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title: "Avernus"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/avernus"
genre: "Gothic Metal"
formed: 1992
disbanded: 2009
---

# Avernus

**Avernus** is a gothic metal band, active 1992 to 2009.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Avernus |
| Genre | Gothic Metal |
| Parent genre | Doom Metal |
| Origin | Chicago |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Disbanded | 2009 |
| Releases in catalog | 3 |

## Genres

[Gothic Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/gothic-metal) · [Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Doom Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/doom-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [James Genenz](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-genenz) | Guitar, Bass guitar | 1998 to present | Current |
| [Roberto Franco](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roberto-franco) |  |  | Former |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [...Of the Fallen](https://themetalnet.com/album/b93e4b9b-9ca7-3f71-9e79-dc85d8c70ac9) | Album |
| 2003 | [Bury Me in Fire](https://themetalnet.com/album/6d1a61b5-fde9-30be-912e-088632d8f8ca) | EP |
| 2024 | [Grievances](https://themetalnet.com/album/ece6778d-15ad-4add-a922-d7c9b43728c5) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Fleshgrind](https://themetalnet.com/band/fleshgrind) (shared members)
- [Jungle Rot](https://themetalnet.com/band/jungle-rot) (shared members)
- [Tiamat](https://themetalnet.com/band/tiamat) (same tags)
- [Paradise Lost](https://themetalnet.com/band/paradise-lost) (same tags)
- [Heavenwood](https://themetalnet.com/band/heavenwood) (same tags)
- [Lake of Tears](https://themetalnet.com/band/lake-of-tears) (same tags)
- [Distrust](https://themetalnet.com/band/distrust) (same tags)
- [Calvary](https://themetalnet.com/band/calvary-653ff6a0) (same tags)
- [Tenebrarum](https://themetalnet.com/band/tenebrarum) (same tags)
- [Cryhavoc](https://themetalnet.com/band/cryhavoc) (same tags)
- [Wintermoon](https://themetalnet.com/band/wintermoon-efd93653) (same tags)
- [Shadowdances](https://themetalnet.com/band/shadowdances) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Avernus/649

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