Akercocke

Akercocke

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Dishing out mighty assaults of ear-pummelling noise, Akercocke were a volatile, combustible force who mixed guttural, growling vocal screams, progressive guitar wizardry and thunderous volumes of noise to define their sound as 'blackened death metal'.

Formed in London in 1997, front man Jason Mendonca and drummer David Gray were old school friends who had played together in former band Salem Orchid, and recruited guitarist Paul Schanlon and bass player Peter Theobolds to complete the line-up. Taking inspiration from American death metal acts such as Death, Deicide and Suffocation, they self-released their debut album 'Rape of the Bastard Nazarene' in 1999 and stood out from the crowd by dressing in smart suits on stage. They signed to Earache Records for the albums 'Chronozon' in 2003, 'Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone' in 2005 and 'Antichrist' in 2007, and their talk of Satanic rituals and lyrics about summoning the anti-Christ caused a big media controversy when they played gigs in Northern Ireland. They split in 2012, but have since reformed with new bass player Nathanael Underwood and released their sixth studio album 'Renaissance in Extremis' in 2017.

Top tracks

09
The Penance
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:32
Composers: Mendonca - Wilcock - Theobalds - Gray
03
Betwixt Iniquitatis and Prostigiators (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
02:13
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
04
Horns of Baphomet (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
07:06
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
01
Of Menstrual Blood And Semen (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
06:26
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
02
A Skin for Dancing In (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
07:18
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
03
Axiom
Akercocke
Antichrist
05:12
07
Intractable
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
03:56
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray
06
Valley Of The Crucified
Akercocke
Choronzon
05:09
04
First to Leave the Funeral
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
06:24
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
12
Goddess Flesh
Akercocke
Choronzon
02:31
05
Familiar Ghosts
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
07:17
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
06
A Final Glance Back Before Departing
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
06:23
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
08
Seraphs and Silence
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:44
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray - Scanlan
08
Infernal Rites (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
04:30
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
09
Footsteps Resound In An Empty Chapel
Akercocke
Antichrist
04:17
03
Insentience
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
04:57
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
03
Shelter from the Sand
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
10:40
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray - Scanlan
07
Bathykolpian Avatar
Akercocke
Choronzon
05:26
01
Praise The Name Of Satan
Akercocke
Choronzon
07:11
10
Son Of The Morning
Akercocke
Choronzon
05:33
01
Disappear
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
07:02
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
01
Verdelet
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:45
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray
02
Hell
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
04:19
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
12
Ceremony of Nine Angles (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
08:53
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
10
Epode
Akercocke
Antichrist
02:36
05
My Apterous Angel
Akercocke
Antichrist
06:49
03
Leviathan
Akercocke
Choronzon
07:48
02
Summon The Antichrist
Akercocke
Antichrist
05:12
08
The Dark Inside
Akercocke
Antichrist
06:40
09
Il Giardino De Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
04:00
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
05
Masks of God (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
04:52
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
08
Inner Sanctum
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
04:13
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
09
He Is Risen (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
04:48
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
03
Nadja
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
02:56
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
07
One Chapter Ends for Another to Begin
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
04:10
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
07
Man Without Faith Or Trust
Akercocke
Antichrist
03:25
02
Seduced
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:40
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray - Scanlan
09
Scapegoat
Akercocke
Choronzon
04:13
06
Distant Fires Reflect In The Eyes Of Satan
Akercocke
Antichrist
02:28
10
Breaking Silence (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
04:16
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
09
A Particularly Cold September
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
09:25
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
02
Unbound by Sin
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
04:25
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
07
Zulieka
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
04:12
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
04
Enraptured By Evil
Akercocke
Choronzon
04:06
06
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
05:12
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray - Scanlan
11
Becoming The Adversary
Akercocke
Choronzon
06:50
04
The Promise
Akercocke
Antichrist
03:34
04
Eyes of the Dawn
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:41
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray

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  • Discography
Albums
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
(P) 2019 Akercocke under exclusive licence to Peaceville Records Ltd
21-07-2023
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
01
Conjuration (Live)
Akercocke
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
02:01
Composers: Jason Mendonca - Paul Scanlan - Martin Bonsoir - Peter Theobalds - David Gray
02
Hell (Live)
Akercocke
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
04:26
Composers: Jason Mendonca - Paul Scanlan - Martin Bonsoir - Peter Theobalds - David Gray
03
Nadja (Live)
Akercocke
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
02:56
Composers: Jason Mendonca - Paul Scanlan - Peter Theobalds - David Gray
04
The Goat (Live)
Akercocke
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
01:07
Composers: Jason Mendonca - Paul Scanlan - Martin Bonsoir - Peter Theobalds - David Gray
05
Marguerite & Gretchen (Live)
Akercocke
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
05:59
Composers: Jason Mendonca - Paul Scanlan - Martin Bonsoir - Peter Theobalds - David Gray
06
Zuleika (Live)
Akercocke
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
04:16
Composers: Jason Mendonca - Paul Scanlan - Martin Bonsoir - Peter Theobalds - David Gray
07
Il Giardino di Monte Oliveto Maggiore (Live)
Akercocke
Decades of Devil Worship (Live)
04:21
Composers: Jason Mendonca - Paul Scanlan - Martin Bonsoir - Peter Theobalds - David Gray
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Renaissance in Extremis
(P) 2017 Akercocke under licence to Snapper Music Ltd
25-08-2017
Renaissance in Extremis
01
Disappear
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
07:02
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
02
Unbound by Sin
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
04:25
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
03
Insentience
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
04:57
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
04
First to Leave the Funeral
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
06:24
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
05
Familiar Ghosts
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
07:17
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
06
A Final Glance Back Before Departing
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
06:23
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
07
One Chapter Ends for Another to Begin
Akercocke
Renaissance in Extremis
04:10
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
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Antichrist
2007 Earache Records Ltd
28-05-2007
Antichrist
01
Black Messiah
Akercocke
Antichrist
00:54
02
Summon The Antichrist
Akercocke
Antichrist
05:12
03
Axiom
Akercocke
Antichrist
05:12
04
The Promise
Akercocke
Antichrist
03:34
05
My Apterous Angel
Akercocke
Antichrist
06:49
06
Distant Fires Reflect In The Eyes Of Satan
Akercocke
Antichrist
02:28
07
Man Without Faith Or Trust
Akercocke
Antichrist
03:25
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Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
2005 Earache Records Ltd
10-10-2005
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
01
Verdelet
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:45
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray
02
Seduced
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:40
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray - Scanlan
03
Shelter from the Sand
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
10:40
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray - Scanlan
04
Eyes of the Dawn
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
04:41
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray
05
Abbadonna, Dying in the Sun
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
01:20
Composers: Mendonca
06
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
05:12
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray - Scanlan
07
Intractable
Akercocke
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
03:56
Composers: Mendonca - Theobalds - Gray
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The Goat Of Mendes
(P) 2001 Peaceville Records
28-06-2005
The Goat Of Mendes
01
Of Menstrual Blood And Semen (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
06:26
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
02
A Skin for Dancing In (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
07:18
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
03
Betwixt Iniquitatis and Prostigiators (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
02:13
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
04
Horns of Baphomet (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
07:06
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
05
Masks of God (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
04:52
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
06
The Serpent (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
03:47
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
07
Fortune My Foe (Studio)
Akercocke
The Goat Of Mendes
01:16
Composers: Bonsoir - Gray - Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds
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Choronzon
2009 Earache Records Ltd
25-03-2003
Choronzon
01
Praise The Name Of Satan
Akercocke
Choronzon
07:11
02
Prince Of The North
Akercocke
Choronzon
02:04
03
Leviathan
Akercocke
Choronzon
07:48
04
Enraptured By Evil
Akercocke
Choronzon
04:06
05
Choronzon
Akercocke
Choronzon
02:07
06
Valley Of The Crucified
Akercocke
Choronzon
05:09
07
Bathykolpian Avatar
Akercocke
Choronzon
05:26
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Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
(P) 1999 Peaceville Records Ltd
01-01-1999
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
01
Declaration
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
00:08
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
02
Hell
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
04:19
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
03
Nadja
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
02:56
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
04
The Goat
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
02:30
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
05
Marguerite & Gretchen
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
06:59
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
06
Sephiroth Rising
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
01:11
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
07
Zulieka
Akercocke
Rape of the Bastard Nazarene
04:12
Composers: Mendonca - Scanlan - Theobalds - Gray
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Singles
Disappear
(P) 2017 Akercocke under licence to Snapper Music Ltd
14-06-2017
Disappear
01
Disappear
Akercocke
Disappear
07:02
Composers: Jason Mendonca - David Gray - Paul Scanlan - Nathanael Underwood
Featured in
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
(P) 2010 Peaceville Records
31-01-2011
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
01
My Corpse Shall Rise
Autopsy
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
04:18
Composers: Reifert - Cutler
02
Ere All Perish
Barren Earth
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
05:54
Composers: Laine - Kotamaki
03
War In Paradise
Vital Remains
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
07:44
04
As Above So Below
Behemoth
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
05:01
05
Mock The Cross
Bloodbath
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
04:02
06
The Moor (Remastered)
Opeth
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
11:26
07
Raped By The Light Of Christ
At the Gates
Peaceville Presents... Death Metal
02:54
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Chop Your Own Head Off
2009 Earache Records Ltd
25-03-2009
Chop Your Own Head Off
01
Homage For Satan (666 Mix)
Deicide
Chop Your Own Head Off
03:59
02
Day 69
Decapitated
Chop Your Own Head Off
03:13
03
Verdelet
Akercocke
Chop Your Own Head Off
04:46
04
Back To Chapel Town
Cult Of Luna
Chop Your Own Head Off
07:10
05
Crystalline Whirl
Ephel Dauth
Chop Your Own Head Off
04:52
06
Way Too Wicked (Absinthium Mix)
Mortiis
Chop Your Own Head Off
04:29
07
Committed To Nothing
The Berzerker
Chop Your Own Head Off
02:40
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