---
title: "Aletheian"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/aletheian"
genre: "Melodic Death Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1997
disbanded: 2008
---

# Aletheian

**Aletheian** is a melodic death metal band, from United States, active 1997 to 2008.

Aletheian are a Christian progressive/melodic death metal band. They formed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1997 under the name Crutch, and then changed their name to "Aletheian" prior to the 2003 album Apolutrosis. Guitarist Alex Kenis joined Becoming the Archetype in 2007. In the early 2007, Aletheian signed to IronClad Recordings, an imprint of Metal Blade Records.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aletheian

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Aletheian |
| Genre | Melodic Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | United States |
| Formed | 1997 |
| Disbanded | 2008 |
| Releases in catalog | 2 |

## Genres

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

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Travis Turner](https://themetalnet.com/musician/travis-turner) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | [Apolutrosis](https://themetalnet.com/album/2eebea71-e7a2-3dbd-97cd-508a024ee91c) | Album |
| 2005 | [Dying Vine](https://themetalnet.com/album/3b7f6ab5-60fe-3969-b034-65c97802b923) | Album |

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## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Aletheian/6811

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