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Xanthochroid is a Cinematic black metal band formed in Lake Forest, California. The band was created around January 2005 and has since taken the metal scene by surprise, gaining international critical acclaim with their first two albums,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.heavyhardmetalmania.net/2012/12/long-live-xanthochroids-long-live-king.html ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://autothrall.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/xanthochroid-blessed-he-with-boils-2012.html ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.facebook.com/xanthochroidmetal/posts/515526685131922 ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://reaperdivision.blogspot.com.es/2012/12/xanthochroid-blessed-he-with-boils-2012.html ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://groundcast.com.br/review-blessed-he-with-boils ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/54131/Xanthochroid-Blessed-He-With-Boils/ ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2013/01/11/xanthochroid-blessed-he-with-boils/ ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/review/blessed-he-with-boils/280948 ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://limiter.com.pl/index.php/recenzjeplytowe/3745-xanthochroid-blessed-he-with-boils-2012 ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thepitofthedamned.blogspot.it/2013/03/xanthochroid-blessed-me-with-boils.html ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://progulator.com/news/retro-diary-xanthochroid-covers-opeths-harvest/ ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://powermetal.de/news/news-XANTHOCHROID__OPETH_goes_Black_Metal,32123.html ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://progulator.com/reviews/xanthochroid-blessed-he-with-boils/ ) 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://ingvararni.blogspot.com.es/2013/11/usual-locations-part-two-xanthochroid.html ) 〕 as well as a growing fan base in the underground music community, with more than 2,600,000 views in their YouTube channel,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.youtube.com/user/xanthofficial/about ) 〕 over 100,000 scrobblings in last fm,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.last.fm/music/Xanthochroid ) 〕 and 20,000+ likes on their official Facebook page.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.facebook.com/xanthochroidmetal/timeline ) 〕 The band's current line-up includes founder (and only member remaining from the initial line-up) Sam Meador (keyboards, acoustic guitar, vocals), Matthew Earl (drums and percussion, flute), lead guitarist Brent Vallefuoco, David Bodenhoefer (second guitar) and bassist Bryan Huizenga, who joined the band in 2012, after former bassist William Culver III, who worked as a veterinary assistant, left the band to study abroad and finish college. They have their own studio and produce all their material under their record label Erthe and Axen Records, created to release their music as well as works by Epic Dragon, Empyrean Throne, Godbless Thee Mooseheart, and personal music projects of Xanthochroid band members Matthew Earl and Sam Meador. ==Style and lyrical themes== Xanthochroid combines many styles into their own sound, taking influence from bands like Emperor, Opeth, Moonsorrow, Wintersun, and many others. Through their studio albums, the band tells the story of a fantastical universe created by front-man Sam Meador, who wanted to combine the desire to create moving stories with a love for pagan mythology. This imagined world called Etymos is the context for a long power struggle between Thanos and Ereptor, two brothers who are heir to a deceased king (King Xanthochroid, the king of the northern realm) fighting over the rightful kingship of the land of Septentria. Xanthochroid is the formal name of the relic Xanthos, the rightful ruler of Septentria and the holy city of Thule. Thanos is immortal, and in Etymos he is called a "''Relic''". Ereptor, who is mortal, has forcefully claimed the throne in the holy city of Thule, and it is Thanos' destiny to dethrone him. The crown that Ereptor wears carries a weight he cannot bear; causing him to become weak and sickly, and ultimately covered in painful boils and a myriad of other illnesses, yet he continues to rule until Thanos comes to dethrone him. Instead of killing Ereptor, Thanos banishes him. Ereptor, disfigured and alone, seeks to trade his soul away in exchange for eternal life and beauty, traveling to the Putrid Sound where his mind is lost to the spirit of the swamp. When Thanos hears of his brother's fate; he realizes that he is alone. While the story was originally presented as a side aspect of the group's 2010 EP Iced, In Extremis, it gradually became the focus of their music, their 2011 EP Incultus further developing the mythos. In the band's debut album, Blessed He With Boils, they expand the mythology behind the music, as well as the depth of the complex composition of earlier releases. In further releases the band plans to deal with the events leading up to those outlined in "Blessed He With Boils" and "Incultus". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xanthochroid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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