Akercocke
British death metal band from London, formed in 1997
Akercocke are an English extreme metal band from London, formed in 1997 by Jason Mendonça and David Gray. The band also features Paul Scanlan.
History
Akercocke self-released their first album, Rape of the Bastard Nazarene, in 1999. Akercocke signed to Peaceville Records and released The Goat of Mendes in 2001. It reached number 4 in Terrorizer's album of the year chart. In 2003, the album Choronzon was released through Earache Records. Terrorizer voted it number 1 metal release of the year. Paul Scanlan left the band after this album. Ex-Abramelin guitarist Matt Wilcock replaced him.
Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone was released in October 2005.
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