---
title: "Acheron"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/acheron"
genre: "Black Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1988
disbanded: 2019
---

# Acheron

**Acheron** is a black metal band, from United States, active 1988 to 2019.

Acheron is an American death/black metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that was formed by Vincent Crowley in 1988. The band is named after the mythological river Acheron located in the underground kingdom of Hades in ancient Greek mythology. They are not to be confused with 1990s Australian death metal band Acheron, nor the 1980s/1990s American power metal band Acheron, nor any of several lesser known European thrash and death metal bands with similar names between the 1980s and the present.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acheron_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Acheron |
| Genre | Black Metal |
| Parent genre | Black Metal |
| Origin | Tampa, United States |
| Formed | 1988 |
| Disbanded | 2019 |
| Releases in catalog | 11 |

## Genres

[Black Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/black-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bryan Hipp](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bryan-hipp) |  |  | Current |
| [Bill Taylor](https://themetalnet.com/musician/bill-taylor) |  |  | Current |
| [Mike Browning](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-browning) | Drums (drum set) | 1992 to 1994 | Former |
| [Tony Laureano](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-laureano) | Drums (drum set) | 1998 to 1998 | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1991 | [Rites of the Black Mass](https://themetalnet.com/album/0df7cdbe-dab2-393b-b779-949b06546024) | Album |
| 1994 | [Lex Talionis](https://themetalnet.com/album/30e4d2c1-7923-38ef-9320-fe5c250fe146) | Album |
| 1994 | [Satanic Victory](https://themetalnet.com/album/290c7568-3e48-4758-88a8-58b0a1b6104b) | EP |
| 1995 | [Hail Victory](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a57e8ba-6218-36ae-aacf-300fbe078b41) | Album |
| 1996 | [Anti-God, Anti-Christ](https://themetalnet.com/album/d1a3d7ec-23cd-3027-a93a-31c0c225d9fe) | Album |
| 1998 | [Necromanteion Communion](https://themetalnet.com/album/e703b867-21a8-4f85-9122-e91571e3ddd4) | EP |
| 1998 | [Those Who Have Risen](https://themetalnet.com/album/190189dc-24c2-3ee1-a1ee-314de75345eb) | Album |
| 2002 | [Xomaly](https://themetalnet.com/album/873f7757-28df-31aa-aceb-f037b4432053) | EP |
| 2003 | [Rebirth: Metamorphosing Into Godhood](https://themetalnet.com/album/6716944c-fab8-3f6a-9e3c-b96d92f7b760) | Album |
| 2009 | [The Final Conflict: Last Days of God](https://themetalnet.com/album/47ffab28-e340-30a5-8b42-b6d5c08888f9) | Album |
| 2014 | [Kult des Hasses](https://themetalnet.com/album/8db7fb25-51e0-4529-82f9-12d5410f969c) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Malevolent Creation](https://themetalnet.com/band/malevolent-creation) (listened together)
- [Cannibal Corpse](https://themetalnet.com/band/cannibal-corpse) (listened together)
- [Behemoth](https://themetalnet.com/band/behemoth) (listened together)
- [Absu](https://themetalnet.com/band/absu) (listened together)
- [Metallica](https://themetalnet.com/band/metallica) (listened together)
- [Bolt Thrower](https://themetalnet.com/band/bolt-thrower) (listened together)
- [Decapitated](https://themetalnet.com/band/decapitated) (listened together)
- [Judas Priest](https://themetalnet.com/band/judas-priest) (listened together)
- [Necrophobic](https://themetalnet.com/band/necrophobic) (listened together)
- [Krisiun](https://themetalnet.com/band/krisiun) (listened together)
- [Cryptopsy](https://themetalnet.com/band/cryptopsy) (listened together)
- [Anthrax](https://themetalnet.com/band/anthrax) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Acheron/123

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/acheron](https://themetalnet.com/band/acheron). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt