a high concept project intended to take the form of a sublimely symphonic black/death metal band swathed in a lyrical concept of mythology, dark fantasy & science-fiction inspired by the celebrated style of the grand pulp horror and fantasy literature of the 1930s.

The inception of the band took place during the summer of 1993, and after releasing a mysteriously apocryphal demo in the deep winter, Bal-Sagoth signed to London’s Cacophonous Records, a sub-label of Vinyl Solution. Over the course of five years Bal-Sagoth recorded their celebrated First Trilogy of albums, comprising 1995’s “A Black Moon Broods Over Lemuria”, 1996’s “Starfire Burning Upon The Ice-Veiled Throne Of Ultima Thule”, and 1998’s “Battle Magic”.

The band then signed to the German label Nuclear Blast and began the process of completing their planned six part saga, beginning with 1999's “The Power Cosmic”. This was followed up in 2001 with the band’s fifth full length album, “Atlantis Ascendant”.

In mid 2003 the band locked themselves away to write their much anticipated sixth album. The long awaited cataclysmic conclusion to the band's epic hexalogy, "The Chthonic Chronicles", was finally released through Nuclear Blast during the first quarter 2006, and received outstanding reviews from the worldwide music press.

All hail Bal-Sagoth!