Mortuary Drape
Italian black metal band
Mortuary Drape is an Italian black metal band formed in 1986. They have released six albums.
They played at the Prague Death Mass festival in 2023.
Band Members
Current
Wildness Perversion - Vocals (1990-present), Drums (1986–1996, 2009-2010)
D.C. - Guitars (2010-present)
S.R. - Guitars (2010-Present)
S.C. - Bass (2010-present)
M.T. - Drums (2019-present)
Former
Without Name - Bass (1986-1990, 1997-2001), Vocals (1986-1990; died 2023)
Witch - Guitars (1986-1987)
The Alchemist - Guitars (1986-1987)
Wisdom Reaper - Guitars
The Undead - Guitars
Wicked Angel - Guitars (1989-1991)
Diabolic Obsession - Bass (1992-1997)
Maniac of Sacrifice - Guitars (1992-1997)
Old Necromancer - Guitars (1994-1997)
Nequam - Drums (1996-1997)
Left Hand Preacher - Bass (1999-2001), Backing Vocals (1999-2003), Guitars (2001-2003)
I.O.R.R. Will Revealed - Drums (2000)
Demon Shadow - Guitars (2000)
Roaming Soul - Guitars (2000), Backing Vocals (2000)
Arcane of Veiled Light - Bass (2001-2009), Backing Vocals (2001-2009)
War Machine Helgast - Drums (2001-2006), Backing Vocals (2001-2006)
Seeker of the Unknown - Guitars (2001-2003)
Cruel Abbot - Guitars (2003-2004)
Matt - Drums (2007-2012)
Abysmal Wizard - Guitars (2008-2009)
M.R. - Drums (2011-2012)
Discography
Studio Albums
Year
Title
Label
1994
All the Witches Dance
Unisound Records
1997
Secret Sudaria
Nazgul's Eyrie Productions
2000
Tolling 13 Knell
Avantgarde Music
2004
Buried in Time
2014
Spiritual Independence
Iron Tyrant
2023
Black Mirror
Peaceville
Extended Plays
Year
Title
Label
1992
Into The Drape
Decapitated Records
1996
Mourn Path
Shivadarshana Records
2011
Black Flames of Blasphemy
Iron Tyrant
2022
Wisdom - Vibration - Repent
Peaceville
Demos
Year
Title
1987
Necromacy
1989
Doom Return
Split Albums
Year
Title
Label
Notes
2013
In the Eerie Cold, Where All the Witches Dance
Primitive Art Records
Split with Shining
2015
Dance of Spirits / Ordo Equilibrium Nox
Funeral Industries
Split with Necromass
Tours
Northern Continental Tour with Volahn, 2018
References
↑ Mercolella, Raffaella (7 September 2017). "Andrea Bocelli, grande festa al Colosseo con le star, Paul Weller si fa in tre" . La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
↑ Halmstad, Bree (2023-05-01). "10 Festivals That Black Metal Fans Need to Know About" . MetalSucks . Retrieved 2026-03-05 .
↑ "Lineup on Official Website" .
↑ "R.I.P. Without Name (Italian)" .
↑ Caselli, Roberto; Gilardino, Stefano (2019). La storia del rock in Italia (in Italian). Hoepli Editore . ISBN 978-8820391683 . Un circolo che, senza dubbio, ha tra i suoi idoli piff rappresentativi i piemontesi Mortuary Drape (Alessandria) e Opera IX (Biella). Piff violenti e mortiferi i primi (per loro vale l'inestimabile debutto All the Witches Dance , 1994, con tanto di copertina shock con un cadavere riesumato) [...]
↑ Cifer, Wil (8 December 2014). "The Return Of Mortuary Drape: Review Of Spiritual Independence" . CVLT Nation . Retrieved 3 May 2022 .
1 2 Kelly, Kim (14 June 2018). "All These Metal Reissues Are Going to Kill Me" . Vice . Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
↑ Sacher, Andrew (18 April 2018). "Mortuary Drape announce North American tour with Volahn" . BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 2 May 2022 .
External links
International National Artists