HEAVY METAL SATAN: LIVE REVIEW: AUSTERE LIVE AT TEMPLE ATHENS & PHOTO ALBUM 29/09/2024

Austere come out of the darkness this year with "Beneath the threshold tour" for only 7 live unforgettable performances. Athens had the pleasure to experience the Australian dark ritual on September 29, 2024 and we could feel all those mixed emotions a depressive black metal project can give you. It was a night to remember at the most right place, the Temple, in the nightlife heart of Athens. It was a show with both ethereal and dark vibes that made it a night to remember.

Not many info about the band can be found online as it is an underground project only for the lucky ones and their live performances are limited.

Some information someone can find about Austere on the metal-archive.com are the following:

According to Desolate, Austere technically started before 2005 as a solo project of his, but he did not release anything until 2007, when Sorrow had already joined the project. The band eventually split up on May 19, 2010 and returned in 2021.

Austere played their first live performance on July 28th, 2022 at the Dark Bombastic Evening in Alba Iulia, Romania with the following line-up:
- Tim Yatras (drums, vocals)
- Mitch Keepin (guitars, vocals)
- David Conrad (guitars, vocals)
- Paolo Bruno (bass)

Compilation appearances:
- "Just for a Moment..." on Fear Candy 70 (Terrorizer Magazine, 2009)
- "To Fade with the Dusk" on Jericho Vol.1 - Introduction to My End (2014)
- "When Even Tomorrow Looks Away" and "Unending Night" on Those Opposed 15-Year Anniversary Compilation 2006-2021 (Those Opposed Records, digital, December 2021)
- "This Dreadful Emptiness" on Prophecy Fest 2022 Programme + Audio Companion (Prophecy, 2022)

As for the opening act, INFERNAL STORM come from Kozani-Greece, founded in 2021 by the 16-year-old Agis Tzoukopoulos (guitar, bass, drums), who released their first work called "On Thorns ov Hell" with the help of Giannis Seviloglou (vocals) and Makis Kavoukas (keyboards). "On Thorns ov Hell" was released on cassette by Askio Productions and has a duration of approximately 9 minutes.

The band plays a kind of atmospheric Black Metal with many ambient elements.

Agis T. considers INFERNAL STORM as his personal project and not a band.

If you are asking me, I would have never guessed that this was a project by a 16 year old person, as the live performance we experienced was really solid and musicians looked quite experienced. Quite impressive for his young age and a really pleasant show and performance. It was a great choice as an opening band and everyone who was there can confirm.

I had the pleasure to photograph both bands and here is the photo album:

PHOTO ALBUM:

Band: Austere

Photographer: Nayia Kanavou

Date: 29/09/2024

Venue: Temple, Athens