In 2008, Simon Abele (BEHIND THE SCENERY) had the idea of starting a musical project to pay tribute to one of his all-time heroes, the late Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH). So Abele started writing and recording the first ATHEAN material in the vein of the technical period of DEATH.

Christoph added his influences, and the music of the yet untitled project evolved gradually from being a pure DEATH tribute. With the addition of BEHIND THE SCENERY vocalist Holger Speidel to the project’s lineup, the songs certainly took a more brutal and aggressive turn. You will still find classical Chuck leads and licks all over the EP, but there are also a lot of hints towards bands like CARCASS and the progressive Melodic Death Metal of the US and Europe in general

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