Sun Descends
Sun Descends was formed in 2000 by vocalist Mem Von Stein,
onetime singer
for the cult German thrash band
Exumer.
Since his work that that band
(on the 1986 album
Possessed By Fire)
he has lent his hand to several bands of various styles,
finally deciding
to relocate to New York City and resume his love of old-school
thrash metal.
A band was put together and a demo recorded in 2001
(later released as an EP,
Tide In The Affairs Of Men),
but Von Stein decided to recruit an entirely different
lineup, the new band releasing an EP in 2004,
then a CD compiling both EPs (
Tide And Law),
followed finally by their first proper full-length album,
Incinerating The Meek.
Von Stein’s old Exumer roots clearly show here, the focus
here being retro punkish thrash metal.
It’s a bit raw in places, with a thin production and rather
messy drumming marring the overall sound a bit,
but Von Stein’s vocals are forceful and the songs are
aggressive and energetic.
Current Members
Mem Von Stein
vocals
(Exumer, Of Rytes)
Kristian Shamash
guitars
Lou Cortez
guitars
Ko Thunder
bass
Steve Proios
drums
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Former Members/Guests
John Monsees
guitars
Sam Awry
guitars
Jillian Ann La Boy
bass
Czar
drums
Javier Medina
drums
Ojayy
drums
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Discography
(EP) Tide In The Affairs Of Men
2001
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- Third Column
- Tide
- Dream Flow
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- Mem Von Stein
- John Monsees
- Czar
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(EP) Kanun-Law
2004
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- Quiet Predator
- Repeater of Births
- Storm (Interlude)
- Kanun
- Sacred
- A Mortal in Black
- Scanner
- Silent Death
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- Mem Von Stein
- Sam Awry
- Jillian Ann La Boy
- Javier Medina
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Tide And Law
COMPILATION
2005
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- Third Column
- Tide
- Dream Flow
- Quiet Predator
- Repeater Of Births
- Storm (Interlude)
- Kanun
- Sacred
- Intro
- A Mortal In Black
- Journey To Oblivion
- Guitar Solo
- Scanners
- Shadows Of The Past
- Drum Solo
- Destructive Solution
- Silent Death
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Reviews: Metal Observer
Incinerating The Meek
2006
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- Angry Male Gods
- Presence
- Day Rat
- Menacing Devils
- Intercepting Daggers
- Fallen Saint
- Broken Seals
- The Circle Rises
- Third Column
- Incinerate Them
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- Mem Von Stein
- Sam Awry
- Jillian Ann La Boy
- Ojayy
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Reviews: Metal Observer
The Entropy Formula
2008
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- 3 Corners of Hell
- Blood Meridian
- Entropy No.2
- Strike at Will
- The God Particle
- Skin March
- Outlaws of the Marsh
- Fields of Fire
- Semantic Curses
- Gold Steel Form
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- Mem Von Stein
- Kristian Shamash
- Lou Cortez
- Ko Thunder
- Steve Proios
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