Samael
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Line-up
| 1987- | Vorph - guitars, vocals |
| 1987- | Xytras - drums, keyboards, samples |
| 2015-2018 | Drop - bass |
| › 2018- | -//- guitars |
| 2020- | Ales - bass |
| 1987-1988 | Pat Charvet - drums |
| 1987-2015 | Masmiseim - bass |
| 1994-1995 | Rodolphe H. - keyboards, samples |
| 1996-1999 | Kaos - guitars |
| 1999-2018 | Makro - guitars |
| 2018-2020 | Zorrac - bass |
| 2004 | Sami Yli-Sirniö - sitar |
| 2014 | Drop - bass |
| 2007 | Sami Yli-Sirniö - sitar |
| 2007 | Vibeke Stene - vocals |
Discography
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1991 | Worship Him | 7.5 |
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1992 | Blood Ritual | 7.6 |
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1994 | Ceremony Of Opposites | 8.6 |
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1996 | Passage | 8.6 |
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1999 | Eternal | 7.9 |
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2004 | Reign Of Light | 7.9 |
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2006 | Era One | 6.7 |
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2007 | Solar Soul | 7.9 |
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2009 | Above | 7.1 |
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2011 | Lux Mundi | 7.7 |
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2017 | Hegemony | 7.9 |
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1988 | Medieval Prophecy [EP] | 6.2 |
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1995 | Rebellion [EP] | 8 |
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1998 | Exodus [EP] | 8 |
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2004 | Telepath [EP] | 7.3 |
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2005 | On Earth [EP] | 8 |
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2010 | Antigod [EP] | 7.1 |
| 1994 | Baphomet's Throne | 7.3 | |
| 1996 | Jupiterian Vibe | 8.8 | |
| 1999 | Infra Galaxia | 8 | |
| 2004 | Telepath | 7.6 | |
| 2007 | Slavocracy | 8.5 | |
| 2009 | Black Hole | 7.3 | |
| 2011 | Luxferre | 7.2 | |
| 2012 | In Gold We Trust [Lyric video] | ||
| 2017 | Black Supremacy | ||
| 2017 | Angel Of Wrath [Lyric video] | ||
| 2017 | Red Planet [Lyric video] | ||
| 2019 | In The Deep [Lyric video] | 10 | |
| 2019 | Ave! [Lyric video] | ||
| 2019 | Solar Soul [Lyric video] | ||
| 2019 | Hegemony | 8 | |
| 2021 | Helter Skelter (The Beatles cover) | ||
| 2022 | Dictate Of Transparency |
Latest reviews
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Hegemony
8.5
I don't mind waiting forever for a new album by a band I like. I'd rather wait 10 years than get an album that disappoints. More frequent output may mean decline in quality. Samael certainly did take their time after Lux Mundi. 6 years is the...
Review by Daniell ›› |
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Lux Mundi
8.2
It takes an enormous amount of talent to be able to churn out album after album containing a similar number of songs of similar length, arrangements and structure and to keep the listener interested, especially since the last album of this somewhat unified...
Review by Daniell ›› |
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Vorph and Xy are not to be trusted. Samael's latest album Above is one with a history of disinformation, misdirection and outright lies. It all started off as a bloated concept of Gorillaz proportions with a virtual band called "Above"...
Review by jupitreas ›› |
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Solar Soul
8.1
Switzerland's Samael surprised a lot of people in 1996 when they deviated from their original Black Metal sound to embrace an EBM/Electro Indus sound. Ten years later, Samael is still going strong and Solar Soul is here to prove them right.
As far... Review by Dream Taster ›› |
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Photo galleries
| 30.07.2023 | ArtMania Festival 2023 by RaduP | 125 images |
| 02.02.2018 | 70000 Tons Of Metal Cruise 2018 - Day Two by CROMCarl | 272 images |
| 19.06.2009 | Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 19th-21st June 2009 by Baz Anderson | 237 images |
| 19.06.2009 | Hellfest Open Air - Clisson, France, 19th June 2009 by Moocher | 249 images |
News
| 10.08.2023 | ArtMania Festival 2023 |
| 23.03.2018 | 70000 Tons Of Metal 2018 - Day Two: Each Careful Step Along The Byway |
Concerts
| 14.08.2025 | FRA, Carhaix-Plouguer - Motocultor Festival 2025 (2) |
| 05.09.2025 | POL, Aleksandrów Łódzki - Summer Dying Loud 2025 (1) |
Forum topics
| 08.11.2022 | Samael - Era One in Albums | 3 |
| 26.09.2022 | Samael - Worship Him in Albums | 12 |
| 10.08.2022 | Samael - Solar Soul in Albums | 5 |
| 12.03.2022 | Samael - Ceremony Of Opposites in Albums | 22 |
| 09.09.2021 | Samael - Passage in Albums | 14 |
| 20.10.2017 | Samael - Ceremony Of Opposites in Reviews | 6 |
| 14.01.2017 | Samael - Releasing New Album Next Year in News | 2 |
| 14.08.2015 | Samael - Blood Ritual in Albums | 2 |
| 26.07.2015 | Samael - 1987 - 1992 in Albums | 1 |
| 31.05.2015 | Samael - Above in Albums | 4 |
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