Andrew Harris (musician)
Andrew Harris is an American vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from DeKalb, Illinois, who recorded and performed under the pseudonym "Akhenaten" (after the Egyptian Pharaoh of the same name). He established himself on the black metal underground, especially with his now-defunct solo project Judas Iscariot (1992–2002). During the same period, Harris also recorded and/or performed with Sarcophagus (1991–2001), Weltmacht (1998–2002), and Seeds of Hate (1999–2001, under the name "Dawn of Armageddon"). After the demise of Judas Iscariot, he abandoned the stage name "Akhenaten" in order to ensure that subsequent projects would not "suffer in the shadows of Judas Iscariot."[1] After ending Judas Iscariot, Harris had a few other musical projects, including Debauchery (2003),[2][3] Desolation Hymn (2003),[3] and Flagellator (2001–2003).[3] He was also live session bassist for Nargaroth in 2002.[3] All recorded releases ceased after the beginning of 2003.
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Also known as | Akhenaten, Dawn of Armageddon |
Origin | DeKalb, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Black metal, death metal |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards |
Years active | 1992–2003 |
Labels | Breath of Night, Moribund, No Colours, Sombre, Pagan, Elegy, Red Stream Inc., Spikekult, Painiac, Pulverizer, Blut & Eisen Productions, Nightfall, Blood Fire Death |
Associated acts | Judas Iscariot, Sarcophagus, Weltmacht, Seeds of Hate, Debauchery, Desolation Hymn, Flagellator, Nargaroth |
Discography
With Judas Iscariot
Date of release | Title | Record label |
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1992 | Heidegger (Demo) | Self-released |
1993 | Demo | Self-released |
1996 | Arise, My Lord (EP) | Breath Of Night / Moribund Records |
1996 | The Cold Earth Slept Below | Moribund Records |
1996 | Thy Dying Light | Moribund Records |
1997 | Of Great Eternity | Elegy Records |
1998 | Distant in Solitary Night | Moribund Records |
1999 | Judas Iscariot / Weltmacht (Split) | Sombre Records |
February 1999 | Heaven in Flames | Red Stream Inc. |
2000 | From Hateful Visions (Compilation) | Pagan Records |
2000 | None Shall Escape the Wrath (Split) with Krieg/Eternal Majesty/Macabre Omen | Spikekult Rekords |
2000 | Dethroned, Conquered and Forgotten (EP) | Red Stream Inc. |
2000 | Under the Black Sun (Live) | Painiac Records |
2001 | To the Coming Age of Intolerance (Split) with Krieg | Painiac Records |
2002 | March of the Apocalypse (EP) | Sombre Records |
2002 | To Embrace the Corpses Bleeding | Red Stream Inc. |
July 2002 | Moonlight Butchery (EP) | No Colours Records |
2003 | Midnight Frost (To Rest With Eternity) (Compilation EP) | Sombre Records |
With Sarcophagus
Date of release | Title | Record label |
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1993 | Sarcophagus (Demo) | Self-released |
1994 | Deadnoise (Demo) | Self-released |
1995 | Apathy (Demo) | Self-released |
1995 | Der Ubermensch (Demo) | Self-released |
1996 | Sarcophagus / Deadnoise / Ubermensch (Compilation) | Pulverizer Records |
1996 | For We... Who Are Consumed By The Darkness | Pulverizer Records |
1998 | Requiem To The Death Of Passion | Nightfall Records |
2001 | ...From The Ruin Of Paradise | Blut & Eisen Productions |
With Weltmacht
Date of release | Title | Record label |
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1999 | Judas Iscariot / Weltmacht (Split) | Sombre Records |
1999 | Ancient Hatred (Demo) | Self-released |
2001 | The Call to Battle | Elegy Records |
April 2003 | And to Every Beast Its Prey | No Colours Records |
With Seeds of Hate
Date of release | Title | Record label |
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2000 | Satanic Legions (Demo) | Self-released |
2002 | Persecution of Christian Filth | Drakkar Productions / Sombre Records |
With Desolation Hymn
Date of release | Title | Record label |
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2003 | Purgatory Despairing | Blood Fire Death |
With Debauchery
Date of release | Title | Record label |
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2003 | Dead Scream Symphony | Blood Fire Death |
References
- Statement Archived 2008-03-17 at the Wayback Machine from the inlay of Judas Iscariot's final release, "Midnight Frost (To Rest with Eternity)"
- Gunnar Sauermann: Special: Black Metal in den USA. Schwarzes Amerika. In: Metal Hammer, August 2007, S. 88.
- "Akhenaten: Andrew Jay Harris". Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Retrieved 4 May 2017.