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Vesperian Sorrow is a symphonic black metal band from Austin, Texas founded in 1994. They were known as Unholy Descent until they changed their name to Vesperian Sorrow in early 1997. Their lyrics tend to be less extreme than most black metal bands that cover themes of Satanism and Anti-Christianity. They cover instead; the cosmos, sorrow, sadness and darkness. Their name, Vesperian Sorrow, directly references this and translates to; "sadness or sorrow in the evening hours." After releasing their first demo, Unholy Descent in 1998, Vesperian Sorrow signed a deal with Displeased Records for the release of their debut album,...

1992-1996: Hesperus was a member of the Marchigian black metal band Sulphuria; he was then known as Ritus Tenebrarum (bass and backing vocals). Sulphuria was a three-man band which released a rehearsal demo and three other demos (two with Ritus Tenebrarum); one of their songs appeared on a compilation. 1993: “Funeral Nation”, rehearsal demo 1995: “Ad jacendum sub fluminis infernalis”, demo 1996: “Caelum sanguineum”, demo with Italic vocals (1,200 copies sold; good reviews) 1997: Sulphuria released the third demo “Nera Celebrazione Elettrica”; one of the songs was included on the compilation “Volume I of the Norwegian Compilation Asgardreien”; on the...