Thy Serpent

Thy Serpent
Thy Serpent
Origin	Espoo, Finland
Genres	Black metal
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Kvlt
Members	Sami Tenetz; Marko Tarvonen; Luopio; Miika Niemelä

Thy Serpent is a Finnish black metal band from Espoo. It started out as a solo project by Sami Tenetz in 1992. A full lineup was acquired in 1995.

History

After two demos, he signed a record deal with Spinefarm Records. Azhemin, Agathon and Luopio joined between 1995 and 1996 when they released their debut, Forests of Witchery. "Only Dust Moves" was featured on the Nightwish single "The Carpenter". After their debut album's success, their international debut, Christcrusher, followed.

Contrary to their statements that they would never play live, they did eight gigs in Finland in the summer of 1999. In 2000, Thy Serpent changed its line-up, adding a second guitarist and a new drummer. During that year, they went to the studio to record Death, which remains the last record by the band. They are now signed to Candlelight Records.

Band members

Azhemin - Vocals / Bass / Synth
Sami Tenetz - Guitar
Teemu Laitinen - Drums
Tomi Ullgren - Lead Guitar

Former members

Pekka - Drums (1995)
Börje - Guitar (1995)
Teemu Raimoranta - Guitar (1995-1996; died 2003)
Alexi Laiho - Guitar (1997; died 2020)
Agathon - Drums/ Vocals (1996-1999; died 2022)
Luopio - Bass/ Vocals (1996-1998)

Discography

Frozen Memory Demo (1994)
Into Everlasting Fire Demo (1995)
Forests of Witchery (1996)
Lords of Twilight (MCD) (1997)
Christcrusher (1998)
Death (2000)
Wolfnacht / Goatmoon / Thy Serpent (split, 2022)

References

Thy Serpent at AllMusic