Aurora Borealis  

Aurora Borealis is essentially a one-man affair, with Ron Vento striking out on his own after a previous stint with a Georgia-based death metal band. The man must have connections, since no less than three well-known death metal drummers have played on the albums recorded here. Musically, Aurora Borealis is one of those death/black metal hybrids, with Vento's vocals slanting toward black and the riffing and drumming siding a bit toward death metal. There's an above-average degree of technicality here, as Vento is a solid guitarist and an adventuresome songwriter. The songs mix both technicality and brutality quite well -- this is a fine band well worth investigation.

Current Members Ron Vento vocals/guitars Jason Ian-Vaughn Eckert bass Tony Laureano drums (Acheron, Angel Corpse, God Dethroned, Insidious Disease, Malevolent Creation, Nachtmystium, Nile) Mark Green drums

Former Members/Guests Derek Roddy drums (Council Of The Fallen, Divine Empire, Hate Eternal, Malevolent Creation, Nile) Tim Yeung drums (Council Of The Fallen, Decrepit Birth, Divine Heresy, Hate Eternal, Morbid Angel)

Discography

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(EP) Mansions Of Eternity 
1996 Nightsky

Crowned With Embalmment Weighing Of The Heart Valley Of The Kings Slave To The Grave Sixteenth Chamber

Ron Vento Tony Laureano

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Praise The Archaic Lights Embrace 
1998 Nightsky

Offerings Of Jade And Blood A Gaze Into Everdark In The Depths Of A Labyrinth Aggressive Dynasty War Of The Rings For Your Comprehension Constellations Embellished With Chaos Calm Before The Storm

Ron Vento Jason Ian-Vaughn Eckert Derek Roddy

Reviews:   Sea Of Tranquility 

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Northern Lights 
2000 Nightsky

Thrice Told Enter The Halls Images In The Nightsky Draco Sky Dweller Hydrah Dream God Distant

Ron Vento Derek Roddy

Reviews:   Chronicles Of Chaos  Lords Of Metal 

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Time, Unveiled 
2002 Diehard

Triumph Again Sky Burial Searching Transversing The Tides Berserker The Last Day Reign Sixteenth Chamber (Bonustrack) Slave To The Grave (Bonustrack)

Ron Vento Tim Yeung

Reviews:   Lords Of Metal  Metal Observer 

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Relinquish 
2006 Nightsky

Myths of the Light Let The Games Begin Ravaged By Fire God Wills It The Red Flag River Through The Skies Tonight We Feast Black Snow

Ron Vento Tony Laureano

Reviews:   Sea Of Tranquility  Metal Observer 

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Timeline: The Beginning And End Of Everything 
2011 Nightsky

Our Legacy Crucible Of Creation Formation Stygian Depths A Creature Called Human (Among Other Things) The Evolution After Evolution The Only Space Race That Matters Beyond The Oort Cloud Tearing Holes In The Fabric Of Time Prelude To Cessation The Rebirth

Ron Vento Jason Ian-Vaughn Eckert Mark Green