:42
- Vennt - 02:11
- Dissection Inhuman - 02:27
- Von - 02:58
[edit] Devil Pigs
- Bootleg split with Dark Funeral, 2004.
- Contains Von's Satanic Blood demo alongside with Dark Funeral's In the Sign EP.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The interview in the booklet of Satanic Blood Angel
- ^ Von @ Metal-archives.com
- ^ The demo's entry at Metal-archives.com
- ^ Statement at Metal-achives.com
The interview is available at Von's MySpace page.
