Agartha is a French heavy metal band whose members used their numerous influences to compose songs each with their own individual style. The result is an epic style of music that is a skilful combination of melody and fast rhythm. The main events in the life of Agartha are gathered together in this biography.

1998 :
1st time on stage during a concert organised by a music school. The band which wasn't called Agartha yet (and had no name!) was composed of Sébastien Saulnier and Bruno Dorbani (guitars), Steeve Camboly (vocals) and Nicolas Chaffaut (bass). It was the first opportunity for them to play their very first composition: And the rain is falling.

1999 :
At the beginning of the year, after meeting at a Manowar concert, Pierrot Hauer, joins the band and replaces Bruno Dorbani, who left the band for new horizons. Thanks to his experience in other bands, Pierrot is key to the band's motivation. Towards the end of 1999, Nicolas, Sébastien's brother, takes part in an audition before finally joining the band. His progress on keyboards will soon make him an indispensable member of the band.

2000 :
Cyril Damotte joins the band as drummer two weeks before the band's very first gig that will take place during the Metal Territory II festival. The band will start the festivities with their compositions to date: Prelude to the war, Heaven Rage, The shambler from the stars and The dragon's dream.
Summer 2000: the bands takes advantage of the summer holidays to compose new songs. Hate, Outer space, Proxima Centauri and Carved in steel join the set list played during the gig as supporting band to Black Hole in the beginning of September.
Agartha played three other concerts before Christmas, each one including the brand new song entitled Evil seed. The first concert took place during the Metal territory III festival, the second one alongside Phenix and the last one at the Pinky Bar in Nommay where Agartha headlined.

2001 :
At the beginning of the year, the band's members get together to compose new songs before playing on stage again; namely Requiem, Skull and bones and Between heaven and hell.
On February the 14th, the band is interviewed on Hautes Fréquences, Radio Campus's Heavy metal programme, in Besançon.
The band records their first demo CD on April the 16th.
Back on stage on May the 5th to prepare for the gig that will take place on May the 26th at the Café Show with Karelia and Dyslesia.
2 gigs took place during the Fête de la Musique on June 21st (1st one in Châtenois-les-Forges and 2nd one in Mulhouse before playing at the Pap's in Fellering, in the valley of Thann, on June 22nd.
On August 31st and September 1st, Festival Metal Territory IV with cool headliners (see Gigs).
On November 2nd, the band opens for NIGHTMARE.

2002 :
In January, the composition of Fire from heaven comes to an end. In february, the band begins to write the instrumental song Pandemonium et records Evilseed, which will be released on the Metal Territory 4 compilation.
April the 13th, gig at the Pinky Bar with Moonlight Tears. In June, Pierrot leaves the band due to professional reasons. He's replaced by Romain in september.
Very bad surprise in December, Romain and Cyril both leave the band. They decide to devote their time to playing in their thrash band.

2003:
After one year, the MT4 compilation is at last available!!