Thy Serpent is a Finnish black metal band from Espoo. It started as Sami Tenetz's solo project in 1992. A full lineup developed in 1995.
History After two demos, Tenetz signed with Spinefarm Records. Azhemin, Agathon, and Luopio joined between 1995 and 1996, when they released their debut, Forests of Witchery. "Only Dust Moves" was featured on the Nightwish single "The Carpenter". After their debut album's success, their international debut, Christcrusher, followed.
While stating that they would never play live, they performed eight shows in Finland in the summer of 1999. In 2000, Thy Serpent added a second guitarist and a new drummer. That year, they recorded Death, which remains the last record by the band. They signed to Candlelight Records.
Band members Azhemin - Vocals / Bass / Synth Sami Tenetz - Guitar Teemu Laitinen - Drums Tomi Ullgren - Lead Guitar
Former members Pekka - Drums (1995) Börje - Guitar (1995) Teemu Raimoranta - Guitar (1995-1996; died 2003) Alexi Laiho - Guitar (1997; died 2020) Agathon - Drums/ Vocals (1996-1999; died 2022) Luopio - Bass/ Vocals (1996-1998)
Discography Frozen Memory Demo (1994) Into Everlasting Fire Demo (1995) Forests of Witchery (1996) Lords of Twilight (MCD) (1997) Christcrusher (1998) Death (2000) Wolfnacht / Goatmoon / Thy Serpent (split, 2022) References [ Thy Serpent] at AllMusic
External links
Thy Serpent at Encyclopaedia Metallum