Hecate Enthroned

Hecate Enthroned are a symphonic black metal band founded with members from Wales and England, but now based around Cheshire, England. The band formed in 1993 as blackened death metal act Amethyst. They changed their name to Daemonum later on. By 1995, the band adopted Hecate Enthroned and a symphonic black metal style. The band's name alludes to the Ancient Greek goddess of magic and necromancy, Hecate. The band that preceded Hecate Enthroned was formed in 1993 in Wrexham, Wales. They were a blackened death metal band named Daemonum (previously Amethyst), whose members were Jon Kennedy, Nigel Dennen, Ian Maiden, Mark Watson-Jones, Steve Slawson, Marc Evans, and Gary. They released a 1993 demo tape, Dreams to Mourn. In 1994, Kennedy left Daemonumto to replace bassist Robin Eaglestone on Cradle of Filth. In 1995, Kennedy left Cradle of Filth and returned to Daemonum, changing the band's name to Hecate Enthroned, developing a melodic black metal style, and replacing Maiden on vocals.